Life
Off the Shelf: Small town girl weaves tales of home
Local memoir is an engaging window into what life on the central peninsula looked like in the second…
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Kenai marks 20 years since death of police officer killed in the line of duty
Police Officer John Watson was killed while responding to a domestic violence call on Christmas Day
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Reading with New Year’s resolve
Soldotna woman resolves to read the books on her husband’s class syllabi
Sports
Kenai/Nikiski narrowly defeats Soldotna/Skyview in annual alumni hockey game
The visiting Kenai/Nikiski team eked ahead with roughly four minutes left in the third period
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Mayors’ coalition to assess energy needs as Cook Inlet natural gas shortage looms
The group includes peninsula borough and city mayors
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Man attacked by moose on Soldotna trail
A man was injured after a “run-in” with a moose at Tsalteshi Trails near the Wolverine Trailhead near…
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Christmas Eve avalanche severs travel along Seward Highway
The road was closed for several hours
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Kenai to fell more beetle-killed trees
The trees are especially vulnerable to wildfires and are prone to falling over during high wind events
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Multiple agencies respond to reports of employee with handgun in borough building
35-year old Lucas Thein was arrested on unrelated domestic assault charges
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Kenai again debates future of remote participation in city meetings
The discussion comes two months after a hacker disrupted a council meeting
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Seward man acquitted in 2019 double-homicide case
The man was accused of shooting and killing 28-year-old Dustin Marx and 40-year-old Michael White inside of their…
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Peninsula groups among Rasmuson grant awardees
The City of Soldotna, Love INC and Kenai Peninsula Housing Initiatives will receive $770,000 in grant funds
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Seward electric rates to increase by $0.06 per kilowatt hour Jan. 1
Seward twice in 2023 voted not to sell the utility to Homer Electric Association
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KPEDD director prepares to pass the torch
Tim Dillon to step down as head of the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District at the end of…
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Soldotna adopts 4% bed tax
The tax applies to all hotels, motels, inns, lodges and short-term rentals, such as Airbnbs and Vrbos
Life
Off the Shelf: A powerful record of Alaska Native advocacy
In “Fifty Miles From Tomorrow,” William L. Hensley divulges a lifetime worth of insight into both his childhood…
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Satanic Temple gets last word as assembly ends open invocation policy
Effective Jan. 1, assembly invocations will be delivered exclusively by volunteer chaplains who serve the borough’s fire and…
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Assembly mulls borough logo rebrand
The borough’s current logo is “dated, difficult to scale, and too detailed to be effective,” according to legislation…
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Soldotna RV park tenants sue landlords, alleging toxic water supply, fraudulent electricity charges
The suit also makes reference to the Soldotna Riverfront Redevelopment Project