News
Oil keeps falling. And falling. How low can it go?
DALLAS — The price of oil keeps falling. And falling. And falling. It has to stop somewhere, right?…
Life
Dolly’s donut is a delightful birthday cake
There are ten annual U.S. federal holidays on the calendar designated by the United States Congress. Sadly, January…
Life
Pioneer Potluck: About the 1949 Blizzard, Northern Colorado
On a farm east of Fort Collins, Colorado Jan 2, 1949 I was 12 years old when…
Opinion
Op-ed: State of disunion
This is President Barack Obama’s last State of the Union message. Personally, I would have preferred that last…
Opinion
What others say: Right to gun ownership comes with responsibility to keep guns off the street
Alaska State Troopers reported a disturbing crime on Wednesday when it was announced that 15 firearms had been…
News
BP to cut workforce by 13 percent
BP is cutting 4,000 jobs worldwide and some of those reductions will be in Alaska. An intra-company email…
News
KPC now smoke free
Staff and students started their spring semester on the now smoke- and tobacco-free Kenai Peninsula College campus Monday.…
News
Federal officials propose ban on some Alaska predator hunts
FAIRBANKS (AP) — A U.S. Fish and Wildlife proposal to ban brown bear baiting and other hunting practices…
News
Fish and Game says studies were used despite going unpublished
Use it, then lose it, was the fate of a long-delayed Kenai River habitat study until the Alaska…
News
2 members of ‘Alaskan Bush People’ family sentenced to jail
JUNEAU — Two members of the family featured on the reality TV show “Alaskan Bush People” were sentenced…
Life
Business Briefs
Chambers set schedules ■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce will host its annual chamber awards luncheon at noon…
Opinion
Op-ed: Solutions to poverty not posturing
In sports, if a game plan is not working, the coach changes it. In medicine, if a course…
Opinion
Transportation funding fallacies deserve correction
Alaskans are facing a sobering reality: we can no longer afford the same service levels from state government.…
Opinion
What others say: Naphtha doesn’t help Interior Energy Project, but should lower costs
Interior electric utility Golden Valley Electric Association’s decision to assume a more minor role in the Interior Energy…
News
Parks and Rec bounces into the New Year
The dawning of the New Year promises fun and frustration for the Peninsula as Mother Nature refuses to…
News
Senior tells of exchange year in Thailand
A year ago while the Soldotna Rotary Club hosted a foreign exchange student from Thailand named Chang, SoHi…
News
Micciche lays out challenges
At a well-attended joint Soldotna/Kenai Chamber of Commerce meeting last week at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex State…
News
VFW warms the season
For the second year local VFW Post # 10046 in Soldotna celebrated the 12 days of Christmas as…
Education
Spring semester underway, still time to register
KPC students are back in classes today and enrollment is trending slightly down across the KPC system (compared…