07/14/11 Ocean fishing for halibut, ling cod and rockfish has been on fire. Homer, Seward and Whittier are all popular points of departure. Silver and pink salmon are being caught in Prince William Sound, so don't forget your jigs, circle hooks, hoochies and herring.
07/14/11 After conducting a nationwide executive search led by healthcare leadership solutions firm B. E. Smith, Memorial Hospital of Converse County (MHCC) in Douglas, Wyo., has hired Ryan Smith to fill the role of CEO. A seasoned healthcare executive with more than 17 years of executive leadership experience, Smith will assume his new duties at MHCC on December 1, 2011. (PRWeb July 14, 2011) Read the ...
07/14/11 Weekly Weather Summary: With the main storm track continuing over the northern half of the lower 48 States, high pressure over the southern Plains exacerbated the drought, keeping this area precipitation free and unseasonably hot (highs exceeding 110 deg F). Weak fronts stalled out across the Southeast, generating hit and miss showers and thunderstorms, with some locally heavy.
07/13/11 A federal jury earlier this month took 25 minutes to find a Homer man guilty on one count of conspiring to distribute 500 or more grams, or 1.1 pounds, of methamphetamine. Kostas Bairamis, 22, faces a minimum sentence of 10 years and a maximum of life imprisonment.
07/13/11 It's a coming-home for Keren Kelley. Beginning Aug. 1, Kelley will be Homer Senior Citizens Inc.'s new executive director. "I am so excited to be doing this.
07/13/11 How can Anchor Point residents tap into natural gas being produced in their backyard and flowing north to Anchorage?
07/13/11 An architect with roots on the lower Kenai Peninsula is part of the team selected to design the new Pratt Museum building. Tom Livingston, of Livingston Slone of Anchorage, grew up in Anchor Point and frequently visits Homer.
07/13/11 While Chad Aldridge's 350.8-pound halibut maintains the overall lead in the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby, new fish are already making their way onto the monthly prize-winning board.
07/13/11 Eagle River's American Legion Wolves got their mojo back with a doubleheader sweep of Kenai Post 20 on Saturday, July 9 at Oberg Field in Peters Creek.
06/18/11 KANSAS CITY - "One town, one dream!" graced the backs of T-shirts worn by supporters Friday night. While Marshalltown wasn't chosen as an All-America City in Kansas City, Mo.
06/10/11 After Sarah Palin fired her public safety commissioner, Walt Monegan, setting off a chain of events that would ultimately become known as "Troopergate," she offered him the position of executive director of Alcholic Beverage Control, a demotion that he declined.
06/10/11 After Sarah Palin fired her public safety commissioner, Walt Monegan, setting off a chain of events that would ultimately become known as "Troopergate," she offered him the position of executive director of Alcholic Beverage Control, a demotion that he declined.
06/04/11 If there were an Alaska medal for chutzpah and pluck, we should give it to Texas oil wildcatter Danny Davis. For years Davis' small independent company, Escopeta Oil and Gas, has been working to bring a jack-up drilling rig to Cook Inlet.
06/04/11 The fledgling Native Arts and Cultures Foundation held its spring board meeting in Anchorage in late May. Established to assist Native American artists and cultural organizations, the Vancouver, Wash.-based group presented its first grants in 2010.
06/03/11 The North American Hockey League (NAHL) has announced its divisional alignment for the 2011-12 season. The 28-team league will be divided into five divisions: the Central, Midwest, North, South and West.
06/03/11 A Norwegian company recently announced that this August, two large ships will arrive in Cook Inlet to transport the fertilizer plant that once employed hundreds on the Kenai -- and pumped millions into our local economy -- from Nikiski to Ossiomo, Nigeria.
06/02/11 ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Several agencies will test tsunami response during an exercise Saturday in Kodiak. The multi-agency exercise will involve units from the Alaska Army National Guard, the Alask...
05/14/11 Desert National Wildlife Refuge will turn 75 next week. To mark the occasion, visitors to the largest and one of the oldest refuges in the 48 contiguous states can celebrate by, of course, taking a hike. One, in fact, is planned for a limited number of
05/13/11 Soldotna resident Darin Hagen became good friends with Josh Braun as he trained for a bodybuilding competition in Anchorage in 2008. Sitting in the audience as Braun took the stage, Hagen was impressed with what he saw.
05/13/11 Imagine galloping along a sandy beach, splashing in and out of the water -- an image right out of "The Black Stallion," or perhaps some romantic travel getaway advertisement. But right here in Kenai, there are great beaches for horseback riding, and now is the best time to do it. | 
