Man accused of stalking cop, threatening to kill law enforcement

Man accused of stalking cop, threatening to kill law enforcement

A man who reportedly followed an unmarked police vehicle through Kenai streets, confronted officers with a handgun and told police he wanted to “kill law… Continue reading

Man accused of stalking cop, threatening to kill law enforcement
Judge delays ruling on car wreck plea agreement

Judge delays ruling on car wreck plea agreement

A Kenai judge has delayed ruling on a plea deal that would have given a two-year suspended sentence to the driver involved in a 2016… Continue reading

Judge delays ruling on car wreck plea agreement
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) speaks to constituents after addressing the members of three Kenai- and Soldotna-area Rotary Club chapters at Froso’s Restaurant on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. Sullivan, entering his third year as U.S. Senator for the state, said he found reasons to be optimistic about federal actions regarding the state in 2018. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Senators look back on productive year

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to show that the land exchange between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Cook Inlet Region, Inc.… Continue reading

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) speaks to constituents after addressing the members of three Kenai- and Soldotna-area Rotary Club chapters at Froso’s Restaurant on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. Sullivan, entering his third year as U.S. Senator for the state, said he found reasons to be optimistic about federal actions regarding the state in 2018. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
Jen Showalter of Kenai navigates her fatbike through a deep icy puddle on the Wolverine Trail during the 2018 Choose Your Weapon race at Tsalteshi Trails on Sunday, April 15, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. Racers completed two 5-kilometer laps around the lower trails by running, biking or skiing, with the option of switching between laps for extra points. Most of the trails had some snow with patches of wet mud sprinkled throughout as spring temperatures begin to dominate the central Kenai Peninsula. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Choose Your Weapon returns to Tsalteshi Trails

On Earth Day, April 20, 2013, Mike Crawford had a vision. Sunday, almost a full five years later, that vision finally became reality. The vision… Continue reading

Jen Showalter of Kenai navigates her fatbike through a deep icy puddle on the Wolverine Trail during the 2018 Choose Your Weapon race at Tsalteshi Trails on Sunday, April 15, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. Racers completed two 5-kilometer laps around the lower trails by running, biking or skiing, with the option of switching between laps for extra points. Most of the trails had some snow with patches of wet mud sprinkled throughout as spring temperatures begin to dominate the central Kenai Peninsula. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna man arrested for vandalizing school fields

Soldotna man arrested for vandalizing school fields

A Soldotna man is facing multiple charges of criminal mischief and a charge of driving drunk after damaging athletic fields at two schools on Sunday.… Continue reading

Soldotna man arrested for vandalizing school fields

House struggles could risk Permanent Fund Corp. in long term

As the Alaska Legislature careens toward the end of its 2018 regular session, the head of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation is urging lawmakers to… Continue reading

Peninsula sheds 234 jobs from 2017–2018

The Kenai Peninsula lost about 234 jobs in the third quarter of the fiscal year compared to the year before it. Between January 2017 and… Continue reading

This Friday, March 9, 2018 photo shows the space beneath Nikiski resident Kimbra Mensch’s home, which is currently being torn down, in Nikiski, Alaska. The contractor Mensch hired to build her home left her with 48 building violations, resulting in an unsafe building she is having to pay to have torn down and start over. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Homeowners can be left holding the bag if they hire unlicensed contractors

A thin layer of snow shifted across the bare plywood floor of the unfinished house when construction contractor Ward Adams lifted one of the panels… Continue reading

This Friday, March 9, 2018 photo shows the space beneath Nikiski resident Kimbra Mensch’s home, which is currently being torn down, in Nikiski, Alaska. The contractor Mensch hired to build her home left her with 48 building violations, resulting in an unsafe building she is having to pay to have torn down and start over. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
Winged words

Winged words

Parents and children catching flights at the Kenai Municipal Airport now have the chance to make waiting time into story time. On Friday afternoon the… Continue reading

Winged words
A guest at Saturday’s National Guard Demo Day at the Kenai Armory in Kenai walks from a small until support vehicle, which is used by the Guard to traverse all different types of terrain. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

National Guard opens armory doors

Alaska Army National Guard in Kenai opened their doors on Saturday, inviting the community for a first-hand experience to give a better understanding the role… Continue reading

A guest at Saturday’s National Guard Demo Day at the Kenai Armory in Kenai walks from a small until support vehicle, which is used by the Guard to traverse all different types of terrain. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
Sen. Bill Wielechowski, D-Anchorage, speaks to his amendment to the state’s operating budget to inflation proof the Alaska Permanent Fund in the Senate at the Capitol on Thursday, April 12, 2018. The amendment was voted down 11-9. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Alaska Senate approves $1,600 PFD

The Alaska Senate has voted to keep this year’s Permanent Fund Dividend at $1,600. With a pair of votes Thursday afternoon, senators rejected proposals from… Continue reading

Sen. Bill Wielechowski, D-Anchorage, speaks to his amendment to the state’s operating budget to inflation proof the Alaska Permanent Fund in the Senate at the Capitol on Thursday, April 12, 2018. The amendment was voted down 11-9. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Prescription drug disposal drive this month

Local law enforcement will host a Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 28. Part of the a national effort sponsored by the Drug… Continue reading

  • Apr 12, 2018

Studded tire deadline May 1 for Sterling Highway drivers

Some local drivers get a two-week extension on the deadline to change out studded tires. Alaskans living south of 60 degrees north latitude have until… Continue reading

  • Apr 12, 2018

Man hits spikes during trooper chase

Troopers arrest man on warrant after car chase near Soldotna A car chase ended Wednesday night after a man evading an arrest warrant hit spike… Continue reading

  • Apr 12, 2018

Fish and Game to stock grayling in peninsula lakes again

Peninsula anglers hankering after grayling won’t have to go so far afield in the future — the fish will be available in some of the… Continue reading

Sockeye salmon caught in a set gillnet wait to be set to the a processor on July 11, 2016 near Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Council works to disentangle state, federal Cook Inlet salmon fisheries

About a year after the North Pacific Fishery Management Council first took up the Cook Inlet federal fishery management plan issue, the definition of what… Continue reading

Sockeye salmon caught in a set gillnet wait to be set to the a processor on July 11, 2016 near Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Spring thaw brings needle hazard

The City of Soldotna is warning the public to be on the lookout for dangerous items exposed in the winter thaw. In a safety notice… Continue reading

Soldotna bans plastic bags

Starting Nov. 1, Soldotna will begin enforcing a ban on single use disposable plastic shopping bags within city limits. Members of the Soldotna City Council… Continue reading

School district, hockey association sued for negligence in sex abuse case

School district, hockey association sued for negligence in sex abuse case

The school district and a local hockey association are being sued by the alleged victims in a child sex abuse case. Three unnamed plaintiffs are… Continue reading

School district, hockey association sued for negligence in sex abuse case
Youth Librarian Ali Jobe of the Joyce K. Carver Memorial Soldotna Public Library sits beside the canned goods and other nonperishable food items that library patrons have donated to the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank in lieu of late fees during the library’s food for fines collection drive on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. In addition to the two and a half bins of food at the library entrance, the Food Bank has already recieved 193 pounds of food since the library began collecting on April 9. Soldotna librarians will take food for fines — at an exchange rate of $1 per item — until April 14. (Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion).

Food for fines

Since the Joyce K. Carver Memorial Soldotna Public Library started accepting canned and other nonperishable food items in lieu of late fees on April 9,… Continue reading

Youth Librarian Ali Jobe of the Joyce K. Carver Memorial Soldotna Public Library sits beside the canned goods and other nonperishable food items that library patrons have donated to the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank in lieu of late fees during the library’s food for fines collection drive on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. In addition to the two and a half bins of food at the library entrance, the Food Bank has already recieved 193 pounds of food since the library began collecting on April 9. Soldotna librarians will take food for fines — at an exchange rate of $1 per item — until April 14. (Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion).