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Health department releases annual Vital Statistics

Health department releases annual Vital Statistics

Monday, the state Health Department released the 2017 Alaska Vital Statistics Report. The annual report features new insights into marriage and divorce, baby names, fertility… Continue reading

Health department releases annual Vital Statistics
Suzanne Goodwill received the National Education Association of Alaska Education Support Professional of the Year award in a surprise assembly at Skyview Middle School in Soldotna, AK, on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Skyview tutor receives state’s highest honor for education support professionals

In a surprise assembly Tuesday morning, the National Education Association of Alaska awarded Soldotna’s Suzanne Goodwill the title of Alaska Education Support Professional of the… Continue reading

Suzanne Goodwill received the National Education Association of Alaska Education Support Professional of the Year award in a surprise assembly at Skyview Middle School in Soldotna, AK, on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Panelists, Kaitlin Vadla, Laura Rhyne, Linda Hutchings and Owen Phillips present information about Alaska Ballot Measure 1 at an event hosted by the League of Women Voters on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018, in Soldotna, AK. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

League of Women Voters holds Prop 1 forum

The League of Women Voters hosted a forum last week to help inform voters on Alaska Ballot Measure 1. Kaitlin Vadla and Laura Rhyne from… Continue reading

Panelists, Kaitlin Vadla, Laura Rhyne, Linda Hutchings and Owen Phillips present information about Alaska Ballot Measure 1 at an event hosted by the League of Women Voters on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018, in Soldotna, AK. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai Potters Guild member Judy Brandt loads a gas-fired kiln with cups and bowls made by Guild members on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017 at the group’s studio in Kenai. The Potters guild is preparing for a busy winter with weekly classes, a “Clay on Display” art show presently sitting in the Kenai Fine Art Center gallery, and a new kind of kiln which they’ll be experimenting with this weekend. (Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)

Potters Guild receives Alaska Community grant

The Kenai Potters Guild is spinning in style after receiving a grant from the Alaska Community Foundation. The grant administered by the Alaska Community Foundation’s… Continue reading

  • Oct 28, 2018
  • By KAT SORENSEN Peninsula Clarion
  • grants
Kenai Potters Guild member Judy Brandt loads a gas-fired kiln with cups and bowls made by Guild members on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017 at the group’s studio in Kenai. The Potters guild is preparing for a busy winter with weekly classes, a “Clay on Display” art show presently sitting in the Kenai Fine Art Center gallery, and a new kind of kiln which they’ll be experimenting with this weekend. (Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)
Single-use plastic bags litter the side of Lake Street on Sept. 25, 2018, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Soldotna bag ban to take effect Thursday

The city of Soldotna is working to make sure shoppers aren’t left empty-handed come Thursday, when a ban on single-use plastic bags takes effect throughout… Continue reading

Single-use plastic bags litter the side of Lake Street on Sept. 25, 2018, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
A conversation with District 29 candidate Shawn Butler

A conversation with District 29 candidate Shawn Butler

Editor’s note: The story has been updated to show that Chenault was previously, not currently, Speaker of the House. Ahead of next week’s election, the… Continue reading

A conversation with District 29 candidate Shawn Butler
A conversation with District 29 candidate Ben Carpenter

A conversation with District 29 candidate Ben Carpenter

Editor’s note: The story has been updated to show that Chenault was previously, not currently, Speaker of the House. Ahead of next week’s election, the… Continue reading

A conversation with District 29 candidate Ben Carpenter
Trenton English takes advantage of early voting in the municipal election at the Mendenhall Mall Annex on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. Early voting is available there from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday. Voters can also vote at City Hall 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Absentee registration deadline Saturday, early voting now open

Saturday is the last day for eligible Alaska voters to receive an absentee by-mail ballot. Voters planning to mail in their ballot must submit an… Continue reading

  • Oct 26, 2018
  • By KAT SORENSEN Peninsula Clarion
Trenton English takes advantage of early voting in the municipal election at the Mendenhall Mall Annex on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. Early voting is available there from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday. Voters can also vote at City Hall 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Soldotna changes Kleeb to Whistle Hill Loop

The Soldotna City Council voted to rename Kleeb Loop to Whistle Hill Loop. Mary Krull is the owner of Brew@602, a train-car-turned-coffee-shop, which sits on… Continue reading

Shop Talk: Fresh365 provides fresh greens

Shop Talk: Fresh365 provides fresh greens

Fresh365, a hydroponic farm atop Whistle Hill in Soldotna, is looking to innovate how farmers and restaurateurs do business on the Kenai Peninsula. Owned by… Continue reading

