Elizabeth Earl

Mayor’s vetoes on school, tourism funding stand

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and the Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council will have to live with less money than the assembly originally approved… Continue reading

Mayor’s vetoes on school, tourism funding stand

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and the Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council will have to live with less money than the assembly originally approved… Continue reading

Darrell Aleckson’s restored Plymouth Barracuda, a classic 1960s car, sits in a parking lot alongside other restored classic cars at a Kaknu Kruzers’ car show at Autozone on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. The Kaknu Kruzers, a local club composed of members who restore classic cars, will participate in a number of parades and shows this summer, including Soldotna’s Progress Days parade on July 28. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Local car club all about the classics

Driving around Alaska, it’s often easy to spot yards or by-ways littered with junk vehicles. But one man’s junk is another man’s treasure. For Darrell… Continue reading

Darrell Aleckson’s restored Plymouth Barracuda, a classic 1960s car, sits in a parking lot alongside other restored classic cars at a Kaknu Kruzers’ car show at Autozone on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. The Kaknu Kruzers, a local club composed of members who restore classic cars, will participate in a number of parades and shows this summer, including Soldotna’s Progress Days parade on July 28. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
An Anchor River king salmon lies on the bank Saturday, May 19, 2018 in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

King restrictions increase tensions among users

With king salmon runs weak so far and fishing season in full swing, barbs are again flying as user groups are restricted. Though sportfishermen are… Continue reading

An Anchor River king salmon lies on the bank Saturday, May 19, 2018 in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)
Jim McEwen steps into the classic car he restored at Autozone on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. McEwen is a member of the Kaknu Kruzers, a local club composed of members who restore classic cars. The club has a number of events and rives throughou the summe, including the upoming car show at the Soldotna Progress Days parade on July 28. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Local car club all about the classics

Driving around Alaska, it’s often easy to spot yards or by-ways littered with junk vehicles. But one man’s junk is another man’s treasure. For Darrell… Continue reading

Jim McEwen steps into the classic car he restored at Autozone on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. McEwen is a member of the Kaknu Kruzers, a local club composed of members who restore classic cars. The club has a number of events and rives throughou the summe, including the upoming car show at the Soldotna Progress Days parade on July 28. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

App aims to be central fish information location

Whatever anglers want to know about fishing in Alaska, Jim Voss wants them to find it via smartphone app. This summer, he launched the app… Continue reading

This photo shows a Kenai River king salmon returning to the water after being released. (Photo courtesy Scott Miller)

Fishing report: King fishing returns on lower Kenai, sockeye salmon hot at the Russian

With a holiday smack dab in the middle of the week, warm temperatures and sun predicted through Saturday and fish in the rivers, anglers will… Continue reading

This photo shows a Kenai River king salmon returning to the water after being released. (Photo courtesy Scott Miller)

Jury convicts man of illegally guiding in 2017

A man accused of guiding fishing clients illegally on the Kenai River in 2017 was convicted in June. A jury in Kenai found William Hollandsworth… Continue reading

CIRI partners with KRSA for land access on Kenai River

Anglers on the middle and lower Kenai River who want to fish from Cook Inlet Region, Inc.’s private banks can pick up permits from a… Continue reading

American flags decorate a motocycle outside the doors of the Peninsula Grace Brethren Church at a memorial service for Travis Stubblefield on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. Stubblefield, a lifelong resident of the Soldotna area, was killed June 21 in a conflict in Kasilof. Alaska State Troopers are investigating the circumstances of his death, though no charges have yet been filed. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Friends, community mourn man killed in Kasilof

With a roaring thrum of engines, a lot of leather jackets and some traffic blockers, dozens of motorcyclists took off from the Soldotna Harley-Davidson on… Continue reading

American flags decorate a motocycle outside the doors of the Peninsula Grace Brethren Church at a memorial service for Travis Stubblefield on Saturday, June 30, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. Stubblefield, a lifelong resident of the Soldotna area, was killed June 21 in a conflict in Kasilof. Alaska State Troopers are investigating the circumstances of his death, though no charges have yet been filed. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Poor salmon runs result in low harvests, disaster request

Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct that the Alaska Department of Fish and Game counts sockeye returning to the Copper River using… Continue reading

Mead Treadwell joins governor’s race at last minute

Republican voters in Alaska get to choose their gubernatorial candidate from among a former senator, a prominent businessman and a former lieutenant governor who jumped… Continue reading

South Kachemak Bay may have to pay taxes to South Peninsula Hospital

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to show that if the properties south of Kachemak Bay are included into the South Kenai Peninsula Hospital… Continue reading

A group of anglers dipnet for sockeye salmon near the mouth of the Kasilof River on Wednesday, June 28, 2018 in Kasilof, Alaska. The personal-use dipnet fishery on the Kasilof River opened Monday, with fish counts significantly behind last year and behind the 10-year average for the same date. Some fishermen were successful Wednesday, though, both from shore and from boats. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Kasilof dipnet opens, fish counts still low

The Kasilof River personal-use dipnet is open, and fishermen are trying out their nets for sockeye with some mixed luck. A few dipnetters dotted the… Continue reading

A group of anglers dipnet for sockeye salmon near the mouth of the Kasilof River on Wednesday, June 28, 2018 in Kasilof, Alaska. The personal-use dipnet fishery on the Kasilof River opened Monday, with fish counts significantly behind last year and behind the 10-year average for the same date. Some fishermen were successful Wednesday, though, both from shore and from boats. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
Sockeye salmon caught in a set gillnet wait to be set to the a processor on July 11, 2016 near Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Tariffs ding commercial fishing industry

Fishermen and seafood harvesters may take a major trade hit with the announcement of new tariffs from China, though the details still aren’t clear. The… Continue reading

Sockeye salmon caught in a set gillnet wait to be set to the a processor on July 11, 2016 near Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)
An Anchor River king salmon lies on the bank Saturday, May 19, 2018 in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Managers restrict Kenai late-run kings, setnets

Anglers won’t be able to use bait when the fishing for late-run Kenai River king salmon starts in July. The Alaska Department of Fish and… Continue reading

An Anchor River king salmon lies on the bank Saturday, May 19, 2018 in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)
Ed Seaward operates a ham radio during the Moosehorn Amateur Radio Club’s annual field day event at Skyview Middle School on Saturday, June 23, 2018 near Soldotna, Alaska. The radio club joins with others across north America in a field day organized by the Amercan Radio Relay League every year, calling out to operators in Canada and the Lower 48 with the Kenai area’s call sign and recording how many contacts the operators make. Seaward, who moved to Soldotna from Connecticut about three years ago, said he has been operating ham radios since he was in high school and used them while he served in the military. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Ham radio operators connect across North America in annual Field Day

The Skyview Middle School parking lot became a window to all of North America for the day Saturday. A towering radio antenna linked the Moosehorn… Continue reading

Ed Seaward operates a ham radio during the Moosehorn Amateur Radio Club’s annual field day event at Skyview Middle School on Saturday, June 23, 2018 near Soldotna, Alaska. The radio club joins with others across north America in a field day organized by the Amercan Radio Relay League every year, calling out to operators in Canada and the Lower 48 with the Kenai area’s call sign and recording how many contacts the operators make. Seaward, who moved to Soldotna from Connecticut about three years ago, said he has been operating ham radios since he was in high school and used them while he served in the military. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
Man dead after conflict, stabbing in Kasilof

Man dead after conflict, stabbing in Kasilof

A Kasilof man is dead after a conflict in a home that led to him barricading himself in a house and a trooper response. Travis… Continue reading

Man dead after conflict, stabbing in Kasilof

The assembly killed the sales tax increase. A citizen group is picking up the effort

Peninsula voters may get a chance to decide on the future of a sales tax increase this fall after all. A group of citizens have… Continue reading

An angler prepares to cast a line into the Kenai River just downstream of the confluence with the Russian River on Monday near Cooper Landing. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Muddy, high water clouds fishing at the Russian River

Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct a misquoted word from Sportfish assistant area management biologist Jenny Gates. It was a tale of… Continue reading

An angler prepares to cast a line into the Kenai River just downstream of the confluence with the Russian River on Monday near Cooper Landing. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)