Elizabeth Earl

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‘Peaking’ my interest

I can’t exactly tell you how many peaks I’ve climbed on the Kenai Peninsula. It doesn’t have anything to do with my memory — rather,… Continue reading

Kenai man pleads guilty to negligent homicide

A Kenai man pled guilty to a charge of negligent homicide related a Soldotna man who died from a drug overdose in 2015. Richard Paul… Continue reading

A sign advertising a public meeting about the plan for a multipurpose trail alongside Ski Hill Road stands alongside the road itself Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. Many people choose to walk the road, which winds into the woods near the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor’s Center, for exercise, but there have been concerns in the past about conflict between cars and pedestrians on the road. The refuge and the Federal Highway Administration are in the process of planning a pedestrian pathway somewhere along the road to help divert foot traffic away from the road itself. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Refuge begins planning for Ski Hill Road trail

The wheels are finally starting to turn on a plan to get a trail built to get foot traffic off Ski Hill Road. The road,… Continue reading

A sign advertising a public meeting about the plan for a multipurpose trail alongside Ski Hill Road stands alongside the road itself Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. Many people choose to walk the road, which winds into the woods near the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor’s Center, for exercise, but there have been concerns in the past about conflict between cars and pedestrians on the road. The refuge and the Federal Highway Administration are in the process of planning a pedestrian pathway somewhere along the road to help divert foot traffic away from the road itself. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Dixson no longer Soldotna city manager

Mark Dixson is no longer Soldotna’s city manager. The Soldotna City Council accepted Dixson’s resignation in an executive session held at the council’s meeting Wednesday.… Continue reading

This map shows the proposed boundaries for the City of Nikiski, as the petitioners submitted them to the state Local Boundary Commission. The boundaries would follow the same lines as the current Nikiski Fire and Emergency Service Area. (Courtesy the Local Boundary Commission)

Challenges remain in making patchwork into a city

Nikiski residents are rolling onward in their bid to become a city. A group of citizens has successfully filed a petition with the Local Boundary… Continue reading

This map shows the proposed boundaries for the City of Nikiski, as the petitioners submitted them to the state Local Boundary Commission. The boundaries would follow the same lines as the current Nikiski Fire and Emergency Service Area. (Courtesy the Local Boundary Commission)

Assembly, councils ask fish board to meet on peninsula

Local government bodies on the central Kenai Peninsula really want the state Board of Fisheries to hold a meeting here. The board, which meets to… Continue reading

Navarre gives overview of tenure

Borough Mayor Mike Navarre thought he would be done being mayor by now, after the Oct. 3 election. Instead, he’s got a few more weeks… Continue reading

This November 21, 2015 shows the sign designating the unofficial border of Nikiski, Alaska. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Assembly declines support for Nikiski incorporation

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to show that the borough assembly opposed the incorporation of a Nikiski Borough in 1973. The citizens of… Continue reading

This November 21, 2015 shows the sign designating the unofficial border of Nikiski, Alaska. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Man on trial for assaulting correctional officer, argues it was self-defense

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to show that the case was scheduled for trial but has never formally gone to a jury trial… Continue reading

3 accused in Kenai kidnapping, assault case plead not guilty

Three defendants pleaded not guilty in Kenai Superior Court on Tuesday to charges of kidnapping, assaulting and sexually assaulting two individuals, stealing weapons and intending… Continue reading

Photo: A nip in the air

Photo: A nip in the air

Frost glistens on the grass outside the Kenai Courthouse on Trading Bay Road on Monday, Oct. 9 in Kenai. Central Kenai Peninsula residents woke up… Continue reading

Photo: A nip in the air
Linda Hutchings (standing), a candidate for Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor, answers a question during a forum with fellow candidates Dale Bagley (center) and Charlie Pierce (right) at the Funny River Community Center on Aug. 16, 2017 in Funny River, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Absentee ballots counted; results unchanged

None of the Oct. 3 Kenai Peninsula Borough election results have changed after all the absentee ballots have been counted. Kenai Peninsula Borough mayoral candidates… Continue reading

Linda Hutchings (standing), a candidate for Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor, answers a question during a forum with fellow candidates Dale Bagley (center) and Charlie Pierce (right) at the Funny River Community Center on Aug. 16, 2017 in Funny River, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Flu tops murder for cause of death in Alaska in 2016

Flu and pneumonia killed more Alaskans in 2016 than assault or homicide, according to new statistics from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services.… Continue reading

BlueCrest sells first oil

BlueCrest sells first oil

BlueCrest Energy sold its first barrel of oil from its new Cosmopolitan development last week to the Tesoro refinery in Nikiski. Carlile Transportation Systems, a… Continue reading

