News
Manager sought for port project
The Municipality of Anchorage is in the market for a project management team to oversee the stalled Port…
News
Japanese firm inks deals in pursuit of natural gas
Resources Energy Inc., the Japanese company interested in developing a large liquefied natural gas project, has signed several…
News
Firms drill ahead on inlet projects
Two closely watched Cook Inlet exploration wells being drilled with jack-up rigs are reported to have reached or…
News
Fish board should meet on peninsula
A Friday night report on KTUU/2 told of the Homer Shorebird Festival. The woman interviewed stated the shorebird…
News
Hilcorp dominates Cook Inlet lease sale
Bidding was modest in the state’s May 8 Cook Inlet areawide lease sale, held every spring. Twenty-eight lease…
News
Apache’s seismic work still stalled by permit delays
After launching one of the largest and fastest 3D seismic data gathering campaigns in Cook Inlet’s history, Apache…
News
Residents talk fish to Seaton, Micciche
Homer area residents and voters from other areas of the Kenai Peninsula got a two-for-one special Friday with…
Community
Homer’s Best Bets
Recently the Betster went up to Anchortown for a big journo conference. Periodic trips to Alaska’s big city…
News
Fish research funds top $12 million
Fisheries projects throughout the state received a boost in the budget that passed the Legislature.The budget is still…
Opinion
Board of Fish does not act on task force proposals
The Alaska Board of Fisheries met last week to look at statewide finfish issues, and took up a…
Opinion
Mat-Su blames drift fishery for poor runs
Bruce Knowles, chairman of the Mat-Su borough’s Fish and Wildlife Commission, is urging sport fishermen to…
News
Buccaneer files counterclaim in suit
In a counterclaim responding to a $6.5 million lawsuit filed by Archer Drilling, Buccaneer Energy Ltd. charges that…
News
Multi-agency team finds options to reduce oil spills in Cook Inlet
The Cook Inlet Risk Assessment Advisory Team recently identified eight oil spill risk reduction options it feels could…