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This figure shows annual departures from mean annual temperature in Alaska in degrees Fahrenheit from 1949 to 2016. The figures come from the Alaska Climate Science Center.

Soil: A complex ecosystem under your feet

Soil has a unique place in the history of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Farming practices coupled with drought in the 1930s caused the Dust… Continue reading

This figure shows annual departures from mean annual temperature in Alaska in degrees Fahrenheit from 1949 to 2016. The figures come from the Alaska Climate Science Center.

Ostrander qualifies for steeplechase final

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central High School, ran the fastest 3,000-meter steeplechase qualifying time in NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships history… Continue reading

What others say: Roseanne a lesson for all

ABC absolutely did the right thing in canceling Roseanne Barr’s television series after her racist tweet about former Obama administration official Valerie Jarrett. That there… Continue reading

Mark Hieronymus poses with a steelhead caught in 2014 on a Southeast Alaska river. (Photo by Tyson Fick)

Hunting for fish in Alaska’s steelhead-bearing rivers and streams

For most people, steelhead — sea-run rainbow trout — are “the fish of 10,000 casts.” To catch them, you stand waist-deep in a spring-melt river,… Continue reading

Mark Hieronymus poses with a steelhead caught in 2014 on a Southeast Alaska river. (Photo by Tyson Fick)

About being afraid of big bodies of water and boats

Year: 1969, North Kenai, Alaska, now Nikiski, Alaska Growing up in Northern Colorado and coming to Alaska in my 29th year, with 3 kids, 3… Continue reading

Kenai Golf Report: Course shapes up despite chilly weather

Welcome to another exciting season at the Kenai Golf Course. Even though the weather has been chilly and windy, Kenai Golf Course is in excellent… Continue reading

SoHi Football Golf Classic to be held June 16

The second annual River City Dental SoHi Football Golf Classic will be held June 16 at Birch Ridge Golf Course. The best-ball event starts at… Continue reading

Peninsula burn suspension lifted

The state has lifted its suspension of burn permits on the Kenai Peninsula, just a day after imposing the ban, as the weather changed and… Continue reading

What others say: Congress short on compromise

To know how far relationships have broken down in Congress, consider this: Just as lawmakers should have been negotiating furiously to nail down the 2018… Continue reading

Area athletes compete at all-star track meet in Kodiak

Four athletes from the Kenai Peninsula competed in the Brian Young Invitational in Kodiak on Saturday and Sunday. The meet serves as an all-star meet… Continue reading

Opinion: Taxes are necessary

No one likes taxes. Well, maybe a few, though we’ve never seen a pep rally on the Kenai Peninsula in support of taxes. But think… Continue reading

Op-ed: Roseanne has long been unhinged

Valerie Jarrett, the former Obama aide targeted by Roseanne Barr, says the comedienne’s train wreck should be a “teaching moment.” And so it should —… Continue reading

Op-ed: Many Irish eyes are weeping after vote

The scientific, moral and theological battle between life as an “endowed unalienable” right and the evolutionary view that we are just material and energy shaped… Continue reading

Sterling Highway reroute to alter trails, recreation sites

The quarter-billion-dollar project to reroute about a dozen miles of the Sterling Highway up the hillside and away from the Kenai River and Cooper Landing… Continue reading

State suspends burn permits

The state Division of Forestry has suspended burn permits for the Kenai Peninsula due to high fire danger and predictions of strong winds. The division’s… Continue reading

Op-ed: Maybe Trump is focused on big issues

By now, you’re probably tired of hearing about Roseanne Barr and her racist tweet that was so ugly that she graduated from Deplorable to Despicable,… Continue reading

State softball: Homer goes quietly with walkoff loss

The Homer Mariners will have to wait another year for that elusive and overdue state softball title after a double-elimination day at the Division II… Continue reading

Man allegedly starts fire in Soldotna park bathroom

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect that the Soldotna Police Department responded to the incident. A man accused of setting the women’s… Continue reading

King fishing in south peninsula streams closes

King salmon fishing will close Saturday until July 15 in the Anchor and Ninilchik rivers, in Deep Creek, and in Cook Inlet within one mile… Continue reading

Letter to the editor: Thanks to CES for station use

We wish to thank CES Fire Station No. 6 in Kasilof for the use the community room for our weekly TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)… Continue reading