While almost everyone has a vision for a better future, it takes a little more work to take ideas from vision to reality.

Two Anchorage men who told investigators they were horsing around with a "redneck flamethrower" set a 5-year-old boy's head on fire and have been charged with felony assault and reckless endangerment, according to police and court records.

Brrrrr is the word for the week. I hope all of our community has done all its preparation for our upcoming winter months.

Some ideas, such as the idea to create a wheel, sure made our lives better and other ideas, such as the creation of the game called a oeLawn Darts,a were probably not one of the best ideas put to use as many a punctured person, dog, cat, etc.

Strong winds and downed trees took out electric lines throughout the southern Kenai Peninsula on Wednesday evening, causing several power outages.

Sorting fruit and butter for 150 Thanksgiving baskets keep Gus Van Dyke, Rick Aboud, Heather McHenry and Ron Pendleton busy Saturday morning.

Pioneer Homes and VA Near Agreement on Free Meds Dave Donaldson, APRN a ' Juneau The Pioneer Homes, the statea TMs assisted living facilities, and the Veteransa TM Administration are close to a permanent agreement that will provide free prescribed medicine to veterans who live in the facilities.

Editor's note: This is the first part of a multi-piece series following Dave Knudsen's class at Kaleidoscope School of Arts Science in Kenai as they study different aspects of the salmon lifecycle through the school year.

The Anchor Point natural gas field on the lower part of the Kenai Peninsula may soon start feeding gas into the railbelt system.

By Naomi Klouda Homer Tribune Will Homer children soon receive flu vaccinations at school like Anchorage students? Probably not until later in November, said Kenai Peninsula School District's Health Services Coordinator Naomi Walsworth.

Seasonal flu vaccine here The Homer Public Health office will be holding several sessions to give out the seasonal flu vaccine today and Thursday from 9 to 11 a.m. and from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The Anchor Point Senior Center also holds a walk-in clinic to give out the shots 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday.

In 1867, the National Grange saw a vision to unite private citizens in improving social and economic conditions of the nation's farm population in rural areas.

Warren Beachy, of Beach Construction, prepares concrete where above-ground fuel tanks will be placed at Petrol Marine's fuel station in Anchor Point.

ENSTAR President Colleen Starring told Anchorage Chamber of Commerce members October 19 to expect a 16 percent gas cost decrease next year.

It took a lot of individual parts to make the soft-colored, attractive tile art displayed on a wall in the Chapman School library.