Seward News

Sunday, July 5, 2009 Sunrise 4:43 am, sunset 11:19 pm, length of day 18 hours, 36 minutes; tomorrow will be 2 minutes and 34 seconds shorter.

Bill Gleavy, right, of Dedham, Mass., shows off his 257.2-pound halibut that won the Seward Halibut Tournament with captain Kevin Knight of Profish-N-Sea Charters.

The City of Seward desires to receive time and material price proposals for replacement of 2 exterior doors on the Fire Station.

SEAN PEARSON / Associated Press archive 2006 / Kindal Murry, of Columbia Falls, Mont., right, stands by a 77-pound lingcod he caught in 2006.

From Nome to Ketchikan, Alaska cities are gearing up for the Fourth of July with parades and fun events to mark America's birthday.

A 22-year-old bicyclist has died after being struck by a semi in Seward. Police say the cyclist was Brianne Toth of Seward.

SEWARD, Alaska a ' A guide operating out of Seward has been fined $6,500 for failing to meet sport fish log book requirements.

Anchorage police have arrested three men accused of stealing pickups, smashing into stereo stores and stealing sound equipment.

Alaska Pacific University is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a homecoming celebration featuring a variety of alumni and community events, June 26-28. Alumni from Alaska and across the U.S. are expected to attend sightseeing, reunion and celebration events, while Alaskans are invited to community events throughout the weekend.

The past two weeks have seen dock prices in Homer jump as much as $1 per pound as summer demand increases.

This year is going to be better than ever! We are gearing up for the 3rd annual Seward Racing Lions Mud Bog!A The fun will be taking place on Sunday July 5th at noon! The event will take place at the Seward Racing Lions Motorpark at the end of Nash Road in the Seward Marine Industrial Park.

The 2008-09 was a very successful year for the Rotary Club of Seward. We would like to take this opportunity to present to the Seward community some of the club's accomplishments over the past year.

The administration will be placing Trevan Walker as the Seward High School administrator for the 2009-2010 school year.

University of Great Falls track and field and cross country coach Jim Brewer has announced the signing of Travis Price of Seward, Alaska.

The getaway vehicle used in a fatal shooting in the parking lot of the Sports Authority yesterday has been found abandoned not far from the scene, Anchorage police said today.

Homer businessman and city council member Bryan Zak added to his already jam-packed resume in March when he landed the job as the South West Director for the Alaska Small Business Development Center, a position he said would help him bring valuable resources to small businesses in Homer.

In the 1930s the public health nurse in Kenai was a lesbian. Before post-WWII homesteading and the late-1950s oil boom, Kenai was an isolated little Alaska coastal village off the road system.

The tournament has grown tremendously from 66 servicememebers in 2007 to nearly 300 in 2009.

Alaska has its first official case of swine flu, also known as H1N1, state health officials announced Thursday.

Despite Alaska's distance from the Lower 48, it hasn't been protected from the green fever that's swept across the rest of the country, as alternative energy is on the minds of most everyone.