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Soccer players vie for the ball during a game of futsal hosted by the Soldotna Community Schools program on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. Futsal, a type of soccer, is a South American tradition in which players compete on a hard court rather than on turf for short games with five people on each team. Joel Todd, who coordinates the Community Schools program for the city of Soldotna, said the games on Wednesdays attract people of both genders and a variety of ages. Kids play from 6&

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Soccer players vie for the ball during a game of futsal hosted by the Soldotna Community Schools program on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018 in Soldotna,… Continue reading

Soccer players vie for the ball during a game of futsal hosted by the Soldotna Community Schools program on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. Futsal, a type of soccer, is a South American tradition in which players compete on a hard court rather than on turf for short games with five people on each team. Joel Todd, who coordinates the Community Schools program for the city of Soldotna, said the games on Wednesdays attract people of both genders and a variety of ages. Kids play from 6&

Alaska yet to see worst of flu season

It’s been a rough flu season across the country, with widespread flu activity reported in 49 states and a particularly severe strain of the virus… Continue reading

A fire official monitors a prescribed burn at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in 2016. The refuge is conducting prescribed burns to reduce wildfire risk this week. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Wildlife Refuge conducting prescribed burns this week

If you see smoke near Soldotna this week, don’t panic. The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge began prescribed burning in two forested areas along Funny River… Continue reading

A fire official monitors a prescribed burn at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in 2016. The refuge is conducting prescribed burns to reduce wildfire risk this week. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
Craftmanship meets art at the Kenai Fine Arts Center

Craftmanship meets art at the Kenai Fine Arts Center

A knotted piece of driftwood might become a decorative bowl. A hunk of walnut might be modeled into a tree-shaped platter. Wood-burned birch may become… Continue reading

Craftmanship meets art at the Kenai Fine Arts Center

Soldotna opts for DIY with new flooring

The city of Soldotna has elected the ‘do-it-yourself’ fix to replace the damaged flooring used to cover the ice rink for events held at the… Continue reading

This page taken from the Kenai Penisula Borough Lands Department’s documentation submitted to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly shows the proposed new location for the Cooper Landing Rifle and Sportsman’s Club’s gun range. The club has operated the gun range on Bean Creek Road in Cooper Landing since 1947 and is now considering relocating further outside the community. (Courtesy the Kenai Peninsula Borough)

Cooper Landing gun range looks to move out of town

After more than 70 years in the same place, the Cooper Landing gun club is looking to move its shooting range. The range, settled atop… Continue reading

This page taken from the Kenai Penisula Borough Lands Department’s documentation submitted to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly shows the proposed new location for the Cooper Landing Rifle and Sportsman’s Club’s gun range. The club has operated the gun range on Bean Creek Road in Cooper Landing since 1947 and is now considering relocating further outside the community. (Courtesy the Kenai Peninsula Borough)

Fertilizer plant restart still dependent upon gas supply

Editor's note: This story has been changed to correct a measurement unit of natural gas — a thousand cubic feet misreported as a million cubic… Continue reading

Police nab alleged Kenai Central High burglars after laundromat arrests

A man who allegedly broke into a Kenai laundromat and a man facing trial for burglary and theft charges in Anchorage were charged last week… Continue reading

Electronic cigarette equipment lines the shelves at 5150 Vapes on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Smoking ban moving through committees, as divisive as ever

The debate over whether smoking should be banned in Alaska workplaces is as divisive as ever, despite several years of amendments and discussion. Senate Bill… Continue reading

Electronic cigarette equipment lines the shelves at 5150 Vapes on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
Donna Edmunds, of Soldotna, pushes her son Lucas on a ski buggy during the annual Peninsula Winter Games, which returned to Soldotna for the forty second year on Saturday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. The event offered an array of children’s events and activities, including a Monopoly tournament, an outdoor film, free lunch and a carnival. The Kenai Peninsula Hockey Association also held an invitational hockey tournament during the event. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Winter games: all about the kids

Donna Edmunds, of Soldotna, pushes her son Lucas on a ski buggy during the annual Peninsula Winter Games, which returned to Soldotna for the forty… Continue reading

