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What others say: SEALS to the rescue

Three cheers for the U.S. Navy’s courageous commandos, who Monday thwarted an attempt by a rogue Libyan militia leader to sell stolen oil on the… Continue reading

Asleep at the wheel

The guy at the helm wasn’t the only one asleep at the wheel when the Exxon Valdez “fetched up hard aground” on Bligh Reef 25… Continue reading

Plan only postpones king salmon problems

The State Board of Fisheries recently approved a plan through which it attempts to remedy the disastrous crash of king salmon in the Kenai River.… Continue reading

Results posted for snowmachine drag races

Freddie’s Roadhouse in the Caribou Hills held another day of snowmachine drag racing Saturday. Freddie’s is located 16 miles up Oilwell Road in Ninilchik.The fastest… Continue reading

Area gymnasts win state title

River City Cheer and Gymnastics of Soldotna took the Level 2 state title this weekend at the USA Gymnastics Alaska State Meet 2014.The meet, the… Continue reading

Connor Schoessler and Jarrett Urban watch as Bryan Hahn tees off on the Kenai Eagle Disc Golf Course Monday afternoon.
Connor Schoessler and Jarrett Urban watch as Bryan Hahn tees off on the Kenai Eagle Disc Golf Course Monday afternoon.
In this Saturday, March 22, 2014 photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Mexico, background, surfaces through the arctic ice near Ice Camp Nautilus, north of Alaska. Cracks in polar sea ice are prompting the Navy to break down an ice camp north of Alaska that provided support for an exercise involving submarines. The Navy says in a release Monday, March 24, 2014, that the commander of submarine forces ordered an early end to Ice Camp Nautilus because shifts in winds created instabilities in ice floes. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Joshua Davies)

Navy breaks down ice camp north of Alaska

ANCHORAGE — Cracks in polar sea ice north of Alaska will force the closing of an ice camp supporting a Navy submarine exercise, the Navy… Continue reading

In this Saturday, March 22, 2014 photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Mexico, background, surfaces through the arctic ice near Ice Camp Nautilus, north of Alaska. Cracks in polar sea ice are prompting the Navy to break down an ice camp north of Alaska that provided support for an exercise involving submarines. The Navy says in a release Monday, March 24, 2014, that the commander of submarine forces ordered an early end to Ice Camp Nautilus because shifts in winds created instabilities in ice floes. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Joshua Davies)

Borough explores North Road Extension options

Kenai Peninsula Borough officials are examining options to extend the Kenai Spur Highway north.The North Road Extension Project, as it is commonly known, has held… Continue reading

Kenai capital projects moving along

The City of Kenai is moving closer to checking a couple capital projects off its list, none bigger than the new 17,000-square-foot maintenance facility.The city… Continue reading

House panel hears breakdown on educational costs

JUNEAU — The Legislative Finance Division told the House Finance Committee on Monday that Alaska will spend $1.4 billion on education this fiscal year, and… Continue reading

Fishery stakeholders share concerns with Senate committee

Kenai Peninsula salmon fishery stakeholders addressed a variety of issues at a Senate Resources Committee hearing in Juneau Monday, including changes to the Board of… Continue reading

Cal Thomas: Fred Phelps – Satan’s servant

My parents taught me never to speak ill of the dead, but in the case of Fred Phelps, who died last week at the age… Continue reading

What others say: Ukraine a case study in nonproliferation

The damage to world order from Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Crimea will echo for years, but one of the biggest casualties deserves more attention: the… Continue reading

No injuries after gas tanker collision

Two vehicles collided and struck a commercial fuel truck at the Tesoro gas station on the Sterling Highway approximately 10:15 a.m. Monday in Soldotna. A… Continue reading

Renowned Alaska Native storyteller to perform

The KRC Learning Center and the Alaska Native Oratory Society invite the public to attend a presentation by renowned storyteller Jack Dalton at 7 p.m.… Continue reading

School briefs

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley… Continue reading

Time to take a look at the world around us

My dear old mom came to live with my wife Faith and I a few years ago. After living with Alzheimer’s disease for eight years… Continue reading

Time needed to review HB 77 changes

I would like to encourage residents from the Kenai Peninsula to contact their legislator to urge them to table House Bill 77. Alaskans need a… Continue reading

Claudia Martinex works on her hand made putty, Saturday, March 22, at WSTD in Soldotna.

Girl Scouts take on science

A handful of Girl Scouts of Alaska stood scooping mouthfuls of handmade ice cream in plastic bags in what would have been a presumably empty… Continue reading

Claudia Martinex works on her hand made putty, Saturday, March 22, at WSTD in Soldotna.
In this April 21, 1989 file photo, crews use high pressured hoses to blast the rocks on this beach front on Naked Island, Alaska. This is one of only two beaches that are being worked on, of the 58 beaches in the Prince William Sound.  On March 24, the crude oil tanker Exxon Valdez grounded on a reef and spilled nearly 11 million gallons of oil in the waters. Nearly 25 years after the Exxon Valdez oil spill off the coast of Alaska, some damage heals, some effects linger in Prince William Sound.  (AP Photo/Rob Stapleton, File)

25 years later, Exxon Valdez spill effects linger

ANCHORAGE — Before the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico, there was the Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska, at the… Continue reading

In this April 21, 1989 file photo, crews use high pressured hoses to blast the rocks on this beach front on Naked Island, Alaska. This is one of only two beaches that are being worked on, of the 58 beaches in the Prince William Sound.  On March 24, the crude oil tanker Exxon Valdez grounded on a reef and spilled nearly 11 million gallons of oil in the waters. Nearly 25 years after the Exxon Valdez oil spill off the coast of Alaska, some damage heals, some effects linger in Prince William Sound.  (AP Photo/Rob Stapleton, File)

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