Kenai man accused of stealing power from HEA

Kenai man accused of stealing power from HEA

A man in Kenai has been charged with allegedly damaging property and stealing electricity from Homer Electric Association. According to a March 4 affidavit, on… Continue reading

Kenai man accused of stealing power from HEA
FEMA sets up Disaster Recovery Center in Soldotna

FEMA sets up Disaster Recovery Center in Soldotna

As part of their ongoing earthquake recovery efforts, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has established a disaster recovery center in Soldotna at the United… Continue reading

FEMA sets up Disaster Recovery Center in Soldotna
Fire Marshals investigating possible arson in Nikolaevsk

Fire Marshals investigating possible arson in Nikolaevsk

A man has been arrested in relation to a fire in Nikolaevsk on Friday. State fire marshals are currently investigating a fire that occurred on… Continue reading

Fire Marshals investigating possible arson in Nikolaevsk
Nikiski woman charged with setting mobile home on fire

Nikiski woman charged with setting mobile home on fire

A Nikiski woman is being charged with arson after a mobile home went up in flames last week, according to an affidavit filed at the… Continue reading

Nikiski woman charged with setting mobile home on fire
A sign supporting the field house proposition sits inside local cafe, Everything Bagels, in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotnans to vote on field house Tuesday

Soldotnans to vote on field house Tuesday

A sign supporting the field house proposition sits inside local cafe, Everything Bagels, in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Three Peaks Supper Club will host dinner parties in community homes on the central peninsula. (Photo provided by Joe Spady/Three Peaks Supper Club)

Community supper club shares love of food

Three Peaks Supper Club aims to bring local chefs and cooks into the community

Three Peaks Supper Club will host dinner parties in community homes on the central peninsula. (Photo provided by Joe Spady/Three Peaks Supper Club)
Public safety briefs for March 2, 2019

Public safety briefs for March 2, 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 2, 2019
Court reports for March 2, 2019

Court reports for March 2, 2019

The following judgments were recently handed down in Kenai District Court: Samuel Buoy, 37, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of second-degree harassment,… Continue reading

Court reports for March 2, 2019
Defending champion Joar Lefseth Ulsom runs his team down Fourth Ave during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Saturday in Anchorage. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)

Big crowds cheer kick off of Alaska’s famed Iditarod race

ANCHORAGE — Big crowds converged on Alaska’s largest city Saturday as hundreds of dogs and their humans kicked off the 47th running of the Iditarod… Continue reading

  • Mar 3, 2019
  • By RACHEL D’ORO Associated Press
Defending champion Joar Lefseth Ulsom runs his team down Fourth Ave during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Saturday in Anchorage. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)

Alaska mayor vetoes LGBTQ anti-discrimination protections

FAIRBANKS (AP) — The mayor of Alaska’s second-largest city vetoed a new local law Friday that gave sweeping equal rights protections to the LGBTQ community… Continue reading

  • Mar 3, 2019
October flooding on Assembly agenda

October flooding on Assembly agenda

Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will introduce a resolution authorizing the borough to seek assistance from the state to fund flood damage repairs in Seward. After… Continue reading

October flooding on Assembly agenda
Initiative would move Legislature’s meetings to Anchorage
Initiative would move Legislature’s meetings to Anchorage

Top lawmakers don’t see support for Dunleavy tax shift

JUNEAU — Alaska legislative leaders signaled concern on Friday with two provisions of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget that critics see as shifting financial burdens onto… Continue reading

  • Mar 3, 2019
  • By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press
Schools briefs for the week of March 4, 2019

Schools briefs for the week of March 4, 2019

What’s happening this week

Schools briefs for the week of March 4, 2019
Laura Stats of Juneau testifies against Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s payback dividend bills, Senate Bills 23 and 24, during a Senate State Affairs Committee meeting, Thursday night. Stats said these bills would cause “chaos” in Alaska, because of the services that must be cut to fund these Senate Bills. (Kevin Baird ι Juneau Empire).

Alaskans weigh-in on ‘super-sized’ PFD

Most would prefer to fund education, other services

Laura Stats of Juneau testifies against Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s payback dividend bills, Senate Bills 23 and 24, during a Senate State Affairs Committee meeting, Thursday night. Stats said these bills would cause “chaos” in Alaska, because of the services that must be cut to fund these Senate Bills. (Kevin Baird ι Juneau Empire).
Kenai Peninsula College’s Kenai River Campus in the snow, on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, near Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Borough to ask state to support local college

Borough to ask state to support local college

Kenai Peninsula College’s Kenai River Campus in the snow, on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, near Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Defending champion Joar Leifseth Ulsom is greeted by local fan Ole Andersson during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Saturday in Anchorage. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)                                Defending champion Joar Leifseth Ulsom is greeted by local fan Ole Andersson during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Saturday, March 2, 2019 in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)

Defending Iditarod champ remains self-proclaimed ‘goofball’

WILLOW — Joar Leifseth Ulsom may not be flashy or brash, but he has sled cred. The quiet, unassuming 32-year-old defending champion of the Iditarod… Continue reading

  • Mar 3, 2019
  • By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press
Defending champion Joar Leifseth Ulsom is greeted by local fan Ole Andersson during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Saturday in Anchorage. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)                                Defending champion Joar Leifseth Ulsom is greeted by local fan Ole Andersson during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Saturday, March 2, 2019 in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)
Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks with his cabinet members at the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Borough introduces resolution asking for state to modify oil and gas property tax bills

Revenues from oil and gas properties provide the borough with an estimated $15 million per year

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks with his cabinet members at the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
House Majority: Tax increase off the table, Foster questions cuts
House Majority: Tax increase off the table, Foster questions cuts
Public safety briefs for February 28, 2019

Public safety briefs for February 28, 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 February 28, 2019