Life
Gift store closes as owners look to future
Gifts and Gadgets, Soldotna’s source of exotic trinkets, is closing its doors for good on Friday after a…
Life
Job and Career Fair slated for March 26
The annual Peninsula Job Fair, billed as the biggest recruitment event on the Peninsula, will take place on…
Life
Business News
■ The Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce will hold a joint luncheon at noon on Wednesday at…
Opinion
The foolish anti-vaccination crowd
In a feat that would have been unimaginable a few decades ago, the anti-vaccine movement has managed to…
Letters to the Editor
Plug it in
I feel that we are leaving a very bad impression with the merchants of our community who have…
Opinion
What others say: Local hire and honest boards
Dennis Mandell, appointed by Gov. Sean Parnell to the State Assessment Review Board, withdrew from consideration with an…
Arts & Entertainment
Poet’s corner: Thanks for the memories
Thanks for the Memories Bill Lowe, Sterling I’m happy for my childhood days, and the lessons my…
Arts & Entertainment
Reviews of Mr. Peabody and Sherman/ Out of the Furnace
Mr. Peabody and Sherman 1hr 30min Rated PG Animation Out of the Furnace 116 minutes Rated :…
Arts & Entertainment
Events and Exhibits
• The Corner Cafe in the Blazy Mall in Soldotna will be showing a colorful collection of Hand…
News
New guides ready to fish, but focus shifts from kings
Editors Note: This article has been corrected to correct the spelling of Layton Van Lier’s name. During the seven-year…
News
Talking trash
Leachate. A liquid that forms when rain or snow comes in contact with waste and, if it isn’t…
News
Kenai to take public comment on veteran’s memorial
After nearly a year of debate about the design of a monument in Leif Hanson Memorial Park, the…
News
Senate finance considers sealing certain criminal records
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Senate Finance Committee has advanced legislation that would make confidential criminal court records…
News
House Finance takes up charter school education bill
JUNEAU — The House Finance Committee on Tuesday continued its discussion of Gov. Sean Parnell’s omnibus education bill,…
News
Marijuana legalization could cost millions
ANCHORAGE, (AP) — A regulatory system and enforcement involving legalized marijuana could cost Alaska $3.7 million to $7…
News
Kodiak bear spotted over the weekend
KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says an adult bear was spotted around…
News
Ski guide dead after Kicking Horse Valley avalanche
ANCHORAGE, (AP) — A ski guide who was critically injured after being buried by an avalanche in Alaska…
Opinion
Scamming overtime
If it wasn’t before, it’s certainly clear now why the nation’s super-rich oligarchs work relentlessly to sabotage the…
Opinion
Iditarod officials must review decision that avoided safer route out of Fairbanks
The Iditarod Trail sled dog race officially wrapped up with the finishers banquet in Nome on Sunday, but it…