Soldotna City Council welcomed Justin Ruffridge to the dais Wednesday night. After the resignation of Keith Baxter in March, two candidates submitted applications for Seat… Continue reading
If you know that a volcano is at risk of erupting, you can thank the Alaska Volcano Observatory and its collection of sensors around coastal… Continue reading
Three fires and 18 total emergency calls kept personnel from Soldotna’s Central Emergency Services busy Wednesday. A fire near Scout Lake in Sterling engulfed a… Continue reading
Alaska is a gun state. But while Alaskans are top in the nation in gun ownership, Alaskans’ attitudes toward guns and gun control measures are… Continue reading
The Alaska Senate voted Wednesday 20-0 in favor of a resolution declaring a “linguistic emergency” for Alaska Native languages, ending almost a week of debate… Continue reading
Through anecdotes, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District leaders told the story of how they are working towards meeting Alaska’s Education Challenge. At a joint chamber… Continue reading
With two public listening sessions behind them, the members of the borough’s working group on gravel pits are digging into their list of recommendations. The… Continue reading
Some of the actors in Nikiski Middle-High School’s production of “Mary Poppins” have mastered their characters’ British accents. Some are still working on it. To… Continue reading
“Wildling” IFC Midnight 1 hour, 32 minutes I maintain that there are certain genres that work for certain people, logic be damned. For example. I… Continue reading
A Kenai man is facing an attempted murder charge for allegedly shooting off a gun during an armed standoff Sunday at a Kenai home. Steven T.… Continue reading
With the open court discussion done, the plaintiffs and the Kenai Peninsula Borough may have to wait up to six months for a decision in… Continue reading
Phone scammers posing as bill collectors for Homer Electric Association have targeted local business owners, seeking payment for false electric bills and threatening to cut… Continue reading
Soldotna City Council will decide between two applicants Wednesday night to fill a vacant seat. Residents Jordan Chilson and Justin Ruffridge have both submitted their… Continue reading
Editor's note: This story has been corrected to show that South Peninsula Hospital's revenues would be reduced under the new service areas. The public will… Continue reading
Elizabeth Appleby, who became Kenai’s new city planner on April 9, said she’s practiced the skills of listening to and balancing different interests through her… Continue reading
Farmers in Alaska are looking to tourists to help round out their profit margins. Agritourism, or farm-based tourism, is already a staple for many farmers… Continue reading
A man facing kidnapping and assault charges was indicted for possession of child pornography in Kenai Superior Court last week. Joshua S. Tisdale, 25, faces… Continue reading
April marks the first full year of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s partnership with Education Elements, the technology group helping schools to implement personalized… Continue reading
Birding activists and a group of senators are asking the U.S. Department of the Interior to rethink a recent decision to interpret the Migratory Bird… Continue reading
Whoever said video games are bad for kids hasn’t met Carlee Rizzo, whose winning Caring for the Kenai project turns that notion on its head.… Continue reading
