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Photo by Elizabeth Earl/The Peninsula Clarion The approximately 40 people who attended the Dena'ina language forum on Thursday heard about the basics of the language and the efforts to revive it.

KPC hosts Dena’ina language forum

Four sentences written nearly two centuries ago by a homesick man on a lonely California beach are being used in the efforts to revive the… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/The Peninsula Clarion The approximately 40 people who attended the Dena'ina language forum on Thursday heard about the basics of the language and the efforts to revive it.

Kenaitze elders demonstrate traditional moose head use

During Sharon Isaak’s childhood in Soldotna, butchering and processing moose meat was a regular family activity. Though the old bone saws are still in the… Continue reading

Alaska Legislature defies governor’s call to weigh nominees

JUNEAU — Alaska Republican legislators on Thursday defied Gov. Bill Walker’s call to take confirmation votes on his appointments to boards, commissions and key administration… Continue reading

  • Apr 27, 2017
  • By Becky Bohrer
Maps of proposed culvert improvements on several Kasilof-area streams stand in a multipurpose room at Tustumena Elementary School during an Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities open house on a proposed safety improvement project on the Sterling Highway between Soldotna and Clam Gulch on Wednesday in Kasilof. The project, scheduled for summer 2018 and 2019, will include widened shoulders, improved signage, a safety edge and culvert replacements, among other improvements. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Sterling Highway shoulder widening to improve fish passage

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is working on a final set of plans to widen the shoulders of the Sterling Highway between… Continue reading

Maps of proposed culvert improvements on several Kasilof-area streams stand in a multipurpose room at Tustumena Elementary School during an Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities open house on a proposed safety improvement project on the Sterling Highway between Soldotna and Clam Gulch on Wednesday in Kasilof. The project, scheduled for summer 2018 and 2019, will include widened shoulders, improved signage, a safety edge and culvert replacements, among other improvements. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Custodians approved for Kasilof man accused of kidnapping

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the extent of the charges against Katie Wright. A Kasilof man accused of kidnapping has been… Continue reading

2 lawsuits against borough moving through courts

Two entangled lawsuits against the Kenai Peninsula Borough are winding their way through the court system, one toward trial and another toward dismissal. The borough… Continue reading

State sees progress in opioid fight

Recent data regarding Alaska’s opioid epidemic show that efforts to curb prescription abuse are starting to work, while work to slow the problem’s growth continues.… Continue reading

Alaska continues to warm at twice global rate

The world is warming, but Alaska is warming faster, according to Jeremy Littell, lead research scientist at the Alaska Climate Science Center. At Monday night’s… Continue reading

  • Apr 25, 2017
  • By KAT SORENSEN
Workers at Alaska Salmon Purchasers sort sockeye salmon caught in a set gillnet in this July 2016 photo near Nikiski, Alaska. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

2017 sockeye forecast weak for Cook Inlet

Upper Cook Inlet’s commercial salmon fishermen are predicted to have another slow season, if the forecast proves accurate. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s… Continue reading

Workers at Alaska Salmon Purchasers sort sockeye salmon caught in a set gillnet in this July 2016 photo near Nikiski, Alaska. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Brooke Marcotte, Kenai PRL Logistics facility coordinator, plays the victim during an emergency drill at the new PRL Logistics facility at Kenai Landing on Friday Nov. 14, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska. The drill involved members of Alaska LNG, Kenai Firefighters, Central Emergency Services and LifeMed Alaska crews coordinating a rescue using the facility's new helipad.

Kenai Landing logistics company unveils heliport

Since work began 14 months ago on the PRL Logistics Inc. facility at Kenai Landing, CEO Ron Hyde has strived to be a good neighbor… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Brooke Marcotte, Kenai PRL Logistics facility coordinator, plays the victim during an emergency drill at the new PRL Logistics facility at Kenai Landing on Friday Nov. 14, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska. The drill involved members of Alaska LNG, Kenai Firefighters, Central Emergency Services and LifeMed Alaska crews coordinating a rescue using the facility's new helipad.
Image courtesy of PRL Logistics and Straightline Aviation This computer-generated illustration shows Lockheed Martin's LMH-1 hybrid aircraft, which transportation company PRL Logistics plans to base in Kenai in 2019.

Hybrid aircraft to be based in Kenai

By 2019, people looking south across Kenai’s river flats or standing on its beach might occasionally see a giant, three-lobed ovoid rise into the air… Continue reading

Image courtesy of PRL Logistics and Straightline Aviation This computer-generated illustration shows Lockheed Martin's LMH-1 hybrid aircraft, which transportation company PRL Logistics plans to base in Kenai in 2019.
Kenai-based airship may arrive in 2019

Kenai-based airship may arrive in 2019

Possibilities that a new airship design may bring to Kenai include a $10 million hangar, science educational activities, local jobs and a chance to fly… Continue reading

Kenai-based airship may arrive in 2019
In this December 2016 photo, the sun peeks through the trees on the Tsalteshi Trails system near Soldotna, Alaska. The Tsalteshi Trails Association has applied to the Kenai Peninsula Borough for a Community Trails Management Agreement to expand the popular trail system to the south, providing a space for non-skiers to enjoy the trails in the winter. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Tsalteshi applies to expand trail system

