Anchor Point, Alaska

• Three charged in string of burglaries
  

  Nathan Sargeant III, 21, Ross A. Poindexter, 21 and Henry V. Mischler, 20, were each charged with four counts of first-degree burglary, four counts of theft and three counts of third-degree criminal mischief Aug.

• Familya s tragedy leads to fundraising music festival
  

  Before Jamie Wilson became a local symbol of suicide awareness, she was "Peanut." The nickname followed her from infancy, when her aunt Shannon Riley took one look at her small baby niece and decided the name suited her.

• Oil, gas companies eye southern Kenai
  

  UNDERDEVELOPED: Armstrong project could lure others in. Petroleum News Published: August 28th, 2010 09:33 PM Last Modified: August 28th, 2010 09:33 PM Just a few years ago, oil and gas development on the southern Kenai Peninsula was a chicken-and-egg situation.

• Guests, nonagenarian, gas line dominate council meeting
  

  A celebratory mood filled Homer City Hall Monday. It began with the introduction of a seven-member delegation representing Teshio, Homer's sister city in Japan.

• HEA workers injured in crash
  

  Anchor Point and Nikolaevsk emergency medical technicians assist victims of a head-on collision near Anchor Point last Friday.

• Miller bests Murkowski in District 35
  

  The message of the Tea Party Express won over many voters' minds on the Kenai Peninsula, showing up in District 35's voting results as favoring Joe Miller over incumbent Sen.

• Recent rains set records
  

  Seems we have been breaking some records. Unfortunately they're not for record fish; no, this time it's for consecutive days of rain.

• Meeting with Enstar puts gas line back on track
  

  A meeting between city officials, Enstar Natural Gas Co. representatives and Rep.

• Municipal election draws little interest
  

  Only Homer Mayor James Hornaday faces an opponent in his bid for another 2-year term as the city's top elected official.

• Ready or not: here comes the new school year
  

  Go ahead, look around. See all those sad faces pressed against the school bus windows? No, noa look past the streaking tears and trembling chins.

• Reading the North
  

  The blurb: Wasilla resident and self-taught philospopher Hayes explores the value of thinking for oneself, taking responsibility as a citizen in a democracy and overcoming bias to pursue the better argument in this collection of essays, ranging in topics from memories, movies gullibility and self-help culture to honor, war, capitalism and justice.

• Up in smoke: Council warned of fire danger
  

  Michael Fastabend and Wade Wahrenbrock, officials with the Kenai Peninsula Borough Spruce Bark Beetle Program,A presented information to the Homer City Council at a Monday night work session about the potential dangers - and solutions - facing the city.

• So far, two running for mayor
  

  With the candidacy filing period for the October municipal election open, it appears the ballot will have at least two candidates running for a two-year term as mayor.

• Anchor Point business owners stretching out
  

  New locations. New partners. New finishing touches. Anchor Point's business community is experiencing a busy summer.

• Cafe, pizzeria enjoy busy first summer
  

  The Local Cafe and Pizzeria opened at the corner of the Sterling Highway and North Fork Road July 1. It's an easy name to remember: The Local Cafe and Pizzeria.

City Description

Anchor Point is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2000 census the population was 1,845. Anchor Point is the westernmost point in the North American highway system. The name Anchor Point comes from a legend that when James Cook discovered the area, he lost an anchor. Settlers came beginning in the early 1900s. The Anchor Point Public Library has one employee and its collection includes approximately 12,269 items. There is also a kindergarten through eighth grade school located off the main highway. Anchor Point is located at 59°46′39″N 151°46′13″W / 59.7775°N 151.77028°W / 59.7775; -151.77028 (59.777468, -151.770220). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 90.9 square miles (235.4 km²), of which, 90.8 square miles (235.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.13%) is water. A large portion of the Anchor Point economy relies on the Anchor River. Tourists come to fish the river during salmon runs in the summer. The river is also a source of coal. Along the coast, there are good spots for clam-digging as well, which also draws tourists. The town is also the

City Contained By:

• Alaska
• Kenai Peninsula Borough
• United States of America

Timezones:

• Alaska Time Zone

Size:

• 235.42991923 km squared

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