Megan Pacer

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This photo posted by the Alaska State Troopers shows Casey Douglas, a 39-year-old Anchorage man on the run from authorities in Sterling, Alaska since Wednesday, April 19, 2017. (Photo courtesy Alasak State Troopers)

Troopers seek Anchorage man who fled in Sterling

Alaska State Troopers are looking for an Anchorage man on the run in Sterling. Troopers pulled a car over in Sterling on Wednesday when a… Continue reading

This photo posted by the Alaska State Troopers shows Casey Douglas, a 39-year-old Anchorage man on the run from authorities in Sterling, Alaska since Wednesday, April 19, 2017. (Photo courtesy Alasak State Troopers)
Dancer the reindeer nuzzles her new baby, a female, shortly after its birth on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 in Nikiski, Alaska. The Hansen family in Nikiski has had reindeer for five years and take them around the central Kenai Peninsula for appearances at Christmastime. Any money donated by those who get their pictures with the animals is given to support homeless children, Hara Hansen said. (Photo courtesy Megan Ward)

Nikiski family welcomes reindeer calf

One Nikiski farm just got a whole lot cuter. The Hansen family welcomed a baby reindeer Tuesday when their pregnant female reindeer, Dancer, gave birth.… Continue reading

Dancer the reindeer nuzzles her new baby, a female, shortly after its birth on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 in Nikiski, Alaska. The Hansen family in Nikiski has had reindeer for five years and take them around the central Kenai Peninsula for appearances at Christmastime. Any money donated by those who get their pictures with the animals is given to support homeless children, Hara Hansen said. (Photo courtesy Megan Ward)
In this May 22, 2014 photo, Central Emergency Services firefighter Josh Thompson throws brush into a fire along Funny River Road as the group works to control the burning Funny River wildfire which consumed more than 63,000 acres of Kenai National Wildlife Refuge land. (Clarion file photo)

Fire season shaping up to have later start

Editor's note: This story has been updated to include the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the list of entities collaborating on a fule break being… Continue reading

In this May 22, 2014 photo, Central Emergency Services firefighter Josh Thompson throws brush into a fire along Funny River Road as the group works to control the burning Funny River wildfire which consumed more than 63,000 acres of Kenai National Wildlife Refuge land. (Clarion file photo)
Members of the Yukon Fire Crew, highly trained hotshot wildland firefighters, perform mop up work on the Kenai Peninsula in 2015. The Type 2 Hand Crew is based on the peninsula for a large part of the year in trailers parked on land leased to the nonprofit Chugachmiut, Inc. by the Kenai Peninsula Borough. Chugachmiut is seeking a grant that would allow the organization to build a permanent camp on land it bought in 2011. (Photo courtesy Nathan Lojewski)

Nonprofit seeks grant to house fire crew

An Alaska Native nonprofit wants to improve living conditions for the highly-trained wildland firefighters it supports, who spend their days tucked away on call on… Continue reading

Members of the Yukon Fire Crew, highly trained hotshot wildland firefighters, perform mop up work on the Kenai Peninsula in 2015. The Type 2 Hand Crew is based on the peninsula for a large part of the year in trailers parked on land leased to the nonprofit Chugachmiut, Inc. by the Kenai Peninsula Borough. Chugachmiut is seeking a grant that would allow the organization to build a permanent camp on land it bought in 2011. (Photo courtesy Nathan Lojewski)
This April 2016 photo shows City of Soldotna crew cleaning along the Sterling Highway under ‘wet’ conditions. An ordinance passed last summer sets standards for clearing sand from streets and parking lots in order to reduce the amount of dust that gets into the air. (Photo courtesy Scott Sundberg, Soldotna Maintenance Department Manager)

New regulations in effect for dust control in Soldotna

With the snow gone and sand lining the peninsula’s streets and parking lots, new regulations in Soldotna seek to reduce how much of that sand… Continue reading

This April 2016 photo shows City of Soldotna crew cleaning along the Sterling Highway under ‘wet’ conditions. An ordinance passed last summer sets standards for clearing sand from streets and parking lots in order to reduce the amount of dust that gets into the air. (Photo courtesy Scott Sundberg, Soldotna Maintenance Department Manager)
Soldotna resident Bruce King, a former fisheries biologist for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, holds a rainbow trout he caught during a trip to Patagonia, Argentina in 2016. The areas he fished boasted trout upwards of 30 inches. (Photo courtesy Bruce King)

Travels, treks and trout

For some avid anglers, even the prolific fishing opportunities in the Last Frontier are sometimes not enough. That was true for Soldotna resident Bruce King,… Continue reading

Soldotna resident Bruce King, a former fisheries biologist for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, holds a rainbow trout he caught during a trip to Patagonia, Argentina in 2016. The areas he fished boasted trout upwards of 30 inches. (Photo courtesy Bruce King)
Soldotna council directs administration to draft pot ban legislation

Soldotna council directs administration to draft pot ban legislation

After taking about two years to think it over, the Soldotna City Council has decided commercial marijuana still isn’t right for the city. The council… Continue reading

Soldotna council directs administration to draft pot ban legislation
Jeremy Anderson, a former Nikiski Middle-High School music teacher accused of sexually abusing one of his students, walks out of a Kenai courtroom Nov. 25, 2014 in Kenai. (Clarion file photo)

No trial yet for former teacher accused of sexual abuse

The trial for a former Nikiski teacher accused of sexual abuse involving a student is waiting to move forward pending a decision by the Alaska… Continue reading

