Appeals Court: Arctic ringed seals are threatened species

Appeals Court: Arctic ringed seals are threatened species

ANCHORAGE — A seal that depends on Arctic sea ice for reproduction will receive threatened species protection, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled… Continue reading

  • Feb 12, 2018
  • By Dan Joling
Appeals Court: Arctic ringed seals are threatened species
The Alaska Fire Chiefs Association awarded the Warren B. Cummings Chief Officer of the Year Award for the first time this year, in honor of a 43-year veteran of the Alaska Fire Service who passed away from cancer. (Photo courtesy Kenai Fire Department)

Kenai fire chief recognized for excellence

The first winner of an award recognizing the accomplishments of Alaska fire chiefs serves close to home. Kenai Fire Chief Jeff Tucker received the 2017… Continue reading

The Alaska Fire Chiefs Association awarded the Warren B. Cummings Chief Officer of the Year Award for the first time this year, in honor of a 43-year veteran of the Alaska Fire Service who passed away from cancer. (Photo courtesy Kenai Fire Department)
A bicyclist makes her way down the path at Centennial Park on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. The Soldotna Department of Parks and Recreation recently began grooming the loop trail at Centennial Park for multiple uses, from walking to skiing to biking. The central Kenai Peninsula got a fresh coat of snow Saturday, with more predicted for Sunday night and Monday. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Out for a spin

A bicyclist makes her way down the path at Centennial Park on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. The Soldotna Department of Parks and… Continue reading

A bicyclist makes her way down the path at Centennial Park on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. The Soldotna Department of Parks and Recreation recently began grooming the loop trail at Centennial Park for multiple uses, from walking to skiing to biking. The central Kenai Peninsula got a fresh coat of snow Saturday, with more predicted for Sunday night and Monday. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
Gov. Bill Walker speaks to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at the Hangar Ballroom on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)  Gov. Bill Walker speaks to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at the Hangar Ballroom on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Walker: Permanent Fund should bring jobs to state

In a speech to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Gov. Bill Walker told the assembled crowd that he believes the Alaska Permanent Fund… Continue reading

Gov. Bill Walker speaks to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at the Hangar Ballroom on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)  Gov. Bill Walker speaks to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at the Hangar Ballroom on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Starting a legal cannabis grow begins with ‘immaculate conception’ of plants

The recent denial of Alaska Loven It’s license to cultivate cannabis raises a question not often discussed in Alaska’s growing marijuana industry. How do legal… Continue reading

Kenai Peninsula loses jobs again in 2017

Employment continued to drop in the Kenai Peninsula Borough through 2017, though at a slower rate than in 2016. The borough lost 271 jobs over… Continue reading

The road to Gray Cliff and Moose Point is a narrow, muddy path, shown on Monday, April 11, 2016 near Nikiski, Alaska. The Kenai Peninsula Borough is working on plans to extend a gravel road toward the subdivisions north of Nikiski. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Borough prepares to put North Road extension out to bid

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Roads Department is working its way through the final hoops before putting the Kenai Spur Highway extension project out for bid.… Continue reading

The road to Gray Cliff and Moose Point is a narrow, muddy path, shown on Monday, April 11, 2016 near Nikiski, Alaska. The Kenai Peninsula Borough is working on plans to extend a gravel road toward the subdivisions north of Nikiski. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)
Jenny Gates, right, of Alaska Department Fish and Game leads Aliya Blough through a salmon dissection at the Connections Homeschool office in Soldotna on Thursday. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Salmon in the Classroom gets gutsy

The “Salmon Professor” visited Connections Home School on Thursday, showing a group of students the ins and outs of one of the Kenai’s most ubiquitous… Continue reading

Jenny Gates, right, of Alaska Department Fish and Game leads Aliya Blough through a salmon dissection at the Connections Homeschool office in Soldotna on Thursday. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce speaks to the attendees at a joint luncheon of the Kenai and Soldotna chambers of commerce Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018 in Kenai, Alaska. Pierce says he plans to fix the borough’s approximately $4 million deficit in the fiscal year 2019 budget without raising taxes or implementing new ones. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Borough mayor pitches budget plan

Editor's note: This article has been updated to clarify the borough's education spending and include a statement from Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Sean… Continue reading

Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce speaks to the attendees at a joint luncheon of the Kenai and Soldotna chambers of commerce Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018 in Kenai, Alaska. Pierce says he plans to fix the borough’s approximately $4 million deficit in the fiscal year 2019 budget without raising taxes or implementing new ones. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai water and sewer tax exemption fails

A proposal to exempt Kenai’s residential water and sewer services from city sales taxes failed at Wednesday night’s Kenai city council meeting. Of the council’s… Continue reading

Soldotna to host 4th annual Frozen RiverFest

Soldotna to host 4th annual Frozen RiverFest

Nothing says February in Alaska like a bonfire and an icy beer by a frozen river. On Feb. 17, the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce with… Continue reading

Soldotna to host 4th annual Frozen RiverFest

Borough works on kinks in emergency response system

Emergency managers across the Kenai Peninsula are working on patching gaps in the notification network made evident by January’s tsunami threat. On Jan. 23, many… Continue reading

Tyonek the Texan: Beluga whale will be moved to SeaWorld San Antonio

Tyonek is going to Texas. The rescued Cook Inlet beluga whale will soon call SeaWorld San Antonio home, according to a release from NOAA Fisheries.… Continue reading

Local governments try again for central peninsula fish board meeting

Editor's note: This story has been changed to clarify the Board of Fish's meeting location decision at their October 2017 worksession. Advocates are again seeking… Continue reading

Kenai attorneys, magistrate apply for Superior Court judgeship

Eight candidates are vying to replace Kenai Superior Court Judge Anna M. Moran after she retires in July. A number of the applicants applying for… Continue reading

Borough to propose bonds for new K-Selo school

Kenai Peninsula Borough voters may be asked to take on revenue bonds to fund a new school for the remote Old Believer community of Kachemak… Continue reading

The Soldotna Montessori Charter School food pantry is located on the corner of North Binkley Street and East Park Avenue, right across the street from the Kenai Peninsula Borough Hall building. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Students hope to keep food pantry full

Sixth graders at Soldotna Montessori Charter School have something they want everyone to know. It’s not that they spend their lunch time planning out community… Continue reading

The Soldotna Montessori Charter School food pantry is located on the corner of North Binkley Street and East Park Avenue, right across the street from the Kenai Peninsula Borough Hall building. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

School counselors recognized nationally

Soldotna High School’s guidance counseling department is following in the footsteps of Skyview Middle School Guidance Counselor Natalie Kant, becoming just the second recipient of… Continue reading

  • Feb 6, 2018
  • By KAT SORENSEN
This October 2017 photo shows the Denali Cabin, a public use cabin, at the Kesugi Ken Campground near Denali State Park, Alaska. The Denali Cabin is one of an extensive system of federal- and state-owned public use cabins on park lands across the state of Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

State asks to build more public use cabins to meet demand

Alaska’s public use cabins are really popular. Rentable cabins of all shapes and sizes occupy corners all over state and federal park lands in Alaska,… Continue reading

This October 2017 photo shows the Denali Cabin, a public use cabin, at the Kesugi Ken Campground near Denali State Park, Alaska. The Denali Cabin is one of an extensive system of federal- and state-owned public use cabins on park lands across the state of Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Couple allegedly held at knifepoint in hotel over stolen drugs and money

Three people have been arrested and another is wanted by law enforcement after an alleged confrontation in a hotel room over stolen drugs and money.… Continue reading