Getting ready for disaster

Getting ready for disaster

Community Resilience Fair will offer skills training and resources for emergency preparedness

Getting ready for disaster
Juneau Empire reporters Kevin Baird, left, and Mollie Barnes interview Gov. Mike Dunleavy at the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

A conversation with the governor

Gov. says businesses will come back to Alaska if budget is balanced.

Juneau Empire reporters Kevin Baird, left, and Mollie Barnes interview Gov. Mike Dunleavy at the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Court reports for February 26, 2019

Court reports for February 26, 2019

The following judgments were recently handed down in Kenai District Court: Timothy R. Bornowski, 56, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to violating a domestic violence protective… Continue reading

Court reports for February 26, 2019
Public safety briefs for February 26, 2019

Public safety briefs for February 26, 2019

Information for this report was taken from publicly available law enforcement and public safety records and include arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone… Continue reading

Public safety briefs for February 26, 2019
David Teal, Director of the Legislative Finance Division, gives his analysis of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s state budget to the Senate Finance Committee at the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
David Teal, Director of the Legislative Finance Division, gives his analysis of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s state budget to the Senate Finance Committee at the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Jeremy Woodrow, interim executive director of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, speaks to the House Fisheries Committee at the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Jeremy Woodrow, interim executive director of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, speaks to the House Fisheries Committee at the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
DHSS encourages precautionary measures during flu season

DHSS encourages precautionary measures during flu season

April has been the peak month for the virus in Alaska

DHSS encourages precautionary measures during flu season
Kristin Mitchell smiles for the camera at Paradise Bay, Antarctica on Jan. 12, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Kristin Mitchell)

Local doctor returns from Antarctic journey and shares her story

Most Alaskans take the harsh winter months as an opportunity to travel to warmer climes like Hawaii or Florida. One of Soldotna’s resident physicians, however,… Continue reading

Kristin Mitchell smiles for the camera at Paradise Bay, Antarctica on Jan. 12, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Kristin Mitchell)
The Kenai Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic is closed until further notice after the building was found to be structurally unstable, on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai VA clinic closed due to structural damage

The staff was asked to evacuate last week, and appointments were canceled on Friday

The Kenai Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic is closed until further notice after the building was found to be structurally unstable, on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Schools briefs for the week of February 25, 2019

Schools briefs for the week of February 25, 2019

What’s happening this week

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Schools briefs for the week of February 25, 2019
Public safety briefs for February 25, 2019

Public safety briefs for February 25, 2019

Information for this report was taken from publicly available law enforcement and public safety records and includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone… Continue reading

Public safety briefs for February 25, 2019
Court reports for February 25, 2019

Court reports for February 25, 2019

The following judgments were recently handed down in Kenai District Court: Bryan Keith Chunn, 36, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to violating a stalking or sex… Continue reading

Court reports for February 25, 2019
Office of Management and Budget Director Donna Arduin and members of her budget team takes time to explain Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s state budget at the Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Budget bill language would give unprecedented power to governor’s office

Under bill, OMB Director Arduin could override Legislature’s appropriating power.

Office of Management and Budget Director Donna Arduin and members of her budget team takes time to explain Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s state budget at the Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Rep. Tiffany Zulkosky, D-Bethel, speaks on the House floor. (Photo courtesy ι Brian Hild)

House creates first ever Tribal Affairs committee

Committee will focus on partnerships between tribes and state government.

Rep. Tiffany Zulkosky, D-Bethel, speaks on the House floor. (Photo courtesy ι Brian Hild)
Sword-wielding man allegedly threatens woman in Seward

Sword-wielding man allegedly threatens woman in Seward

Police traced a late-night 911 call to a house in Seward on Saturday, where they found a 50-year-old Anchorage man wielding a sword and threatening… Continue reading

Sword-wielding man allegedly threatens woman in Seward
Many residents voiced their support for education funding at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Betty J. Glick Assembly Chambers where a town hall with R-Sen. Peter Micciche (Kenai/Soldotna) and R-Rep. Ben Carpenter (Nikiski) took place on Saturday, in Soldotna. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Budget, taxes discussed at crowded town hall

The event was standing room only

Many residents voiced their support for education funding at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Betty J. Glick Assembly Chambers where a town hall with R-Sen. Peter Micciche (Kenai/Soldotna) and R-Rep. Ben Carpenter (Nikiski) took place on Saturday, in Soldotna. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna special election absentee ballots now open

Soldotna special election absentee ballots now open

The question will officially be put in front of voters on March 5

Soldotna special election absentee ballots now open
Central Peninsula Hospital CEO Rick Davis gives a presentation to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in the Betty J. Glick Assembly Chambers in Soldotna on Feb. 19, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Peninsula Hospital CEOs give updates to Borough Assembly

The CEO of Central Peninsula Hospital gave a report on the first half of the hospital’s FY 2019

Central Peninsula Hospital CEO Rick Davis gives a presentation to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in the Betty J. Glick Assembly Chambers in Soldotna on Feb. 19, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna man tracks down his own stolen vehicle

Soldotna man tracks down his own stolen vehicle

A Soldotna man has been charged with stealing another man’s car, according to a complaint filed at the Kenai Courthouse on Sunday. Patrick A. Rascon,… Continue reading

Soldotna man tracks down his own stolen vehicle
Kevin Clarkson, Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s choice for Attorney General, answers questions in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

AG designee says only 10 percent of his work related to controversial social issues

Clarkson says it’s not his job to support the law, it’s to enforce it.

Kevin Clarkson, Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s choice for Attorney General, answers questions in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)