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Photo: Nothing gold can stay

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Kenaitze greenhouse to sprout in Old Town Kenai

A grassy spot in Old Town Kenai next to the parking lot of the Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s Dena’ina Wellness Center may be occupied next summer… Continue reading

Photo: Cold front

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Education, employment agencies see shrinking funds, usage

Some Kenai Peninsula training and education programs are threatened both by an increasing reluctance of individuals to invest in training and decreased demand for personnel… Continue reading

The blank grantite panels of a new 100-niche columbarium — a structure built to house cremated ashes — stand ready to be inscribed with names on Tuesday, Jan. 10 in the Kenai Cemetery. The columbarium’s construction finished in August 2015, and niches will be available after the Kenai city council sets a price. A tentative policy presented to the Kenai Parks and Recreation commission by Parks and Rec Director Bob Frates proposed $1000 for a columbarium niche. (Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai to decide cemetery fees, price of new columbarium

Alaska is well-known for its high cost of living. Kenai now plans to re-evaluate one of the costs of dying. A proposal from the Kenai… Continue reading

The blank grantite panels of a new 100-niche columbarium — a structure built to house cremated ashes — stand ready to be inscribed with names on Tuesday, Jan. 10 in the Kenai Cemetery. The columbarium’s construction finished in August 2015, and niches will be available after the Kenai city council sets a price. A tentative policy presented to the Kenai Parks and Recreation commission by Parks and Rec Director Bob Frates proposed $1000 for a columbarium niche. (Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)

Kasilof electrical fire caused by overloaded extension cord

An electrical fire on Sunday evening caused approximately $10,000 worth of damage to a single-family wood-frame home in Kasilof, according to Central Emergency Services Captain… Continue reading

Kenai hockey team to begin playing on Kenai ice

Kenai Central High School’s varsity hockey team will play this season’s first home game closer to home than usual. In the past, the team has… Continue reading

Budget director: proposed budget brings Alaska to 2011 spending level

The Alaska Office of Management and Budget released Gov. Bill Walker’s proposed fiscal 2018 budget on Dec. 15, 2016. On Tuesday, Office of Management and… Continue reading

Getting back to a normal winter. It's been looking good so far. People are happier when we have a real winter. They get out and play. When it's just dark and icey, nobody has any fun. - Brad Carver

What are you hoping for in 2017?

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Getting back to a normal winter. It's been looking good so far. People are happier when we have a real winter. They get out and play. When it's just dark and icey, nobody has any fun. - Brad Carver

Kenai may set flat smoking fines

Kenai’s fines for public smoking may drop if the city council passes a measure, suggested by Kenai’s legal department, to cut costs created by a… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion In this May 3, 2016 file photo, outgoing Kenai City Manager Rick Koch speaks at the Soldotna Sports Complex in Soldotna. On December 31 Koch will officially leave the post of Kenai City Manager, which he's held since February 2006, to be replaced by Paul Ostrander.

Changing of the guard: 2017 brings new city manager to Kenai

Like that ubiquitous cartoon of the grizzled old year shuffling away as the fresh-faced infant of the new year arrives, Kenai city manager Rick Koch… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion In this May 3, 2016 file photo, outgoing Kenai City Manager Rick Koch speaks at the Soldotna Sports Complex in Soldotna. On December 31 Koch will officially leave the post of Kenai City Manager, which he's held since February 2006, to be replaced by Paul Ostrander.

Two found dead in camper fire

Crews from the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s Central Emergency Services responded to a burning camping trailer on Cardwell Road, between Soldotna and Kasilof, on Sunday at… Continue reading

Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Ray (left) and Marianne Nickleson laugh with friends over a Christmas lunch of ham, turkey, mashed potatoes, and pie at the Kenai Senior Center on Sunday, Dec. 25 in Kenai.

Season’s greetings

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Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Ray (left) and Marianne Nickleson laugh with friends over a Christmas lunch of ham, turkey, mashed potatoes, and pie at the Kenai Senior Center on Sunday, Dec. 25 in Kenai.
Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Masked wrestler Phoenix Kid launches off the ropes at his grounded opponent, the Electric Redneck, during a pro-style wrestling match at the Fight Before Christmas martial arts event on Thursday, Dec. 22 in Soldotna's Peninsula Center Mall.

Fight before Christmas

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Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Masked wrestler Phoenix Kid launches off the ropes at his grounded opponent, the Electric Redneck, during a pro-style wrestling match at the Fight Before Christmas martial arts event on Thursday, Dec. 22 in Soldotna's Peninsula Center Mall.

8 applicants seek Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly seat

Eight people — coming from diverse backgrounds in media, management, academics, utilities, and business — have applied to fill the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly seat… Continue reading

Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Broken plates of ice lay on the banks of the Kenai River as mist obscures the view of Mt. Redoubt on Thursday, Dec. 22 in Kenai.

Photo: Down by the river

Broken plates of ice line the banks of the Kenai River as mist obscures the view of Mt. Redoubt on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016 in… Continue reading

Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Broken plates of ice lay on the banks of the Kenai River as mist obscures the view of Mt. Redoubt on Thursday, Dec. 22 in Kenai.

Horse quiz team readies for national competition

Having proven themselves to be the biggest horse nerds in Alaska, members of the North Wind Riders 4-H equine club will attempt to lead the… Continue reading

Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Vanessa Wilkison, a member of the Anchorage-based Fireweed Flutes quartet, performs a solo piece on Saturday, Dec. 17 at Christ Lutheran Church in Kenai. Wilkison traveled to Kenai to play in a free flute and violin concert featuring students of flautist Tomoka Raften and violinist Ida Pearson.

Photo: Winds and strings

Sean Raften performs in a violin ensemble with his teacher, Ida Pearson, and other students in a flute and violin concert on Saturday, Dec. 17… Continue reading

Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Vanessa Wilkison, a member of the Anchorage-based Fireweed Flutes quartet, performs a solo piece on Saturday, Dec. 17 at Christ Lutheran Church in Kenai. Wilkison traveled to Kenai to play in a free flute and violin concert featuring students of flautist Tomoka Raften and violinist Ida Pearson.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion A marijuana grow belonging to Kenai's Red Run Cannabis Company, a combined marijuana cultivator and retailer, sits in a growing room on Monday, Nov. 21. Red Run opened Monday, selling marijuana grown by the Kasilof-based Greatland Ganja, but hopes to have their own product on the market in January 2017.

Kenai marijuana store opens

Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct the spelling of Greatland Ganja co-owner and cofounder Leif Abel's name. When Roger Boyd was getting… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion A marijuana grow belonging to Kenai's Red Run Cannabis Company, a combined marijuana cultivator and retailer, sits in a growing room on Monday, Nov. 21. Red Run opened Monday, selling marijuana grown by the Kasilof-based Greatland Ganja, but hopes to have their own product on the market in January 2017.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Senator Peter Micciche (R-Soldotna) gestures at a graph of state economic data while presenting to members of the Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.

3 legislators look to next session

When the new Alaska Legislature meets on Jan. 17, 2017, Sen. Peter Micciche (R-Soldotna) will take his first party leadership role as the Senate Majority… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Senator Peter Micciche (R-Soldotna) gestures at a graph of state economic data while presenting to members of the Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.