Shop Talk: Fresh365 provides fresh greens
School Briefs week of Oct. 29 - Nov. 4

School Briefs week of Oct. 29 – Nov. 4

Soldotna High School Parent Teacher Conferences are 11/1/18 from 12-3 pm and 4-7 pm The Soldotna Girls Basketball team will be hosting their annual What… Continue reading

School Briefs week of Oct. 29 - Nov. 4
Women in Agriculture Conference comes to the Kenai

Women in Agriculture Conference comes to the Kenai

The Women in Agriculture Conference will be coming to the peninsula for its second year this weekend. The one-day virtual gathering for anyone interested in… Continue reading

Women in Agriculture Conference comes to the Kenai
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly stands in silence while Assembly President Wayne Ogle offers an invocation before the meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, in Soldotna, AK. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly continues invocations, despite court ruling

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to clarify details about the court ruling on the borough assembly’s invocation policy. Tuesday’s Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly… Continue reading

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly stands in silence while Assembly President Wayne Ogle offers an invocation before the meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, in Soldotna, AK. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Road closures cancelled, weather still impacting traffic

Road closures cancelled, weather still impacting traffic

Closures along the Seward Highway scheduled to begin tonight have been canceled due to extreme weather. The Seward Highway closure between mile 84.6 and 86.1,… Continue reading

  • Oct 25, 2018
  • By KAT SORENSEN Peninsula Clarion
  • Traffic
Road closures cancelled, weather still impacting traffic
Tori Giles, left, Emilie Grimes, Torile Giles and Arin Reger carve pumkings at the Soldotna Public Library on Saturday, October 21, 2017 during the library’s teen halloween party. The group donned costumes from The Flash, including The Flash, Killer Frost and Harrison Wells. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)                                Tori Giles, left, Emilie Grimes, Torile Giles and Arin Reger carve pumkings at the Soldotna Public Library on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017 during the library’s teen halloween party. The group donned costumes from The Flash, including The Flash, Killer Frost and Harrison Wells. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Host of Halloween events ready to kick off

The Halloween festivities kick off this weekend in anticipation of the big night next week. The fun begins today at 4 p.m. at the Soldotna… Continue reading

Tori Giles, left, Emilie Grimes, Torile Giles and Arin Reger carve pumkings at the Soldotna Public Library on Saturday, October 21, 2017 during the library’s teen halloween party. The group donned costumes from The Flash, including The Flash, Killer Frost and Harrison Wells. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)                                Tori Giles, left, Emilie Grimes, Torile Giles and Arin Reger carve pumkings at the Soldotna Public Library on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017 during the library’s teen halloween party. The group donned costumes from The Flash, including The Flash, Killer Frost and Harrison Wells. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
Assembly reelects Ogle, Bagley for President and Vice President

Assembly reelects Ogle, Bagley for President and Vice President

Current Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly President Wayne Ogle and Vice President Dale Bagley were re-elected into the assembly’s president and vice president seats at Tuesday’s… Continue reading

Assembly reelects Ogle, Bagley for President and Vice President
Landon Lightfoot jumps into the Nikiski pool during a training scenario, June 30, 2014, at the Nikiski Pool, in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion)

Nikiski Pool to open sooner than expected

Swimmers are able to get back into the Nikiski Pool earlier than expected. The pool officially opened on Wednesday morning, Nigel LaRiccia, the pool supervisor,… Continue reading

Landon Lightfoot jumps into the Nikiski pool during a training scenario, June 30, 2014, at the Nikiski Pool, in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion)
Borough begins repairs after Seward flooding

Borough begins repairs after Seward flooding

Borough crews have begun repairing Seward roads inundated by two storm systems that dumped inches of rain over the peninsula last week. Crews did an… Continue reading

Borough begins repairs after Seward flooding
Kenai Central High School is photographed on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

State releases annual school progress report, new system

New student progress reports were released from the state Department of Education and Early Development Tuesday. Superintendent Sean Dusek said in a press release Tuesday… Continue reading

Kenai Central High School is photographed on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
‘Lame Duck and Dark Horses’ returns

‘Lame Duck and Dark Horses’ returns

At Monday’s rehearsal for “Lame Ducks and Dark Horses,” the jokes were so thick, the laughter so omnipresent, that when it came to the actual… Continue reading

‘Lame Duck and Dark Horses’ returns