Soldotna News

Josh Holly, of Specialty Excavators, shows Konstantin Reutov, a 16-year-old Kachemak-Selo student, around an excavator on April 30 during the Alaska Construction Career Day at the Soldotna Sports Center in Soldotna.

A 16-year-old Soldotna boy who apparently shot himself in the leg is being charged with weapons misconduct and underage drinking.

A 23-year-old Soldotna man accidentally discharged a handgun Saturday, injuring himself and a 22-year-old man, Alaska State Troopers reported.

No, not "buck" as in a dollar. You can't do much of anything in Alaska for a dollar.

The Cooper Landing State Recreation Site boat launch facility, near mile 48 of the Sterling Highway, will be temporarily closed from May 10 June 10, 2013.

Dunk the Fuzz raises funds The Homer Police Department is inviting the public to "Dunk the Fuzz," a charity drive for the Homer Special Olympics.

A brown bear killed by Alaska State Troopers Sunday on the Kasilof River's north beach following reports of an attack and other aggressive behavior has tested negative for rabies.

Homer area residents and voters from other areas of the Kenai Peninsula got a two-for-one special Friday with an opportunity to listen to and ask questions of Sen.

Myla Liljemark, who teaches social studies at Seward Middle School, was among seven Kenai Peninsula Borough teachers honored May 1st as 2013 BP Teachers of Excellence.

Photo courtesy of Sarah Donchi - Kenai Feed Pigs awaiting pickup by their new owners swirl in a high tunnel greenhouse at Kenai Feed on Kalifornsky Beach Road on April 29.

Since waste heat is being used to produce steam, the Nikiski HEA plant will see an increase from its original output of 40 megawatts to 60 megawatts without using any additional natural gas.

Dan Chay of Kenai won the race for District 1; Soldotna's Ed Oberts was elected to District 2; and incumbent Bill Fry of Homer was re-elected to his District 3 seat.

Host and producer Robin Song relates the experiences of photographing the flocks of thousands of snow geese and Canada geese, along with cranes, swans, and ducks, feeding Palmer area fields in late April.

The pounding of nails, honking heavy equipment horns and buzzing of metal-cutting saws made an educational ruckus at the Soldotna Sports Center parking lot on Tuesday, where students from area high schools were getting a hands-on education in various Alaska construction fields.

Those were just a few of the sentiments a group of high school students shared April 26 during a roundtable discussion on suicide and depression.

A brown bear killed by Alaska State Troopers Sunday on the Kasilof River's north beach following reports of an attack and other aggressive behavior has tested negative for rabies.

Sometimes the problems of this world seem so huge it feels pointless to try and do anything about them.

Not all critics responded favorably to the work when it was first performed in 1869.

Two people walked away after their plane flipped on Montague Island. The Alaska National Guard in a release says rescuers found the pilot and passenger early Monday morning in Patton Bay.

Kenai Peninsula farmers and gardeners are in the early stages of planning a farmer's market at the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank.