When it comes to strong women, Homer has a former Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly president, city council members, scientists, business owners and teachers. They fly… Continue reading
Commercial fisheries managers in Cook Inlet are moving forward with a cautious eye on salmon runs but relatively normal fishing regulations for the summer. An… Continue reading
Editor’s note: There is a lot going on at Kenai Middle School, including the “KMS Purple Pages,” a monthly newspaper produced by the students. The… Continue reading
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly begins the long process of hashing out its budget for fiscal year 2019 on Monday. The administration has been working… Continue reading
A man with multiple convictions — including for setting off fire alarms at two schools, assaulting hospital employees and threatening a taxi driver — was… Continue reading
Soldotna City Council welcomed Justin Ruffridge to the dais Wednesday night. After the resignation of Keith Baxter in March, two candidates submitted applications for Seat… Continue reading
If you know that a volcano is at risk of erupting, you can thank the Alaska Volcano Observatory and its collection of sensors around coastal… Continue reading
Three fires and 18 total emergency calls kept personnel from Soldotna’s Central Emergency Services busy Wednesday. A fire near Scout Lake in Sterling engulfed a… Continue reading
With two public listening sessions behind them, the members of the borough’s working group on gravel pits are digging into their list of recommendations. The… Continue reading
Some of the actors in Nikiski Middle-High School’s production of “Mary Poppins” have mastered their characters’ British accents. Some are still working on it. To… Continue reading
With the open court discussion done, the plaintiffs and the Kenai Peninsula Borough may have to wait up to six months for a decision in… Continue reading
Phone scammers posing as bill collectors for Homer Electric Association have targeted local business owners, seeking payment for false electric bills and threatening to cut… Continue reading
Soldotna City Council will decide between two applicants Wednesday night to fill a vacant seat. Residents Jordan Chilson and Justin Ruffridge have both submitted their… Continue reading
Editor's note: This story has been corrected to show that South Peninsula Hospital's revenues would be reduced under the new service areas. The public will… Continue reading
Farmers in Alaska are looking to tourists to help round out their profit margins. Agritourism, or farm-based tourism, is already a staple for many farmers… Continue reading
A man facing kidnapping and assault charges was indicted for possession of child pornography in Kenai Superior Court last week. Joshua S. Tisdale, 25, faces… Continue reading
April marks the first full year of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s partnership with Education Elements, the technology group helping schools to implement personalized… Continue reading
Birding activists and a group of senators are asking the U.S. Department of the Interior to rethink a recent decision to interpret the Migratory Bird… Continue reading
A Kenai man was arrested early Friday morning after allegedly robbing a coffee stand in Kenai at knifepoint. Kenai police officers arrested Seth Byers, 19,… Continue reading
Just over a month remains before the Kenai Peninsula Borough administration plans to bring its proposed budget to the assembly on May 24. Borough Mayor… Continue reading
