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This photo provided by Cook Inlet Spill Prevention and Response, Inc. shows pan pan ice taken during an agency overflight near a Hilcorp Alaska LLC offshore platform in Cook Inlet, Alaska, Monday, April 3, 2017. Officials said an underwater pipeline spill between two production platforms owned by Hilcorp dumped less than three gallons (11 liters) of oil into Cook Inlet. (Derek Samora/CISPRI via AP)

Responders stand down from oil leak

Responders to an oil release from a Hilcorp crude oil pipeline on the west side of Upper Cook Inlet stood down at 9 a.m Monday… Continue reading

This photo provided by Cook Inlet Spill Prevention and Response, Inc. shows pan pan ice taken during an agency overflight near a Hilcorp Alaska LLC offshore platform in Cook Inlet, Alaska, Monday, April 3, 2017. Officials said an underwater pipeline spill between two production platforms owned by Hilcorp dumped less than three gallons (11 liters) of oil into Cook Inlet. (Derek Samora/CISPRI via AP)

Chuitna Coal no longer seeking permits

As of March 31, the Delaware-based PacRim Coal “has suspended all permitting activities” related to its project to surface-mine coal from under the West Cook… Continue reading

Dr. Owens DMD gives 9-year-old Jomar Paredes a checkup during Free Dental Day.

PCHS brightens the smiles of community kids

The first day of spring break was not the only cause for kids to smile brighter on March 10. It was Peninsula Community Healthcare Services… Continue reading

Dr. Owens DMD gives 9-year-old Jomar Paredes a checkup during Free Dental Day.
Tastes from around the world delight AFS supporters.

Dinner highlights student exchange program

The traditional AFS (American Field Service) Intercultural Dinner drew a capacity crowd to the Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Kenai the final… Continue reading

Tastes from around the world delight AFS supporters.
Young Americans Turn Up the Music at a full house at Renee C Henderson Auditorium.

Young Americans conclude world tour in Kenai

Since 1962 The Young Americans have brought hope and inspiration to the world through music, dance and the energy of youth. That energy that brought… Continue reading

Young Americans Turn Up the Music at a full house at Renee C Henderson Auditorium.

Accident on Seward Highway leaves 1 dead

One person has died and three more are in the hospital after an accident just north of the Turnagain Pass on Sunday afternoon. Alaska State… Continue reading

Troopers arrest 2 for snowmachine, vehicle theft

Two men were arrested after a long car chase between Soldotna and Kenai with Alaska State Troopers on Sunday morning. Troopers got an anonymous tip… Continue reading

Mayor opens up state’s fiscal problems with town hall meetings

As time closes in on the end of the Legislature’s regular three-month session, budget solutions are still unclear, especially for the decision on new sources… Continue reading

In this March 17, 2017 photo, Brannon Finney, from left, Kelsey Kubik and Bettina Nichols stand on the deck of the fishing tender Kamilar in the morning at Eliason Harbor in Sitka, Alaska. On a door of the F/V Kamilar is a sticker with pink script: Girls fish too. Vessel owner Finney is captaining the tender for the Sitka sac roe herring fishery with her all-female crew, something that&

Fishery support vessel has all-female crew

SITKA (AP) — On a door of the F/V Kamilar is a sticker with pink script: “Girls fish too.” And in the case of this… Continue reading

  • Apr 1, 2017
  • By Brielle Schaeffer
In this March 17, 2017 photo, Brannon Finney, from left, Kelsey Kubik and Bettina Nichols stand on the deck of the fishing tender Kamilar in the morning at Eliason Harbor in Sitka, Alaska. On a door of the F/V Kamilar is a sticker with pink script: Girls fish too. Vessel owner Finney is captaining the tender for the Sitka sac roe herring fishery with her all-female crew, something that&
A customer takes his drinks from a bartender Friday, March 31, 2017 at Kenai River Brewing Company in Soldotna, Alaska. Soldotna is one of several communities in the state with establishments opened under public convenience licenses, which would be transitioned to restaurant or eating place licenses under SB 76, a rewrite of Alaska’s alcohol statutes. (Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion)

Alcohol rewrite bill addresses unfinished business

The second half of a sweeping update to Alaska’s alcohol laws is making its way through the Legislature and seeks to streamline the alcohol licensing… Continue reading

