ANCHORAGE — Despite support from setnetters and at least three Cook Inlet seafood processors, a proposal to measure the length of commercially harvested king salmon… Continue reading
Many years ago Dave Brude with Associated Pool Builders estimated the total costs to operate a pool the size of our three local pools at… Continue reading
The Nikolaevsk girls hoops team continued its run through the Class 1A girls season with a 40-28 victory over King Cove Wednesday in Nikolaevsk. Kayla… Continue reading
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly heard from two nonprofits at its Tuesday night meeting.First Linda Swarner, executive director with the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank, presented… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Several state lawmakers — including the Senate president and House speaker — have told the owner of the proposed Pebble Mine that they… Continue reading
Soldotna City Council talked city codes at its Wednesday night meeting. The council postponed one of the ordinances and adopted the other. An ordinance prohibiting… Continue reading
SITKA, Alaska (AP) — Students at Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary this week learned how to line up as either a “biscuit” or “butter.”They created a… Continue reading
I’m So BlessedBy Bill Lowe, Sterling I’m blessed I can remember my name;forgetting others’, is kind of a shame,but that makes for an everyday treat;old… Continue reading
Since the First Lady Volunteer Awards were founded by Bella Hammond a quarter century ago, hundreds of Alaskans have been honored for their volunteerism in… Continue reading
If there were an Olympic competition for gross expression of authoritarian egotism, Russian President Vladimir Putin would win the gold medal going away.His Sochi Olympics… Continue reading
A resolution introduced this week would constitutionally protect Alaskans’ Permanent Fund Dividend checks, but the annual payout should be treated more like a luxury, rather… Continue reading
■ On Wednesday, the Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon at noon at the Kenai Visitor Center. Congressman Don Young… Continue reading
Editor's note: This story has been updated. As of Wednesday afternoon, Floyd Murphy's official status provided by Providence Hospital remains "critical." A 6-year-old Kenai boy… Continue reading
1940, on the farm in northern Colorado Do you know how lucky we are to have running water and never worry about it? Our farm… Continue reading
In addition to February 16 being National Almond Day, it also marks the beginning of the time of the year when the trees that grow… Continue reading
What has happened to justice? Our judicial system is constantly turning criminal loose without any repercussions for their actions. People with multiple types of offenses… Continue reading
To the members of the House of Representatives and the Senate of Alaska: I have observed the invited testimony of the Senate Finance Committee on… Continue reading
After nearly a full day of board deliberations on 25 proposed regulatory changes, the Cook Inlet’s personal-use fishery remains largely unchanged in the midst of… Continue reading
A California-based development company is making progress with its plans to transform the Soldotna “Y” with new buildings to house a Walgreens as well as… Continue reading