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Two lucky anglers hold up king salmon they caught on Deep Creek on the lower Kenai Peninsula this weekend. (Photo courtesy Greg Harrington) Two lucky anglers hold up king salmon they caught on Deep Creek on the lower Kenai Peninsula this weekend. (Photo courtesy Greg Harrington)

Fishing report: Kings boom, Russian River opener primed

There’s one thing sportfishermen can’t stop talking about this summer: the Kenai River king salmon fishing. For the past several years, the king salmon fishing… Continue reading

Two lucky anglers hold up king salmon they caught on Deep Creek on the lower Kenai Peninsula this weekend. (Photo courtesy Greg Harrington) Two lucky anglers hold up king salmon they caught on Deep Creek on the lower Kenai Peninsula this weekend. (Photo courtesy Greg Harrington)

Kenai Chamber plans silver salmon derby

Move over, Seward — the Kenai River will get its own silver salmon derby this fall. The Kenai Chamber of Commerce is planning a derby… Continue reading

Concerns arise over Kenai silver salmon derby

Not everyone’s totally on board with the idea of an open silver salmon derby on the Kenai River in the fall. The Kenai Chamber of… Continue reading

Kenai partners with Chamber of Commerce for fall silver derby

Kenai’s city government will have a say in how the town’s first silver salmon fishing derby — initiated by the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and… Continue reading

This line graph shows the changes in the Kenai Peninsula Borough property tax rate in five-year intervals since 1970 using information from a budget handout distributed during the Borough Assembly’s Tuesday, June 6, 2017 meeting.

Assembly passes budget with minor adjustments, shoots down tax measures

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify that the $49.7 million funding amount proposed for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District was included… Continue reading

This line graph shows the changes in the Kenai Peninsula Borough property tax rate in five-year intervals since 1970 using information from a budget handout distributed during the Borough Assembly’s Tuesday, June 6, 2017 meeting.
Carrie Gaethle and her children Ayla Gaethle (left) and Andrew Gaethle play in the surf on Kenai’s north beach on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 in Kenai. (Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)

Life’s a beach

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Carrie Gaethle and her children Ayla Gaethle (left) and Andrew Gaethle play in the surf on Kenai’s north beach on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 in Kenai. (Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)

Poet’s Corner: Resentment

Resentment By Bonnie Marie Playle, Soldotna Resentment is bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly. The only way to be rid of this is by… Continue reading

  • Jun 7, 2017
  • By Bonnie Marie Playle

Lynx trapping on the peninsula remains closed

The lynx trapping season in Game Management Units 7 and 15 on the Kenai Peninsula will remain closed for the 2017-2018 trapping year according to… Continue reading

  • Jun 7, 2017
  • By Staff Report

Assembly passes budget, no new taxes

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly passed its approximately $83 million general fund budget Tuesday after several amendments and lengthy testimony. The assembly amended the budget… Continue reading

Photo courtesy the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Workers respond to a spill of mixed crude oil and water near the Tesoro Refinery on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016 in Nikiski, Alaska. The facility operator discovered the spill Dec. 18 and reported it to the Department of Environmental Conservation. The cause is still under investigation.

Cleanup underway on small oil spill at Tesoro

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is investigating the cause of a recent oil spill near the Tesoro Refinery in Nikiski. On Dec. 18, the… Continue reading

Photo courtesy the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Workers respond to a spill of mixed crude oil and water near the Tesoro Refinery on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016 in Nikiski, Alaska. The facility operator discovered the spill Dec. 18 and reported it to the Department of Environmental Conservation. The cause is still under investigation.
File photo/Peninsula Clarion In this Feb. 01, 2008 file photo, the Tesoro refinery in North Kenai is shown. Governor Sean Parnell on Wednesday introduced legislation to extend the state's contract with the company for the continued sale of royalty oil. The bill seeks to extend the sale from its Jan. 31 2015 date to Jan. 31, 2016.