Jeremy Anderson, a former Nikiski Middle-High School music teacher accused of sexually abusing one of his students, walks out of a Kenai courtroom Nov. 25, 2014 in Kenai. (Clarion file photo)
Thaddeus Lewis turns to his boss, Lee Berzanske, while drilling holes in an Enstar Natural Gas Co. truck during their work day Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017 at Lee’s Heavy Equipment Repair on Kalifornsky Beach Road near Kenai, Alaska. Lewis, an inmate at Wildwood Correctional Complex, was the first offender admitted into the facility’s new Vocational Work Release Program. (Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion)

Wildwood programs offer better chance at employment after imprisonment

Thaddeus Lewis has figured out the best way to serve his time at the Wildwood Correctional Complex: by hardly being there at all. Lewis, 55,… Continue reading

Thaddeus Lewis turns to his boss, Lee Berzanske, while drilling holes in an Enstar Natural Gas Co. truck during their work day Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017 at Lee’s Heavy Equipment Repair on Kalifornsky Beach Road near Kenai, Alaska. Lewis, an inmate at Wildwood Correctional Complex, was the first offender admitted into the facility’s new Vocational Work Release Program. (Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion)

Bill would expand prisoner employment opportunities

A bill making its way through the Alaska House of Representatives has the potential to revitalize work programs for the state’s incarcerated population and fill… Continue reading

Sarah Jane Baisden, 9, of Nikiski, admires a goat from the Funny River Farm on Saturday, April 8, 2017 outside the Annual Home Show at the Soldotna Regional Sports Center in Soldotna, Alaska.

Residents, sunshine turn out for Annual Home Show

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Sarah Jane Baisden, 9, of Nikiski, admires a goat from the Funny River Farm on Saturday, April 8, 2017 outside the Annual Home Show at the Soldotna Regional Sports Center in Soldotna, Alaska.

Drivers should expect Seward Highway delay on Friday

Motorists heading between Anchorage and the Kenai Peninsula can expect a delay Friday night. Alaska 511 posted a warning Friday afternoon, and an Anchorage Police… Continue reading

Soldotna, business owners talk electric sign regulation

City staff in Soldotna are learning more about how business owners feel about electronic signs — a relatively new way to advertise business in the… Continue reading

Metoo the sled dog protects baby Lynx. The challenge of bringing home a newborn daughter to a life with 40 dogs is just one of the stories shared in “Life with Forty Dogs,” by Kasilof musher Joseph Robertia, which came out Tuesday, April 4, 2017. (Photo courtesy Joseph Robertia)

A kennel of characters: Dogs get their day with Kasilof musher, writer

One Kasilof family has turned their love of animals into a sled dog kennel where the stories of the dogs take center stage. Those stories… Continue reading

Metoo the sled dog protects baby Lynx. The challenge of bringing home a newborn daughter to a life with 40 dogs is just one of the stories shared in “Life with Forty Dogs,” by Kasilof musher Joseph Robertia, which came out Tuesday, April 4, 2017. (Photo courtesy Joseph Robertia)

Soldotna man accused of sexually abusing a minor

A Soldotna man is facing a charge of sexual abuse of a minor for an incident alleged to have taken place last month. Thomas Hill,… Continue reading

A customer takes his drinks from a bartender Friday, March 31, 2017 at Kenai River Brewing Company in Soldotna, Alaska. Soldotna is one of several communities in the state with establishments opened under public convenience licenses, which would be transitioned to restaurant or eating place licenses under SB 76, a rewrite of Alaska’s alcohol statutes. (Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion)

Alcohol rewrite bill addresses unfinished business

The second half of a sweeping update to Alaska’s alcohol laws is making its way through the Legislature and seeks to streamline the alcohol licensing… Continue reading

A customer takes his drinks from a bartender Friday, March 31, 2017 at Kenai River Brewing Company in Soldotna, Alaska. Soldotna is one of several communities in the state with establishments opened under public convenience licenses, which would be transitioned to restaurant or eating place licenses under SB 76, a rewrite of Alaska’s alcohol statutes. (Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion)
Residents march into the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center parking lot during the annual Choose Respect event Thursday, March 30, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. Communities across the state march in solidarity with the initiative started in 2009 by former Gov. Sean Parnell. (Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion)

Dozens ‘Choose Respect’ in annual awareness march

Dozens of area residents trudged through Kenai’s trademark chilly winds, and even more joined them at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center, in… Continue reading

Residents march into the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center parking lot during the annual Choose Respect event Thursday, March 30, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. Communities across the state march in solidarity with the initiative started in 2009 by former Gov. Sean Parnell. (Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion)

Winner chosen in ‘You know you’re an Alaskan if’ contest

Earlier this year, one Soldotna woman set out to unearth the traits and quirks that make Alaskans, well, Alaskan. Hedy-Jo Huss has been trying to… Continue reading

Kasilof man pleads not guilty to kidnapping, additional charges

A Kasilof man entered not-guilty pleas to kidnapping, assault and other charges during a Kenai Superior Court arraignment Tuesday. Frank Bush, 29, was charged March… Continue reading

A moose looks for a bite to eat in a lawn on Beaver Loop Road in this photo taken Tuesday Nov. 24, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska. (Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Biologists: Avoid grumpy moose during winter’s end

Alaska’s moose are big, beautiful and currently quite cranky — and biologists are warning people to be extra careful around them for the time being.… Continue reading

A moose looks for a bite to eat in a lawn on Beaver Loop Road in this photo taken Tuesday Nov. 24, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska. (Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion, file)