With a tie-breaking vote, Soldotna Mayor Nels Anderson gave retail marijuana businesses some wiggle room to set up shop in the small city. The contention… Continue reading
A meal of the senses isn’t complete without the sweetness, the simple happiness, of dessert. We used to spend our Valentine’s Days reaching fierce speeds… Continue reading
The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) plans to choose by June between two possible ways to move the Kenai Spur Highway around the natural gas… Continue reading
Rods, reels and gear are the usual checklist, but in order to turn the memories of a day fishing into keepsakes, it’s important to remember… Continue reading
The Metal Masters are heating up the winter at the Kenai Visitor Center in Kenai. The metal stylings of three local artists are now on… Continue reading
A Soldotna physician will step into the leading role on the Alaska Medical Board. Dr. Craig Humphreys, an orthopedic spine surgeon at Kenai Spine in… Continue reading
Wednesday was a busy day for Kate’s Flowers and Gifts in Soldotna. Florist Kate Mastres, who started the shop with the help of her parents… Continue reading
A longtime Kenai doctor has sold his practice to a company operating clinics focused on medically assisted opioid treatment. Ideal Option, a Washington-based health care… Continue reading
It will be a night of drinks, mingling and movies — with some environmental awareness thrown in. On Saturday, Feb. 24, the Kenai Watershed Forum… Continue reading
A beginner whittler is usually timid. “After so many years, you get to know the wood and go in it for the big chunks, but… Continue reading
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s sportfishing license sales fell last year, even while its revenue from license sales increased. The department was expecting… Continue reading
More than 562,000 people from outside the state visited the Kenai Peninsula in summer 2016, about 10 times the area’s resident population, according to a… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An Alaska Native man said his otter fur handicrafts are for sale again on Etsy.com after the website briefly took them down to… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Alaska Senate Republicans face pressure from within their party to reject Gov. Bill Walker’s pick to fill an open Senate seat after the… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A seal that depends on Arctic sea ice for reproduction will receive threatened species protection, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled… Continue reading
The first winner of an award recognizing the accomplishments of Alaska fire chiefs serves close to home. Kenai Fire Chief Jeff Tucker received the 2017… Continue reading
A bicyclist makes her way down the path at Centennial Park on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. The Soldotna Department of Parks and… Continue reading
In a speech to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Gov. Bill Walker told the assembled crowd that he believes the Alaska Permanent Fund… Continue reading
The recent denial of Alaska Loven It’s license to cultivate cannabis raises a question not often discussed in Alaska’s growing marijuana industry. How do legal… Continue reading
Employment continued to drop in the Kenai Peninsula Borough through 2017, though at a slower rate than in 2016. The borough lost 271 jobs over… Continue reading
