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Michael Penn | Juneau Empire A ridicule pole carved by Sitka artist Tommy Joseph stands in front of the Planet Alaska Gallery on Ferry Way on Wednesday, in Juneau. The pole includes likenesses of Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy and President Donald Trump.

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Group seeks to oust Dunleavy

The group will need to gather 28,501 signatures.

Board of Regents votes to consolidate UA system

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Board of Regents votes to consolidate UA system

UA regents move to bring universities under one roof.

Emergency medical technicians help victims of a boat capsizing up the Homer Harbor load and launch ramp on Tuesday afternoon, July 30, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. Crews in three Good Samaritan boats, from front to back, the Torega, the Grotta Nove, and the Seabird, rescued five people from an overturned skiff near China Poot Bay. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Five survive boat capsize near Gull Island

The victims either treaded water in the ocean or clung to the keel of the overturned boat.

Visitors to the Levitt AMP Soldotna Music Series dance to the music at Soldotna Creek Park on July 3, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Colorado soul band headlining this week’s music in the park

The Burroughs are a nine-person soul group that play classical soul standards with modern flair.

In this May 29, 2019 file photo U.S. Attorney General William Barr, standing, greets participants at a roundtable discussion at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium in Anchorage, Alaska. Alaska Native villages are receiving almost $5 million from the U.S. Justice Department to combat numerous public safety problems, including no law enforcement presence in some communities. The announcement Tuesday, July 30, 2019, comes nearly two months after Barr met with tribal representatives during a visit to the state who detailed slow response times from authorities, violence against women and abuse of alcohol and drugs, including opioids. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

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Alaska Native villages get $5M to combat rural violence

The award comes nearly two months after AG William Barr met with tribal representatives.

Clarion file photo (Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Borough candidate filing period begins Aug. 1

Several positions will be up for election this year on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly.

As portions of the Swan Lake Fire continue to smolder in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, new forest growth has already started sprouting near Watson Lake as seen here on July 24, 2019. (Courtesy Eastern Area Incident Management Team)

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No further growth expected for Swan Lake Fire

Significant drying would have to occur before any increase in fire activity could take place.

Kenai Public Health hosts measles clinic Wednesday

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Kenai Public Health hosts measles clinic Wednesday

The clinic is in response to a recent case of measles that was identified in Soldotna.

Sen. David Wilson offers an amendment to the operating budget at the Capitol on Monday, July 29, 2019. Sen. Wilson’s amendment would pay $1,400 as part two of an Alaskan permanent fund dividend. It was voted down. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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House passes capital budget, reverses sweep, approves veto restoration

House and Senate pass legislation on to Dunleavy’s desk

Backed by members of the Juneau Filipino community’s Ati-Atihan musical group, members of the Inland Boatmen’s Union of the Pacific march along Main Street in support of their continued strike against the Alaska Marine Highway System on Monday, July 29, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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‘We want to go back to work’: Ferry strike ongoing

Day 6 of the strike.

Kenai peninsula Borough School District administration, members from the Kenai Peninsula Education Association and the Kenai Peninsula Education Support Association meet at a collective bargaining session to continue contract negotiations for employees who have been without contracts for a year, on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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School district, employees to resume contract talks

After contract negotiations hit a standstill, peninsula educators and staff voted May 22 to strike.

Police, agencies respond to ruptured gas line

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Police, agencies respond to ruptured gas line

The Kenai Police Department confirmed they were responding to a ruptured gas line at the Seaman Building, which…

Rep. Sara Hannan, D-Juneau, speaks in favor of HB 2002 on a reconsideration vote at the Capitol on Monday, July 22,2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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House to meet on Monday for crucial vote

House (and state) holds its breath for Monday’s vote.

Michael Penn | Juneau Empire Roland Lumbab mans the picket line with others on the third day of the Inland Boatmen’s Union of the Pacific’s strike against the Alaska Marine Highway System at the Auke Bay Terminal on Friday in Juneau.

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Strike by Alaska ferry workers snarls travel plans

About 225 passengers and about 90 vehicles were stranded in ports that aren’t their final destination.

Maya Johnson, the Kenai polocrosse organizer, rides her horse during a game of polocrosse, a sport combining rules of polo and lacrosse, Thursday, July, 25, 2019 near Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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‘Poor man’s polo’ finds its way to the Kenai

The sport has specially made rackets with a small netted basket, used for scooping up the ball.

Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion Al Hershberger was honored at the Soldotna Progress Days Pioneer Barbecue and Meet and Greet, with a proclamation from the city of Soldotna, announcing the weekend be Al Hershberger Appreciation Weekend, Friday, in Soldotna.

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Barbecue celebrates Soldotna’s early homesteaders and pioneers

Al Hershberger was presented with a proclamation designating Al Hershberger Appreciation Weekend.

Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion A volunteer from the Soldotna Shriners hands out candy during Soldotna’s Progress Day Parade in Soldotna, Saturday.

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Always making progress

Soldotna celebrates its past, present and future

Kenai Public Health to host measles clinic on July 31

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Kenai Public Health to host measles clinic on July 31

The clinic is in response to a recent case of measles that was identified in Soldotna.

how the office performs “sweeps” of unspent money in various government accounts during a Senate Finance meeting at the Capitol on Thursday, July 18, 2019. Donna Arduin, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, right, watches in the background. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Legislature moves PFD, capital budget bills forward, but veto threat looms

Bills are moving, but there’s no guarantee they’ll get past the governor.

The House of Representatives meets in the Capitol in Juneau at July 25, 2019. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

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Peninsula residents, legislators weigh in

Second session nears end with state budget and PFD still in the air