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Peninsula represented at Acceleration Academy
Alaska Native students from across the state are continuing their education this summer through several programs at the…
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Students pick up job skills with summer work program
Instead of sleeping in and relaxing over summer vacation, Seth Meyer got up at 4 a.m. to learn…
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Kenai Fire responds to fewer boat accidents this dipnet season
The Kenai Fire Department hasn’t had to rescue as many swamped boats in the Kenai River personal-use dipnet…
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Kenai man drowns in Johnson Lake
A man drowned in Johnson Lake on Sunday after his boat drifted away from him. Nickolas Thornton, 24,…
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Word on the beach: Red run is slow but steady
No matter where they travel from, what their technique is or if they have fish in the cooler…
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Commercial salmon fishery closures for Monday
Commercial salmon fishing will be closed on Monday to set gillnets in the Kenai, Kasilof and East Forelands…
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Ordinance would place bonds for borough building on ballot
Kenai Peninsula voters may get a chance to decide whether the Kenai Peninsula Borough should issue bonds to…
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Several issues stick in hospital operating agreement
As the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly goes through the process of renewing the agreement allowing a nonprofit to…
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Central Kenai Peninsula sees more rain this summer than usual
Central Kenai Peninsula residents have gotten practice at being prepared for less than perfect weather this summer. Steady…
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‘Fish for the Future’ program seeks to encourage catch and release for kings
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Mark Wackler’s name. Nearly every day…
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Man arrested for DUI after spilling screws on Seward Highway
Man arrested for DUI after spilling screws on Seward Highway A man was arrested near Seward last Saturday…
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Casting their nets
The sun peeks through cloud cover to light up the mouth of the Kenai River as personal-use dipnetters…
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Assembly introduced bed tax ordinance
Voters may get to decide whether Kenai Peninsula Borough hotels and bed-and-breakfasts should have to charge a bed…
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Commercial fishermen to fish Thursday
Commercial fishermen in Upper Cook Inlet will head out as usual Thursday, but with restricted area for the…
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FBI: Watch for signs of sex and labor trafficking
Although statistics and studies of Alaska’s sex and labor trafficking cases are often centralized around Anchorage, officials caution…
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Minor earthquake felt on Tuesday
At 3:47 p.m. on Tuesday, a 3.7 magnitude earthquake was felt throughout the Kenai Peninsula region. The minor…
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Setbacks complicate Kenai marijuana permitting
The question of how to measure the minimum distance Kenai code mandates between marijuana businesses and churches, schools,…
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KCHS ski team cleans up dipnet beach
One of the sorest points for Kenai residents about the personal-use dipnet fishery is the trash left on…
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Managers reining back Upper Cook Inlet commercial fishing
Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to show that 2017’s Kenai River inriver goal is 900,000–1.1 million…
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Construction season under way on the Kenai Peninsula
Kenai Peninsula residents and visitors should plan a little more time behind the wheel to account for some…