The Seward Phoenix Log - News of the Eastern Kenai Peninsula since 1966

Track and field capped off the Seahawks athletic year with stunning victories as two graduating Seward High School students took home big wins and one state record at the state finals in Fairbanks...

Register for Moose Pass festival Vendor registration is taking place for the Moose Pass Solstice Festival which is scheduled for June 22 and 23. The registration form and related information is available at moosepasssportsmensclub.com/events.html....

The following is from the journals of the Seward Police Department. Those who have been arrested or summoned are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law. May 12 00:41 - 911 open line call. 01:36 - Officers responded to a request from...

The Bear Creek Volunteers held a two and a half day vehicle extrication course over the weekend to enhance their basic and advanced extrication skills and to receive training on new equipment that...

SCF awarded $44,000 in small grants to 12 different organizations during its recent grant cycle. Donors and recipients of Seward Community Foundation’s largesse filled the Seward Brewing Company...

The State of Alaska owes the Kenai Peninsula Borough 27,000 acres of land under the Municipal Entitlement Act and the borough is taking the final steps toward getting the property it wants from the...

The following is from the journals of the Seward Police Department. Those who have been arrested or summoned are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law. May 4 00:16 - Officers responded to a report of a vehicle parked on the side of...

The following is from the journals of the Seward Police Department. Those who have been arrested or summoned are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law. April 29 15:43 - 911 misdial. 16:12 - Individual reported that his vehicle was hi...

Corrections: KRXA were the call letters of the AM radio station that broadcast in Seward. At some point in the 1990's the call sign was changed to KSWD. Doug Grant provided technical support to KSWD 9...

The following is from the journals of the Seward Police Department. Those who have been arrested or summoned are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law. April 21 23:04 - Officers transported a subject to PSMCC for a requested independ...

Summer projects will keep road crews busy along the Seward Highway from Seward to Anchorage. Work is wrapping up on the Trail River Bridge around mile 25 with traffic now using the new span while...

Garden club hosts roundtable discussion The Resurrection Bay Garden Club will present a roundtable discussion about composting at 4 p.m., Saturday, April 27, downstairs at Seward Community Library. Composting gurus Kirstie Willean and Bob Stark will...

The following is from the journals of the Seward Police Department. Those who have been arrested or summoned are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law. April 13 01:48 - Verbal warning for speed given at Seward Highway and North Harbo...

Once a year the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meets in Seward. For those unfamiliar with the proceedings there is an opening ritual including a prayer. While the sun shone brightly outside, Pastor...

The following is from the journals of the Seward Police Department. Those who have been arrested or summoned are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law. March 29 16:27 - Soldotna Troopers requested that Moose Pass Fire and SVAC be...

Two Sewardites were recognized for their public service at the outset of Monday’s Seward City Council meeting. John French was applauded for his work representing the Seward area on the Prince...

With a light agenda for the first Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting in April, Mayor Navarre proclaimed April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The assembly also heard a presentation on...

The following is from the journals of the Seward Police Department. Those who have been arrested or summoned are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law. March 28 13:12 - Individual reported that a small truck was parked at the...

Moose Pass is about to have a new fire hall. Perhaps a better way to phrase it is that Moose Pass will soon have a different fire hall. However, the renovated building that will house two fire...

The following is from the editorial page of the April 9, 1987 Seward Phoenix LOG. HOSTING ANCHORAGE... The Seward Spirit was clearly evident in an Anchorage mall last weekend as numerous local businesses and organizations introduced Southcentral...

Mushers race in Mayor’s Cup The 18th annual running of the Seward Mayor’s Cup sled dog race will be from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 6 at Seavey’s Corner, Old Exit Glacier Road. The race begins at 1 p.m, after a bonfire and hot dogs at...

Compiled by Julie Rosier In Anchorage... Expo ‘87 successful – It was a success! By all accounts a smashing success. According to Mayor Harry E. Gieseler it may have been the first time a small town in Alaska had made an all out effort to...

Seward Schools Site-based Council voted to recommend moving Seward Elementary’s sixth grade to Seward Middle School near the close of their monthly meeting last week. The vote last week was almost...

The Seward Tsunami Swim Club is holding its annual fundraiser, the Swim-A-Thon, at the Seward High School pool this Friday. The STSC is a local non-profit organization that promotes recreational and competitive swimming for children from...

The 18th annual running of the Seward Mayor’s Cup sled dog race is scheduled for Saturday, April 6. The entry fee of $200 benefits the Seward Iditarod Trail Blazers, whose mission it is to promote the restoration of the Iditarod Trail in the area...