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Panel: No indication of Russian aggression in Arctic

ANCHORAGE (AP) — While Russia has built up its military on its side of the Arctic, there is no evidence of Russian aggression in the… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2016

Teaching panel proposes protections for transgender students

ANCHORAGE (AP) — An Alaska educational commission wants to add transgender students to a list of protected categories in its code of ethics.The Professional Teaching… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2016

Accidental shootings kill, injure children in Alaska

ANCHORAGE — A state trooper’s young son died after he inadvertently shot himself with a gun he found in the house. A boy in a… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2016
  • By Rachel D'oro
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Kalifornski Beach Elementary fifth grader Avery Ciufo, 10, signs her name after her team, the Caribou Creators, let their mouse trap vehicle loose in competition, while teammate Nicholas Rackley, 11, and Elizabeth Morris, a judge, look on during the annual Mind A-Mazes competition at Soldotna Prep in Soldotna, Alaska. The 44 teams that registered from across the school district this year had about six weeks to design and build their devices for the event facilitated by the district's Quest Program.

Show ’em what you’re working with

Four middle and elementary school students crouched low on the gymnasium floor — barely moving — holding their breath as one of their teammates released… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Kalifornski Beach Elementary fifth grader Avery Ciufo, 10, signs her name after her team, the Caribou Creators, let their mouse trap vehicle loose in competition, while teammate Nicholas Rackley, 11, and Elizabeth Morris, a judge, look on during the annual Mind A-Mazes competition at Soldotna Prep in Soldotna, Alaska. The 44 teams that registered from across the school district this year had about six weeks to design and build their devices for the event facilitated by the district's Quest Program.

School district meetings consider budget options

Staff in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, teachers and members of the public began brainstorming how to reconcile an expected budget cut last week.At… Continue reading

Donna's Country Victorian Gifts has a new location

Donna’s Country Victorian Gifts has a new location

For year’s Donna’s Victorian Gifts in the Blazy Mall has been a destination for unique gifts from all over the world and a delightful place… Continue reading

Donna's Country Victorian Gifts has a new location
October proclaimed Domestic Violence Awareness

October proclaimed Domestic Violence Awareness

For nearly a quarter century October has taken on a special meaning for Alaskans who live in the state that leads the nation for domestic… Continue reading

October proclaimed Domestic Violence Awareness
Kenai walks and rolls for recovery

Kenai walks and rolls for recovery

As September gave up her final day of 2016, Change 4 Kenai supporters took advantage of the perfect autumn afternoon to increase community awareness of… Continue reading

Kenai walks and rolls for recovery
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Republican U.S. senator Lisa Murkowski addresses a crowd during a keynote speech during the Alaska Chamber's 2016 Fall Forum on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016 at the Kenai Shopping Center in Kenai, Alaska. She was one of several speakers throughout the Alaska Chamber's 2015 Fall Forum hosted in Kenai this week.

Photo: Looking Ahead

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Republican U.S. senator Lisa Murkowski addresses a crowd during a keynote speech during the Alaska Chamber’s 2016 Fall Forum on… Continue reading

  • Oct 13, 2016
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Republican U.S. senator Lisa Murkowski addresses a crowd during a keynote speech during the Alaska Chamber's 2016 Fall Forum on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016 at the Kenai Shopping Center in Kenai, Alaska. She was one of several speakers throughout the Alaska Chamber's 2015 Fall Forum hosted in Kenai this week.

Soldotna Airport to get facelift

Aging asphalt covering the Soldotna Airport’s taxiways will get some much needed attention through an upcoming rehabilitation project.The Soldotna City Council passed an ordinance at… Continue reading

Assembly reduces Planning Commission membership

The number of Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission members will decrease to 11, but not until 2020.After initially voting it down, the Kenai Peninsula Borough… Continue reading

Agrium reconsiders Nikiski plant, but needs natural gas

JUNEAU (AP) — Owners of shuttered fertilizer plant in Nikiski have taken steps to reopen the facility but face the hurdle of obtaining a reliable… Continue reading

