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Hibbert, Smalley, Blakeley poised to join assembly

Hibbert, Smalley, Blakeley poised to join assembly

Norm Blakeley, Brent Hibbert, Hal Smalley, Kelly Cooper and Kenn Carpenter will fill five of the nine seats on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, according… Continue reading

Hibbert, Smalley, Blakeley poised to join assembly
Charlie Pierce speaks during a forum for borough mayoral candidates last month. (Photo by Will Morrow/Peninsula Clarion)

Pierce, Hutchings headed to runoff

Charlie Pierce and Linda Hutchings are headed to a runoff election in the race for Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor, according to unofficial results of Tuesday’s… Continue reading

Charlie Pierce speaks during a forum for borough mayoral candidates last month. (Photo by Will Morrow/Peninsula Clarion)
A drift gillnet fishing vessel makes its way into the Kenai River on Friday, July 28, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Supreme Court says no to hearing UCIDA case

The lawsuit over whether the federal government or the state should manage Cook Inlet’s salmon fisheries won’t get its day in the U.S. Supreme Court… Continue reading

A drift gillnet fishing vessel makes its way into the Kenai River on Friday, July 28, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Upper Cook Inlet commercial fishing to close for 2017

Commercial fishing will be done for the 2017 season in Upper Cook Inlet effective Oct. 6. The east side set gillnet fishery in Upper Cook… Continue reading

This photo, courtesy of the Alaska Department of Corrections, shows the Spring Creek Correctional Center in Seward, Alaska. (Courtesy Alaska Department of Corrections)

Report says corrections officers improperly left inmates naked in cells for hours

The Alaska Department of Corrections acted wrongly when correctional officers forced a group of 12 male inmates in Seward to strip naked in front of… Continue reading

This photo, courtesy of the Alaska Department of Corrections, shows the Spring Creek Correctional Center in Seward, Alaska. (Courtesy Alaska Department of Corrections)

Ballot prop asks to raise sales tax cap to $1,000

Kenai Peninsula residents who voted last year may have a moment of déjà vu when they look at their ballots again this year — one… Continue reading

Kenai man arrested for sexual abuse of several minors

A Kenai man is facing multiple charges of sexual assault against multiple minors over a period of five years. Donald Tresness, 29, of Kenai, was… Continue reading

Troopers arrest woman after high-speed chase in stolen truck

A high-speed chase on near Soldotna on Friday ended in Alaska State Troopers arresting a woman for stealing a truck. Amber Heath, 28, of Kenai,… Continue reading

A footbridge stretches out over wetlands on the Ryan’s Creek trail among foliage in full fall colors Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. The Ryan’s Creek trail, which runs for about 1.3 miles parallel to Trading Bay Road and connects the Kenai Spur Highway and Marathon Road near Daubenspeck Family Park, was extended in 2013. The city of Kenai maintains a network of pedestrian trails downtown, part of which features a disc golf course in the park near the Kenai Safeway. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Photo: Out for a stroll

A footbridge stretches out over wetlands on the Ryan’s Creek trail among foliage in full fall colors Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. The… Continue reading

A footbridge stretches out over wetlands on the Ryan’s Creek trail among foliage in full fall colors Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. The Ryan’s Creek trail, which runs for about 1.3 miles parallel to Trading Bay Road and connects the Kenai Spur Highway and Marathon Road near Daubenspeck Family Park, was extended in 2013. The city of Kenai maintains a network of pedestrian trails downtown, part of which features a disc golf course in the park near the Kenai Safeway. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
Duane Bannock (right), a candidate for the District 2 seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, answers a question during a forum hosted by the Central Peninsula League of Women Voters as fellow candidate Hal Smalley listens Sept. 13, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Smalley, Bannock face off in District 2

Two familiar political characters are facing off again to represent District 2 to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly. Voters in the city of Kenai have… Continue reading

Duane Bannock (right), a candidate for the District 2 seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, answers a question during a forum hosted by the Central Peninsula League of Women Voters as fellow candidate Hal Smalley listens Sept. 13, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
Locker room burglary suspect gets trial date

Details emerge of alleged kidnapping, assault

Two Kenai residents and an Anchorage resident were arrested Monday on charges of sexual assault, assault, kidnapping and drug and weapon charges. Kenai police officers… Continue reading

Locker room burglary suspect gets trial date
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 Thursday, Aug. 16, 2017 in Funny River, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Voters to choose new mayor on Oct. 3

