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Victoria Petersen / Peninsula Clarion                                 A message opposing annexation is visible on an electronic sign at Lucky Raven Tobacco, located inside one of the proposed areas for annexation near Soldotna on Thursday.

Community to weigh in on Soldotna annexation

The city is holding a public hearing at 2 p.m., Saturday at Soldotna High School.

Victoria Petersen / Peninsula Clarion                                 A message opposing annexation is visible on an electronic sign at Lucky Raven Tobacco, located inside one of the proposed areas for annexation near Soldotna on Thursday.
Assembly approves cost of printing for ballot information

Assembly approves cost of printing for ballot information

The information relating to the ballot proposition is intended to be factual and objective.

Assembly approves cost of printing for ballot information
A contractor plows snow down Forest Drive in Kenai on Jan. 17, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Reduced funds close road maintenance station on Seward Highway

Turnagain Pass maintenance will now fall on Girdwood and Crown Point maintenance stations.

A contractor plows snow down Forest Drive in Kenai on Jan. 17, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna resident Tyson Cox speaks in support of a joint resolution that recognizes recommendations made by the Election Stakeholders Group and tasks the borough clerk with exploring implementation of those recommendations at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Assembly OKs exploration of election reform recommendations

The Election Stakeholders Group offered six recommendations to the borough assembly.

Soldotna resident Tyson Cox speaks in support of a joint resolution that recognizes recommendations made by the Election Stakeholders Group and tasks the borough clerk with exploring implementation of those recommendations at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Chum salmon swim beneath the surface of Salmon Creek on Aug. 3, 2015. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Alaska Board of Fisheries to take new vote on finfish meeting

State ombudsman found the Board of Fisheries violated the act when they decided to relocate the meeting from the peninsula to Anchorage

Chum salmon swim beneath the surface of Salmon Creek on Aug. 3, 2015. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent John O’Brien. (Photo courtesy of the Pegge Erkeneff/Kenai Peninsula Borough School District)                                 Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent John O’Brien. (Photo courtesy of the Pegge Erkeneff/Kenai Peninsula Borough School District)

Superintendent: Plan for possible strike

O’Brien’s letter asks parents and guardians to prepare contingency plans for children.

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent John O’Brien. (Photo courtesy of the Pegge Erkeneff/Kenai Peninsula Borough School District)                                 Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent John O’Brien. (Photo courtesy of the Pegge Erkeneff/Kenai Peninsula Borough School District)
Bruce Wall, a planner with the Kenai Peninsula Borough, answers Kalifornsky residents’ questions regarding the creation of a new advisory planning commission for the area, on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at the Betty J. Glick Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Chambers in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Assembly looks to establish Kalifornsky Advisory Planning Commission

Borough has active advisory planning commissions in Moose Pass, Cooper Landing, Anchor Point, Hope.

Bruce Wall, a planner with the Kenai Peninsula Borough, answers Kalifornsky residents’ questions regarding the creation of a new advisory planning commission for the area, on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at the Betty J. Glick Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Chambers in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion                                 Bobbi Jackson samples some of her fermented cauliflower and carrots at Jackson Gardens and Nursery, Monday, Aug. 26, near Soldotna.

Shop talk: In the business of growing

Bobbi Jackson’s 10-acre homestead has become a cornucopia of locally grown flowers and produce.

Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion                                 Bobbi Jackson samples some of her fermented cauliflower and carrots at Jackson Gardens and Nursery, Monday, Aug. 26, near Soldotna.
A sign directs voters at Soldotna City Hall during the special Field House election on March 5, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Assembly to consider changing service board elections to appointments

The borough has 12 service boards, of which seven boards include elected positions.

A sign directs voters at Soldotna City Hall during the special Field House election on March 5, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Smoke from the Swan Lake Fire impairs visibility on the Sterling Highway on Aug. 20, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Hunters should be aware of fire conditions

Hunting season is already open, and more openings are scheduled soon for the Kenai Peninsula.

