In a place where Alaskan legends like Jay Hammond and Hugh Malone first discussed creating Alaska’s permanent fund and Don Gilman and Wally Hickel shared… Continue reading
Caring for elders of a community is a tradition in Alaska that goes back thousands of years in native Alaskan culture. A tradition that is… Continue reading
The higher the number of anniversaries the faster the planet seems to be orbiting the sun agrees Scott Miller, whose family recently celebrated Soldotna Trustworthy… Continue reading
Updated at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday: Rob Allen, incident commander with the Alaska Interagency Incident Management Team said today’s rain has helped firefighters, but crews need… Continue reading
Speaker Jim Herrick, commander of American Legion Post No. 20 stood before the crowd gathered at Soldotna Community Memorial Park, in the rattling wind, Monday.… Continue reading
Last week cities around the central Kenai Peninsula mobilized their communities to cleanup thousands of pounds of garbage.The city of Soldotna in collaboration with the… Continue reading
An Anchorage man is charged with attempted murder following an incident in Cooper Landing Sunday.Alaska State Troopers arrested Timothy J. Lange, 30, and charged him… Continue reading
As of Monday evening the Funny River Road wildfire was mapped at 176,069 acres or about 275 miles with 30 percent containment. The wind was… Continue reading
Many local businesses, churches, organizations and citizens spent their Memorial Days helping evacuees of the Funny River Road wildfire. The American Red Cross of Alaska… Continue reading
The Funny River wildfire grew to 156,041 acres or 244 square miles by 5 p.m. Sunday. The fire spotted across the Kenai River Sunday afternoon… Continue reading
For some kids, reading out loud can be nerve-racking. But reading to a furry, four-legged friend can make it easier.Lucy, a Golden Retriever, regularly listens… Continue reading
JUNEAU — For a man tasked with keeping charge of the whereabouts and safety of more than 32,000 irreplaceable objects, Alaska State Museum chief curator… Continue reading
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has more leeway to develop and maintain marine infrastructure in Alaska under the latest version of legislation that governs… Continue reading
It’s dry in Funny River. The dust from the traffic — gawkers and homeowners alike — flies up and mixes with the smoke and ash… Continue reading
For graduating Kenai Central High School seniors, it is finally time to release the expeditionary within themselves. Shannon Evans said she is looking forward to… Continue reading
There was perhaps no better visual metaphor of Nikiski High School’s 37 graduates than the cluster of toy soldiers marching up Cory Carr’s graduation cap.… Continue reading
The National Marine Fisheries Service and other entities have reached a decision on a regional split of the $20.8 million in federal aid for fisheries… Continue reading
When a high school graduating class has a total of three students, an impressive ranking is guaranteed. That was a point Ninilchik teacher Bryan Hickey… Continue reading
Update at 2:17 a.m. Sunday An emergency evacuation order was issued and then lifted in a two-hour period late Friday into early Saturday as residents… Continue reading
Frustrated with many questions about the now 67,000 acre wildfire burning in their backyards, Kasilof and Funny River residents flooded into community meetings organized by… Continue reading
