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Assembly considers nonprofits

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly heard from two nonprofits at its Tuesday night meeting. First Linda Swarner, executive director with the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank,… Continue reading

LIO schedule for Feb. 12

Wednesday 8:00 a.m.The House Education Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss HB 210 Student Restraint, Seclusion, Psychiatric Drugs and HB 220 Repeal Secondary… Continue reading

Profane foreign relations

Call it “gall” or “brass” or “chutzpah,” whichever you prefer, but the State Department has an abundance. At State, there’s quite a bit of embarrassment… Continue reading

What others say: The great plate debate

Alaska might get a new license plate design — or more specifically, a new version of an old design — and the sooner the better.A… Continue reading

BOF changes commercial drift fishing in Cook Inlet

On Monday, the Alaska Board of Fisheries approved several changes to the Central District Drift Gillnet Fishery Management Plan outlined in a proposal submitted by… Continue reading

Ninilchik hoops teams take on King Cove

The visiting King Cove girls and boys basketball teams swept Ninilchik on Monday.In the girls game, the T-Jacks notched a 34-28 victory over the Wolverines.Ninilchik… Continue reading

Photo: All together now

Photo: All together now

Kenai Central High School will host a Mass Choir festival, with high school choirs from across the Kenai Peninsula, Tuesday at 6 p.m.… Continue reading

Photo: All together now

Budget officials grilled on 10-year plan

JUNEAU — Members of the House Finance Committee grilled state budget officials Monday on how realistic their 10-year budget plan is.The plan drafted by Gov.… Continue reading

Photo courtesy/Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Invasive plant elodea in one of the many ways it is transported from lake to lake.

Assembly to consider federal priorities list

Topping the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s federal priorities list for fiscal year 2015 are environmental concerns that, without action, could affect the local economy. The top… Continue reading

Photo courtesy/Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Invasive plant elodea in one of the many ways it is transported from lake to lake.

Former school nurse pleads guilty to tampering

A former Soldotna school nurse pleaded guilty to a charge of tampering with public records Monday afternoon at the Kenai Courthouse after allegations that she… Continue reading

Oil taxes debated on Senate floor

JUNEAU — The floor of the Alaska Senate broke into an impromptu debate over oil taxes Monday.Sen. Cathy Giessel sparked the discussion in a special… Continue reading

A trust deficit

Most people accept the notion that politicians don’t always tell the truth. Some lies are harmless enough; others more consequential.Lyndon Johnson skirted the truth when… Continue reading

Voices of the Peninsula: The dangers of school choice

Rushing headlong like lemmings into the sea, Christians are piling on their legislative efforts to enable people to afford private education. It’s not hard to… Continue reading

What others say: Governor slips up on education lawsuit

Take note, Fairbanks. Gov. Sean Parnell doesn’t much like it that the Ketchikan Gateway Borough has filed a lawsuit to invalidate the requirement in state… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Brent Johnson, a commercial setnetter from Clam Gulch, talks about his proposal to allow setnetters to fish an experimental type of setnet he calls special harvest modules, Thursday Feb. 8, 2014 during the triennial Board of Fisheries meeting on the Upper Cook Inlet.

Fishing for a change

Editor's note: This article was corrected to reflect the net length allowed to Cook Inlet setnetters.  ANCHORAGE — Change is hard. The evolution of commercial… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Brent Johnson, a commercial setnetter from Clam Gulch, talks about his proposal to allow setnetters to fish an experimental type of setnet he calls special harvest modules, Thursday Feb. 8, 2014 during the triennial Board of Fisheries meeting on the Upper Cook Inlet.

Kenai boy in ICU after swim accident

A 6-year-old Kenai boy remains in an Intensive Care Unit at Children’s Hospital in Anchorage after a swimming accident at a hotel pool Friday night.… Continue reading

Schools briefs

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley… Continue reading

Photo by Dan Balmer Peninsula Clarion Kenai Fire Chief Mike Tilly is retiring after 23 years of service to the City of Kenai. On Wednesday the department held a retirement party and presented Tilly with an achievement award. His last day is Friday.

Kenai Fire Chief Tilly retires

After 23 years serving the City of Kenai, Fire Chief Mike Tilly hung his hat up for the last time Friday.The Kenai Fire Department celebrated… Continue reading

Photo by Dan Balmer Peninsula Clarion Kenai Fire Chief Mike Tilly is retiring after 23 years of service to the City of Kenai. On Wednesday the department held a retirement party and presented Tilly with an achievement award. His last day is Friday.

Saving cash, better communication top DOT aviation priorities

In-step with Gov. Sean Parnell’s message of fiscal restraint, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Deputy Commissioner John Binder said the Statewide Aviation division is… Continue reading

Competition benefits food bank

The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank extends a warm thank you to the Public Defender’s Office and to the Office of the District Attorney for their… Continue reading