Opinion: Where does your boat sewage go?
By Heather Leba – Did you know that the Clean Water Act prohibits the discharge of raw sewage from a vessel within 3 nautical miles of the U.S. coast? As the summer boating season approaches and more...
View ArticleCouncil reconsiders, approves harbor fee increases
By Heidi Zemach for Seward City News – The Seward City Council approved certain increases to the harbor fee structure at its Monday April 27th meeting that will help the city harbor department pay for...
View ArticleCouncil approves another public crane study
By Heidi Zemach for SCN- After a great deal of debate, and two rejections of amended versions, the Seward City Council members Monday night approved an engineering contract with Moffat & Nichol to...
View ArticleCoast Guard Observes National Safe Boating Week in Alaska
United States Coast Guard 17th District Alaska News Release – Coast Guard Observes National Safe Boating Week in Alaska KODIAK, Alaska — In recognition of National Safe Boating Week 2015, the Coast...
View ArticleUSCGC MUSTANG Promotes Safety First
By LT Matthew Brinkley, Commanding Officer, USCGC MUSTANG – In preparation for National Safe Boating Week and the 2015 fishing and boating season, your local US Coast Guard Cutter MUSTANG (WPB 1310)...
View ArticleBefore I die public awareness project at harbor
By Heidi Zemach for SCN- Before I die I want to… hug a bear, go to law school, save my marriage, have a child, see the Aurora Borealis. The precious hopes and aspirations of 146 people in Seward were...
View ArticleJob Opening at the Library Museum
CITY OF SEWARD POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT The City of Seward is hiring a Library Museum Technician. This is a regular, full-time position, with benefits, paying $15.57/hr. Performs difficult and complex...
View ArticleCouncil delays SMIC lease but approves city parcel for senior housing
By Heidi Zemach for SCN- Senior Housing Seward City Council voted to authorize the city manager to negotiate an agreement with Kenai Peninsula Housing Initiative at Tuesday night’s May 26 meeting, as...
View ArticleUS Coast Guard Cutter Munro open for public tours June 3
The USCG Cutter Munro is happy to announce they will provide PUBLIC TOURS in Seward on Wednesday June 3, 2015 from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. The USCG Cutter Munro is docked on the east side of the Cruise Ship...
View ArticleCoast Guard Cutter Munro Stands Ready for Patrol, Awaits Decommissioning
By Rick Smeriglio for SCN — Although Cutter Munro homeports in Kodiak, it makes port calls all over Alaska, including Seward. During its brief layover at the railroad east dock, crew of Cutter Munro...
View ArticleFirst coal ship signals slow season ahead as U.S. Supreme Court denies appeal
By Heidi Zemach for SCN – Since its arrival on Saturday, M/V Double Progress, the first coal ship to dock at Seward’s Alaska Railroad Terminal since last November, has been loading 72,000 metric tons...
View ArticleCouncil approves another lease extension and will extend electric to SMIC
By Heidi Zemach for SCN – The Seward City Council last night awarded a liquor license to The Cookery, a new downtown eating establishment that offers fresh Alaskan oysters and small portions of...
View ArticleSeward’s Port Avenue corner needs maps and signage
By Heidi Zemach for SCN- The hundreds of visitors arriving on the Alaska Railroad passenger train to Seward every morning, and passing through town for the day while waiting to get on their cruise...
View ArticleCouncil approves KFNP lease extension, adds new finance department position
By Heidi Zemach for SCN – The Seward City Council last night unanimously approved a 60-year lease extension for the Small Boat Harbor property at 1212 Fourth Avenue where the Kenai Fjords National Park...
View ArticleSeward Tsunami lives again in Waves Over Seward documentary
If you are looking for something to do on a rainy day in Seward, or just have a interest in history, make your way to the viewing of Waves Over Seward, a documentary that features footage of the...
View ArticleCity Proposes Mitigation of Impacts; Gives Notice of Intent to Award Contract...
By Rick Smeriglio for SCN — As part of its ongoing development of Seward Marine Industrial Center, City of Seward obtained a permit from US Army Corps of Engineers on May 26, 2015 to dredge and dispose...
View ArticleCouncil learns drill rig coming from Cook Inlet and handles other pressing...
By Heidi Zemach for SCN – During an eventful two-hour Seward City Council Meeting on Monday, July 27, the local public and council members learned from Seward City Manager Jim Hunt that the offshore...
View ArticleFamiliar Holland America cruise ship diverted to Seward for repairs
By Heidi Zemach for SCN – The Holland America-Line cruise ship M/S Statendam, which used be a regular sight in Seward during the summertime, made an unexpected return visit Monday, August 3rd, adding...
View ArticleDEC hears different views of AES’s permit to allow coal to fall into bay
By Heidi Zemach for SCN – About 35 people attended a public hearing by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation on its plan to issue an individual pollutant discharge elimination system...
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