Soldotna News

Before 10 a.m. Friday morning, it was 15 down and 6,085 to go. Homer Electric Association's "Kick in-Can" program aims to put 7,000 compact fluorescent bulbs in its members' hands in exchange for incandescent bulbs.

Central Peninsula Garden Club monthly program meeting, is Tuesday, December 1st.

Homer Electric Association is offering southern Kenai Peninsula residents an opportunity to get the latest information on energy saving appliances and weatherization techniques.

Hoping to quell a swell of negative public opinion, Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Dave Carey last week cut the salaries of two of his administration's highest paid appointees.

The Boys & Girls Club of the Kenai Peninsula a ' which includes HOMER a 'KENAI a ' NIKISKI a ' SELDOVIA a ' SOLDOTNA a ' SEWARD KENAI TEEN CENTER, are not scheduled to close.

For most of her 28 years teaching at Soldotna High, Sammy Crawford wanted to see the Advanced Placement courses she taught have weighted grades.

Southeast No. 1 seed Juneau-Douglas will face Northern Lights No. 2 seed Colony at 2 p.m. in the first round of the 2009 4A State Volleyball Tournament on Thursday at West Anchorage High School.

For the majority of her 28 years as a teacher at Soldotna High, Sammy Crawford wanted to see the Advanced Placement courses she taught have weighted grades.

Jessica Erin Sherman and Cody Joseph Seymour were married in a afternoon ceremony Saturday, June 20, 2009, at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Soldotna.

Less than a week after President Barrack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency, the pandemic seems to be having a limited impact on the Kenai Peninsula.

A late morning fire destroyed a Soldotna home Monday. Firefighters rushed to Salamatoff Drive about 11:30 a.m. to find a home engulfed in flames, said assistant fire marshal Brad Nelson.

Slightly more than one year into the process, the Soldotna city planner presented the preliminary half of a four-chapter update on the city's Comprehensive Plan.

"Prices slashed. Build now," might have been a fitting title for the architect's presentation last week describing plans for a Soldotna library expansion.

The World Master Games were comprised of 28 different sports with over 28,000 athletes from 95 countries.A The goal of the World Masters games is motivating a goal-oriented and long-term attitude towards sport, physical fitness and health.

Whenever Kate Veh comes home after visiting her in-laws in Europe, she can't shake the feeling that the United States is falling behind in developing its energy future.

Not all campaign promises fall by the wayside. In Soldotna, where four candidates for city council recently campaigned with a pledge to honor voters' wishes to site a city cemetery next to the Kenai River near the end of Redoubt Avenue, the newly elected council members are considering just that.

Cynthia Gachupin of Lancaster, Calif., and Luke Ciufo of Soldotna plan to marry June 26, 2010, in Soldotna.

The bearbaiting charge filed against a Soldotna photographer has been dropped. An assistant U.S. attorney said the facts of the case did not add up to an offense, and a federal judge on Wednesday dismissed the charge against Jim Oltersdorf.

By a hefty margin, workers at Central Peninsula Hospital rejected a proposal to unionize in voting at the hospital last week.

After a lengthy discussion and several amendments, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approved the creation of job descriptions for administrative service employees, Tuesday at its meeting in Soldotna.