The Ninilchik Traditional Council’s battle for a Kenai River subsistence gillnet will run into the 2016 salmon season, with a lawsuit over last year’s operational… Continue reading
The first seven marijuana entrepreneurs on the Kenai Peninsula received their state approvals on Thursday and Friday. The state Marijuana Control Board gave its stamp… Continue reading
Barbara McNinch (left) dances with Tony Doyle at the Kenai River Festival on Friday in Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna. The festival, organized by the… Continue reading
Editor's note: This article has been updated to show that the proposed boundary change would include part of Ninilchik. A proposed ordinance before the Kenai… Continue reading
NORTH POLE, Alaska — Three concrete walls jut out of the dirt and shimmy across the ground like humongous eels.The walls on Doughchee Avenue off… Continue reading
Several local kids and teens went into business on Saturday, taking their seats behind a venerable symbol of young capitalistic gumption, the lemonade stand. Lemonade… Continue reading
For the first time in the 40-year history of the Mrs. Alaska-America Pageant, a woman from Kenai has taken the crown. Tesa Sturman, 35, won… Continue reading
The Kenai Peninsula’s relatively diverse economy has some room to grow in the next few years, accommodating for lower oil prices and production as well… Continue reading
The Kenai and Soldotna airports partnered to host the 16th annual Kenai Peninsula Air Fair on Saturday. Following a breakfast and poker run at the… Continue reading
Those going to the Wolverine trailhead at Tsalteshi Trails will now have a place to go. Two outhouses are being installed at the trail’s entrance… Continue reading
Furniture in the Kenai Community Library has been damaged for the second time since mid-May. Library staff were made aware of a couch and a… Continue reading
Soldotna City Council members debated the best remedies to the city’s dip in revenue before passing a $12.2 million budget at their Wednesday meeting.The city… Continue reading
The Board of Education postponed a decision to award the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s next transportation contract until July 11, at the regularly scheduled… Continue reading
A longtime landmark restaurant in Soldotna is for sale after 18 years with one owner.Mykel’s Restaurant and the Soldotna Inn, located on the Kenai Spur… Continue reading
Editor's note: this story has been changed to remove a contested statement about the time of the cabin's construction. A cabin in Nikiski was destroyed… Continue reading
Salmon unite and divide Alaskans across the state. Gear type, purpose and region all come into play in a divisive debate over salmon allocation. Three… Continue reading
Editor's note: This article has been updated to show that River City Academy is sponsoring the selfie contest. Both the Kenai River and the sky… Continue reading
The chance for children to try their hand at salesmanship and running their own business has returned in the form of this year’s Lemonade Day.… Continue reading
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is now facing a nearly $1 million deficit for the next school year. While the legislature restored a $66… Continue reading
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approved a final budget for Fiscal Year 2017 at its Tuesday meeting.The budget will go into effect after the borough’s… Continue reading
