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Avalanche near Cooper Landing leaves 1 dead

Editor's note: This article has been updated to include that Bryant Evans was also buried in the avalanche but was able to be rescued sooner… Continue reading

This Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017 photo, taken near Cooper Landing, Alaska, shows the slide path of an avalanche from a mid-slope bench in the Chugach National Forest where two snowmachiners were likely caught in the slide Saturday. The avalanche, which the snowmachiners triggered, left one man dead, though rescuers were able to free the other. (Photo courtesy Wendy Wagner/Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center)

Rescuer details Cooper Landing avalanche that caught 2, killed 1

The promise of good snowpack for recreation is drawing people out into the backcountry of the Kenai Peninsula, but the danger of avalanches is very… Continue reading

This Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017 photo, taken near Cooper Landing, Alaska, shows the slide path of an avalanche from a mid-slope bench in the Chugach National Forest where two snowmachiners were likely caught in the slide Saturday. The avalanche, which the snowmachiners triggered, left one man dead, though rescuers were able to free the other. (Photo courtesy Wendy Wagner/Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center)

Missing plane located, passengers ‘alive and well’

ANCHORAGE (AP) — Officials say three people were found “alive and well” when a missing aircraft was located. The airplane was reported missing Sunday on… Continue reading

Nonprofits adjusting to new sales tax requirements

Anyone who purchases a shirt at a Salvation Army store on the Kenai Peninsula now has to pay sales taxes on that purchase, under borough… Continue reading

Central Peninsula Hospital receives detox center grant

The central Kenai Peninsula will get its first detox center with a kickstart from a state grant. Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna will get $500,000… Continue reading

Setnetters make their way back to the beach near a site on July 11, 2016 near Kenai, Alaska. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Setnetters seek looser restrictions from fish board

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to show that setnetter Gary Hollier is an advocate of cutting net depth. Some east side Cook Inlet… Continue reading

Setnetters make their way back to the beach near a site on July 11, 2016 near Kenai, Alaska. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

New plaintiff to join lawsuit against borough

The lawsuit against the Kenai Peninsula Borough over its assembly invocation policy is on its way back to state court, with a new plaintiff. The… Continue reading

Sandra Groller gets a massage from Caitlin Sparks, the owner of Kenai Peninsula Massage Therapy, at the Project Homeless Connect event at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. Sparks, who shared a booth with Heather Rasch of Mountain Magic Massage, was one of 34 providing services to those experiencing homelessness or near homelessness at the event, now in its 6th year. By noon, vendors said things had started off a little slow but were beginning to pick up, and some who had been there multiple years said they were seeing some new faces. Services included haircuts, massages, blood pressure checks, job searches and hot meals, among others, all for free. Attendees could get taxi rides to the event, pick up free coats, boots, hats and food to take home. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Making connections

Sandra Groller gets a massage from Caitlin Sparks, the owner of Kenai Peninsula Massage Therapy, at the Project Homeless Connect event at the Soldotna Regional… Continue reading

Sandra Groller gets a massage from Caitlin Sparks, the owner of Kenai Peninsula Massage Therapy, at the Project Homeless Connect event at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. Sparks, who shared a booth with Heather Rasch of Mountain Magic Massage, was one of 34 providing services to those experiencing homelessness or near homelessness at the event, now in its 6th year. By noon, vendors said things had started off a little slow but were beginning to pick up, and some who had been there multiple years said they were seeing some new faces. Services included haircuts, massages, blood pressure checks, job searches and hot meals, among others, all for free. Attendees could get taxi rides to the event, pick up free coats, boots, hats and food to take home. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
This Oct. 17, 2016 photo shows exposed cottonwood tree roots after European nightcrawler earthworms and two other earthworm species ate through the upper soil layers near Stormy Lake in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Matt Bowser/Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

Coho salmon adapt to chow down on earthworms

Baby coho salmon have to last all winter in Kenai Peninsula streams without much to eat, but in recent years, they’ve been getting a new… Continue reading

This Oct. 17, 2016 photo shows exposed cottonwood tree roots after European nightcrawler earthworms and two other earthworm species ate through the upper soil layers near Stormy Lake in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Matt Bowser/Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)
Photo: End of the deep freeze

Photo: End of the deep freeze

Icicles hang from the roof of Veronica’s Cafe in Old Town on Monday in Kenai. After a deep freeze last week, the Kenai Peninsula is… Continue reading

Photo: End of the deep freeze

Home invasion, shooting reported in Soldotna

Update, 6 p.m. Monday: The Alask Bureau of Investigation is conducting a homicide investigation on the incident, according to an updated online dispatch. Because of… Continue reading

Dozens of people from around Alaska turned out for the Board of Fisheries' worksession to comment on fisheries issues Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Board of Fish finalizes recommendations on fish habitat permitting

Add to the Legislature’s agenda this session a request for reconsideration of the state’s fish habitat permitting process. The state Board of Fisheries, the body… Continue reading

Dozens of people from around Alaska turned out for the Board of Fisheries' worksession to comment on fisheries issues Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)
Photo: Open for business

Photo: Open for business

Devon Gonzalez, a Medicenter employee, works at the reception desk at the medical center’s new Integrative Medicine Clinic on Trading Bay Road on Saturday in… Continue reading

Photo: Open for business

Seldovia Wild Seafood to move back home

Since its inception, Seldovia Wild Seafood’s owners have wanted to bring their business back to the little city on Kachemak Bay. This year, their dream… Continue reading

Assembly passes resolution clarifying intent on invocation policy

The debate over the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly’s controversial invocation policy continued Tuesday, though not much actually changed. The assembly voted to adopt a resolution… Continue reading

Mayor addresses state, borough outlook

Though the Kenai Peninsula Borough and the state are separate entities in charge of their own finances, the two are so intertwined that the future… Continue reading

School district continues work on transgender policy

School district administrators and board members are working on guidelines for how the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District should accommodate transgender students. National controversy arose… Continue reading

Kids learned the basics of visible and invisible light during a presentation from the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska on Monday, Jan. 16, 2017 at the Soldotna Public Library in Soldotna, Alaska. There wasn’t much sunlight, but the kids attending the event heard about the electromagnetic spectrum and learned how to use a spectrometer to see the types of light in the world around them. Summer Lazenby, the director of educational operations at the Challenger Learning Center, brought filters and spectrometers for the kids to see firsthand how light moves and is split into its different components of color.

Photo: Let there be light

Kids learned the basics of visible and invisible light during a presentation from the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska on Monday, Jan. 16, 2017 at… Continue reading

Kids learned the basics of visible and invisible light during a presentation from the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska on Monday, Jan. 16, 2017 at the Soldotna Public Library in Soldotna, Alaska. There wasn’t much sunlight, but the kids attending the event heard about the electromagnetic spectrum and learned how to use a spectrometer to see the types of light in the world around them. Summer Lazenby, the director of educational operations at the Challenger Learning Center, brought filters and spectrometers for the kids to see firsthand how light moves and is split into its different components of color.

Board of Education sees preliminary budget

With still unknown budget allocations from the state and borough for next year, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Board of Education is working on… Continue reading

In this July 20, 2016 photo, a dipnetter walks along the banks of the lower Kenai River downstream of the Warren Ames Bridge in Kenai, Alaska. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

KRSMA board asks for sunset on dipnet bank closure proposal

The citizen advisory board for the Kenai River Special Management Area wants to see an end date set on the Alaska Department of Fish and… Continue reading

In this July 20, 2016 photo, a dipnetter walks along the banks of the lower Kenai River downstream of the Warren Ames Bridge in Kenai, Alaska. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)