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Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion A firefighter lights a pile of hay with a flare at the beginning of a Central Emergency Services training drill Wednesday August 6, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska. Crews spent the day in training drills in a new CES facility off of Arc Loop Road.

Taking the heat, learning the fire

In a gravel lot on Arc Loop road, four men with nearly a century of firefighting experience among them, stood hunched over in the noon… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion A firefighter lights a pile of hay with a flare at the beginning of a Central Emergency Services training drill Wednesday August 6, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska. Crews spent the day in training drills in a new CES facility off of Arc Loop Road.

Goldpanners season comes to an end

The Alaska Goldpanners saw their season end Wednesday at the 80th National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kansas, with a 4-3 loss to the… Continue reading

Assembly upholds mayor’s veto

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly stood behind the borough mayor on his veto of the body’s decision to ask voters if they want a 3… Continue reading

Judge spikes Resetarits charges

Superior Court Judge Carl Bauman on Wednesday dismissed second-degree sexual assault charges against two brothers alleged to have assaulted a teenage boy with an object… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  A pump diverts water from an overflowing drainage ditch into another, shallower one near Kalgin Dr. in the Kalifornsky Beach area. ,Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  A pump diverts water from an overflowing drainage ditch into another, shallower one near Kalgin Dr. in the Kalifornsky Beach area.

K-Beach residents elect to start flooding task force

A coalition of experts and more than 60 Kalifornsky Beach Road residents gathered at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex Tuesday to determine what is the… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  A pump diverts water from an overflowing drainage ditch into another, shallower one near Kalgin Dr. in the Kalifornsky Beach area. ,Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  A pump diverts water from an overflowing drainage ditch into another, shallower one near Kalgin Dr. in the Kalifornsky Beach area.

Assembly upholds mayor’s veto

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly stood behind the borough mayor on his veto of the body’s decision to ask voters if they want a 3… Continue reading

The revival of anti-Semitism

The Bergische Synagogue in the German town of Wuppertal has a history with arson. The nearly 120-year-old synagogue was burned down during Kristallnacht in 1938.… Continue reading

Russia’s threat to NATO

NATO’s promise of collective security rests on the notion that aggression against one member of the Atlantic alliance triggers a response from all. Yet Russia’s… Continue reading

Homer grad completes boot camp and marries in the same month

Homer grad completes boot camp and marries in the same month

It’s been a busy and challenging 90 days for Homer High School class of 2014 grad Zachary Gardner. Last week he returned from completing his… Continue reading

Homer grad completes boot camp and marries in the same month
Governor Parnell tours Tesoro's new processing control room and signs bills

Governor Parnell tours Tesoro’s new processing control room and signs bills

It was a good day for Tesoro and their employees as Governor Sean Parnell accompanied by commissioners and local legislators and officials attended a bill… Continue reading

Governor Parnell tours Tesoro's new processing control room and signs bills
Exchange students head home & arrive home

Exchange students head home & arrive home

For over 3 decades the Rotary Club of Soldotna has been a participant of the Rotary Youth Exchange program that host’s and sends students to… Continue reading

Exchange students head home & arrive home
Mother Nature shines on Soldotna's 55th Progress Days

Mother Nature shines on Soldotna’s 55th Progress Days

With rainy days on both sides of the Soldotna Progress Days weekend Mother Nature proved again this year that she smiles upon the hard work… Continue reading

Mother Nature shines on Soldotna's 55th Progress Days
Photo courtesy Stephen Robertson

1 injured in house fire

A man at his Nikiski home sustained severe burns from a house fire Tuesday morning and was transported to an Anchorage hospital by LifeMed, according… Continue reading

Photo courtesy Stephen Robertson

Fresh herbs rock on corn, in chicken and more

If you’re into gardening, your yard is probably burgeoning with fresh herbs. And, if you don’t garden, supermarkets make fresh herbs available pre-cut and packaged,… Continue reading

Pioneer Potluck: About leaving valuable things behind

1970’s August. Cooper Landing, Alaska   My husband at the time, Richard and I were going on a leisurely trip to Anchorage to do some… Continue reading

Point Thompson shows resource past, future

Progress in gas development at the long-dormant Point Thomson fields is heartening to see. For decades, the resource-rich area hung in limbo as producers opted… Continue reading

SoHi volleyball tryouts upcoming

SoHi volleyball tryouts upcomingSoldotna High School volleyball begins the 2014 season in the SoHi gym with tryouts August 11. Freshmen and Sophomores go from 9:00… Continue reading

Goldpanners play on in NBC World Series

Panners moving on in NBC World SeriesThe Alaska Goldpanners have brought their high-octane offense to the 80th Annual National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita,… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Betsy Laws, Kiowa Richardson and Jaiden Streiff serve food at The Way Cafe Thursday September 12, 2013 in Kenai, Alaska.

The Way Cafe is still up and running

After shutting the doors to a facility that previously prepared food for patrons out of the Kenai Merit Inn up until January 3 this year,… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Betsy Laws, Kiowa Richardson and Jaiden Streiff serve food at The Way Cafe Thursday September 12, 2013 in Kenai, Alaska.