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Alaska Native graduation rates rise

Graduation rates for Native Alaskan students in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District continue to rise, with 91 percent of Native students graduating in fiscal… Continue reading

Special legislative session staggers toward end

JUNEAU — The special legislative session is staggering toward its end scheduled for Tuesday, with a small contingent of lawmakers holding so-called technical sessions to… Continue reading

Kenai acquiring land for bluff erosion

Kenai’s municipal government is steadily buying the land necessary for a planned mile-long rock berm meant to halt the three-feet-per-year erosion wearing away the ground… Continue reading

Light quake shakes Central Peninsula

A 4.4 magnitude earthquake was felt throughout the central peninsula on Friday afternoon. The quake occurred at 12:16 p.m. and was followed by two smaller… Continue reading

A herd of Dall sheep graze on the side of one of the peaks in the Mystery Hills above the Skyline Trail in September 2017 near Cooper Landing, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Board of Game takes no action on permit requirement for domestic sheep, goats

Owners of domestic sheep and goats won’t have to get permits for their animals for now, though members of the state Board of Game urged… Continue reading

A herd of Dall sheep graze on the side of one of the peaks in the Mystery Hills above the Skyline Trail in September 2017 near Cooper Landing, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
Zac Buckbee works on the ‘canstruction’ of Puncity while classmates visit the small city, made of donated food in the hallways of Redoubt Elementary School in Soldotna on Thursday. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

‘Canstruction’ continues at Redoubt Elementary

Puncity seems like a nice place, it really has it all. Just past a corn field of canned corn is the ranch, marked by a… Continue reading

Zac Buckbee works on the ‘canstruction’ of Puncity while classmates visit the small city, made of donated food in the hallways of Redoubt Elementary School in Soldotna on Thursday. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, caribou from the Porcupine Caribou Herd migrate onto the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska. A showdown is looming in the nation’s capital over whether to open America’s largest wildlife refuge to oil drilling. A budget measure approved by the Republican-controlled Congress allows lawmakers to pursue legislation that would allow drilling on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge takes up an area nearly the size of South Carolina in Alaska’s northeast corner. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP)

Congress debates oil drilling in largest US wildlife refuge

ANCHORAGE — Sometime next April, pregnant cows in the Porcupine Caribou Herd in Canada will take the lead in an annual migration of nearly 200,000… Continue reading

  • Nov 16, 2017
  • By Dan Joling
In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, caribou from the Porcupine Caribou Herd migrate onto the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska. A showdown is looming in the nation’s capital over whether to open America’s largest wildlife refuge to oil drilling. A budget measure approved by the Republican-controlled Congress allows lawmakers to pursue legislation that would allow drilling on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge takes up an area nearly the size of South Carolina in Alaska’s northeast corner. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP)

Kenai Peninsula Food Bank director Linda Swarner to retire

After 15 years as Executive Director of the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank, Linda Swarner will be retiring from the position in spring 2018. Swarner announced… Continue reading

Culinary king to be crowned at food bank fundraiser

Move over “Chopped.” This Saturday, three peninsula chefs will face off against each other in the first-ever Clash of the Culinary Kings. The competition, which… Continue reading

Poet’s Corner: Preparing the Heart For Winter

Preparing the Heart For Winter By Norm Olson A huge gust thrust through the naked trees Void of leaves branches become musical A freakish whistle… Continue reading

  • Nov 16, 2017

What’s Happening

Events and Exhibitions n KDLL’s Adventure Talks program visits the Valley of 10,000 Smokes in Katmai National Park and Preserve this month. Come to a… Continue reading

  • Nov 16, 2017
The Bookworm Sez: Let’s make a deal

The Bookworm Sez: Let’s make a deal

A banana for a cupcake was always a good trade. When you were in grade school, Mom was great about packing lunch with foods you… Continue reading

The Bookworm Sez: Let’s make a deal
The Kachemak Bay Quilters recently started making quilts to give to local veterans, like the one pictured here during a First Friday exhibit Friday, Nov. 3, 2017 at the Homer Council on the Arts in Homer, Alaska. The quilting group donates much of its product to others. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

In their first First Friday showcase, Kachemak Bay Quilters focus on giving back to others

Some people make art to have a creative outlet, something just for themselves. Others, like the Kachemak Bay Quilters, take a more altruistic approach. The… Continue reading

The Kachemak Bay Quilters recently started making quilts to give to local veterans, like the one pictured here during a First Friday exhibit Friday, Nov. 3, 2017 at the Homer Council on the Arts in Homer, Alaska. The quilting group donates much of its product to others. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Superintendent answers questions online, live

Thumbs up, smiles and comments scrolled across the bottom of the screen as Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Sean Dusek fielded questions from the… Continue reading

In this April 2017 photo, the Sterling HIghway crosses the Kenai River and runs through the community of Cooper Landing, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Mountains to Sea Partnership looks to conserve river corridors

A new partnership between conservation-minded government agencies and nonprofits is aiming to comprehensively protect 20 major river corridors on the Kenai Peninsula. The Kenai Mountains… Continue reading

In this April 2017 photo, the Sterling HIghway crosses the Kenai River and runs through the community of Cooper Landing, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)
Top: Trisha Whitney, an employee of Tustumena Smokehouse, stands just past the doorway between the smokehouse and the office, which features a wall lined with trophies of summer’s past.

Summer’s bounty, winter’s feast

Just like a fisherman with his perfect spot, it’s easy to fall into a trap of the perfect recipe for the catch. This summer’s bounty… Continue reading

Top: Trisha Whitney, an employee of Tustumena Smokehouse, stands just past the doorway between the smokehouse and the office, which features a wall lined with trophies of summer’s past.
This image released by Lionsgate shows Samuel L. Jackson, left, and Ryan Reynolds in “The Hitman’s Bodyguard.” (Jack English/Lionsgate via AP)

Reeling it in: You’ve seen ‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ before

“The Hitman’s Bodyguard” Lionsgate 1 hour, 58 minutes I always wonder what an actor thinks when they see the finished version of a movie they… Continue reading

  • Nov 15, 2017
  • By Chris Jenness
This image released by Lionsgate shows Samuel L. Jackson, left, and Ryan Reynolds in “The Hitman’s Bodyguard.” (Jack English/Lionsgate via AP)
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this Oct. 30, 2013 file photo Harry Moore, of Soldotna, stocks shelves at the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank in Soldotna, Alaska. The food bank received a new $10,000 grant to help fund operations.

New grant awarded to Kenai Peninsula food bank

People and organizations who depend on the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank will see a bump in the amount and variety of food available in the… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this Oct. 30, 2013 file photo Harry Moore, of Soldotna, stocks shelves at the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank in Soldotna, Alaska. The food bank received a new $10,000 grant to help fund operations.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Kenai Peninsula Food Bank Executive Director Linda Swarner searches through this year's donations for the 20th annual Soup Supper on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016 at the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank in Soldotna, Alaska.

Food Bank preps for Soup Supper

The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank will host its 20th annual Soup Supper fundraiser this at 5:30 p.m Saturday at Kenai Central High School in Kenai.… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Kenai Peninsula Food Bank Executive Director Linda Swarner searches through this year's donations for the 20th annual Soup Supper on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016 at the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank in Soldotna, Alaska.

Summer treatments diminished elodea in three lakes

As the Kenai Peninsula’s lakes ice over, the three in which the invasive waterweed elodea were found this summer have been largely freed from infestation,… Continue reading