Next week will bring not only five new assembly members and a draft of new service area board members and city council members in the… 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 Thursday, Aug. 16, 2017 in Funny River, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)
A sockeye salmon’s tail protrudes above the edge of a bin on a setnet site July 11, 2016 near Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Tagging experiment offers evidence that setnet-caught kings survive

Editor's note: This article has been clarified that a king salmon did not gill in Brent Johnson's selective harvest module and to correct a misspelling… Continue reading

A sockeye salmon’s tail protrudes above the edge of a bin on a setnet site July 11, 2016 near Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)
Leif Abel, co-owner of standard cannabis cultivation facility Greatland Ganja and a former member of the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s Marijuana Task Force, advocates for voters to oppose Proposition 1 in the borough’s Oct. 3 municipal regular election during a debate with former assembly president Blaine Gilman on the topic hosted by the Central Peninsula League of Women Voters on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. Proposition 1 would ban commercial cannabis operations in the borough outside city limits. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Fate of borough’s cannabis industry before voters

It’s down to the wire for Kenai Peninsula Borough voters outside the cities to decide whether they want to prohibit commercial cannabis operations. Proposition 1,… Continue reading

Leif Abel, co-owner of standard cannabis cultivation facility Greatland Ganja and a former member of the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s Marijuana Task Force, advocates for voters to oppose Proposition 1 in the borough’s Oct. 3 municipal regular election during a debate with former assembly president Blaine Gilman on the topic hosted by the Central Peninsula League of Women Voters on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. Proposition 1 would ban commercial cannabis operations in the borough outside city limits. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
Jane Stein, the president of Bridges Community Resource Network’s board of directors, stands for a portrait at the organization’s office Friday, Sept. 22, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. Stein, a longtime volunteer in the community, was recognized for her service at the annual Industry Appreciation Day with the Donald E. Gilman Award for community, governmental and civic service from the Kenai Chamber of Commerce. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Practical matters

Figuring out solutions to practical needs has been a major drive in Jane Stein’s life. For example, she is excited about a new copy machine… Continue reading

Jane Stein, the president of Bridges Community Resource Network’s board of directors, stands for a portrait at the organization’s office Friday, Sept. 22, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. Stein, a longtime volunteer in the community, was recognized for her service at the annual Industry Appreciation Day with the Donald E. Gilman Award for community, governmental and civic service from the Kenai Chamber of Commerce. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
Dan Castimore answers a question during a forum for Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly candidates Wednesday at a joint meeting of the Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. Castimore is running for the District 1-Kalifornsky seat. (Photo by Will Morrow/Peninsula Clarion)

One challenges incumbent for District 1 assembly seat

Voters in the Kalifornsky Beach area and part of Ridgeway have two choices for their Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly representative on Oct. 3 — one… Continue reading

Dan Castimore answers a question during a forum for Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly candidates Wednesday at a joint meeting of the Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. Castimore is running for the District 1-Kalifornsky seat. (Photo by Will Morrow/Peninsula Clarion)

Truck spills garbage on Soldotna street

Drivers in downtown Soldotna should keep an eye out for efforts to clean up spilled garbage in the street Friday. An Alaska Waste garbage truck… Continue reading

Lily Craig shows off the silver salmon she caught on the Kenai River during the Kenai Chamber of Commerce’s first annual silver salmon derby in September 2017. (Photo courtesy Nathaniel Craig)

Silver derby wraps up with 200+ entries

With the first Kenai River Silver Salmon Derby officially closed, the Kenai Chamber of Commerce is calling it a success. The derby organizers weighed their… Continue reading

Lily Craig shows off the silver salmon she caught on the Kenai River during the Kenai Chamber of Commerce’s first annual silver salmon derby in September 2017. (Photo courtesy Nathaniel Craig)

Property crime increased in 2016

Statewide, certain types of crime are up, and the Kenai Peninsula’s cities mostly track with that trend. The Alaska Department of Public Safety released its… Continue reading

Norm Blakeley of Sterling, a candidate for the District 5 seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, speaks during a forum hosted by the Central Peninsula League of Women Voters at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly chambers Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

2 vie for District 5 assembly seat

Two candidates want to fill a Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly seat representing a sprawling district that includes Sterling, Funny River, part of Kalifornsky Beach Road… Continue reading

Norm Blakeley of Sterling, a candidate for the District 5 seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, speaks during a forum hosted by the Central Peninsula League of Women Voters at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly chambers Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)