Bicycling advocates look for trails, education, and repair stations in Kenai and Soldotna

Bicycling advocates look for trails, education, and repair stations in Kenai and Soldotna

Bicycling advocates are organizing for more bike-friendly improvements, education and social events in the Kenai and Soldotna region. A new group is working with the… Continue reading

Bicycling advocates look for trails, education, and repair stations in Kenai and Soldotna

Assembly passes budget, raises mill rate

Editor's note: This story will be updated with more detail. The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly passed its fiscal year 2019 budget at its Tuesday meeting, with… Continue reading

Habitat for Humanity chooses Kenai family for newest project

Habitat for Humanity chooses Kenai family for newest project

  Walter and Ashley Gage, a construction worker and stay-at-home mother, said a new home would mean everything to them. For the couple and their… Continue reading

Habitat for Humanity chooses Kenai family for newest project

Shadura Road fire extinguished

A Monday evening structure fire on Shadura Road near Kasilof drew fire crews from Central Emergency Services to extinguish the burning building and from the… Continue reading

Man faces 40 criminal charges for string of thefts

By ERIN THOMPSON Peninsula Clarion A Soldotna man is facing 40 criminal charges and an arrest warrant for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars in personal… Continue reading

Kyle Downum hands his son a graham cracker sandwich at the Kenai Community Library on Monday. The family took a break from the library’s many activists to enjoy a free afternoon lunch. The Kenai and Soldotna libraries are offering free lunches to children 18 and under as part of its Summer Food Program. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Kids eat free at summer meal programs

The Kenai Community Library is expanding its summer meals program, with free lunches available to children twice weekly on Mondays and Wednesdays. The library launched… Continue reading

Kyle Downum hands his son a graham cracker sandwich at the Kenai Community Library on Monday. The family took a break from the library’s many activists to enjoy a free afternoon lunch. The Kenai and Soldotna libraries are offering free lunches to children 18 and under as part of its Summer Food Program. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

How to tax a tourist: Revenue debate at borough assembly seeks to target visitors

The Kenai Peninsula Borough is trying to figure out the best way to use tourists’ money to pay for its government. In the past year,… Continue reading

Peninsula burn suspension lifted

The state has lifted its suspension of burn permits on the Kenai Peninsula, just a day after imposing the ban, as the weather changed and… Continue reading

  • Jun 4, 2018
  • By Staff Report

Man allegedly smashes fellow driver’s window; drives into ditch

A Soldotna man is facing charges after allegedly smashing the window of a fellow driver’s car in a road rage incident. Shawn A. Michlitsch, 20,… Continue reading

Father, son arrested after alleged drunken confrontation, trooper chase

A father and son are facing charges after allegedly trying to start a fight and evading an Alaska State Trooper pursuit Saturday night. William J.… Continue reading

Speeding bikers lead troopers on chase

Two motorcyclists led Alaska State Troopers on a 130-mile-an-hour chase south of Turnagain Pass on Saturday. Troopers spotted the bikers about 5 p.m. near Mile… Continue reading

Court denies appeal by Soldotna man who hit joggers with car

A Soldotna man convicted in 2013 for hitting two joggers with his car has lost an appeal to suppress evidence presented during trial. In a… Continue reading

Sterling Highway reroute to alter trails, recreation sites

The quarter-billion-dollar project to reroute about a dozen miles of the Sterling Highway up the hillside and away from the Kenai River and Cooper Landing… Continue reading

  • Jun 4, 2018
  • By Larry Persily

State suspends burn permits

The state Division of Forestry has suspended burn permits for the Kenai Peninsula due to high fire danger and predictions of strong winds. The division’s… Continue reading

  • Jun 4, 2018
Blooming baskets hang from the ceiling of the Rusty Ravin greenhouse on Friday in Kenai. The Rusty Ravin’s greenhouse has been full of pre-ordered flower baskets this spring waiting to be picked up because it’s been too chilly for customers to put them outside yet without risking their flowers dying. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Warm weather kickstarts growing season on peninsula

It’s been a long, chilly spring for gardeners in the central Kenai Peninsula, but growing season is finally opening up. The warm, sunny weekend marked… Continue reading

Blooming baskets hang from the ceiling of the Rusty Ravin greenhouse on Friday in Kenai. The Rusty Ravin’s greenhouse has been full of pre-ordered flower baskets this spring waiting to be picked up because it’s been too chilly for customers to put them outside yet without risking their flowers dying. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
The mountains loom over a grocery store on the Sterling Highway on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 in Cooper Landing, Alaska. The Sterling Highway, the main corridor to and from the Kenai Peninsula, winds through the little community of Cooper Landing, often bringing dense traffic and car accidents with it, particularly in the summer. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Design to start on Cooper Landing bypass

Design is set to start on a new stretch of the Sterling Highway around Cooper Landing after the state and federal agencies in charge of… Continue reading

The mountains loom over a grocery store on the Sterling Highway on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 in Cooper Landing, Alaska. The Sterling Highway, the main corridor to and from the Kenai Peninsula, winds through the little community of Cooper Landing, often bringing dense traffic and car accidents with it, particularly in the summer. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
An Anchor River king salmon landed by Anchorage resident Terry Umatum lies on the bank Saturday, May 19, 2018 in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Salmon runs lackluster so far across Gulf of Alaska

It’s not a great summer to be a salmon fisherman in Southcentral Alaska so far. Several major river systems are seeing paltry salmon returns. The… Continue reading

An Anchor River king salmon landed by Anchorage resident Terry Umatum lies on the bank Saturday, May 19, 2018 in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Primary election candidates final

Kenai Peninsula voters will have a choice in the Aug. 21 primary of two Republicans running for state Senate, three candidates for the northern peninsula’s… Continue reading

Man allegedly starts fire in Soldotna park bathroom

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect that the Soldotna Police Department responded to the incident. A man accused of setting the women’s… Continue reading

Travelers check baggage with airline Ravn Alaska at the Kenai Muncipal Airport on Thursday, May 31, 2018. Kenai’s city government is seeking to raise rents that Ravn and the Kenai airport’s other airline, Grant Aviation, pay for terminal space such as their ticket counters. (Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai raises airport fees

The two scheduled airlines that operate from the city-owned Kenai Muncipal Airport will pay more toward its operating costs with the government’s planned increase in… Continue reading

Travelers check baggage with airline Ravn Alaska at the Kenai Muncipal Airport on Thursday, May 31, 2018. Kenai’s city government is seeking to raise rents that Ravn and the Kenai airport’s other airline, Grant Aviation, pay for terminal space such as their ticket counters. (Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)