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To keep public informed, details are needed

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

Is it spring yet?

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

News and Notes

News and Notes

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

News and Notes
(Standing left to right) Samantha Perry, Jamie Yerkes, Hope Burleson, Bethany Carstens, Emma Wik, Skylar Freeman, Kaitlyn Dela Kruz, Melanie Sexton, Deidra Lamping, Verity Feltman, Student Coach Lauren O'Brien. (Front row ) Coach Breta Brown, Kelsey Clark
(Standing left to right) Samantha Perry, Jamie Yerkes, Hope Burleson, Bethany Carstens, Emma Wik, Skylar Freeman, Kaitlyn Dela Kruz, Melanie Sexton, Deidra Lamping, Verity Feltman, Student Coach Lauren O'Brien. (Front row ) Coach Breta Brown, Kelsey Clark

Learning for Life: Starting seeds

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

Glynn Moore: There’s a strange word for you

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

Colony sweeps Soldotna at NLC tourney

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

Kardinals close with pair of losses to Palmer

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

Faster, safer avalanche rescue

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

Church news

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

The stars are all around us

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

Hunting priority should go to Alaskans

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

Fish board actions a victory for king conservation

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

‘Bears’ Den’ helps support junior hockey on peninsula

“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

Southcentral Conference roundup

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

NLC tournament roundup

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

Kenai pushes to complete well

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

Contributed Photo: ENSTAR ENSTAR equipment sits near the Kenai River Thursday March 6, 2014 where the company is working to drill beneath the river and connect residents inFunny River to a natural gas line in Sterling.

Drilling begins to bring gas pipeline to Funny River

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

Contributed Photo: ENSTAR ENSTAR equipment sits near the Kenai River Thursday March 6, 2014 where the company is working to drill beneath the river and connect residents inFunny River to a natural gas line in Sterling.

HEA plans Soldotna/K-Beach outage

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

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre, left,  and Fairbanks North Star Borough Mayor Luke Hopkins appear before the Senate Finance Committee to express concerns about municipality input in aspects of gas line negotiations that affect local communities on Thursday, March 6, 2014, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Mayors seek assurances on gas line project

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

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre, left,  and Fairbanks North Star Borough Mayor Luke Hopkins appear before the Senate Finance Committee to express concerns about municipality input in aspects of gas line negotiations that affect local communities on Thursday, March 6, 2014, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)