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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

This screenshot from the Alaska Harmful Algal Bloom Network’s website shows the alerts issued for paralytic shellfish poisoning along the state’s gulf coast. (Courtesy the Alaska Ocean Observing System)

Network seeks to bring together data on harmful algal blooms

A group of scientists is coming together to share information related to harmful algal blooms in Alaska. Under the umbrella of the Alaska Ocean Observation… Continue reading

This screenshot from the Alaska Harmful Algal Bloom Network’s website shows the alerts issued for paralytic shellfish poisoning along the state’s gulf coast. (Courtesy the Alaska Ocean Observing System)
Members of the Soldotna Veterans of Foreign Wars post honor World War II veteran Bill Field for 70 years of service in the VFW at the Central Peninsula Hospital on Monday. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion) Members of the Soldotna Veterans of Foreign Wars post honor World War II veteran Bill Field for 70 years of service in the VFW at the Central Peninsula Hospital on Feb. 5. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Veteran marks 70-year milestone

From a hospital bed at Central Peninsula Hospital, World War II veteran and local fisherman Bill Field marked a milestone so rare it’s practically unheard… Continue reading

Members of the Soldotna Veterans of Foreign Wars post honor World War II veteran Bill Field for 70 years of service in the VFW at the Central Peninsula Hospital on Monday. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion) Members of the Soldotna Veterans of Foreign Wars post honor World War II veteran Bill Field for 70 years of service in the VFW at the Central Peninsula Hospital on Feb. 5. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
Pence trip to Asia, Olympics aimed at countering North Korea

Pence trip to Asia, Olympics aimed at countering North Korea

WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence’s six-day swing through Asia, anchored by a stop at the Winter Olympics in South Korea, is set to focus… Continue reading

  • Feb 5, 2018
  • By ZEKE MILLER
Pence trip to Asia, Olympics aimed at countering North Korea

Nome gets fresh review as possible US Arctic port

ANCHORAGE — Federal officials will take another look at the historic Alaska community of Nome as a possible port serving ships heading for the Arctic.… Continue reading

  • Feb 5, 2018
  • By Dan Joling
Man arrested after crashing vehicle discovered to be stolen

Homer woman arrested for multiple forgeries

A Homer woman is in jail after allegedly trying to make multiple purchases in the Anchor Point area with fake bills. Alaska State Troopers arrested… Continue reading

Man arrested after crashing vehicle discovered to be stolen
Harris “Biz” Richardson, a bartender at the Main Street Tap and Grill, draws a cheer from the crowd gathered at the restaurant for the Superbowl on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 in Kenai, Alaska. The New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles battled it out in Minnesota for the Superbowl LII title Sunday, with the Eagles triumphing 41-33. Football fans packed bars like the Main Street and the Back Door Lounge in Kenai on Sunday to watch the game, and the bars hosted parties and giveaways in response. The Back Door drew tickets for T-shirts and the Main Street hosted a Super Bowl Party sponsored by Corona with a giveaway with a theater recliner as the grand prize. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Amping up

Harris “Biz” Richardson, a bartender at the Main Street Tap and Grill, draws a cheer from the crowd gathered at the restaurant for the Superbowl… Continue reading

Harris “Biz” Richardson, a bartender at the Main Street Tap and Grill, draws a cheer from the crowd gathered at the restaurant for the Superbowl on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 in Kenai, Alaska. The New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles battled it out in Minnesota for the Superbowl LII title Sunday, with the Eagles triumphing 41-33. Football fans packed bars like the Main Street and the Back Door Lounge in Kenai on Sunday to watch the game, and the bars hosted parties and giveaways in response. The Back Door drew tickets for T-shirts and the Main Street hosted a Super Bowl Party sponsored by Corona with a giveaway with a theater recliner as the grand prize. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)