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

Juvenile clams boom on east side

Though the personal use razor clam fishery on the east side of Cook Inlet will remain closed for 2017, a boom in young clams may… Continue reading

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Intergenerational program engages whole community with senior citizens

Homer Senior Citizens Inc. wants to better connect all generations in the Homer community to ease loneliness, improve health and spread knowledge. The new intergenerational… Continue reading

RoseMarie Daily
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Avery Walden, 9, stands before an ice wall her father set up in the back yard of their home on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016 near Soldotna, Alaska. Her father, Chris Walden, had to custom-make her ice cleats from a larger set. "Mountaineering gear for kids doesn't exist, so a lot of times you have to fabricate stuff, weld stuff, make stuff," he said. Avery and Chris Walden, along with a family friend, will embark on an eight-day expedition to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. If they succeed, Avery Walden will be the youngest female ever to summit the 19,341-foot mountain.

Soldotna father and daughter prepare to climb 2 highest African peaks

There came a moment last spring when Chris Walden had to ask his daughter Avery to pick what was most important to her. Avery Walden,… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Avery Walden, 9, stands before an ice wall her father set up in the back yard of their home on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016 near Soldotna, Alaska. Her father, Chris Walden, had to custom-make her ice cleats from a larger set. "Mountaineering gear for kids doesn't exist, so a lot of times you have to fabricate stuff, weld stuff, make stuff," he said. Avery and Chris Walden, along with a family friend, will embark on an eight-day expedition to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. If they succeed, Avery Walden will be the youngest female ever to summit the 19,341-foot mountain.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Avery Walden, 9, practices climbing an ice wall her father set up in the back yard of their home on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016 near Soldotna, Alaska. Avery and Chris Walden, along with a family friend, will embark on an eight-day expedition to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. If they succeed, Avery Walden will be the youngest female ever to summit the 19,341-foot mountain.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Avery Walden, 9, practices climbing an ice wall her father set up in the back yard of their home on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016 near Soldotna, Alaska. Avery and Chris Walden, along with a family friend, will embark on an eight-day expedition to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. If they succeed, Avery Walden will be the youngest female ever to summit the 19,341-foot mountain.

Kenai Peninsula still struggles to house homeless

Snow blew lightly across the threshold of the Friendship Mission when a knock came on the office door. Mary Anne Cowgill, the co-owner, made her… Continue reading

Sen. Sullivan hopeful heading into 2017

Like all members of Congress, Sen. Dan Sullivan has a long list of to-dos. Tops on that list right now is an issue he’s outwardly… Continue reading

  • Dec 29, 2016
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion In this May 3, 2016 file photo, outgoing Kenai City Manager Rick Koch speaks at the Soldotna Sports Complex in Soldotna. On December 31 Koch will officially leave the post of Kenai City Manager, which he's held since February 2006, to be replaced by Paul Ostrander.

Changing of the guard: 2017 brings new city manager to Kenai

Like that ubiquitous cartoon of the grizzled old year shuffling away as the fresh-faced infant of the new year arrives, Kenai city manager Rick Koch… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion In this May 3, 2016 file photo, outgoing Kenai City Manager Rick Koch speaks at the Soldotna Sports Complex in Soldotna. On December 31 Koch will officially leave the post of Kenai City Manager, which he's held since February 2006, to be replaced by Paul Ostrander.