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Harbor Safety Committee suggested for Cook Inlet

On Wednesday, Coast Guard Capt. Paul Mehler began his speech at the Cook Inlet Harbor Safety Committee Informational meeting by saying “Let’s be up front… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Samantha Hayes inks a tattoo on customer Misty Stowell's leg at Ink Works Tattoo Studio in Kenai on Nov. 8..

Pet project: Tattoo studio raises money for Kenai Animal Shelter

In October, the Hayes family’s dog Opie went missing. Mina Hayes said that she found Opie later in the Kenai Animal Shelter — after he… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Samantha Hayes inks a tattoo on customer Misty Stowell's leg at Ink Works Tattoo Studio in Kenai on Nov. 8..
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion The cast of Soldotna High School's ""The Suessification of Romeo and Julliet" perform a dance number at the Soldtna High School Auditorium on Wednesday Nov. 5.

Area drama clubs perform one-act shows for second festival

Three Central Peninsula high school drama clubs and one adult club are participating in this year’s One-Act Play. Each of the four groups will be… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion The cast of Soldotna High School's ""The Suessification of Romeo and Julliet" perform a dance number at the Soldtna High School Auditorium on Wednesday Nov. 5.
HEA educates public at annual energy fair

HEA educates public at annual energy fair

Editor's note: This story has been edited to correct the date of HEA's next energy fair.  The Homer Electric Association (HEA) held its Energy and… Continue reading

HEA educates public at annual energy fair

Kenai outage caused by failed insulator

Portions of Kenai lost power around 6:20 Wednesday night. Homer Electrical Association Spokesperson Joe Gallagher said that 1, 947 meters were affected by the outage.… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Stockton Jones plays a chainsaw killer at the Soldotna High School Drama Troupe's haunted house fundraiser, Tuesday October 28, 2014, at the Peninsula Center Mall

Drama Troupe does haunted house fundraiser in Soldotna mall

An empty store-space in Soldotna’s Peninsula Center Mall has been possessed this week by demonic forces from beyond the grave, according to the Soldotna High… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Stockton Jones plays a chainsaw killer at the Soldotna High School Drama Troupe's haunted house fundraiser, Tuesday October 28, 2014, at the Peninsula Center Mall
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  A wolf pelt hangs near a window at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Environmental Education Center during a class for trappers seeking permits on the refuge Saturday October 25, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Refuge class trains sportsmen seeking Peninsula wildlife

Fur-trapping in Alaska will officially begin in three weeks, November 10th when wolverine comes into season. In preparation for the season, the Kenai Wildlife Refuge… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  A wolf pelt hangs near a window at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Environmental Education Center during a class for trappers seeking permits on the refuge Saturday October 25, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska.