Kenai man indicted for possession of child porn

Kenai man indicted for possession of child porn

A man facing kidnapping and assault charges was indicted for possession of child pornography in Kenai Superior Court last week. Joshua S. Tisdale, 25, faces… Continue reading

Kenai man indicted for possession of child porn
Classrooms at Nikiski North Star Elementary have been incorporating personalized learning into their classrooms as a wave one school. The school’s hands-on training ended this month, a year after the district started rolling out the personalized learning plan. Wave two schools are scheduled to complete their training by this winter. Wave three schools launched personalized learning earlier this month and are scheduled to complete the program in spring 2019. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

District reflects on first year with personalized learning

April marks the first full year of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s partnership with Education Elements, the technology group helping schools to implement personalized… Continue reading

Classrooms at Nikiski North Star Elementary have been incorporating personalized learning into their classrooms as a wave one school. The school’s hands-on training ended this month, a year after the district started rolling out the personalized learning plan. Wave two schools are scheduled to complete their training by this winter. Wave three schools launched personalized learning earlier this month and are scheduled to complete the program in spring 2019. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
In this April 2017 photo, a black-bellied plover wanders the beach north of the Kasilof River near Kasilof, Alaska. The Kasilof River area is considered important habitat for shorebirds. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Birders, senators concerned at memo on bird protections

Birding activists and a group of senators are asking the U.S. Department of the Interior to rethink a recent decision to interpret the Migratory Bird… Continue reading

In this April 2017 photo, a black-bellied plover wanders the beach north of the Kasilof River near Kasilof, Alaska. The Kasilof River area is considered important habitat for shorebirds. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)
Caring for the Kenai winner Carlee Rizzo, a junior from Nikiski High School, took this year’s top prize with her project, a video game aimed at teaching elementary students that they can make a difference. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Rizzo brings home Caring for the Kenai

Whoever said video games are bad for kids hasn’t met Carlee Rizzo, whose winning Caring for the Kenai project turns that notion on its head.… Continue reading

  • Apr 21, 2018
  • By KAT SORENSEN
Caring for the Kenai winner Carlee Rizzo, a junior from Nikiski High School, took this year’s top prize with her project, a video game aimed at teaching elementary students that they can make a difference. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai man charged with attempted murder after alleged armed standoff

Kenai man arrested in connection with robbing coffee stand

A Kenai man was arrested early Friday morning after allegedly robbing a coffee stand in Kenai at knifepoint. Kenai police officers arrested Seth Byers, 19,… Continue reading

Kenai man charged with attempted murder after alleged armed standoff

Opioid prescribing dips in 2017

The percent of opioids prescribed in 2017 and the number of patients receiving opioid prescriptions have dropped significantly since mandatory reporting prescription requirements went into… Continue reading

ABOVE: Mirasol O’Fallon, right, and Analyn Elliott participate in a scavenger hunt across the Kenai Peninsula College campus Thursday during their weekly English as a second language conversation group. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Lifelong learners connect over new language

On Thursday afternoons, the Kenai Peninsula College Learning Center becomes a small United Nations. The center hosts a weekly conversation group that brings together English… Continue reading

  • Apr 20, 2018
  • By KAT SORENSEN
ABOVE: Mirasol O’Fallon, right, and Analyn Elliott participate in a scavenger hunt across the Kenai Peninsula College campus Thursday during their weekly English as a second language conversation group. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce speaks to the joint Kenai and Soldotna chambers of commerce at a luncheon Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Borough mayor looks forward at budget balancing, future revenue plans

Just over a month remains before the Kenai Peninsula Borough administration plans to bring its proposed budget to the assembly on May 24. Borough Mayor… Continue reading

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce speaks to the joint Kenai and Soldotna chambers of commerce at a luncheon Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

20 killed in Alaska boating accidents in 2017

Four people in the Kenai Peninsula area and 20 people total died in boating accidents in Alaska in 2017, an increase from the 16 people… Continue reading

Kenai plans airport terminal renovation

On Wednesday the Kenai City Council moved ahead with plans to renovate the Kenai Muncipal Airport’s passenger terminal. Council members saw a cost-breakdown and floorplan… Continue reading

Legislature approves flat schools budget, but no increases may force cuts

The Alaska Legislature on Wednesday approved a $1.2 billion budget for public schools in the next fiscal year. With a 31-9 vote, the Alaska House… Continue reading

Man wanted in Duck Inn altercation arrested

A homeless man wanted for his alleged involvement in a January altercation at a Soldotna-area hotel was charged last week for giving a false name… Continue reading

  • Apr 18, 2018

CINGSA well gets first clearing of sand build-up

Drivers on Kenai’s Bridge Access Road during the past few weeks might have noticed a crane rising above the trees opposite the intersection with Beaver… Continue reading

The mountains form the backdrop for Kenai Lake, which is still partially frozen, on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 seen from the bridge in Cooper Landing, Alaska. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation on Saturday cleaned up a small spill left over from a truck accident in February near the shore of the lake alongside the Sterling Highway. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

DEC cleans up small spill on Kenai Lake

State spill response workers cleaned up some contaminated soil on the shore of Kenai Lake left over from a truck accident in February. Alaska Department… Continue reading

The mountains form the backdrop for Kenai Lake, which is still partially frozen, on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 seen from the bridge in Cooper Landing, Alaska. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation on Saturday cleaned up a small spill left over from a truck accident in February near the shore of the lake alongside the Sterling Highway. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
A still from the short film “Seriously North,” which will be playing at Saturday’s International Fly Fishing Festival in Kenai. (Photo Courtesy of Bird Marketing Group)

Fly fishing film festival this Saturday

The Kenai Peninsula Trout Unlimited Chapter will be hosting the International Fly Fishing Film Festival (IF4) this Saturday at the Kenai Visitor’s Center. The annual… Continue reading

  • Apr 18, 2018
  • By KAT SORENSEN
A still from the short film “Seriously North,” which will be playing at Saturday’s International Fly Fishing Festival in Kenai. (Photo Courtesy of Bird Marketing Group)

Tackling spring cleaning

On the Kenai Peninsula, spring cleaning creeps from the living room to the garage to the tackle box. With warmer weather, it’s time to start… Continue reading

  • Apr 18, 2018
  • By KAT SORENSEN

Borough passes tax exemption code, targeting Nutrien plant

The borough administration and assembly are dangling a tax exemption carrot in front of fertilizer company Nutrien as an incentive to reopen the shuttered Nikiski… Continue reading

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows John Krasinski, left, and Noah Jupe in a scene from “A Quiet Place.” (Jonny Cournoyer/Paramount Pictures via AP)

Reeling it in: ‘A Quiet Place’ will make you scream

“A Quiet Place” Paramount Pictures 1 hour, 30 minutes This week on the radio show I co-host where we talk all about the movies, the… Continue reading

  • Apr 18, 2018
  • By Chris Jenness
This image released by Paramount Pictures shows John Krasinski, left, and Noah Jupe in a scene from “A Quiet Place.” (Jonny Cournoyer/Paramount Pictures via AP)

Two men accused of Wildwood drug smuggling

Two detention center inmates are facing drugs charges after security guards reported finding heroin under a cell mattress. Willam S. Kindt, 45, and Donald J.… Continue reading

  • Apr 18, 2018

Safety, PFD high on Republican governor candidates’ talking points

Crime, the Permanent Fund Dividend and state budget solutions are three of the top line items in the contested Republican primary race for the governor’s… Continue reading