News
Famed Alaskan musher George Attla dies at 81
ANCHORAGE (AP) — George Attla Jr., known as the “Huslia Hustler,” was an unmatched sprint racing champion and…
Opinion
Cal Thomas: Bobby Jindal for president?
Gov. Bobby Jindal’s name is not first on most people’s list of candidates for the Republican presidential nomination…
Opinion
What others say: Daylight saving time a necessary inconvenience
On Tuesday, the Alaska Senate’s State Affairs Committee advanced a bill that would exempt the 49th state from…
News
Dena’ina Heyi celebrates host culture
Following the Frozen River Festival many baseball fans went over to the Soldotna Regional Sports Center for a…
News
Dena’ina Heyi celebrates host culture
A winter celebration known in the Dena’ina language as a Heyi retuned to Kenai on the first Friday…
News
Frozen River Festival brings family fun in the season of little sun
There were skeptics who wondered just how many people would turn out on cold blustery afternoon to taste…
News
Stanley Ford brings on two new certified diesel mechanics
“Diesel Dans” will be happy to learn that Stanley Ford in Kenai now has two new certified diesel…
News
Photos: Taking turns
Top: Al Janonis stands next to three birch bowls he carved on an electric lathe during the “3…
Sports
Dura, Reimer win Tsalteshi Iceman
Matt Dura and Carly Reimer were the individual winners at the first Tsalteshi Iceman Quadrathlon, held Sunday. The…
Sports
Ninilchik girls, boys cagers complete road trip
The Ninilchik girls and boys basketball team took to the road for games this weekend. The Ninilchik boys…
News
Erin’s Law: ‘Stalking the Boogeyman’
Sexual assault prevention took the spotlight at the Capitol last week as legislators heard testimony from child sexual…
News
Soldotna Chamber gets new director
After nearly a dozen years of running the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce, executive director Michelle Glaves is moving…
Opinion
Rich Lowry: The Olympian pose of Vox Obama
The world will little note, nor long remember, the interview the liberal “explanatory” news site Vox conducted with…
Opinion
What others say: Reasons to keep Fort Wainwright’s brigade
Fairbanks already has dodged one economic bullet with regard to the Army’s presence; in two weeks, the community…
Opinion
Brian Williams suspended for it, but everybody embellishes
NEW YORK — Brian Williams had been a trusted voice in news for decades, until questions arose last…
Education
Kenai Peninsula College: Around Campus
Never before have scholarships played such an important role in students’ lives, specifically because the funds awarded are…
Education
Around the District
School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in…
Sports
Saturday hoops roundup
Home sweet Homer. The Homer boys captured the Homer Winter Carnival basketball tournament Saturday with a 59-45 victory…
Sports
Friday hoops roundup
The Thunder Mountain girls took control early and grabbed a 41-33 nonconference win Friday over Kenai Central in…
News
Seniors celebrate lasting love
More than a hundred people gathered on Friday night to celebrate marriage during a special Valentine’s party at…