News
Wildfire watching: Rangers in towers are out, cameras are in
RENO, Nev. — For decades, forest rangers in wooden towers across the West scanned the horizon with binoculars…
News
Marijuana legal, but finances remain in black market
Conrad Daley, executive director of the Alaska Cannabis Grower’s Association, tried to get his organization a bank account…
Sports
Twins get No. 6 seed, open state against South
The American Legion Twins will open the double-elimation American Legion state tournament with a 9 a.m. game against…
Sports
Sunday: Oilers drop road game to Chinooks
The bats of the Peninsula Oilers came alive, but the pitching and defense failed to secure a win…
Opinion
Op-ed: The toxic worldview of Ta-Nehisi Coates
Moses gave us the Ten Commandments. Paul gave us the Epistles. And Ta-Nehisi gave us “Between the World…
Opinion
What others say: Stepping beyond No Child Left Behind
Fourteen years ago, No Child Left Behind was rolled out with the promise that all the nation’s children…
Sports
Twins get weekend split
The American Legion Twins finished with a league record of 11-7 after defeating Eagle River on Friday then…
Sports
Tsalteshi hosts disc golf tourney
Kyle Aber of Soldotna won the Progess Days Disc Golf Tournament on Saturday at the course at Tsalteshi…
Sports
Results posted for 3rd Tsalteshi Cycle Series
Ian Horton and Kara Johnston came out on top of the third installment of the Tsalteshi Cycle Series…
News
Soldotna mobile food vendor regulations approved
Mobile food vendors looking to set up shop in Soldotna have a ne set of regulations developed by…
News
Making progress: Local artists and artisans active during Progress Days
For the Central Peninsula’s crafters, artists, and merchants, Soldotna’s Progress Days festival is an opportunity to bring their…
News
Fish and Game loosens Kenai River king restrictions
A healthy Kenai River king salmon run is translating to more fish for everyone, while highlighting management concerns…
Opinion
Op-ed: Obama, you’re no Ronald Reagan
At his press conference last Wednesday, our president of self-regard again linked himself with Ronald Reagan, seeking to…
Opinion
Op-ed: The joke’s on us
Those who are past puberty might remember Mort Sahl. Sahl became one of the 1960s’ first insult comedians,…
Opinion
Take a moment to appreciate the fish
It seems that most of the population of Southcentral Alaska has descended up on the Kenai Peninsula and…
Life
News and Notes
Nicholas Russell and Laurie Booth of Soldotna announce the birth of their daughter, Aveline Faye Russell, at 5:08…
Life
Life in the Pedestrian Lane: It’s only a movie
I was flipping through channels the other day looking for something to watch and came upon Disney’s “The…
Sports
Twins stay hot by defeating Eagle River
The American Legion Twins defeated Eagle River 10-9 in extra innings Friday to give the local nine its…
Life
Remission is a wonderful response to leukemia
Last Monday, my oncologist walked into his examination room to give my wife and me the results of…
News
Fish and Game lifts bait restriction for Kenai River kings
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has lifted the bait restriction in the Kenai River sport king…