It’s like watching someone try to plug the Tustumena ferry with duct tape while the crew jumps overboard. The Daily News-Miner encourages residents to make themselves heard through the Opinion ...

AUTHOR’S NOTE: The two most deadly years for people on or near Tustumena Lake were 1965 and 1975. This series examines the tragedies of those two years. This chapter describes the final Tustumena ...

Happy New Year! We are three days in and so far so good. We’ve gained about 18 minutes of daylight already, according to the charts. I haven’t really noticed it, but I’m sure someone or something has.

On Dec. 1, the refuge opened areas north of the Kasilof River and Tustumena Lake for snowmachining, while southern areas of the Kenai Peninsula remained closed. Now, all areas are again closed. The ...