Jacob Dye

  • 1620 Stories
  • Page 20 of 81
City Council Member James Baisden speaks during a work session of the Kenai City Council in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Election 2024: Assembly candidate James Baisden talks budget, industry, vision

He is running for the District 1 seat representing Kalifornsky

City Council Member James Baisden speaks during a work session of the Kenai City Council in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Mitch Miller, of the Kenai Fire Department, rings a bell in commemoration of the emergency services personnel who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks during a commemoration ceremony at Kenai Fire Department in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Ringing the bell of remembrance

Kenai Fire Department marks 23rd anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks

Mitch Miller, of the Kenai Fire Department, rings a bell in commemoration of the emergency services personnel who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks during a commemoration ceremony at Kenai Fire Department in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai City Hall on Feb. 20, 2020, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai Senior Center gets Meals on Wheels grant for DoorDash deliveries

DoorDash will be handling delivery of weekly boxes

Kenai City Hall on Feb. 20, 2020, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Diamond Dance Project performs alongside people pulled from their audience ahead of the start of the Second Annual Kenai Peninsula Walk to End Alzheimer’s at the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Walk to End Alzheimer’s returns for 2nd year

Nearly 9,000 people in Alaska live with Alzheimer’s

Diamond Dance Project performs alongside people pulled from their audience ahead of the start of the Second Annual Kenai Peninsula Walk to End Alzheimer’s at the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Alaska State Troopers logo.

Former KPBSD custodian charged with sex abuse of a minor

The charges stem from incidents alleged to have taken place while the man was working at Soldotna Middle School in 2013

Alaska State Troopers logo.
Troopers Joseph Miller Jr. and Jason Woodruff are seen as K9 Olex bites Ben Tikka in a screenshot from body camera footage taken in Kenai, Alaska, on May 24, 2024. (Photo provided by Alaska Department of Law)

Troopers arraigned on assault charges, plead not guilty

The two Alaska State Troopers charged with fourth-degree misdemeanor assault for their alleged conduct during a Kenai arrest in May both were arraigned at the… Continue reading

Troopers Joseph Miller Jr. and Jason Woodruff are seen as K9 Olex bites Ben Tikka in a screenshot from body camera footage taken in Kenai, Alaska, on May 24, 2024. (Photo provided by Alaska Department of Law)
Soldotna City Council members Jordan Chilson, left, and Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings participate in the Peninsula Clarion and KDLL candidate forum series, Thursday, Sept. 5 at the Soldotna Public Library . (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

City council candidates talk Soldotna’s future at forum

Incumbents Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings and Jordan Chilson are running for the council’s two open seats

Soldotna City Council members Jordan Chilson, left, and Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings participate in the Peninsula Clarion and KDLL candidate forum series, Thursday, Sept. 5 at the Soldotna Public Library . (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
Peperoncini swims out into the mouth of the Kenai River after being released from the Alaska SeaLife Center’s Wildlife Response Program at North Kenai Beach in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Crowd gathers for rainy release of harbor seals

Four harbor seals were released from the Alaska SeaLife Center’s Wildlife Response Program

Peperoncini swims out into the mouth of the Kenai River after being released from the Alaska SeaLife Center’s Wildlife Response Program at North Kenai Beach in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Flyer for the Kenai Performers’ production of “The Bullying Collection” and “Girl in the Mirror.” (Provided by Kenai Performers)

Kenai Performers tackle heavy topics in compilation show

The series runs two weekends, Sept. 12-15 and Sept. 19-22

Flyer for the Kenai Performers’ production of “The Bullying Collection” and “Girl in the Mirror.” (Provided by Kenai Performers)
Assembly Vice President Tyson Cox speaks during a Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly work session in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Assembly OKs new Tourism Industry Working Group

Another resolution was considered in June that would have added a bed tax question to the October ballot

Assembly Vice President Tyson Cox speaks during a Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly work session in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai Mayor Brian Gabriel prepares to spin one of the wheels that determine the magic weight at the closing ceremony of the Kenai Silver Salmon Derby on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai Silver Salmon Derby returns Tuesday

The derby is unlike others because the winning fish is not the largest

Kenai Mayor Brian Gabriel prepares to spin one of the wheels that determine the magic weight at the closing ceremony of the Kenai Silver Salmon Derby on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Flyer for the 2024 Candidate Forum Series by KDLL 91.9 FM and the Peninsula Clarion. (Ashlyn O’Hara/KDLL 91.9)

Clarion and KDLL candidate forum series continues, assembly forum canceled

Thursday’s forum will feature Soldotna City Council candidates Jordan Chilson and Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings

Flyer for the 2024 Candidate Forum Series by KDLL 91.9 FM and the Peninsula Clarion. (Ashlyn O’Hara/KDLL 91.9)
Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche speaks to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly during their work session in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Assembly gets update on 2022 bond package projects

Voters approved a $65.55 million bond package to address a list of 10 critical maintenance projects around the school district

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche speaks to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly during their work session in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
A poll worker helps a voter cast their ballot at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska, during the Alaska Primary Election on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Primary election results certified, local races unchanged

Several candidates have dropped out since election day

A poll worker helps a voter cast their ballot at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska, during the Alaska Primary Election on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Rep. Mary Peltola delivers closing remarks at the Kenai River Sportfishing Association’s Kenai Classic Roundtable at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Fisheries issues tackled at annual Kenai Classic Roundtable

Organizers said the event was an opportunity for Alaska and Lower 48 experts to shed light and share knowledge on fisheries

Rep. Mary Peltola delivers closing remarks at the Kenai River Sportfishing Association’s Kenai Classic Roundtable at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
A voting booth for the Kenai Peninsula Borough and City of Homer elections at Cowles Council Chambers on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)

Andy Cizek withdraws from race for Senate District D

The seat is currently held by Sen. Jesse Bjorkman

A voting booth for the Kenai Peninsula Borough and City of Homer elections at Cowles Council Chambers on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)
Alaska House District 6 candidate Alana Greear (back, center) poses with supporters at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Lake Street in Homer during the primary election on Aug. 20, 2024. (Emilie Springer/Homer New)

Alana Greear drops out of race for House District 6

The K-Selo teacher threw her support behind Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly President Brent Johnson

Alaska House District 6 candidate Alana Greear (back, center) poses with supporters at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Lake Street in Homer during the primary election on Aug. 20, 2024. (Emilie Springer/Homer New)
Flowers bloom at Soldotna City Hall on Wednesday, June 24, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna accepts $2 million in federal grant funding toward wastewater plant projects

The funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was secured in 2022 by Sen. Lisa Murkowski

Flowers bloom at Soldotna City Hall on Wednesday, June 24, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Central Peninsula Hospital Chief Executive Officer Shaun Keef speaks to the Soldotna City Council during their meeting in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Central Peninsula Hospital up year-over-year in visits, births, procedures

The statistics come from a review of CPH’s operations last fiscal year

Central Peninsula Hospital Chief Executive Officer Shaun Keef speaks to the Soldotna City Council during their meeting in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Northrim Bank Funding Branch Manager Steve Manley and Soldotna Finance Director Melanie Imholte speak to the Soldotna City Council in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna approves ‘line of credit’ with Northrim Bank for field house construction

As construction work continues on the Soldotna Field House, the Soldotna City Council on Wednesday, Aug. 28, approved an arrangement to issue a general obligation… Continue reading

Northrim Bank Funding Branch Manager Steve Manley and Soldotna Finance Director Melanie Imholte speak to the Soldotna City Council in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)