Amy Herrick, manager at the Alaskan Kush Company downtown retail store, talks about the possibility of opening an onsite consumption space on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Smoke ‘em if you bought ‘em:

Juneau marijuana retailers would like to offer smoking space

Amy Herrick, manager at the Alaskan Kush Company downtown retail store, talks about the possibility of opening an onsite consumption space on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Meet Clarion sports editor Jeff Helminiak

Meet Clarion sports editor Jeff Helminiak

Helminiak is the longest standing employee at the Peninsula Clarion

Meet Clarion sports editor Jeff Helminiak
John O’Brien was offered the position of interim superintendent of schools for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District on Friday, April 5, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo courtesy of the Pegge Erkeneff/Kenai Peninsula Borough School District)

School board approves interim superintendent John O’Brien’s contract

“I am committed to the students, parents, and staff of this District …”

John O’Brien was offered the position of interim superintendent of schools for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District on Friday, April 5, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo courtesy of the Pegge Erkeneff/Kenai Peninsula Borough School District)
Public safety briefs for April 17, 2019
Public safety briefs for April 17, 2019
Court reports for April 17, 2019
Court reports for April 17, 2019
Public safety briefs for April 18, 2019

Public safety briefs for April 18, 2019

Information for this report was taken from publicly available law enforcement records and includes arrest and citation information. Anyone listed in this report is presumed… Continue reading

Public safety briefs for April 18, 2019
Musician Mika Day performs for market attendees at this year’s final Wednesday Market, on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Summer Music in the Park lineup released

The series will kick off June 5 with Blackwater Railroad Company

Musician Mika Day performs for market attendees at this year’s final Wednesday Market, on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
From left, the Caring for the Kenai finalists Akilena Veach and Lindy Guernsey (second place), Austin Cline (first place), and Anna DeVolld (third place) pose for a photo at Kenai Central High School in Alaska on Thursday, April 18, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Eco inspiration

Homer High student takes 1st place at Caring for the Kenai for turning plastic into 3D printer filament

From left, the Caring for the Kenai finalists Akilena Veach and Lindy Guernsey (second place), Austin Cline (first place), and Anna DeVolld (third place) pose for a photo at Kenai Central High School in Alaska on Thursday, April 18, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
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As climate warms, state braces for invading parasites

“Things are changing really rapidly in Alaska.”

  • Apr 18, 2019
  • By DAN JOLING Associated Press
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This artist’s rendering shows a conceptual design for the Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s new Education Campus. The facility will be built at the southwest corner of the Kenai Spur Highway and South Forest Drive in Kenai. (Rendering courtesy Kenaitze Indian Tribe)

Kenaitze Tribe unveils plans for new education campus

The project is estimated to cost around $10 million.

This artist’s rendering shows a conceptual design for the Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s new Education Campus. The facility will be built at the southwest corner of the Kenai Spur Highway and South Forest Drive in Kenai. (Rendering courtesy Kenaitze Indian Tribe)
Rep. Ben Carpenter, R-Nikiski. (File photo)
Rep. Ben Carpenter, R-Nikiski. (File photo)
Bicyclists participate in a Full Moon Bike Ride in Soldotna, Alaska on July 27, 2018. (Photo courtesy of Jenn Tabor/BiKS)

Biking in the spotlight

Biking advocacy group looks to make Kenai and Soldotna even more bike-friendly

Bicyclists participate in a Full Moon Bike Ride in Soldotna, Alaska on July 27, 2018. (Photo courtesy of Jenn Tabor/BiKS)
The Alaska Marine Highway ferry LeConte pulls into Auke Bay in Juneau, Alaska. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Senators propose way for ferries to run this winter

There’s still a long time left in the budget process.

The Alaska Marine Highway ferry LeConte pulls into Auke Bay in Juneau, Alaska. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
From ‘witch hunt’ to ‘yippee-ki-yay’: Lawmakers confirm Dunleavy appointees after debates
From ‘witch hunt’ to ‘yippee-ki-yay’: Lawmakers confirm Dunleavy appointees after debates
Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a press conference at the Capitol on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a press conference at the Capitol on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Protesters stand in the Homer High School Commons at the end of a rally held by Cook Inletkeeper at the same time as a April 11, 2019 public hearing hosted by the Army Corps of Engineers to take comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Pebble Mine, held at the high school in Homer, Alaska. The protesters marched from their rally outside the school into the commons with the intention of marching into the hearing. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Homer community weighs in on Draft EIS for Pebble Mine

Dozens of people filed into the stands in the Alice Witte Gymnasium to give their comments

Protesters stand in the Homer High School Commons at the end of a rally held by Cook Inletkeeper at the same time as a April 11, 2019 public hearing hosted by the Army Corps of Engineers to take comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Pebble Mine, held at the high school in Homer, Alaska. The protesters marched from their rally outside the school into the commons with the intention of marching into the hearing. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
Audience members stand to show their support of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District during the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting Tuesday, April 16 at Seward High School in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Assembly approves additional district funding

The assembly approved a resolution to increase the district’s FY19 budget by $2,423,955

Audience members stand to show their support of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District during the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting Tuesday, April 16 at Seward High School in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
Troopers: Seward man fatally shot 2 men in van

Troopers: Seward man fatally shot 2 men in van

Joseph Chandler Jr. is being held in the Monday shootings

  • Apr 16, 2019
  • By RACHEL D’ORO Associated Press
  • Crime
Troopers: Seward man fatally shot 2 men in van
Spruce trees that were placed along the Kenai River for revetment several years ago are seen here in Kenai, Alaska on April 12, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Turning fire hazards into fish habitats

Spruce for Salmon provided black spruce trees to property owners to place along riverbanks.

Spruce trees that were placed along the Kenai River for revetment several years ago are seen here in Kenai, Alaska on April 12, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Abbe Hensley, of Best Beginnings, shows off her phone case during a hearing for SB 6 in front of the Senate Education Committee at the Capitol on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. The bill is to provide money for prekindergarten education. The case reads: Alaskans for Early Education. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Abbe Hensley, of Best Beginnings, shows off her phone case during a hearing for SB 6 in front of the Senate Education Committee at the Capitol on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. The bill is to provide money for prekindergarten education. The case reads: Alaskans for Early Education. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)