State banks on selling more oil to Tesoro

The state is considering selling an additional 20,000–25,000 barrels of its royalty-in-kind oil to Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company per day as a way to… Continue reading

File photo/Peninsula Clarion In this Feb. 01, 2008 file photo, the Tesoro refinery in North Kenai is shown. Governor Sean Parnell on Wednesday introduced legislation to extend the state's contract with the company for the continued sale of royalty oil. The bill seeks to extend the sale from its Jan. 31 2015 date to Jan. 31, 2016.
File photo/Peninsula Clarion In this Feb. 1, 2008 file photo, the Tesoro refinery in Nikiski is shown.

Report details challenges to Alaska refineries

The market for Alaska’s refineries is becoming even tougher with reduced demand and increased pressure to compete with imported fuels. Though the state’s refineries are… Continue reading

File photo/Peninsula Clarion In this Feb. 1, 2008 file photo, the Tesoro refinery in Nikiski is shown.

Tesoro refinery to have temporary maintenance shut down in spring

Editor's note: This article has been changed to correct the position of Tesoro Kenai Refinery Vice President Cameron Hunt.  Tesoro Alaska’s petroleum refinery in Nikiski… Continue reading

Tesoro must sell Anchorage port terminal

The Tesoro Corporation petroleum company will need to sell or lease a terminal at the Port of Anchorage, following a June 21 agreement between the… Continue reading

In a press conference held Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Walker warned of a potential government shutdown if the state house and senate could not reach an agreement on the state budget and several tax bills by July 3. (Erin Granger | Juneau Empire)

Walker begs lawmakers to reach compromise

A day after the Alaska House Majority rejected his compromise bid to avert a statewide government shutdown, Gov. Bill Walker said he still hopes that… Continue reading

In a press conference held Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Walker warned of a potential government shutdown if the state house and senate could not reach an agreement on the state budget and several tax bills by July 3. (Erin Granger | Juneau Empire)

Board of Education tackles school lunches, worries about legislature

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is taking small steps to prepare for the upcoming school year while administrators continue the wait to find out… Continue reading

Wood turner Sterling Rasmussen demonstrates bowl turning at KVCC Summer Exhibit opening.

Art exhibit takes a turn

The 2017 Summer Exhibit at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce &Visitor Center (KVCC) opened May 26 and is a show not to be missed and… Continue reading

Wood turner Sterling Rasmussen demonstrates bowl turning at KVCC Summer Exhibit opening.
Veterans who came home remember those who didn’t on Memorial Day.

Peninsula pauses to remember

There were three Memorial Day ceremonies in Kenai and Soldotna this year, beginning with the Avenue of Flags at the Kenai Cemetery where Old Glory… Continue reading

Veterans who came home remember those who didn’t on Memorial Day.
Retired CES Fire Marshal Gary Hale properly fits a bike helmet at Redoubt Bike Rodeo.

Rounding up bike safety

It only happens every other year and this was the year for the Redoubt Elementary Bike Rodeo as school prepared to recess for the summer… Continue reading

Retired CES Fire Marshal Gary Hale properly fits a bike helmet at Redoubt Bike Rodeo.
FILE - This April 24, 2016, file photo taken above the Kahiltna Glacier near Denali, shows peaks in the Alaska Range, as seen through the open cargo bay doors of a Chinook helicopter. Rangers rescued two climbers in unrelated incidents from Kahiltna Glacier in Denali National Park on Monday, June 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

Rescuers chip fallen climber from ice on Alaska mountain

ANCHORAGE — A man trying to climb North America’s highest mountain fell 40 feet (12.2 meters) into a glacier crevasse and got wedged into the… Continue reading

  • Jun 6, 2017
  • By Dan Joling
FILE - This April 24, 2016, file photo taken above the Kahiltna Glacier near Denali, shows peaks in the Alaska Range, as seen through the open cargo bay doors of a Chinook helicopter. Rangers rescued two climbers in unrelated incidents from Kahiltna Glacier in Denali National Park on Monday, June 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)