Anthony Irsik planned on going dipnetting in Kenai yesterday. He gathered his equipment: dipnet, waders, mosquito repellant… and his chess set. Chess set? Chess is a big part of Irsik’s life. It’s a demanding game. It’s full of nuance and planning.  Irsik is...

Let it rain! Citizen scientists all over the country are collecting the rain drops. And hail pellets. And snowflakes. This is CoCoRaHS, the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network. Its mission is to increase the number of people having fun measuring...

The City of Palmer will hold elections on Tuesday, October 6. Three City Council seats are up this year: two three-year terms and one one-year term. The candidate filing period runs from 8 a.m. next Monday to 4 p.m. on July 31. Candidates must select one race. Those...