  • Jan 28, 2018
  • By KAT SORENSEN
Donna Edmunds, of Soldotna, pushes her son Lucas on a ski buggy during the annual Peninsula Winter Games, which returned to Soldotna for the forty second year on Saturday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. The event offered an array of children’s events and activities, including a Monopoly tournament, an outdoor film, free lunch and a carnival. The Kenai Peninsula Hockey Association also held an invitational hockey tournament during the event. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
Musher Travis Beals crosses the finish line of the Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race with his team to take second place Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018 at Freddie’s Roadhouse in Ninilchik, Alaska. Beals came in just after winner Nicolas Petit and said he used the race as training for this year’s Iditarod. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Nicolas Petit claims his first T200 victory, third win in a row

Musher Nicolas Petit can finally say he’s won the Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race. By claiming the top spot Sunday in the race that takes… Continue reading

Musher Travis Beals crosses the finish line of the Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race with his team to take second place Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018 at Freddie’s Roadhouse in Ninilchik, Alaska. Beals came in just after winner Nicolas Petit and said he used the race as training for this year’s Iditarod. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
Man dies after car wreck in Soldotna

Soldotna man arrested for allegedly threatening cabbie

A Soldotna man previously arrested for threatening hospital staff members with a knife and for entering and pulling the fire alarms in two central Kenai… Continue reading

Man dies after car wreck in Soldotna

Snow depth still varies across Kenai Peninsula

Though the snow has finally arrived on many parts of the Kenai Peninsula, it’s still patchy enough to limit some winter recreation so far. With… Continue reading

One of musher Nicolas Petit’s dogs enjoys taking a break in some hay at the first checkpoint of the Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 at McNeil Canyon Elementary School near Homer, Alaska. The teams will have three stops along the 100-mile loop that they will run twice to complete the race — two at McNeil Canyon and one at Freddie’s Roadhouse in Ninilchik, where the race will also end. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

T-200 takes off

They come in a variety of colors, sizes and abilities, but sled dogs have at least one thing in common: they love to move. The… Continue reading

One of musher Nicolas Petit’s dogs enjoys taking a break in some hay at the first checkpoint of the Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 at McNeil Canyon Elementary School near Homer, Alaska. The teams will have three stops along the 100-mile loop that they will run twice to complete the race — two at McNeil Canyon and one at Freddie’s Roadhouse in Ninilchik, where the race will also end. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

LIO teleconference schedule for Jan. 29

Monday, 11:00 a.m. The State Board of Education & Early Development will hold their Regular Quarterly Meeting. For agenda information go to the Board’s website:… Continue reading

  • Jan 27, 2018

Queen offered role of Soldotna City Manager

The Soldotna City Council voted unanimously to offer Stephanie Queen, the city’s director of economic development and planning, the position of city manager. Queen has… Continue reading

In this 2016 file photo, volunteer hairdresser Joy Conner (left) curls the hair of Alison Alley during Project Homeless Connect, an event at which local individuals and organizations provided information and services to the Kenai Peninsula community members experiencing homelessness. This year’s event will once again provide haircuts, massages, food, and veterinary care on Jan. 24 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)

Connecting the community with care

Project Homeless Connect isn’t just about a haircut and a shower. It’s about creating an environment where those experiencing homelessness — who can often feel… Continue reading

In this 2016 file photo, volunteer hairdresser Joy Conner (left) curls the hair of Alison Alley during Project Homeless Connect, an event at which local individuals and organizations provided information and services to the Kenai Peninsula community members experiencing homelessness. This year’s event will once again provide haircuts, massages, food, and veterinary care on Jan. 24 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)
Krissanna French shows off her new haircut. French and her family attended the Jan. 24 Project Homeless to seek housing housing help. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

A day of services, caring and support

It was a spa day. A day to get a help at a clinic. A day to enjoy food and music. And a day to… Continue reading

Krissanna French shows off her new haircut. French and her family attended the Jan. 24 Project Homeless to seek housing housing help. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Walker appoints Lincoln to vacant Alaska House seat

JUNEAU — A vice president of an Alaska Native regional corporation has been appointed to the western Alaska House seat left vacant by the resignation… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2018
  • By Becky Bohrer

Lawmaker could thwart smoking ban proposal again

JUNEAU (AP) — A proposal to ban smoking in bars and restaurants across Alaska gained wide support in the Alaska Legislature, but the bill’s fate… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2018