The dilapidated ZipMart building in Sterling was demolished last week, capping monthslong efforts to mitigate a structure the Kenai Peninsula Borough called a public safety… Continue reading
A resolution up for consideration by the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday would put before peninsula voters the question of whether borough elections should… Continue reading
The Kenai River personal use sockeye salmon dipnetting fishery will open at 6 a.m. on Monday, July 10. Dipnetting will be allowed from 6 a.m.… Continue reading
A state lawmaker and the leaders of four major electric utilities are calling for the State of Alaska to investigate whether or not Cook Inlet’s… Continue reading
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday will wade into the issue of transgender rights in Alaska when it considers whether to support banning trans… Continue reading
A doubleheader baseball game between the Peninsula Oilers and the Mat-Su Miners on Tuesday, held at Kenai’s Coral Seymour Memorial Park, served to capstone both… Continue reading
The Fourth of July Parade again proceeded through Kenai on Tuesday, featuring dozens of businesses and other entities waving hands, waving flags and throwing candy.… Continue reading
About 45 people gathered in the Soldotna High School commons last week to celebrate the latest group of students to complete a summer work program… Continue reading
A former Soldotna High School teacher and head of the local teachers union is facing 61 counts of sexual abuse of a minor and possession… Continue reading
An unusually colored raven has been turning heads around the central Kenai Peninsula for the last few weeks — standing out from the crowd with… Continue reading
For the first time in eight years, a local razor clam fishery was opened for four days in Ninilchik on Saturday, drawing hundreds of anglers… Continue reading
Arkansas woman suffers major injuries when driver veered into her on the Homer Spit Trail.
The Chugach National Forest this week set dates for four public meetings about five new public use cabins that are proposed for construction on and… Continue reading
Sorensen currently serves as the executive director of the Seward Chamber of Commerce
Soldotna City Council members Wednesday got their first look at the lineup of capital projects the city expects to fund in the upcoming fiscal year,… Continue reading
A new officer joined the ranks of the Soldotna Police Department during Wednesday’s meeting of the Soldotna City Council. Soldotna Mayor Paul Whitney swore in… Continue reading
Northern Kenai Fishing Report for June 29, 2023
Salamatof youth interns connect with culture, learn skills to enter the workforce
The latest fundraiser for the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank pits the cities of Kenai and Soldotna against one another in a friendly competition to donate… Continue reading
Project leaders on a proposed fixed-route bus service for the central Kenai Peninsula are requesting public input on what the scope of that service should… Continue reading