More trails may be coming soon to the Tsalteshi Trails system. The nonprofit Tsalteshi Trails Association, which maintains about 25 kilometers of trails in a… Continue reading

In this December 2016 photo, the sun peeks through the trees on the Tsalteshi Trails system near Soldotna, Alaska. The Tsalteshi Trails Association has applied to the Kenai Peninsula Borough for a Community Trails Management Agreement to expand the popular trail system to the south, providing a space for non-skiers to enjoy the trails in the winter. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)
A group of sixth-grade students from Kalifornsky Beach Elementary visited the Soldotna animal shelter to donate over $500 they raised through the Pennies for Pets fundraiser. (Photo Courtesy Hannah Dolphin) A group of sixth-grade students from Kalifornsky Beach Elementary School visited the Soldotna animal shelter to donate more than $500 they raised through their Pennies for Pets fundraiser on Friday, April 21, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Hannah Dolphin) A group of sixth-grade students from Kalifornsky Beach Elementary School visited the Soldotna animal shelter to donate more than $500 they raised through the Pennies for Pets fundraiser on Friday in Soldotna. (Photo courtesy Hannah Dolphin)

Pennies for Pets a success

Thanks to a group of fifth-graders at Kalifornsky Beach Elementary School and their fundraiser, Pennies for Pets, the Soldotna Animal Shelter received more than $500… Continue reading

  • Apr 24, 2017
  • By KAT SORENSEN
A group of sixth-grade students from Kalifornsky Beach Elementary visited the Soldotna animal shelter to donate over $500 they raised through the Pennies for Pets fundraiser. (Photo Courtesy Hannah Dolphin) A group of sixth-grade students from Kalifornsky Beach Elementary School visited the Soldotna animal shelter to donate more than $500 they raised through their Pennies for Pets fundraiser on Friday, April 21, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Hannah Dolphin) A group of sixth-grade students from Kalifornsky Beach Elementary School visited the Soldotna animal shelter to donate more than $500 they raised through the Pennies for Pets fundraiser on Friday in Soldotna. (Photo courtesy Hannah Dolphin)

Meet and greet? Peninsula residents seek town hall forums with congressional delegation

Editor's note: This story has been changed to remove a group inaccurately named as the organizer of an Anchorage town hall meeting.  When Alaska’s congressional delegates visited… Continue reading

Legislature to help families of slain police, firefighters

In 2011, Brandy Johnson spoke with her husband, Scott Johnson, about retiring. He had 20 years in the state employee retirement system and was eligible… Continue reading

First-grader Shea Linton, left, joined Soldotna Montessori Charter School’s new principal John DeVolld at an ice cream social event on Tuesday night at the school. The event was organized by the school’s PTO to welcome DeVolld as the new principal for the upcoming school year. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Montessori welcomes new principal for next year

Soldotna Montessori Charter School will have a new principal next year, but it’s a familiar face. John DeVolld, who is currently the assistant principal at… Continue reading

  • Apr 23, 2017
  • By KATHLEEN SORENSEN
First-grader Shea Linton, left, joined Soldotna Montessori Charter School’s new principal John DeVolld at an ice cream social event on Tuesday night at the school. The event was organized by the school’s PTO to welcome DeVolld as the new principal for the upcoming school year. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
Steven Jacob, 19, from the Kuskokwim Learning Academy, practices using the jaws of life on a car with the help of instructor Bryan Crisp of the Nikiski Fire Department (right) on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at the department’s Station No. 2 in Nikiski, Alaska. Jacob and several other Western Alaska students spent the week getting basic firefighter training through Excel Alaska’s Camp Kick Ash. (Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion)

Sparking an interest: Western Alaska students get schooled in firefighting skills camp

Most people won’t ever see the jaws of life in action during an accident, let alone wield the machine themselves, but that’s exactly what 15… Continue reading

Steven Jacob, 19, from the Kuskokwim Learning Academy, practices using the jaws of life on a car with the help of instructor Bryan Crisp of the Nikiski Fire Department (right) on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at the department’s Station No. 2 in Nikiski, Alaska. Jacob and several other Western Alaska students spent the week getting basic firefighter training through Excel Alaska’s Camp Kick Ash. (Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion)
Borough to restore bank behind River Center

Borough to restore bank behind River Center

A heavily trafficked stretch of the Kenai River’s southern bank will get some restoration work in time for the sockeye season. Fishermen who have visited… Continue reading

Borough to restore bank behind River Center
Paul Sutherland of the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank holds a handful of seeds for the upcoming growing season at the food bank’s garden Thursday in Soldotna. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Bill seeks to authorize community seed-sharing for agriculturalists

A bill before the Alaska House of Representatives seeks to vindicate gardeners and farmers across the state by allowing local gardening communities to share seeds.… Continue reading

  • Apr 20, 2017
  • By KAT SORENSEN
Paul Sutherland of the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank holds a handful of seeds for the upcoming growing season at the food bank’s garden Thursday in Soldotna. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)