Smoke from the Swan Lake Fire impairs visibility on the Sterling Highway on Aug. 20, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
A disaster declaration for the borough was extended and an emergency ordinance to fund disaster response was passed in a special assembly meeting at the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Assembly extends fire disaster declaration

The declaration includes $200,00 for emergency response.

A disaster declaration for the borough was extended and an emergency ordinance to fund disaster response was passed in a special assembly meeting at the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Voter registration deadline Sunday

Voter registration deadline Sunday

Absentee ballots can be submitted in person from Sept. 16 through Election Day.

Voter registration deadline Sunday
Borough issues disaster declaration as Nanwalek, Seldovia run out of water

Borough issues disaster declaration as Nanwalek, Seldovia run out of water

Seldovia’s water source nearly depleted; Nanwalek will be out by Friday.

Borough issues disaster declaration as Nanwalek, Seldovia run out of water
The distillery of the Kenai River Brewing Company in Soldotna, Alaska, is seen in April 2018. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Clarified alcohol regs could curb fundraisers, community events in local breweries

The proposed regulations wouldn’t allow the Brewery to Bathroom 0.5K Relay for Life benefit run.

The distillery of the Kenai River Brewing Company in Soldotna, Alaska, is seen in April 2018. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
About 75 educators and employees from the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District listen as two employee associations and the district negotiate for a new contract, on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, at the Soldotna High School Library in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Educators set date for potential strike

The announcement is not a notification that a strike will happen.

About 75 educators and employees from the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District listen as two employee associations and the district negotiate for a new contract, on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, at the Soldotna High School Library in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Veterinary Technician Sarah McMillen returns with the sea otter pup in Homer, Alaska, pilot, Duke Marolfs, plane. (Photo courtesy Alaska SeaLife Center)

Rescued sea otter pup gets airlift from Homer

The Homer Vet Clinic cared for the pup overnight before she was transported by air to Seward.

Veterinary Technician Sarah McMillen returns with the sea otter pup in Homer, Alaska, pilot, Duke Marolfs, plane. (Photo courtesy Alaska SeaLife Center)
The Monday, Aug. 26, 2019 map of the Swan Lake Fire. (Photo courtesy of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency Management)

Cooper Landing alert upped to ‘set’ after night of fire spread

Update: The fire’s progression has stopped; alert level remains at ‘set’

The Monday, Aug. 26, 2019 map of the Swan Lake Fire. (Photo courtesy of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency Management)
Smoke from the Swan Lake Fire can be seen here from Skilak Lake on Aug. 19, 2019. (Photo courtesy Marissa Nunooruk)

Alaska wildfire season extended

As of Monday, 682 fires had burned more than 2.5 million acres this season.

Smoke from the Swan Lake Fire can be seen here from Skilak Lake on Aug. 19, 2019. (Photo courtesy Marissa Nunooruk)
Waters in Kenai Lake rose after a glacial-dammed lake at Snow Glacier began releasing, causing a flood advisory for the community of Cooper Landing. The waters in Kenai Lake are now receding. (Courtesy photo)

Flood advisory canceled for Kenai River

Small rises along the western Kenai River are anticipated, but are not expected to reach flood stage

Waters in Kenai Lake rose after a glacial-dammed lake at Snow Glacier began releasing, causing a flood advisory for the community of Cooper Landing. The waters in Kenai Lake are now receding. (Courtesy photo)
Haze from the Swan Lake Fire can be seen from the Kenai Bluffs in Old Town Kenai on Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna, central peninsula hit with heavy smoke

Heavy smoke rolled into the central peninsula Monday, with Soldotna experiencing some of the worst air conditions. The particulate matter measurementt for Soldotna was 185,… Continue reading

Haze from the Swan Lake Fire can be seen from the Kenai Bluffs in Old Town Kenai on Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)