Opinion
Assembly District 2 candidates share views
Duane Bannock and Hal Smalley are running for the Assembly District 2-Kenai seat. 1. What experience will you…
Opinion
Assembly District 5: Morton: Budget reflects community’s values
I’m running for a seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly to help maintain our community and quality…
News
State works to formalize method for assessing oil and gas properties
Some of the affected parties are raising concerns as state tax assessors are finalizing a methodology for valuing…
News
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio donates $80,000 to Southeast group
You might call it a titanic contribution. The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, founded in 1998 by the eponymous screen…
News
Community Schools programs start Wednesday
Summer is officially gone. The leaves are yellow, the temperatures are dropping and Community Schools is back in…
News
Walk, or roll, to school day
Roman, left, and Danni Finley bend the rules of Walk To School Day on Wednesday, Sept. 20 as…
Sports
Weekend volleyball roundup
The visiting Nikiski volleyball team swept Grace Christian on Friday and Redington on Saturday to improve to 6-0…
Sports
Brown Bears notch 1st win of season
The Kenai River Brown Bears got their first win of the season in emphatic fashion Saturday at the…
News
Gov. Walker proposes head tax to boost state revenue
ANCHORAGE — Gov. Bill Walker’s latest proposal for closing the gap between state revenue and spending is a…
Sports
Results posted for Chainwreck Cyclocross Race 2
Mike Crawford, Leah Kiviat, Amber Bethe and Landen Showalter were all winners Thursday at the second race of…
Sports
Jackalopes cruise past Brown Bears
The Kenai River Brown Bears dropped to 0-2-0-0 with a 5-2 loss to the Odessa (Texas) Jackalopes on…
Sports
Birch Ridge Golf Report: Par 3 Challenge packs the fun
Saturday, we had a lot of fun with our “Augusta North” Par 3 Challenge. The weather held out…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Owner of lost cat offers apology
Owner of lost cat offers apology I’m writing this letter as an apology to Kacey Cooper and Wounded…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Science vs. nature
Science vs. nature I’m not into science myself, but I do believe it can have a good effect…
Opinion
Editorial: Burning pallets on the beach a safety issue
The Kenai City Council is considering a change in municipal code to ban the burning of pallets on…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Vote No to keep cannabis regulated
Vote No to keep cannabis regulated As we prepare to vote on Proposition 1 Oct. 3, some wonder,…
Opinion
Refuge Notebook: What happens to herbicides after we apply them?
In 1962, Rachel Carson published “Silent Spring” in which the horrors of pesticides like DDT were exposed. Her…
Life
An Outdoor View: On risks, disasters and deprivation
With so many people having to leave their homes due to natural disasters in recent weeks, I got…
News
What’s Happening
Best Bets n Kenai Performers and the Double O Restaurant present a murder mystery dinner theater titled, “Just…
Arts & Entertainment
Poet’s Corner: America’s Last Altar Call
America’s Last Altar Call By Norm Olson, Nikiski Conceived in strife and born in war Twas this nation’s…