Members of the Alaska House of Representatives have filed dozens of new bills since the second session of the 34th Alaska State Legislature began Jan. 20. Rep. Justin Ruffridge, R-Soldotna, and Rep. Bill Elam, R-Nikiski, each filed a bill during the last week of January. Ruffridge sponsored House Bill 273, which aims to add dental […]
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The Nikiski Senior Center and the Kenai Peninsula Homeless Coalition both recently received grants from the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority. According to a Dec. 10 press release, the trust awarded over $7.2 million in grants to organizations throughout the state during the second quarter of fiscal year 2026. According to the release, the Trust […]
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The Mariner girls were named regional champions at the Kachemak Conference Wrestling Championships on Saturday, securing their victory with 125 points. The Homer boys’ team finished fourth with 176.5 points. Homer High School will send 11 wrestlers to the state championships this weekend, held at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage on Friday and Saturday, […]
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The Soldotna and Nikiski wrestling teams faced off during the Battle for the Bird at Soldotna High School last Wednesday, Nov. 26. The Stars and Bulldogs both had an extra incentive to win — the winners of each weight class took home frozen chickens for Thanksgiving dinner, courtesy of the All American Training Center and […]
Read MoreHarvest Midstream, a privately-held midstream service provider based in Houston, Texas, announced in a press release Tuesday, Nov. 11, their acquisition of the Kenai LNG facility in Nikiski. The terminal previously operated as an export facility, primarily shipping liquefied natural gas to Japan, until its closure in 2017. Harvest now intends to redevelop the site […]
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At the front entrance of Nikiski North Star Elementary on Wednesday, music was playing, bubble machines were filling the air with soapy spheres, and Nikiski Fire Service Area staff were directing traffic and greeting students on the first day of school. Similar, though perhaps not as exuberant, scenes were playing out across the Kenai Peninsula […]
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Three new patients have joined the Alaska SeaLife Center’s “growing” patient list, the center announced in a July 1 press release, including two orphaned harbor seal pups and an orphaned male sea otter pup. The SeaLife Center now has 12 animals in rehabilitative care, many of which are still in critical condition and receiving “lifesaving” […]
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