A customer takes his drinks from a bartender Friday, March 31, 2017 at Kenai River Brewing Company in Soldotna, Alaska. Soldotna is one of several communities in the state with establishments opened under public convenience licenses, which would be transitioned to restaurant or eating place licenses under SB 76, a rewrite of Alaska’s alcohol statutes. (Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion)

Russian history survives in Kenai Peninsula place names

There’s a secret hidden in many of the place names of Alaska, invisible to those who speak no Russian. Scattered across the state’s landscape are… Continue reading

Meeting to consider response to Sports Lake elodea

How to respond to the discovery of the invasive waterweed elodea in Soldotna’s Sports Lake will be addressed at an upcoming public meeting. Kenai Watershed… Continue reading

Education bill to be amended following testimony

A section of Senate Bill 96 calling for the consolidation of schools at less than 80 percent capacity that are located within 25-miles of each… Continue reading

Residents march into the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center parking lot during the annual Choose Respect event Thursday, March 30, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. Communities across the state march in solidarity with the initiative started in 2009 by former Gov. Sean Parnell. (Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion)

Dozens ‘Choose Respect’ in annual awareness march

Dozens of area residents trudged through Kenai’s trademark chilly winds, and even more joined them at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center, in… Continue reading

Residents march into the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center parking lot during the annual Choose Respect event Thursday, March 30, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. Communities across the state march in solidarity with the initiative started in 2009 by former Gov. Sean Parnell. (Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion)

What’s Happening

Best Bets n Triumvirate Theatre’s 12th annual dinner theater and auction is Friday and Saturday, from 6-9 p.m. at Mykel’s Restaurant in Soldotna. This year’s… Continue reading

  • Mar 31, 2017
The Bookworm Sez: Joe Pickett returns in ‘Vicious Circle’

The Bookworm Sez: Joe Pickett returns in ‘Vicious Circle’

It’s gone around and around. Your mind just can’t let go: how can you put an end to a ticklish problem? You’ve let it roll… Continue reading

The Bookworm Sez: Joe Pickett returns in ‘Vicious Circle’
In this image released by Columbia Pictures, Ryan Reynolds, left, and Jake Gyllenhaal appear in a scene from, “Life.” (Columbia Pictures-Sony via AP)

Reeling it in: It’s not ‘Alien,’ but ‘Life’ is pretty good

“Life” Columbia Pictures 1 hour, 44 minutes I’ve gotten into several arguments lately with my cinephile friends about the value of originality. On the one… Continue reading

  • Mar 29, 2017
  • By Chris Jenness
In this image released by Columbia Pictures, Ryan Reynolds, left, and Jake Gyllenhaal appear in a scene from, “Life.” (Columbia Pictures-Sony via AP)

Bethel protests 2 more liquor store applications

BETHEL (AP) — Two more businesses in Bethel will not yet have the opportunity to open up liquor stores after city officials protested their applications.… Continue reading

  • Mar 30, 2017

Ketchikan’s welcome arch set to return by cruise season

KETCHIKAN (AP) — A sign welcoming visitors to Ketchikan that was taken down after a suspected drunken driver slammed into one of the poles supporting… Continue reading

  • Mar 30, 2017
The road to Gray Cliff and Moose Point extends past the pavement in Captain Cook State Park, shown on Monday, April 11, 2016 near Nikiski, Alaska. Apache Corporation, which was exploring for oil and gas in the area, had announced plans to extend the road to Gray Cliff before the company’s withdrawal from Alaska in March 2016. The Kenai Peninsula Borough is working on plans to pick up the project and plans to go out to bid in the fall. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

North Road extension project to go out to bid in fall

Kenai Peninsula Borough project managers are moving forward with plans to extend the Kenai Spur Highway north, but construction likely won’t start until next year.… Continue reading

The road to Gray Cliff and Moose Point extends past the pavement in Captain Cook State Park, shown on Monday, April 11, 2016 near Nikiski, Alaska. Apache Corporation, which was exploring for oil and gas in the area, had announced plans to extend the road to Gray Cliff before the company’s withdrawal from Alaska in March 2016. The Kenai Peninsula Borough is working on plans to pick up the project and plans to go out to bid in the fall. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)