BlueCrest sells first oil

With defeat of Prop 1, cannabis industry breathes sigh of relief

Cannabis business owners and employees in the borough outside city limits have a weight off their shoulders on working and expanding their businesses with Kenai… Continue reading

Sen. Peter Micciche (left), R-Soldotna, speaks to constituents after a town hall meeting with Rep. Gary Knopp, R-Kenai, and Rep. Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. The three addressed constituent concerns about crime reform and the potential for a statewide broad-based tax in preparation for the upcoming special session, the fourth special session the Legislature has entered this year. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Crime, tax bill on docket for Legislative special session

Crime and taxes are very much on the minds of Kenai Peninsula residents as the Legislature gears up for its fourth special session this year.… Continue reading

Sen. Peter Micciche (left), R-Soldotna, speaks to constituents after a town hall meeting with Rep. Gary Knopp, R-Kenai, and Rep. Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. The three addressed constituent concerns about crime reform and the potential for a statewide broad-based tax in preparation for the upcoming special session, the fourth special session the Legislature has entered this year. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
Dale Prechel of Minnesota poses for a picture with Ruth and Bob Knorr of Funny River in this undated photograph. The Knorrs helped Prechel when he showed up on their porch after falling off the bluff in the middle of the night in July 2014. (Photo courtesy Jackie Prechel)

Funny River couple rescued man after harrowing tumble off bluff in 2014

A fishing trip to Soldotna in July 2014 turned to a long nightmare for a Minnesota man, ending only with kindness from a Soldotna couple.… Continue reading

Dale Prechel of Minnesota poses for a picture with Ruth and Bob Knorr of Funny River in this undated photograph. The Knorrs helped Prechel when he showed up on their porch after falling off the bluff in the middle of the night in July 2014. (Photo courtesy Jackie Prechel)
The stands of birch trees alight with fall colors line the Seward Highway near Tern Lake on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017 near Cooper Landing, Alaska. The fall colors have hung onto the trees on the Kenai Peninsula this year, leading many out into the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and Chugach National Forest to enjoy the sunshine between rain showers. Clouds dropped rain on the western Kenai Peninsula Wednesday and Thursday, but the National Weather Service predicts that sunshine will grace the area on Friday and Saturday, with highs in the low 50s. However, the forecast is for the rain to return Saturday night and continue through Sunday. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Photo: Flaming colors

The stands of birch trees alight with fall colors line the Seward Highway near Tern Lake on Saturday near Cooper Landing. The fall colors have… Continue reading

The stands of birch trees alight with fall colors line the Seward Highway near Tern Lake on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017 near Cooper Landing, Alaska. The fall colors have hung onto the trees on the Kenai Peninsula this year, leading many out into the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and Chugach National Forest to enjoy the sunshine between rain showers. Clouds dropped rain on the western Kenai Peninsula Wednesday and Thursday, but the National Weather Service predicts that sunshine will grace the area on Friday and Saturday, with highs in the low 50s. However, the forecast is for the rain to return Saturday night and continue through Sunday. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
Commercial fishing vessels wait at anchor in the mouth of the Kenai River before a Saturday fishing period Friday, July 28, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Smallest sockeye harvest in last 10 years; late runs made openings complex

Sockeye salmon were scarcer in Upper Cook Inlet this year, but coho, chum and pink salmon were more plentiful than expected. Commercial fishermen in Upper… Continue reading

Commercial fishing vessels wait at anchor in the mouth of the Kenai River before a Saturday fishing period Friday, July 28, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
Ann Fraser (left) and Steve Waldron (right), both of Kasilof) wave signs opposing Kenai Peninsula Borough Proposition 1 on the corner of Pollard Loop and the Sterling Highway on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 in Kasilof, Alaska. Voters in Kasilof and the other unincorporated communities of the borough voted Tuesday on Proposition 1, which asked whether commercial cannabis operations should be legal in the borough ouside the city limits. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Borough ballot props fail

Cannabis businesses in the borough outside the cities can continue operations as usual with the failure of Kenai Peninsula Borough Proposition 1, according to Tuesday’s… Continue reading

Ann Fraser (left) and Steve Waldron (right), both of Kasilof) wave signs opposing Kenai Peninsula Borough Proposition 1 on the corner of Pollard Loop and the Sterling Highway on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 in Kasilof, Alaska. Voters in Kasilof and the other unincorporated communities of the borough voted Tuesday on Proposition 1, which asked whether commercial cannabis operations should be legal in the borough ouside the city limits. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)