In this file photo, Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, Co-Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, raises his concerns about the proposed lack of funding for the Alaska Marine Highway System at the Capitol on Feb. 19. Major cuts to fuel for the ferries could effectively shut the transportation system down. (Michael Penn/Juneau Empire)

Senate Finance co-chairs announce multi-year ‘step-down’ approach to budget cuts

Budget would be cut incrementally to reduce shock.

In this file photo, Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, Co-Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, raises his concerns about the proposed lack of funding for the Alaska Marine Highway System at the Capitol on Feb. 19. Major cuts to fuel for the ferries could effectively shut the transportation system down. (Michael Penn/Juneau Empire)
The Alaska State Marine Highway Ferry Fairweather pulls up to the Auke Bay Terminal in this 2014 file photo.
The Alaska State Marine Highway Ferry Fairweather pulls up to the Auke Bay Terminal in this 2014 file photo.
Public safety briefs for March 7, 2019

Public safety briefs for March 7, 2019

Information for this report was taken from publicly available law enforcement and public safety records and include arrest and citation information. Anyone listed in this… Continue reading

Public safety briefs for March 7, 2019
Public safety briefs for March 4, 2019

Public safety briefs for March 4, 2019

Information for this report was taken from publicly available law enforcement and public safety records and include arrest and citation information. Anyone listed in this… Continue reading

Public safety briefs for March 4, 2019
Sustainable Seward members host sewing groups to create repurpose t-shirts into reusable shopping bags. (Photo courtesy of Jennny Nakao).

Sustainable Seward upcycles in preparation for plastic bag ban

As Seward approaches a citywide plastic bag ban later this year, a local environmental awareness group is trying to help the community transition away from… Continue reading

Sustainable Seward members host sewing groups to create repurpose t-shirts into reusable shopping bags. (Photo courtesy of Jennny Nakao).
One dead after avalanche

One dead after avalanche

An Anchorage man has died in an avalanche while backcountry snowboarding near Cooper Landing. Jeffrey Cheng, a 33-year-old from Anchorage, was overtaken by an avalanche… Continue reading

  • Mar 11, 2019
  • By KAT SORENSEN Peninsula Clarion
One dead after avalanche
Cazin Daly and owner Deniece Isaacs stand outside of Majestic Gardens in Kenai on Friday. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Shop Talk: Majestic Gardens cannabis shop

Last year Deniece and Ron Isaacs opened up Magical Gardens, a specialty CBD shop in Kenai that sells hemp and CBD products for people and… Continue reading

Cazin Daly and owner Deniece Isaacs stand outside of Majestic Gardens in Kenai on Friday. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Escape Route, a road connecting the towns of Kenai and Nikiski on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska, is photographed on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Borough postpones state road swap ordinance

Borough postpones state road swap ordinance

Escape Route, a road connecting the towns of Kenai and Nikiski on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska, is photographed on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai Central High School sophmore Riley Graves demonstrates a magnetic rake he built to pick up buried metallic debris on Kenai’s north beach on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)

Caring for the Kenai selects top 12

Caring for the Kenai selects top 12

Kenai Central High School sophmore Riley Graves demonstrates a magnetic rake he built to pick up buried metallic debris on Kenai’s north beach on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)
Romig Cabin, a public-use cabin on Juneau Lake, is seen here in November 2017. The cabin can be rented online at recreation.gov and can be accesed by hiking, biking, skiing and horseback. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Peninsula offers spring break fun

How to spend spring break close to home

Romig Cabin, a public-use cabin on Juneau Lake, is seen here in November 2017. The cabin can be rented online at recreation.gov and can be accesed by hiking, biking, skiing and horseback. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
KPEDD Executive Director Tim Dillon gives a presentation at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting in Soldotna on Tuesday. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

KPEDD Executive Director talks 2020 Census at Borough Meeting

Every 10 years, the federal government collects census data to determine the population and demographic information of every region in the country. With the 2020… Continue reading

KPEDD Executive Director Tim Dillon gives a presentation at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting in Soldotna on Tuesday. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Portion of Sterling Highway to close next week

Portion of Sterling Highway to close next week

A portion of the Sterling Highway will be closed from March 11 to March 18, according to the Alaska Department of Transportation (DOT). The highway… Continue reading

Portion of Sterling Highway to close next week
Rolling out the red carpet

Student films premiere at KCHS

Students participate in district-wide film festival

Rolling out the red carpet
An invocation is given by Debbie Hamilton at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Meeting in Soldotna on March 5, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Anchor Point residents bring unified message to borough hall: fund education

Dozens of Anchor Point residents made the trek to Soldotna on Tuesday night to give the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly a unified message: Fund education… Continue reading

An invocation is given by Debbie Hamilton at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Meeting in Soldotna on March 5, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Early results show no bond for Soldotna field house

Early results show no bond for Soldotna field house

Soldotna’s field house bond may have failed at the polls, but with over 150 votes still in question, the narrow defeat is still uncertain. After… Continue reading

Early results show no bond for Soldotna field house
Kenai Mayor Brian Gabriel and City Manager Paul Ostrander give a presentation to the Kenai Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai Mayor Gabriel discusses the state of the city at chamber luncheon

During the Kenai Chamber of Commerce’s Wednesday Luncheon, Mayor Brian Gabriel and City Manager Paul Ostrander went over the current state of the city, including… Continue reading

Kenai Mayor Brian Gabriel and City Manager Paul Ostrander give a presentation to the Kenai Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Sterling man charged with burglarizing vacant residence

Sterling man charged with burglarizing vacant residence

A man has been charged with burglary after being arrested outside of an unoccupied residence in Sterling. On March 3, troopers responded to a call… Continue reading

Sterling man charged with burglarizing vacant residence
Seward writer to discuss “Letter from Happy Valley” book at KPC

Seward writer to discuss “Letter from Happy Valley” book at KPC

A stroke of fate entered Dan Walker’s life five years ago and now, he wishes to share it with the world. Walker will be entertaining… Continue reading

Seward writer to discuss “Letter from Happy Valley” book at KPC
A sign directing voters to the polling place sits outside city hall in Soldotna on March 5, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Early results show no bond for Soldotna field house

Unofficial results from Soldotna’s special election are in and the ordinance that would have allowed the city to borrow $10 million for construction of the… Continue reading

A sign directing voters to the polling place sits outside city hall in Soldotna on March 5, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai Elks Lodge members (from left to right) Mary Jackson, Ken Cole, Trina Sanford and Ryan Huss-Green stand in front of the lodge’s signature mounted elk on Tuesday. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai Elks Lodge awards grant to Central Peninsula Hospital

The Kenai chapter of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks recently received a grant from the Elks National Fund and in turn donated $3,750… Continue reading

Kenai Elks Lodge members (from left to right) Mary Jackson, Ken Cole, Trina Sanford and Ryan Huss-Green stand in front of the lodge’s signature mounted elk on Tuesday. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)