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Christopher and Chelsey (Howard) Hudson of Arlington, Texas, announce the birth of their daughter, Paisley Jean Hudson, at 7:09 p.m. Sept. 18, 2013. She weighed… Continue reading

Paisley Jean Hudson
Photo: Kenai 12th Man
Photo: Kenai 12th Man

SoHi girls lose, Kenai girls win at Dimond tourney

After starting the season 13-0, the Soldotna girls have run into a bit of trouble recently. After losing their first game of the year Thursday… Continue reading

HEA responding to outages

Homer Electric Association crews are responding to numerous power outages across the Kenai Peninsula this morning as the area experiences high winds. According to updates… Continue reading

Church news

Peninsula Christian Center hosts special services Peninsula Christian Center, located at 161 Farnsworth Boulevard behind the Salvation Army, in Soldotna, is having special meetings tonight,… Continue reading

Which resource is more valuable?

The Juneau Empire editorial published in the Feb. 6 Peninsula Clarion caught my eye and stimulated me to reflect on some of my experiences with… Continue reading

Refinery closure a failure of government

It is very difficult to believe that with all the oil people in our State Legislaature they could in any way allow a refinery to… Continue reading

Today’s senior citizens built Alaska for tomorrow’s seniors

Who are the seniors? We are your parents, grandparents, great-grand parents, friends and neighbors. The state of Alaska has bestowed the senior designation upon us… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion The Alaska Board of Fisheries broke into committees Thursday Feb. 6, 2014 to discuss fisheries regulatory changes that could affect fisheries in the Upper Cook Inlet.

More protection for early run kings

The Alaska Board of Fisheries passed three measures Thursday, each restricting sportfishing on the Kenai River with the aim of conserving the early run of… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion The Alaska Board of Fisheries broke into committees Thursday Feb. 6, 2014 to discuss fisheries regulatory changes that could affect fisheries in the Upper Cook Inlet.

Hoops roundup: Tourneys galore

The Soldotna girls basketball team lost in their first game of the Gold Tournament at the Dimond Lady Lynx Prep Shootout in Anchorage on Thursday.… Continue reading

First-day action at NSC tourney

HOMER — The Palmer Moose appeared to be headed to overtime. But a last-second Soldotna shot stunned the Moose and ended Palmer’s 2013-14 season.Soldotna forward… Continue reading

Tsalteshi to host borough ski meet

Tsalteshi Trails will host the Kenai Peninsula Borough Nordic Ski Championships today and Saturday.Today will be an interval freestyle. The varsity girls do an eight-kilometer… Continue reading

Bartlett basketball cancels on SoHi, Kenai

The Bartlett basketball team will not be traveling to the Peninsula this weekend. That means the game against Soldotna on Friday and the game against… Continue reading

Kenai city council shows support for HB 141

The Kenai City Council voted to approve City Manager Rick Koch draft a letter, signed by mayor Pat Porter, in support of House Bill 141… Continue reading

Snowshoers enjoy a stunning view of Mount Rainier on a trek near Paradise, Wash., Jan. 20, 2014.  Synchronizing your steps atop snowshoes is an art - one that was practiced well before its rise in popularity as a winter recreation. (AP Photo/Roger Werth, Longview Daily News)

A crash course in smooth snowshoeing

PARADISE, Wash. (AP) — It seems simple enough: strap, stand, step — one foot in front of the other.But synchronizing your steps atop snowshoes is… Continue reading

Snowshoers enjoy a stunning view of Mount Rainier on a trek near Paradise, Wash., Jan. 20, 2014.  Synchronizing your steps atop snowshoes is an art - one that was practiced well before its rise in popularity as a winter recreation. (AP Photo/Roger Werth, Longview Daily News)
USGS photo Launching a Raven Unmanned Aircraft System (aka drone) at Haleakala National Park in Hawaii to survey invasive plants and animals.

Refuge Notebook: Counting moose with drones? Maybe sooner than you think

Imagine you are at the controls of a Piper Super Cub flying at tree-top level 150 feet above the ground. As you fly 10-mile long… Continue reading

USGS photo Launching a Raven Unmanned Aircraft System (aka drone) at Haleakala National Park in Hawaii to survey invasive plants and animals.

The unexpected

The unexpected can make a fishing trip memorable.By “unexpected,” I don’t mean the times when the outboard quits and can’t be resuscitated. I mean the… Continue reading

This Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2014 photo shows chocolate mint peppermint growing in a pot in New Paltz, N.Y. With Valentine's Day coming up, thoughts naturally turn to chocolate. Chocolate mint peppermint is a chocolate-y alternative. (AP Photo/Lee Reich)

These plants are the next best thing to chocolate

With Valentine’s Day coming up, thoughts naturally turn to chocolate. How nice it would be for gardeners to give their beloved a living, growing, chocolate… Continue reading

This Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2014 photo shows chocolate mint peppermint growing in a pot in New Paltz, N.Y. With Valentine's Day coming up, thoughts naturally turn to chocolate. Chocolate mint peppermint is a chocolate-y alternative. (AP Photo/Lee Reich)
In this June 8, 2013 photo, Donnie Kolb pauses on a long stretch of gravel road with central Oregon's Fork Rock formation visible in the distance. Kolb has been organizing gravel bicycle rides for the past five years, usually keeping his events a bit on the down low.  His outings are unsupported, unsanctioned, have no entry fee and crown no winner. (AP Photo/The Bulletin, Gabriel Amadeus)

Gravel roads offer miles of pedal-pushing

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Donnie Kolb has been organizing gravel bicycle rides for the past five years.Usually keeping his events a bit on the down… Continue reading

In this June 8, 2013 photo, Donnie Kolb pauses on a long stretch of gravel road with central Oregon's Fork Rock formation visible in the distance. Kolb has been organizing gravel bicycle rides for the past five years, usually keeping his events a bit on the down low.  His outings are unsupported, unsanctioned, have no entry fee and crown no winner. (AP Photo/The Bulletin, Gabriel Amadeus)

Keeping up with the Legislature

The Alaska Legislature has wasted no time this session jumping in to a number of high-profile issues as well as some lower-profiles one. Many of… Continue reading