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Ostrander one of 10 Bowerman award candidates

Boise State junior Allie Ostrander was named Wednesday to the 2018 Women’s Mid-Outdoor Watch List for the Bowerman award, college track and field’s highest honor.… Continue reading

Man wanted in Duck Inn altercation arrested

A homeless man wanted for his alleged involvement in a January altercation at a Soldotna-area hotel was charged last week for giving a false name… Continue reading

A still from the short film “Seriously North,” which will be playing at Saturday’s International Fly Fishing Festival in Kenai. (Photo Courtesy of Bird Marketing Group)

Fly fishing film festival this Saturday

The Kenai Peninsula Trout Unlimited Chapter will be hosting the International Fly Fishing Film Festival (IF4) this Saturday at the Kenai Visitor’s Center. The annual… Continue reading

A still from the short film “Seriously North,” which will be playing at Saturday’s International Fly Fishing Festival in Kenai. (Photo Courtesy of Bird Marketing Group)

Tackling spring cleaning

On the Kenai Peninsula, spring cleaning creeps from the living room to the garage to the tackle box. With warmer weather, it’s time to start… Continue reading

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows John Krasinski, left, and Noah Jupe in a scene from “A Quiet Place.” (Jonny Cournoyer/Paramount Pictures via AP)

Reeling it in: ‘A Quiet Place’ will make you scream

“A Quiet Place” Paramount Pictures 1 hour, 30 minutes This week on the radio show I co-host where we talk all about the movies, the… Continue reading

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows John Krasinski, left, and Noah Jupe in a scene from “A Quiet Place.” (Jonny Cournoyer/Paramount Pictures via AP)

What others say: Communities should opt in to smoke ban, rather than out

A bill that seeks to ban smoking in bars, restaurants and public places may finally get a vote on the House floor after being held… Continue reading

Two men accused of Wildwood drug smuggling

Two detention center inmates are facing drugs charges after security guards reported finding heroin under a cell mattress. Willam S. Kindt, 45, and Donald J.… Continue reading

Area runners take on wet, windy, cold Boston Marathon

Gabriel Juliussen of Soldotna led the Kenai Peninsula by finishing 6,578th overall and 5,305th among men Monday at the rainy, cold and windy Boston Marathon.… Continue reading

Stolen Anchorage truck tracked to Kenai

An Anchorage man and his uncle were arrested Monday after troopers tracked a vehicle reported stolen in Anchorage to a Kenai address. After receiving descriptions… Continue reading

Anya Hondel of Soldotna took top prize at last year’s Caring for the Kenai competition with her project, a puppet named Captain Conservation. Hondel will be a judge on this year’s panel. (Photo courtesy Caring for the Kenai)

Caring for the Kenai takes stage Thursday

Twelve high school students from across the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will take the stage Thursday night during the annual Caring for the Kenai… Continue reading

Anya Hondel of Soldotna took top prize at last year’s Caring for the Kenai competition with her project, a puppet named Captain Conservation. Hondel will be a judge on this year’s panel. (Photo courtesy Caring for the Kenai)
In this Nov. 10, 2015 file photo, John Oliver performs at the 9th Annual Stand Up For Heroes event in New York. John Oliver of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” is trying to give one of the last Blockbuster Video locations in the world in Alaska a little help in drawing customers instead of streaming movies online. Oliver offered Sunday, April 15, 2018, to send the store the jockstrap that Russell Crowe wore in “Cinderella Man” and other movie clothing obtained by the show at a celebrity auction. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)

Soldotna too small for big Blockbuster promise

John Oliver made a promise to Anchorage’s last Blockbuster Video, but despite the fervor of the Soldotna community, all of Russell Crowe’s memorabilia will stay… Continue reading

In this Nov. 10, 2015 file photo, John Oliver performs at the 9th Annual Stand Up For Heroes event in New York. John Oliver of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” is trying to give one of the last Blockbuster Video locations in the world in Alaska a little help in drawing customers instead of streaming movies online. Oliver offered Sunday, April 15, 2018, to send the store the jockstrap that Russell Crowe wore in “Cinderella Man” and other movie clothing obtained by the show at a celebrity auction. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)

SoHi’s Arthur signs with Colorado Mesa

Soldotna High School senior Kellie Arthur signed a National Letter of Intent on Monday to run and ski for Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction.… Continue reading

SoHi boys, Homer girls do well at dual track meet

SoHi boys, Homer girls do well at dual track meet

While there were no team scores kept, the Homer girls and Soldotna boys track and field programs enjoyed successful days Friday in a dual meet… Continue reading

SoHi boys, Homer girls do well at dual track meet
Soldotna man arrested for vandalizing school fields

Soldotna man arrested for vandalizing school fields

A Soldotna man is facing multiple charges of criminal mischief and a charge of driving drunk after damaging athletic fields at two schools on Sunday.… Continue reading

Soldotna man arrested for vandalizing school fields

Voices of Alaska: University of Alaska provides Alaskans with affordable workforce training

As the primary provider of the state’s workforce, the University of Alaska is identifying more affordable ways to educate Alaskans. Alaskans often think of our… Continue reading

Editorial: Soldotna thinking globally, acting locally

Change has to start somewhere, and in the case of plastic grocery bags on the central Kenai Peninsula, it’s going to start in Soldotna. The… Continue reading

What others say: Ketchikan Daily News

Forecasts for low returns of wild king salmon to the Unuk River and other king spawning waterways in Southeast Alaska have prompted substantial reductions in… Continue reading

Op-ed: Searching and seizing

“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and… Continue reading

Op-ed: The last special counsel

Donald Trump shouldn’t fire Robert Mueller, but Mueller should be the last special counsel. The Mueller probe just took a Ken Starr turn with its… Continue reading

A guest at Saturday’s National Guard Demo Day at the Kenai Armory in Kenai walks from a small until support vehicle, which is used by the Guard to traverse all different types of terrain. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

National Guard opens armory doors

Alaska Army National Guard in Kenai opened their doors on Saturday, inviting the community for a first-hand experience to give a better understanding the role… Continue reading

A guest at Saturday’s National Guard Demo Day at the Kenai Armory in Kenai walks from a small until support vehicle, which is used by the Guard to traverse all different types of terrain. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)