Budget cuts in Washington, D.C., could dismantle a longtime oceanic research and education program nationally. Sea Grant has 33 outposts in coastal communities around the… Continue reading
In the race between geology and bureaucracy that has constituted Kenai’s bluff erosion mitigation attempts, geology continues to win. The 18-year-old project to halt the… Continue reading
A cost-share agreement between Kenai and the Army Corps of Engineers for a study relating to Kenai’s bluff erosion is close to realization. According to… Continue reading
The City of Kenai has acquired five parcels of foreclosed properties on Peninsula Avenue with the intent of using the lots as a staging area… Continue reading
Which moves faster: the geological process of bluff erosion, or the bureaucratic process of project funding? According to a 2007 Army Corps of Engineers report,… Continue reading
After two days of meetings in Kenai City Hall between Kenai administrators and regional and national officials from the Army Corps of Engineers, the two… Continue reading
Kenai is seeking land while the Army Corps of Engineers has set a new timeline and reached a new preferred project design for bluff erosion… Continue reading
Juneau and Alaska as a whole have not been able to escape the nationwide opiate epidemic, and opiates appear to only be increasing their hold… Continue reading
A Soldotna woman has been crowned this year’s Mrs. Alaska America, establishing a recent tradition of victory on the central Kenai Peninsula. Kersten Gomez, a… Continue reading
The Soldotna High School auditorium was filled with graduates who have never walked a hall together, but who celebrated their graduation from Connections Home School… Continue reading
Kenai Central High School’s six graduating valedictorians had more than 171,000 English words to choose from to describe their class. The one they chose? “Procrastination.”… Continue reading
Commercial fishing managers in Prince William Sound plan to continue opening the fishery, despite concerns about low king salmon returns to the Copper River system.… Continue reading
Each of the 10 River City Academy graduates present in the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex for the school’s Wednesday graduation ceremony gave a short speech… Continue reading
Eleven Ninilchik seniors lined the walls of the school gym following their graduation ceremony to receive well-wishes, hugs and gifts from the community that helped… Continue reading
Soldotna is one step closer to an indoor field and recreational facility after the city council voted Wednesday to set aside $3 million for the… Continue reading
Nikiski graduates know how to have fun. From their bedazzled and decked-out graduation caps to their inside jokes to their class motto, taken from the… Continue reading
Best Bets n An opening reception for the Kenai Peninsula Woodturners 2017 Summer Exhibit at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center, 11471 Kenai Spur Highway… Continue reading
“Alien: Convenant” Twentieth Century Fox 2 hours, 2 minutes The “Alien” franchise created by Ridley Scott and co. back in 1979 has certainly come a… Continue reading
The road is a long one. Like most, it’s rarely smooth and straight. Signs warn of curves and detours ahead, rough terrain, and rest stops… Continue reading
Vernal Star By Brent Johnson, Clam Gulch A star, astute, ever lengthening its arc, makes pussy willows. Tenderizing ice, energizing white mountains —the root of… Continue reading
