Tom Bearup, a former Soldotna mayor, announced he is running for Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor.Standing in front of a banner with the slogan “The People’s… Continue reading
After a failed attempt by Kenai City Council member Brian Gabriel to slash more than $300,000 from the budget to avoid a mill rate increase,… Continue reading
Editor's note: This fishing report has been corrected to reflect the area in the Kenai River where rainbow trout fishing is legal. Kings Fishing this… Continue reading
Two apparently drunk men beat up and robbed a New York visitor in an attack Wednesday afternoon near Mile 21 East End Road. The assailants… Continue reading
The fiscal year 2015 annual budget balancing act finished the season with a unanimous passing vote.But before its passage, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly discussed… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An Alaska village sued the U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday after it rejected a road through a national wildlife refuge that could improve… Continue reading
KODIAK — Police in Kodiak say an Everett, Washington, man has died following a refrigeration leak aboard a fishing boat.The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports the… Continue reading
REYNOSA, Mexico — Before 14-year-old Brian Duran set out from central Honduras in mid-April, he heard that child migrants who turned themselves in to the… Continue reading
The Soldotna Equestrian Association (SEA) was one of the first organizations to step up and offer an evacuation plan for Funny River livestock. While preparing… Continue reading
The 2014 Summer Art Show at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Center had its well-attended gala opening May 23rd. The solo artist exhibit… Continue reading
As over 700 firefighters put themselves in harm’s way to stay off one of the largest wild fires on the Kenai Peninsula in recent history,… Continue reading
Buccaneer Energy, an independent Cook Inlet explorer with high hopes but skimpy resources, saw those hopes come crashing down May 31. The company filed for… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Volcano Observatory spokesmen say a low-level eruption of a volcano about 625 miles southwest of Anchorage is escalating, with pilots… Continue reading
It will be a year of firsts for the 2014 Kenai River Festival, June 6-8, between the trees at Centennial Park in Soldotna. Centennial Park… Continue reading
Rent is a common expense for tenants and businesses. Soon some local schools could also be budgeting for it.At a Monday afternoon workshop, the Kenai… Continue reading
Now that the deadline to file for state office passed Monday, 11 Kenai Peninsula residents will be on the August primary ballot.Kenai Peninsula Borough Assemblyman… Continue reading
Crack open the cover of any of the three books written by Alice Sebold, the keynote speaker of this year’s Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference, and… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — Taking aim at global warming, President Barack Obama introduced a politically charged plan Monday to order big and lasting cuts in the pollution… Continue reading
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is in the process of revising its budget due to state-level changes in funding. But more pieces of the… Continue reading
