Site Logo
The Diamond Bananas, also known as Ethan Williams, left, Bengimin Ambrosian, Nickolas Ambrosian and Robert Minden of Seward Middle School, prepare their catapult for the Mind A-Mazes challenge at Soldotna Prep School in Soldotna, Alaska on Saturday, October 14, 2017. Their device had to shoot a rubber ball into a wastebasket from different distances. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

News

Crazy catapults at Mind A-Mazes

The rules were not simple, in fact there is a whole blog dedicated to the rules for the…

Sports

Kodiak sweeps Palmer Invitational

The Kodiak girls and boys swimming and diving teams swept the Palmer Invitational on Thursday through Saturday. The…

News

Two dead in crash near Hope junction

Two people were killed after a crash on an icy Seward Highway near Hope junction on Saturday morning,…

Jasper and Madison Dormady carry their pumpkins through Lawton Acres during the fall pumpkin festival in Kenai, Alaska on Oct. 14, 2017. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

News

Pumpkin picking: Kenai hosts pumpkin festival

There was no time to sip apple cider on Saturday at Kenai’s Fall Pumpkin Festival, within minutes of…

News

A life dedicated to cultural heritage

FAIRBANKS — Sean Topkok is of mixed race and grew up in a state of “cultural confusion.” “I…

News

Alaska officials evaluating impact of health care decision

JUNEAU — Officials in Alaska on Friday were evaluating the impact of a Trump administration decision to stop…

Soldotna’s Holleigh Jamie receives a serve as Shay Zener looks on during a 3-2 loss to Wasilla on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Wasilla. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)

Sports

Weekend volleyball roundup

WASILLA — Great win for the Wasilla Warriors. “Good loss” for the Soldotna Stars. That’s not something heard…

Sports

Chainwreck Cyclocross Series concludes with wet, wild night

On a wet and wild Thursday night at Tsalteshi Trails, the Chainwreck Cyclocross Series concluded with a fifth…

Sports

Friday: Brown Bears fall in Bismarck

The Kenai River Brown Bears dropped a 3-2 decision on the road to the Bismarck (North Dakota) Bobcats…

Sports

Ostrander takes 9th at Nuttycombe Invitational

Allie Ostrander, a 2015 Kenai Central graduate, finished ninth at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational in Madison, Wisconsin, on…

Opinion

Letter: Republican Women of the Kenai support Charlie Pierce

Republican Women of the Kenai support Charlie Pierce The Republican Women of the Kenai, affiliate of the Alaska…

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Former resident supports Hutchings

Former resident supports Hutchings To my Alaska Friends: I strongly urge you to vote for Linda Hutchings in…

Letters to the Editor

Letter: A simpler way to survive

A simpler way to survive There are many ways to survive. A person can live on the streets,…

A snowshoer enjoys Tsalteshi Trails in this Decmeber 2013 file photo. A wide range of sports gear will be available at the Kenai Central High School ski team’s annual gear swap Saturday at the school. (Clarion file photo)

Life

Swap and shop: Kenai Central Ski Team holds sports swap

For anyone in the market for sports equipment, whether looking to start skiing or needing a new Frisbee,…

The American Redstart currently breeds in eastern United States and southern Canada, but climate warming may make the Kenai Peninsula a suitable place for it to live by the end of this century. (Photo by S. Maslowski, USFWS)

Life

Refuge Notebook: Flying into the future

I am jealous of birds. They fly. In my imagination, the mobility of flight would open up so…

Soldotna’s Kodi McGillivray picks up a dig during a 3-1 loss to Palmer on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, at Palmer High School. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)

Sports

Soldotna, Kenai netters lose on road

PALMER — Tuesday, Palmer hosted Colony on its home floor and it turned out to be a rough…

Sports

Stars lead list of NLC All-Conference awards

The Soldotna Stars once again filled the Northern Lights All-Conference list of accolades in 2017, picking up three…

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Prop 2 defeat leaves borough workers in the cold

Prop 2 defeat leaves borough workers in the cold To workers in the Borough building: I’m sympathetic. Working…

Opinion

Editorial: An ounce of prevention

Two-thirds of Alaska adults are overweight or obese. That’s according to the Alaska Obesity Facts Report released Monday…

News

Sterling man arrested after series of thefts

Sterling man arrested after series of thefts Alaska State Troopers arrested a Sterling man Wednesday night in connection…