ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Marine surveying will start again this summer near Alaska’s coastal communities in a wide-reaching effort to improve communications by laying a… Continue reading
The Kenai River Campus Student Union announced their end-of-year award recipients at their recent annual BBQ, held Friday, May 1. Those chosen to receive the… Continue reading
At 11-years-old, Whitney Owens has self-published her first book. The home school student authored and illustrated ‘Winston’s Friendship Journey’, which is available on Kindle, Amazon.com… Continue reading
School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley… Continue reading
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The Kenai Birding Festival is flocking into town and local birders have been gearing up for another year of showing off the more than 200… Continue reading
Following the turn of the tassel, Cook Inlet Academy’s six 2015 graduates were off. The tight knit group that has functioned as peers and friends… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — On a foggy Saturday morning in early January 1978, the body of a 16-year-old girl was found in a ditch off… Continue reading
Data from the United Way of Anchorage shows food bank referrals in Fairbanks nearly quadrupled between 2012 and 2014. Most other places in Alaska saw… Continue reading
ATLANTA (AP) — With the nation’s economy at its healthiest since the Great Recession, a surprising trend is emerging among the states — large budget… Continue reading
Standing among flashing digital cameras and tables laden with refreshments, Kenai Peninsula College’s 166 graduates shook hands with friends and family following the 2015 commencement… Continue reading
A popular driving loop that connects several trails, campgrounds and boat launches on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge to travelers on the Sterling Highway remains… Continue reading
While all existing educators and support staff in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District kept their jobs this year, it is unlikely to happen next… Continue reading
Two Special Olympics teams met on Saturday at Soldotna High School to compete in swimming and basketball. The teams from Homer and from the Central… Continue reading
Skilak Lake Road, the gravel road that leads from the Sterling Highway to recreation areas at Bottenintinin, Skilak, Engineer, Lower Ohmer and Hidden lakes, was… Continue reading
Firefighters responded to a fire on Monday around 4:00 p.m. near Jim Howard Road, between Anchor Point and Nikolaevsk. Alaska Division of Forestry Fire Management… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The state budget remained unsettled Thursday, one-third of the way through the special session called by Gov. Bill Walker.Lawmakers are scheduled to reconvene… Continue reading
The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority has given approval for a $30-million financing package that will allow BlueCrest Energy to begin drilling and development… Continue reading
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Last week, Gov. Bill Walker called lawmakers into a special session after the Legislature failed to pass a fully funded budget… Continue reading
Following the crisp ring of a tarnished hand bell, the sporadic clack of rolling dice echoes through Etta Mae Near’s Soldotna home on Friday evening.… Continue reading
