Social media can be a wonderful tool. With things like Facebook and Twitter, government entities have the ability to quickly share information with a large… Continue reading
I thought this was going to be one of those columns that writes itself.After all, it’s March, lots of politics around, logical fodder for my… Continue reading
Dillon Jensen of Soldotna has been named to the President’s List for fall 2013 at Dickinson State University in Dickinson, N.D. To be eligible for… Continue reading
Finally ... it’s seed starting time again!There are many benefits to gardeners starting their own plants from seed, but none as important as the huge… Continue reading
When the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ appearance on Ed Sullivan was observed recently, there was much talk of the Fab Four’s being from Liverpool.… Continue reading
PALMER — Sometimes to win big games, it takes a different player to hit the big shots. Eric Nygard was that player Friday night. The… Continue reading
PALMER — Any hope of a trip to the state tournament for the Palmer Moose disappeared with a tough loss to Soldotna during the first… Continue reading
Alaska Electric Light & Power Inc. has purchased a piece of equipment — a long-range receiver that mounts to a helicopter — that will make… Continue reading
Hidden talents show takes the stage The Midnight Son Seventh Day Adventist Church invites the public to watch a Hidden Talent Show at 6:30 p.m.… Continue reading
An author writes of a close friend and her intriguing encounter. She spent her summers in a small town in Vermont where Paul Newman was… Continue reading
The record is clear, Alaska’s Moose population as well as other game continue to dissipate while, once again, approximately seven hundred Alaskans have lost their… Continue reading
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Alaska Board of Fisheries (BOF) for its dedication during the recent two-week Upper Cook Inlet… Continue reading
“The Bears’ Den” is a name to be linked with the Kenai River Brown Bears Hockey team. This new facility, with pull tabs, Kenai River… Continue reading
Three Kenai Peninsula girls teams and two Peninsula boys teams picked up victories on the first day of the Southcentral Conference tournament in Cordova on… Continue reading
PALMER — The Soldotna Stars and Palmer Moose entered the conference tournament with similar storylines. They were the four and five seeds, respectively, but both… Continue reading
Following an emergency declaration from Kenai City Manager Rick Koch, the Kenai City Council approved a purchase order of $39,000 with M-W Drilling Inc. on… Continue reading
Drilling has begun on a $1.3 million natural gas pipeline that will cross the Kenai River and connect the community of Funny River to an… Continue reading
Homer Electric Association is planning a scheduled outage for the Soldotna and Kalifornsky Beach Road area on Monday, March 10. The outage will begin at… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Borough mayors want to ensure they have a say on terms that will affect local communities and be negotiated by the state in… Continue reading