News
Business group projects 1,600 job loss in Anchorage in 2016
ANCHORAGE — A 2016 economic forecast prepared for the Anchorage Economic Development Corp. projects a loss of 1,600…
Government
Mumford resigns from fish board
Bob Mumford tendered a letter of resignation to Gov. Bill Walker’s office on Friday resigning from his seat…
News
Kenai Legislative Information Office teleconference schedule for Feb. 1
Tuesday 10:00 a.m. The House Special Committee on Fisheries will sponsor public hearing to discuss HB 251 Electronic…
Opinion
Op-ed: With Iran, it’s strictly business
For anyone whose knowledge of history extends beyond the current season of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” or…
Opinion
Op-ed: A lousy choice
Who can possibly govern a country where the name “United States” is an illusion? There is little united…
Opinion
Careful negotiation the best way to meet goals
While we appreciate Gov. Bill Walker’s effort in moving the Alaska LNG Project forward, we are left this…
Life
It is what it is: Throwing caution to the wind – or not
My mother likes to tell a story about me and my twin sister from when we were toddlers.…
Life
Community News and Notes
Births Hudson family welcomes daughter Christopher and Chelsey (Howard) Hudson, of Arlington, Texas elcomed their daughter Adalynn Kay…
Sports
Ostrander sets new personal best
Soldotna’s Allie Ostrander continued to raise the bar for Alaskan women Friday with a jaw-dropping performance at the…
Sports
Weekend hoops roundup
The Kenai Central boys basketball team defeated Nome 67-39 on Saturday at the Donlin Gold Classic in Bethel.…
Sports
Ice Dogs finish up 3-game sweep of Brown Bears
The Fairbanks Ice Dogs finished up a three-game sweep of the Kenai River Brown Bears at the Big…
Sports
Homer defeats Kenai in battle on ice
The Homer hockey team helped its case in conference tournament seeding with a crucial 7-2 win over Kenai…
Sports
Ice Dogs seize control against Brown Bears
Jeff Worlton’s first trip to Fairbanks as head coach of the Kenai River Brown Bears ended just like…
Sports
Thursday hoops: Soldotna comes up short to Colony
PALMER — It was fast-paced basketball in the third quarter, and gridlock in the fourth. Colony outscored Soldotna…
Sports
Cooper finishes 84th in world biathlon championships
Kenai Central graduate Travis Cooper opened competition at the IBU Youth/Junior World Biathlon Championships Thursday in Cheile Gradistei,…
News
Marketing on the mind: Peony growers gather to discuss industry
Marketing is on the minds of many peony producers as they prepare for the approaching season. Fittingly, it…
News
Two arrested for methamphetamine, heroin distribution
Alaska State Troopers arrested two Soldotna residents Thursday for distribution of methamphetamines and heroin. Richard Strassburg, 49, and…
Letters to the Editor
Good for man, bad for fish
Rainbows survive hook-and-release and eat king salmon eggs. King salmon hooked and released might survive but do not…
Opinion
It could have been worse; are you ready if it is?
When things started shaking in the early hours Sunday morning, were you ready? If not, will you be…
Life
Refuge Notebook: Conserving nature’s stage in Alaska
The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1980 with passage of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation…