With election day rapidly approaching, the two borough assembly candidates from Seward are touring the Kenai Peninsula to push for votes. Brandii Holmdahl and Kenn… Continue reading
Budget cuts statewide will limit the Alaska Department of Transportation’s ability to clear roads this winter.Falling oil prices have forced the state legislature to trim… Continue reading
A broadcasting company with a facility near Ninilchik has been fined $30,000 by the Environmental Protection Agency for illegally filling wetlands with gravel and dredged… Continue reading
The exploratory work for the Alaska LNG is moving forward, both offshore and inland. Crews performing geologic and geophysical research in the Nikiski area will… Continue reading
She walks slowly, but Angelica Haakenson is back on her feet in Anchor Point. Haakenson, 12, lost both her legs in a car accident on… Continue reading
New census data shows that poverty has increased in Alaska, but it may not be as simple as the numbers make it look. Alaska’s statewide… Continue reading
Getting around the peninsula without a car or license is a struggle — one that Trisha Lansing knows firsthand.After losing her license in March, Lansing… Continue reading
The borough’s newly formed Healthcare Task Force attempted to more clearly define its direction Wednesday night to help catch the Kenai Peninsula’s health care system… Continue reading
The Health Resources and Services Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will award $7.8 million to health centers across… Continue reading
Ylka Ortega finally achieved a lifelong dream of living in Homer in March of 2014. Originally from California, she moved first to Anchorage and then… Continue reading
As plans materialize for development on the Kenai River Ranch property, residents are caught between concerns of access and conservation. The Kenai River Ranch, located… Continue reading
Jim Clark didn’t expect significant opposition to his license to sell alcohol at his store in Ninilchik. Clark, the owner of Echo Lake Meats in… Continue reading
Editor's note: This story has been updated with new information including the details of the OSHA citation and discussion of the citations with borough employees." … Continue reading
Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the amount of federal grant money received by PCHS. A new full-service community medical center is… Continue reading
The annual dispersion of funds from the state to small communities statewide may grind to a halt in coming years.The state’s Community Revenue Sharing Program… Continue reading
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly voted on Tuesday to move forward with issuing more than $3 million in bonds to fund a Central Peninsula Hospital… Continue reading
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approved a petition on Tuesday to establish a gas line in the Diamond View Estates community, just south of Homer.The… Continue reading
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly voted on Tuesday to move forward with issuing more than $3 million in bonds to fund a Central Peninsula Hospital… Continue reading
