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NOAA releases plan for endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales

ANCHORAGE — A federal plan for the recovery of an endangered Alaska beluga whale calls for a reduction in threats of high concern while scientists… Continue reading

  • Jan 4, 2017
  • By Dan Joling

Budget director: proposed budget brings Alaska to 2011 spending level

The Alaska Office of Management and Budget released Gov. Bill Walker’s proposed fiscal 2018 budget on Dec. 15, 2016. On Tuesday, Office of Management and… Continue reading

Photo courtesy Laurie Speakman This photo taken Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017 on Kalifornsky Beach Road between Kenai and Soldotna shows under the hood of a snowmobile that caught fire and was put out by passerby Laurie Speakman, a volunteer driver for the Alaska Moose Federation on the Kenai Peninsula. She used two fire extinguishers to subdue the flames, one from home and one from her truck used to salvage moose, when she noticed a teen in distress on the side of the road.

Right place, right time: Moose Federation driver aids snowmachiner

Quick thinking and the proper safety equipment helped Kenai Peninsula resident Laurie Speakman come to the aid of a teen whose snowmobile caught fire Tuesday.… Continue reading

Photo courtesy Laurie Speakman This photo taken Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017 on Kalifornsky Beach Road between Kenai and Soldotna shows under the hood of a snowmobile that caught fire and was put out by passerby Laurie Speakman, a volunteer driver for the Alaska Moose Federation on the Kenai Peninsula. She used two fire extinguishers to subdue the flames, one from home and one from her truck used to salvage moose, when she noticed a teen in distress on the side of the road.

Beneath the waves or underground, warming Alaska poses multiple threats

When you talk to climatologists about 2016, the phrase “mind-boggling” comes up a lot.“For crying out loud, yesterday it was 36 degrees in Barrow, Alaska,… Continue reading

Hibbert to replace Knopp on assembly

Brent Hibbert will step into a seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly representing District 1, effective Wednesday. Gary Knopp, the current assembly member from… Continue reading

Watching prices, production, exploration in 2017

2017 will start with hope in Alaska’s oil industry as prices continue to inch towards $60 per barrel. But where prices will go is anyone’s… Continue reading

  • Jan 3, 2017
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER
Getting back to a normal winter. It's been looking good so far. People are happier when we have a real winter. They get out and play. When it's just dark and icey, nobody has any fun. - Brad Carver

What are you hoping for in 2017?

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Getting back to a normal winter. It's been looking good so far. People are happier when we have a real winter. They get out and play. When it's just dark and icey, nobody has any fun. - Brad Carver

Proposal would reauthorize wolf management on lower peninsula

The Board of Game plans to debate a proposal at its Bethel meeting that would reauthorize a program allowing the Alaska Department of Fish and… Continue reading

Assembly to consider invocation policy revisions

With a lawsuit filed in court against its standing invocation policy, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will again consider an amendment to the rules at… Continue reading

Kenai may set flat smoking fines

Kenai’s fines for public smoking may drop if the city council passes a measure, suggested by Kenai’s legal department, to cut costs created by a… Continue reading

Bird Count

Bird Count

More typical Alaska weather greeted birders participating in the 117th Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count in Soldotna. Jack Sinclair, executive director of the Kenai Watershed… Continue reading

Bird Count
Democracy winner

Democracy winner

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Jerry V. Horn Memorial Post 10046 and its Auxiliary announced recently the local winners of this year’s Voice of Democracy… Continue reading

Democracy winner
TRIVIA

TRIVIA

A huge crowd turned out Tuesday, December 20th at Odie’s to play trivia and find out who would be the winner of the 2016 Un-Wrap… Continue reading

TRIVIA

Fentanyl disguised as oxycodone found

A person arrested for driving under the influence of drugs in Juneau was in possession of a pill made with fentanyl — a powerful synthetic… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Menorah candles glow for Hanukkah, lit by members of the Kenai Peninsula's Briat Elohim Jewish congregation in a celebration at the home of member Allison Gottesman on Friday, Dec. 30 near Kenai. This past Sunday was the final day of Hanukkah.

Peninsula’s Jewish congregation observes Hanukkah

Marking the end of a year and the beginning of another comes with a variety of traditions. For the members of the Briat Elohim Jewish… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Menorah candles glow for Hanukkah, lit by members of the Kenai Peninsula's Briat Elohim Jewish congregation in a celebration at the home of member Allison Gottesman on Friday, Dec. 30 near Kenai. This past Sunday was the final day of Hanukkah.
Ben Boetter/Peninsula Clarion Fireworks in celebration of the New York explode over Kenai's south beach on Jan. 1, 2017 in Kenai.

Photo: Two kinds of light

The Northern Lights appear over the bluff as fireworks erupt in celebration of New Year's Eve on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. … Continue reading

Ben Boetter/Peninsula Clarion Fireworks in celebration of the New York explode over Kenai's south beach on Jan. 1, 2017 in Kenai.

State’s new method leads to lower production forecast

There is good news and bad news when it comes to the State of Alaska’s closely monitored oil production forecasts.A new method should mean more… Continue reading

  • Jan 1, 2017
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER
Homer Animal Control Officer Sherry Bess holds Mylo, a dog found in Homer that she was trying to reunite with his owner.

Homer animal control officer to retire after 22 years

From a building smaller than a lot of Homer dry cabins to a modern, heated animal shelter, Animal Control Officer Sherry Bess has seen the… Continue reading

Homer Animal Control Officer Sherry Bess holds Mylo, a dog found in Homer that she was trying to reunite with his owner.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A skater makes her way around the ice skating trail at Soldotna Creek Park on Friday, Dec. 29, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. The City of Soldotna's Department of Parks and Recreation set up the path in early December for any visitor to the park to enjoy.

Photo: Right on track

A skater makes her way around the ice skating trail at Soldotna Creek Park on Friday, Dec. 29, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. The City of… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A skater makes her way around the ice skating trail at Soldotna Creek Park on Friday, Dec. 29, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. The City of Soldotna's Department of Parks and Recreation set up the path in early December for any visitor to the park to enjoy.

Soldotna man arrested on weapon, drug charges

After a gunfire exchange in a Soldotna neighborhood in November, a Soldotna man has been arrested on multiple charges involving drugs and weapons.Alaska State Troopers… Continue reading

  • Dec 31, 2016
  • By Staff reports