Life
Capture summer’s sweetness in fresh peach and nectarine dishes
If you’ve bitten into a peach or nectarine lately, you already know this year’s crop is exceptionally delicious…
Sports
Twins drop nonleague game to Wasilla
The American Legion Twins dropped a nonleague game to Wasilla on Monday 12-2. The game had been postponed…
Sports
Oilers snap losing skid
After a defeat Sunday stretched the Oilers’ losing streak to eight, head coach Kyle Richardson stressed the need…
News
Kenai launches new enforcement boat
With boat traffic around the mouth of the Kenai River nearing its summer peak, the City of Kenai…
News
Brown bear killed at Sterling residence
A Sterling man killed a 9-foot brown bear with a pistol after the bear attempted to break into…
News
States told to find way to clear Medicaid backlog
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A half-dozen states with backlogs for Medicaid enrollees were facing a federal deadline Monday to…
News
First oil spill response drill planned near Nome
NOME (AP) — An oil spill response drill is set to take place at Port Clarence northwest of…
Opinion
Don’t fence me in
At last, an Obama administration official has come out in favor of a fence. He promises it will…
Letters to the Editor
Legislative spending offensive
So, the new LIO “Taj Mahawker” in Anchorage is going to get $500,000 in new furniture. For this…
Opinion
State must diversify economy or be bound to fossil fuel prices
During the past few months you’ve read a great deal about Ballot Measure 1 on these pages, and…
News
Chefs at Central Peninsula Farmers Market… as fresh as it gets!
It’s the best time of the year to get healthy and make a fresh start on eating habits,…
News
Governor Parnell says recent wildfire has made the Peninsula a national model for cooperation
The Governor of Alaska Sean Parnell has been on the Kenai Peninsula a lot this summer and it…
News
Lemonade Day on the Kenai… “Empowering today’s youth to become tomorrow’s entrepreneurs!”
Lemonade Day was June 14th in Kenai and Soldotna, and event that is all about “Empowering today’s youth…
News
Big Daddy’s Pizza gets a new Big Daddy
Actually he has been working at “Big Daddy’s” for a long time but now Tony Dunbar and his…
Sports
Twins’ Pierren throws no-hitter against East
Dallas Pierren threw a no-hitter for the American Legion Twins on Sunday in the first game of a…
News
CERT trainees rescue victims during mock earthquake drill
The classrooms and hallways of Soldotna High School were dark, lit only by the occasional emergency light and…
News
Alaska State Archives temporarily closed
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Beginning Monday and lasting through Aug. 25, the Alaska State Archives Research Room will…
News
Juneau E-cigarette users face new but familiar rule
JUNEAU, Alaska — Juneau resident Todd Mace picked up electronic cigarette use about a year ago as a…
News
Kodiak High works with NASA on temblor project
KODIAK, Alaska — A global initiative led by NASA to develop ways to better predict earthquakes will soon…
Opinion
What others say: Weeding out the invasives
Orange hawkweed is so disruptive to native plant species, that farmers and gardeners in Europe and beyond have…