  • Oct 13, 2016
Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Mayor Pat Porter, who is finishing her 12 years as mayor and flying to her new home in Texas Thursday morning, speaks to attendees at her farewell party Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016 in the Kenai City Council Chambers in Kenai, Alaska. Prior to her speech, council members Tim Navarre and Brian Gabriel presented Porter with an appreciation tropy, (pictured closest to Porter) created by Scott Hamman of Kenai's Metal Magic welding and blacksmith shop, and a blown-glass "Spirit of Industry" trophy awarded during Kenai's Industry Appreciation Days in August but given Wednesday. Porter told listeners she began public life in Kenai as a Girl Scout leader, later serving as Director of the Kenai Senior Center, a city council member, and mayor since 2004. She told the crowd politics had never been an ambition of hers - in high school, she wanted to be a flight attendent. Along with Kenai employees and members of the public, the party was attended by Kenai council member Henry Knackstedt and Alaska Governor Bill Walker, who was in town for a State Chamber of Commerce meeting on Wednesday.

Photo: Stepping down

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  • Oct 12, 2016
Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Mayor Pat Porter, who is finishing her 12 years as mayor and flying to her new home in Texas Thursday morning, speaks to attendees at her farewell party Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016 in the Kenai City Council Chambers in Kenai, Alaska. Prior to her speech, council members Tim Navarre and Brian Gabriel presented Porter with an appreciation tropy, (pictured closest to Porter) created by Scott Hamman of Kenai's Metal Magic welding and blacksmith shop, and a blown-glass "Spirit of Industry" trophy awarded during Kenai's Industry Appreciation Days in August but given Wednesday. Porter told listeners she began public life in Kenai as a Girl Scout leader, later serving as Director of the Kenai Senior Center, a city council member, and mayor since 2004. She told the crowd politics had never been an ambition of hers - in high school, she wanted to be a flight attendent. Along with Kenai employees and members of the public, the party was attended by Kenai council member Henry Knackstedt and Alaska Governor Bill Walker, who was in town for a State Chamber of Commerce meeting on Wednesday.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A flashing yellow arrow indicates that drivers can turn left at the intersection of Walker Lane/Airport Way and the Kenai Spur Highway on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities recently installed the new flashing yellow arrow signals, designed to help improve left-hand turn safety in intersections, in Kenai and Soldotna.

DOT installs new flashing yellow arrow traffic signals in Kenai, Soldotna

Drivers in Kenai and Soldotna have had to follow a new directive since the completion of construction earlier this fall — a flashing yellow arrow.… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A flashing yellow arrow indicates that drivers can turn left at the intersection of Walker Lane/Airport Way and the Kenai Spur Highway on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities recently installed the new flashing yellow arrow signals, designed to help improve left-hand turn safety in intersections, in Kenai and Soldotna.

Alaska Supreme Court rules for Westlake

Dean Westlake was ebullient and seemed a little stunned Wednesday, an hour after learning the Alaska Supreme Court had upheld his August primary-election victory over… Continue reading

Borough assembly passes invocation policy

Those wishing to give an invocation before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly now have to be either a chaplain or a member of a religious… Continue reading

State moves to sell pension bonds despite S&P warning

The State of Alaska is continuing the process to sell up to $3.3 billion in pension obligation bonds after receiving mixed reviews from the major… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Evan Butcher, a member of the Kenai River Brown Bears hockey team, helps a Kenai firefighter carry a volunteer victim on a stretcher to safety during a mass casualty drill Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016 at the Kenai Municipal Airport in Kenai, Alaska. The airport is required by the Federal Aviation Administration to hold the drill every three years to test its emergency planning.

Keep calm and triage on

Bailey Seagraves reclined as comfortably as he could into the moss and brambles in a marshy field at the Kenai Municipal Airport, his sweatpants, crew… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Evan Butcher, a member of the Kenai River Brown Bears hockey team, helps a Kenai firefighter carry a volunteer victim on a stretcher to safety during a mass casualty drill Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016 at the Kenai Municipal Airport in Kenai, Alaska. The airport is required by the Federal Aviation Administration to hold the drill every three years to test its emergency planning.

Flu season kicks off

The flu season is officially under way in Alaska, and while it’s impossible to say what exactly the season will look like, local health agencies… Continue reading

Murkowski, Sullivan resign GOP posts after denouncing Trump

JUNEAU — Alaska’s two U.S. senators resigned leadership posts in the state Republican party after denouncing GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and saying he should… Continue reading

  • Oct 11, 2016
  • By Becky Bohrer