Borough mayor candidate Mike Navarre has pulled ahead of all mayoral candidates in funds raised and spent.The former borough mayor and state legislator has raised $37,068.62 and spent $32,577.18 on his campaign through Sept. 24, according to the seven-day report Navarre filed with the Alaska Public ...
Fri, 09/30/2011 - 10:32am
Homer resident George Overpeck, 39, hits a wave while kiteboarding Sept. 25 near Deep Creek State Recreation Area. Overpeck has been kiteboarding for more than six years and also teaches the sport.
“I was hooked as soon as I realized I could ski or kitesurf with no engine and no lift in my front yard and go out and do it for free,” he said. “There is a lot of energy with the wind.”
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Fri, 09/30/2011 - 9:51amA mobile home with multiple additions located off of Feuding Lane in Sterling was destroyed by fire early Thursday morning, according to Central Emergency Services officials. At 2:28 a.m., 911 dispatch received a telephone call from one of the occupants living in the residence, advising of a fire in...
Fri, 09/30/2011 - 9:42amIn four days, Peninsula voters will decide the fate several borough assembly seats in next Tuesday's election. Up for grabs are the Homer, Sterling/Funny River and Kenai seats. Incumbent assembly member Hal Smalley, who represents the Kenai district, is running unopposed for re-election. Smalley sai...
Fri, 09/30/2011 - 9:34amThe Cook Inlet will soon be home to a mobile offshore drilling rig that received its name -- Endeavour, The Spirit of Independence -- from two Kenai residents. Ed Marker and Erik Lindow of Kenai were both chosen as winners of Buccaneer Energy's "Name the Rig" contest. The two submissions were select...
Fri, 09/30/2011 - 9:19amThe city of Soldotna received a grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to install two rain gardens within the next three years. The Soldotna City Council passed an ordinance Wednesday to accept the $25,000 grant, and to contribute $10,000 in-kind to the project to cover personnel costs...
Thu, 09/29/2011 - 5:31pm
NOAA recommended Wednesday the North Pacific Fishery Management Council reconsider the halibut catch sharing plan before it starts drafting a final rule on the proposal, according to a note released at the Council's meeting in Dutch Harbor.
Thu, 09/29/2011 - 8:00amThere are three Kenai Peninsula School District Board of Education members seeking to serve another term. Nikiski representative Joe Arness, Soldotna representative Penny Vadla and Central Peninsula representative Bill Holt are running unopposed in the Oct. 4 election. Arness, who has served multipl...
Wed, 09/28/2011 - 9:41pm
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