The U.S. edition of the Feb. 27 Guardian reported on a press conference given by Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday. In this conference… Continue reading
Fact: Alaska’s mineral industry was worth almost $3 billion in 2009, but paid less than 2 percent to state and local governments, counting all forms… Continue reading
The Sterling Community Center’s Valentine’s Dinner and Dance was a huge success; the decorations were beautiful, the table settings elegant, the food delicious, and the… Continue reading
Approximately 80 KPBSD students attended the 2014 Hospital Career Day (HCD) on Tuesday, February 25 at Central Peninsula Hospital. Students had the opportunity to learn… Continue reading
On Behalf of the Kenai Peninsula United Way, I would like to thank Conoco Phillips, Central Peninsula Hospital, Peninsula Clarion, Tesoro, Stanly Chrysler, South Peninsula… Continue reading
The Kenai River Brown Bears lost 4-2 to the host Wenatchee (Wash.) Wild on Thursday to fall four points behind in the playoff race.Wenatchee (26-20-6)… Continue reading
For the first time since 1965 the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has announced a preseason closure of fishing for Kenai River early run… Continue reading
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska House Community and Regional Affairs Committee unanimously moved a bill Thursday that would allow municipalities to ban cellphones in… Continue reading
Subsistence and recreational fishers asked for a louder voice in the fishery management process at a congressional hearing on the Magnuson-Stevens Act today. The Senate’s… Continue reading
The road to her first Iditarod has been full of obstacles, but for Monica Zappa of Kasilof, she has too much on the line to… Continue reading
After multiple postponements following its October introduction, the Soldotna City Council passed an ordinance prohibiting commercial vehicles on city streets Wednesday. The ordinance calls for… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A divided House Finance Committee advanced an abortion funding bill Thursday over concerns that it did not address expanded family planning services and… Continue reading
A heated exchange during a school district budget presentation leads to a bigger question on the accessibility of the school governance process on the Kenai… Continue reading
One thing I have noticed that has not changed a whole lot over the past sixty plus years of my life is that most people… Continue reading
For the 22nd year, Paul Sayer, a Homer physician, is getting ready to take the same two-week, mid-winter vacation he has taken every year before:… Continue reading
On a frosty morning in February 1985, biologists from the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge hunkered down in the bushes waiting for takers on their carefully… Continue reading
UTICA, Ill. (AP) — Year-round tourist attraction Starved Rock State Park does not attract mountaineers every year.But an extremely cold December, January and February, with… Continue reading
Oral argument in the Alaska Fisheries Conservation Alliance’s appeal of the Lieutenant Governor’s decision not to certify its proposed ballot initiative is scheduled for April… Continue reading
Alaska is set to receive $20.8 million in federal aid more than a year after three regions of the state were declared fisheries disaster areas… Continue reading
The 2014 Mat-Su Judo Invitational, held Feb. 15 in Wasilla, featured a number of competitors from the Sterling Judo Club. Alaska’s second largest Judo tournament… Continue reading