News
Beaver Loop residents pack road improvement meeting
Kenai resident Tom Potton would like to see safer conditions on Beaver Loop Road for his children’s sake.…
News
Lawsuit over school funding heads to court in June
JUNEAU — A borough that sued the state over public school funding says municipalities are “coerced” into contributing…
News
Kake pins hopes on oyster farming
KAKE — Timber, construction and commercial fisheries are down, the cannery closed decades ago, and the salmon hatchery…
Opinion
Rich Lowry: Rove is right to ask
It was inevitable that attacks on Hillary Clinton would be deemed sexist. We now know that they will…
Opinion
What others say: A look back at the ‘education session’
Tuesday afternoon in Wasilla, Gov. Sean Parnell signed House Bill 278, the Education Opportunity Act, into law. The…
Education
Soldotna Elementary School improves reading levels
Trent Boots walked straight to the fiction section directly beneath the inflated solar system hanging from the ceiling.…
Education
School briefs
School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in…
News
A successful KPC graduate speaks out
Dagmar Mayer, a recent KPC graduate who walked in the college’s May 8 commencement ceremony, recently shared her…
Sports
Weekend softball roundup
The host Soldotna softball team lost 12-1 to Colony in five innings Friday before defeating Wasilla 8-6 on…
Sports
Ostrander breaks 2 region track records
PALMER — Last week Kenai Central junior Allie Ostrander dominated the distance events, winning three separate events, during…
News
Anchor River king salmon fishing starts slow
Charlie Black’s daughters took turns standing in the curve of his arm Saturday, grasping the handle of a…
News
Fishermen’s Fund, ADFG to present oral argument about 2013 fisheries
ANCHORAGE — Oral argument in the lawsuit over 2013 Cook Inlet commercial fisheries management was scheduled for later…
News
One woman speaks out about her son’s suicide
Sitting beside her friend, in his power boat on the lower Kenai River near Eagle Rock at 5…
News
Saying goodbye
In the fall local schools will be missing something. A lot of it. More than 200 years worth…
Sports
Weekend baseball roundup
The Wasilla Warriors baseball team improved to 10-0 with a 13-3 win over Soldotna on Saturday afternoon in…
Opinion
Cal Thomas: Free speech not always so free
Once, Social Security was the “third rail” of politics. Touch it and face political death. Now it is…
Opinion
Sooner or later, Alaska will move on, too
It’s time to move on. Last week, five couples filed suit in federal court challenging Alaska’s ban on…
Opinion
Bob Franken: The graduate speakers
Call me “doctor.” It’s true: I have an honorary degree, conferred after I gave a commencement address at…
Sports
Homer softball routs Eagle River
The Homer softball team got the weekend off to a good start with a pair of blowout wins…
Life
Here’s the Thing: Have an A+ summer
Honestly, I have no idea what the hot topics are right now. My mind is fully occupied with…