Two prominent faces in Soldotna City Hall have to order some new business cards. Stephanie Queen, former director of economic development and planning, has stepped… Continue reading
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is moving forward with plans to widen and resurface Kenai’s Beaver Loop Road. The plans would also… Continue reading
Kenai Peninsula voters won’t have to consider a bed tax in the election this fall. In a narrow 5-4 vote, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly… Continue reading
A Soldotna man has died after a car wreck on the Sterling Highway near Fred Meyer on Tuesday morning. Jeffery Moore, 20, was pronounced dead at… Continue reading
The shortest month of the year proved to be a great month for those who entered the 21st Soldotna Trustworthy Hardware &Fishing Annual Ice Fishing… Continue reading
King salmon runs to the Susitna River aren’t looking good for 2018, leading to closures in both the commercial fisheries and sportfisheries of Upper Cook… Continue reading
A strain of bacteria known to cause respiratory issues in Lower 48 bighorn sheep has been detected in Alaska, and on the Kenai Peninsula, for… Continue reading
The state is targeting sea otters because of concerns about their growing population. The Legislature is considering two resolutions, one in the House and one… Continue reading
The state is investigating an oil spill reported at Hilcorp’s shipping terminal on the west side of Cook Inlet. The spill occurred at the Drift… Continue reading
Editor's note: This story has been changed to correct the type of vessel that presently carries oil across Cook Inlet. By fall 2018, oil produced… Continue reading
Alaska’s Medicaid health insurance program will run out of money as soon as the end of March, state officials are warning. Unless the Alaska Legislature… Continue reading
The Alaska House of Representatives has passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the Alaska Marine Highway and state Medicaid program operating. In a 32-7… Continue reading
The floral printed dress with an empire waist and halter top looked great on Nikiski junior Diana Narimanidze, eliciting a chorus of “oohs” and “ahhs”… Continue reading
Health insurer Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska is planning a multimillion-dollar investment into Alaska’s mental health and rural health care service. Premera is… Continue reading
Western Kenai Peninsula residents can now get to Homer, Kenai or Ninilchik by shuttle, courtesy of the Ninilchik Traditional Council. The tribal government, based in… Continue reading
Tyonek, the six-month old Cook Inlet beluga whale calf rescued from a mudflat in Sept. 2017, was transported from Seward’s Alaska SeaLife Center to his… Continue reading
The old saying goes that there’s no bad conditions, only bad gear. The Nikiski Fire Department is testing exactly how far that goes with some… Continue reading
The hoary marmot’s call sounds like an alarm. It’s a piercing high-pitched squeal so loud, researchers wear earplugs when studying them in the field, said… Continue reading
Over the last two decades, an opioid epidemic has hit Alaska like a slow-moving tsunami, with multiple waves bringing new destruction to the social and… Continue reading
Central Kenai Peninsula fishermen will get to stay at home for the 2020 Board of Fisheries meeting. For the first time in 20 years, the… Continue reading
