Opinion
Op-ed: Taking stock
Taking stock is a tradition observed by Jews at Yom Kippur and others who examine their lives at…
Opinion
Op-ed: Forget about Trump? Forget about it
It’s our fault. It always is. Sooner or later, those of us in the news biz get blamed…
Life
It is what it is: Fear of ‘The Walking Dead’
OK, I have a fear of commitment. Or maybe I just have a fear of zombies — but…
Life
Community News and Notes
Benjamin Alan Breakfield and Kamrie Le’Ann Riley announce the birth of their daughter, Riley Grace Breakfield, at 4:29…
Life
Learning for Life: Houseplant renewal
It’s a New Year and your houseplants are hoping for some help surviving the long dark winter. In…
Life
Christmas 2015 was great in our family
The great thing about the holidays, as you know, is when the family, or families, get together to…
News
Soldotna DMV partially disabled due to lack of internet
The Soldotna DMV and other state offices in Kenai and Soldotna are operating in a limited capacity after…
News
Alaska Supreme Court rules setnet ban initiative unconstitutional
The Alaska Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling Thursday, declaring a ballot initiative to ban set nets…
Arts & Entertainment
What’s Happening
Events and Exhibitions ■ The Lucretia Carter Memorial “Small Fry Original” display will be at the Soldotna Public…
Sports
Cooper finishes 3rd at World Biathlon championships
Kenai biathlete Travis Cooper continued his week of competition at the USA Youth and Junior Biathlon World Championships…
Sports
Kenai, SoHi girls continue holiday hoops tournaments
The Juneau-Douglas High School girls basketball team slugged it out with visiting Kenai Central on Tuesday in a…
News
About 7,700 Alaskans have enrolled in expanded Medicaid
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A state health department official says that since the state expanded Medicaid to cover…
News
Minimum wage rising to $9.75 an hour in Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s minimum wage will increase by a dollar an hour, to $9.75, starting Friday.…
News
Police to release video of altercation with autistic man
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Kodiak Police Department says it will release video and written reports of a…
News
Some KPBSD bus routes at risk
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District bus routes and school start times may change for the 2017-2018 school year.…
Life
Refuge Notebook: New refuge visitor center a 2015 highlight
By Almost universally, Alaskans share a “sense of place.” I think this is borne out of a special…
Life
An Outdoor View: On the jig
This is about the jig and jigging — not the lively dance with the leaping moves, but the…
Life
Despite new varieties, search for the perfect tomato goes on
Page through any of the freshly arrived seed catalogs and you’ll note the words “new” and “improved” splashed…
Opinion
Op-ed: The year of hysteria
We should be glad that 2015 is passing into memory, because it was a year when we could…
Opinion
What others say: Time to put up or shut up for Legislature
With just a couple weeks to go until the next legislative session begins, Alaska’s elected officials have a…