Hungry heart

Everyone from my hometown has a Bruce Springsteen story. I grew up just miles away from the concert venue where The Boss got his start.… Continue reading

Peninsula legislators preview next session

With a month until legislators head back to Juneau for the next regular session, the House and Senate majorities are as far apart as last… Continue reading

Two charter schools propose changes

Two charter schools in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District are looking to the school board to amend their charter school contracts. Aurora Borealis Charter… Continue reading

Land donation still pending for Kenai Performers

In August 2015, the Kenai City Council approved the donation of two acres of city land on the corner of Evergreen Street and the Kenai… Continue reading

Alaska state Sen. David Wilson, a Republican from Wasilla, addresses reporters Thursday in Anchorage. Wilson says a legislative investigation has cleared him of any wrongdoing after allegations of inappropriate behavior surfaced in an incident involving a female House of Representatives aide. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Lawmaker says probe clears him of wrongdoing claims

JUNEAU — An Alaska state senator on Thursday called for the public release of a report and video that he says clear him of wrongdoing… Continue reading

  • Dec 7, 2017
  • By Becky Bohrer
Alaska state Sen. David Wilson, a Republican from Wasilla, addresses reporters Thursday in Anchorage. Wilson says a legislative investigation has cleared him of any wrongdoing after allegations of inappropriate behavior surfaced in an incident involving a female House of Representatives aide. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
Kiya Hudson anticipates the pressing of her button during the Kaleidoscope School’s Wax Museum on Thursday, Dec. 7. 2017 in Kenai, Alaska, which tasked the fifth grade class with impersonating a notable historical figure and taking on their persona. When a visitor to the wax museum pushed a student’s button, they would recite their figure’s biographical information in first person. Hudson said she stepped into Jacques Cousteau’s flippers for the assignment because she wants to be a scuba diver when she grows up. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Wax Cousteau

Kiya Hudson anticipates the pressing of her button during the Kaleidoscope School’s Wax Museum on Thursday, which tasked the fifth grade class with impersonating a… Continue reading

Kiya Hudson anticipates the pressing of her button during the Kaleidoscope School’s Wax Museum on Thursday, Dec. 7. 2017 in Kenai, Alaska, which tasked the fifth grade class with impersonating a notable historical figure and taking on their persona. When a visitor to the wax museum pushed a student’s button, they would recite their figure’s biographical information in first person. Hudson said she stepped into Jacques Cousteau’s flippers for the assignment because she wants to be a scuba diver when she grows up. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
Serena Funkhauser, Ava Halstead and Lance Seneff as the harlequin toys rhearse a scene at the Mariner Theatre Nov. 24 in Homer for the Nutcracker Ballet. (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)

Nutcracker once again dazzles in Homer-grown production

When you get to the end of the road, sometimes stuff gets jumbled around. That might explain why in Homer Tchaikovsky’s traditional Nutcracker Ballet has… Continue reading

Serena Funkhauser, Ava Halstead and Lance Seneff as the harlequin toys rhearse a scene at the Mariner Theatre Nov. 24 in Homer for the Nutcracker Ballet. (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)

Kenai to examine land policy Wednesday

Editor's note: This story has been changed to clarify council member Mike Boyle's 2006 vote on creating the airport reserve.  On Wednesday, Kenai city council… Continue reading

Jury finds man guilty of running heroin, meth ring in Southeast Alaska

A Washington man is facing a minimum of five years in jail after a jury found him guilty of running a drug trafficking ring in… Continue reading

Kenai Watershed Forum water quality specialist Branden Bornemann (right) talks to a visitor during the Kenai Watershed Forum’s holiday open house Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. The nonprofit held a community open house at its headquarters behind Soldotna Creek Park on Wednesday night to celebrate the events of the past year. (Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)

Celebrating together

Kenai Watershed Forum GIS specialist Branden Bornemann (right) talks to a visitor during the Kenai Watershed Forum’s holiday open house Wednesday in Soldotna. The nonprofit… Continue reading

Kenai Watershed Forum water quality specialist Branden Bornemann (right) talks to a visitor during the Kenai Watershed Forum’s holiday open house Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. The nonprofit held a community open house at its headquarters behind Soldotna Creek Park on Wednesday night to celebrate the events of the past year. (Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)

Kasilof neighborhood gets gas hookup

Residents of a Kasilof neighborhood now have a natural gas connection to their homes. As the final part of the improvement project, the Kenai Peninsula… Continue reading

Legislators, Assembly look forward at school funding

The school district is on a mission to make sure that the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly and Alaska Legislature are thinking about the Fiscal Year… Continue reading

Man arrested after calling in false home invasion report

An Anchorage man has been arrested after calling in an apparently false report of a home invasion. Alaska State Troopers arrested Joshua Dylan Vars, 32,… Continue reading

Spruce bark beetles returning on north peninsula

After a string of warm summers, the Kenai Peninsula’s spruce bark beetles are now hitting their highest numbers since their last outbreak in the 1990s.… Continue reading

KPBSD maintains class sizes

Compared to the other major school districts in Alaska, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District has a low pupil/teacher ratio (PTR), according to the 2017-2018… Continue reading

Nikiski neighbors protest gravel pit

Nikiski neighbors protest gravel pit

Residents of several adjacent subdivisions in Nikiski will likely have a new neighbor soon: a gravel pit. Many residents in the Kenai Peninsula Borough outside… Continue reading

Nikiski neighbors protest gravel pit

Industry Outlook Forum looks to diversity

Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct Alaska Oil and Gas Association President and CEO Kara Moriarty's title. Next month’s Industry Outlook Forum… Continue reading

A broken black spruce tree lies in the middle of Baron Park Road behind the old Lowe’s building on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. Gusts of wind up to 55 miles per hour whipped across the western Kenai Peninsula on Monday afternoon, knocking power lines and trees down and keeping first responders busy. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Fallen trees cause power outages across central peninsula

High winds brought down trees across the Kenai Peninsula on Monday. In many cases, those trees also brought down power lines. By 2 p.m, Central… Continue reading

A broken black spruce tree lies in the middle of Baron Park Road behind the old Lowe’s building on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. Gusts of wind up to 55 miles per hour whipped across the western Kenai Peninsula on Monday afternoon, knocking power lines and trees down and keeping first responders busy. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
This June 26, 2014, file photo, shows a cruise ship docked in Juneau, while a paraglider soars above. The tax bill approved Saturday by the U.S. Senate will open part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling. The measure also struck down a proposed cruise ship tax that Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said would have disproportionately affected her state. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)

Senators tout tax bill provisions as beneficial

JUNEAU — The cruise industry has dodged a tax increase after Alaska’s U.S. senators helped strike the provision from the tax bill that passed the… Continue reading

  • Dec 4, 2017
  • By Becky Bohrer
This June 26, 2014, file photo, shows a cruise ship docked in Juneau, while a paraglider soars above. The tax bill approved Saturday by the U.S. Senate will open part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling. The measure also struck down a proposed cruise ship tax that Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said would have disproportionately affected her state. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)

Caring for my Backyard

Each year students across the Kenai Peninsula are tasked with finding a way to care for the place that they call home in the annual… Continue reading