District talks replacement standards

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is exploring guidelines for repairs, replacements and improvements to standardize practices for the district. During Board of Education work… Continue reading

HEA shoots for 2018 solar project completion

Homer Electric Association is hoping to have its small-scale solar project online by the end of the 2018 construction season, said HEA Director of Power,… Continue reading

The Bookworm Sez: ‘Keep Your Airspeed Up’ tells a big story

The Bookworm Sez: ‘Keep Your Airspeed Up’ tells a big story

In things of great importance, you stand on the shoulders of giants. Those who came before you gave you a boost to get you where… Continue reading

The Bookworm Sez: ‘Keep Your Airspeed Up’ tells a big story
Anya Hondel rehearses a scene for the upcoming Soldotna High School musical Cinderella, which starts its run at the school’s auditorium tonight through Saturday with performances starting at 6:30 p.m. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Cinderella goes steampunk

On the surface, Soldotna High School’s rendition of Cinderella may seem a little off. Instead of a fireplace, there is a boiler room and instead… Continue reading

Anya Hondel rehearses a scene for the upcoming Soldotna High School musical Cinderella, which starts its run at the school’s auditorium tonight through Saturday with performances starting at 6:30 p.m. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Poet’s Corner: Quiet Mind, Peaceful Heart

Quiet Mind, Peaceful Heart By Bonnie Marie Playle, Soldotna Wow, what a combination, both can be attained without medication. Try meditation! To have a quiet… Continue reading

  • Nov 8, 2017
  • By Bonnie Marie Playle
The new Everything Bagels has more of everything you love on a bagel.

Finding the Bagel Lady

A year and a half ago, Pamela Parker, now known as the “Bagel Lady,” taught herself how to make an authentic New York-style bagel that… Continue reading

The new Everything Bagels has more of everything you love on a bagel.
Biker Si of Peninsula Harley hands out sweets at Boys & Girls Club Trunk or Treat.

Treating the tricksters

For kids of the Central Peninsula there was no shortage of Halloween activities or candies. And parents certainly got their money’s worth from this year’s… Continue reading

Biker Si of Peninsula Harley hands out sweets at Boys & Girls Club Trunk or Treat.
The pages of Harry Potter books come to life at Kenai Library.

Kenai Library is ‘Literary Haunted’

The Halloween weekend saw many fun and scary events on the Peninsula, including the Kenai Community Library where the fun loving staff created a “Literary… Continue reading

The pages of Harry Potter books come to life at Kenai Library.
Southcentral commercial fishing jobs inched up in 2016

Southcentral commercial fishing jobs inched up in 2016

More people worked in commercial salmon fishing in Southcentral Alaska in 2016 than in 2015, even as total catch declined. Salmon harvesting jobs fell in… Continue reading

Southcentral commercial fishing jobs inched up in 2016

Seniors, alumni grade the district

A majority of students who have graduated from the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District wish the district had focused more on personal finance and postsecondary… Continue reading

  • Nov 7, 2017
  • By KAT SORENSEN
The Kenai River flows by the newly restored riverbank of Dow Island on Saturday, May 27, 2017 in Funny River, Alaska. A group of four property owners banded together this spring to install the extensive project to protect the bank of the island in the Kenai River from rapid erosion. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Hearings on Dow Island habitat violation case pushed back

A court case against three men who are accused of illegally dumping gravel in the Kenai River this summer is stretching out into the fall… Continue reading

The Kenai River flows by the newly restored riverbank of Dow Island on Saturday, May 27, 2017 in Funny River, Alaska. A group of four property owners banded together this spring to install the extensive project to protect the bank of the island in the Kenai River from rapid erosion. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)
A lynx looks out of the mural that artist Suzie Shrivener finished painting on Saturday over a store-front window at the Peninsula Center Mall, photographed on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. Shrivener, who began painting about two years ago after an injury, did the latex paint and airbrushed mural — her first — after setting up a display of her work in the mall’s nearby showcase. She offered the mural to the mall for free to get experience in window painting. “Painting’s relatively new to me, so to work on something that big, I didn’t know how it would turn out,” Shrivener said. “I didn’t know what would happen, but I thought it was a good opportunity.” (Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)

Mural finished at Peninsula Center Mall

This Tuesday photograph shows the mural that artist Suzie Shrivener finished painting Saturday over a store-front window at the Peninsula Center Mall in Soldotna. Shrivener,… Continue reading

A lynx looks out of the mural that artist Suzie Shrivener finished painting on Saturday over a store-front window at the Peninsula Center Mall, photographed on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. Shrivener, who began painting about two years ago after an injury, did the latex paint and airbrushed mural — her first — after setting up a display of her work in the mall’s nearby showcase. She offered the mural to the mall for free to get experience in window painting. “Painting’s relatively new to me, so to work on something that big, I didn’t know how it would turn out,” Shrivener said. “I didn’t know what would happen, but I thought it was a good opportunity.” (Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)

2 arrested near Soldotna on stolen vehicle, burglary, drug charges

Two central Kenai Peninsula residents are facing a variety of charges include vehicle theft, burglary, criminal mischief and misconduct involving controlled substances after they were… Continue reading

The Alaska State Capitol on Thursday, April 6, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Anchorage Republicans seek to move Legislature from Juneau

A pair of Anchorage Republicans have announced their intentions to begin raising money for a 2020 ballot initiative that seeks to move the Alaska Legislature… Continue reading

The Alaska State Capitol on Thursday, April 6, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Alaska State Troopers investigate man who threatened lawmakers for ‘coddling the guilty’

House floor debates over Senate Bill 54 enter their fourth day today after a tumultuous weekend that saw the Speaker of the House warn Alaska… Continue reading

Bankruptcy court strikes down $6 million oil and gas bond

A dispute over the cost of cleaning up unused Cook Inlet hydrocarbon wells was settled by a bankruptcy court, which ordered state regulators to reconsider… Continue reading

Borough Clerk Johni Blankenship (left) administers the oath of office to Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce during a swearing-in ceremony at the George A. Navarre Borough Administration Building on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. Pierce won the mayor’s seat in a runoff election held Oct. 24, narrowly defeating opponent Linda Hutchings with a margin of 45 votes. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Pierce takes helm at borough

Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce’s administration kicked off Monday with a packed room, enough cake to go around and a note of hopeful positivity. Pierce took… Continue reading

Borough Clerk Johni Blankenship (left) administers the oath of office to Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce during a swearing-in ceremony at the George A. Navarre Borough Administration Building on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. Pierce won the mayor’s seat in a runoff election held Oct. 24, narrowly defeating opponent Linda Hutchings with a margin of 45 votes. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Crime debate dominates Alaska legislative session

JUNEAU — The issue of crime has so far dominated the special legislative session in Alaska. The House on Monday entered its third day of… Continue reading

  • Nov 6, 2017
  • By Becky Bohrer

Review puts 11 peninsula businesses’ alcohol licenses up in the air

A review of a 32-year-old alcohol license statute has left 11 Kenai Peninsula businesses with their alcohol licenses up in the air. The Alcohol and… Continue reading

Enstar, Furie seal gas deal through April 2021

Enstar Natural Gas Co. appears to have locked up 90 percent of its gas supply needs into 2021 after finalizing a deal with Furie Operating… Continue reading