Kenai Alaska Golf

SoHi netters down Kenai Central

Soldotna opened its regular season with a win over visiting Kenai Central in four games, 23-25, 25-15, 25-8, 27-25, on Tuesday. "We didn't have much consistency to our play," Stars head coach Bruce King said. The team lacked consistency in its ball control, he said.

No brown bears killed at Russian again this year

A brown bear death zone near the confluence of the Kenai and Russian rivers has suddenly become some

Reminder: Bears still out and about

A report of a brown bear wandering through Kenai near Mountain View Elementary School Thursday is a good reminder to area residents that it's not quite hibernation season yet.

Refuge Notebook: The Peninsula's elusive 'other' loon at home on small lakes

While many residents may be familiar with the common loon (Gavia immer) of large lakes on the Kenai Peninsula, fewer may be aware that the Pacific loon (Gavia pacifica) also nests on smaller lakes on the Peninsula.

Natural gas storage planned for Alaska utilities

ANCHORAGE - Utilities hope a new natural gas storage facility near the mouth of the Kenai River will keep Southcentral Alaska homes warm on the coldest winter days.

Sports Brief: Local youths win national titles

Paul and Ellery Steffensen, representing the Kenai Kavemen Wrestling Club, each won two national titles at the 2010 USA Wrestling Kids National Championships held on June 30 in Orem, Utah.

Panthers, Stars set to renew rivalry

With a decisive victory over Houston, Soldotna remains unbeaten and retained its No. 1 ranking among small-schools football in the Alaska Sports Broadcasting Network poll heading into Week 5. Another close loss to a large-school opponent dropped Kenai Central (2-2) to fourth.

Photo Feature: Head in the clouds

If you think the Kenai Peninsula is beautiful in the summer, you should see it when cloaked under a thick blanket of white with the aurora borealis rippling through the celestial canopy above.

Beck rally is symbolic violence on King

Glenn Beck's assertion that it was mere coincidence the "Restore America" rally fell on the 47th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech is pure fabrication. In fact, the Restore America event is a textbook case of symbolic violence.

Mayor: No to hospital board: 'It is time for the borough to assume control of this process'

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Dave Carey is putting his foot down. "It is time for the borough to assume control of this process," Carey said.