Seward News

Extensive collection of images of Alaska animals roaming the wilderness and, in many cases, our own backyard.

Alaska's fishing industry will soon know if more restrictions might be imposed to protect sea lions in prime fishing grounds.

The Library Museum project has a Christmas Quilt Raffle running through December 15, 2009.

The Van Gilder Hotel "ghost" storyA is featured on KTUU Channel 2 to kick off the Halloween weekend.A Joan Cunningham, hotel caretaker is interviewed along with Professor Carl Hild from Alaska Pacific University.A Professor Carl speaks of his own "viewing" this past summer.A Read the story or check out the video on our facebook pageA A ...

To untangle traffic at the state's worst bottleneck -- where the Glenn and Seward highways link up in Anchorage -- road planners are looking at just about every alternative imaginable: How about a freeway slicing through Russian Jack Springs Park? Or maybe one that cuts along the west end of Merrill Field and later splits the Rogers Park ...

A simple coin toss, followed two deadlocked 3-3 city council secret ballot votes, decided who would be appointed for the one-year term on the Seward City Council October 26.

The popular Holiday Wreath and Garland Fund Raiser for the Arts and Music in the Schools Program is back for the 15th year.

Editor's note: This column originally ran on Nov. 16, 2007. Now for my Alaska experience.

A huge craze Outside and in Anchorage has arrived in Seward, Alaska! Enthusiasm was high Saturday as folks of all ages and abilities ran around tossing colorful discs resembling small Frisbees toward new metal baskets on the high school lawn, field, and strategic positions along the METCO cross-country running trail.

Alaska's demand for flu vaccines - swine and seasonal - is outstripping supply. The immunization program manager for the state Public Health Division, Laurel Wood, told The Anchorage Daily News more vaccine is on the way, and it's not a crisis situation.

Kenai Peninsula Borough voters Tuesday passed a proposition placing a two-term limit on the length of time an assembly member can serve borough residents.

By Heidi Zemach for Seward City News The Seward City Council met Monday, Sept 28 and passed a series of resolutions by unanimous consent: The first resolution stated the city's intent to fund the North Seward Water Storage Tank and Pumping Facility Project for $4 million if it receives a 20-year loan in that amount from the State of Alaska, ...

The superintendent of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District sits in a school cafeteria staring down at a tiny-portioned meal while squirming elementary students devour their lunches next to him.

Published: October 1st, 2009 10:40 AM Last Modified: October 1st, 2009 10:40 AM Link: Anchorage Press Rule one for workers trying to rehabilitate orphaned wildlife at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward: Don't get too attached to the animals, and don't let them get attached to you.

Anchorage police arrested a man this morning on murder charges in a case dating back to the slaying of his wife in 2007.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Seward Ship's Drydock Inc.

As Seaview's new Tobacco Prevention Coordinator, and someone new to Seward itself, I'm working hard to get to know what locals think and feel about tobacco, in particular, about secondhand smoke.

I am hoping to give back to my community of Seward and need help from Jesus loving folks to make this dream and goal possible.

Local candidates want more jobs, energy solutions, education funding About 10 -15 people, including two reporters and several high school National Honor Society volunteers attended theCandidate's Forum Tuesday at the Seward City Chambers.

Days short of becoming Homer Senior Citizens' new administrator, Traci Boschert, 43, of Anchorage was found dead on the porch of her newly rented Hillside Place residence in Homer.