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Election lawsuit goes to judge

The election for Alaska House District 40 is now in the hands of Anchorage Superior Court Judge Andrew Guidi.On Monday, lawyers for the state of… Continue reading

More free money, please: Alaskans bemoan sum of yearly check

ANCHORAGE — Yes, you could call it free money.But that doesn’t mean all Alaskans are happy about the $1,022 dividend checks nearly every resident will… Continue reading

  • Oct 3, 2016
  • By Rachel D'oro

Leadership dispute to continue at Alaska Native meeting

ANCHORAGE — A leadership dispute is expected to be continued at a conference of the Association of Village Council Presidents kicking off in Bethel on… Continue reading

  • Oct 3, 2016
  • By Rachel D'oro
Agrium incentive bill signed

Agrium incentive bill signed

When Governor Walker was at Industry Appreciation Day in August he spoke of HB 100, known as the “The Agrium Bill” sponsored by Rep. Mike… Continue reading

Agrium incentive bill signed
ACC 15th anniversary

ACC 15th anniversary

Alaska Christian College (ACC) has been on quite a journey since Dr. Keith Hamilton first arrived and turned off K-Beach Rd. onto E. Poppy Lane… Continue reading

ACC 15th anniversary
RIGS awards

RIGS awards

It all started 14 years ago when Gloria Sweeney and other faculty at K-Beach Elementary school piloted a program to keep students reading through their… Continue reading

RIGS awards

Kenai council considers city manager candidates

Kenai City Council members have selected five finalists for the position of Kenai City Manager from 28 applicants. The council is expected to hire a… Continue reading

School briefs

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 6 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley… Continue reading

Jane Fellman of Safe Kids Kenai Peninsula greets students and parents during Walk Your Child to School Day Tuesday in Soldotna.

Walk to school – safely

On a very chilly Tuesday morning parents gathered with their children to participate in this year’s Walk Your Child to School Day. Students from Redoubt… Continue reading

  • Oct 2, 2016
  • By JENNIFER WILLIAMS
  • Schools
Jane Fellman of Safe Kids Kenai Peninsula greets students and parents during Walk Your Child to School Day Tuesday in Soldotna.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Ivy Howland hesitates before bidding on the lino-block print "Great Horned Owl" by Kathryn Zerbe at the Kenai Fine Arts Center's annual Harvest Art Auction fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 1 in Old Town Kenai. Howland ended up winning her bid on the black and white owl print for $110.

Photo: The agony and the ecstasy

Ivy Howland hesitates before bidding on the lino-block print "Great Horned Owl" by Kathryn Zerbe at the Kenai Fine Arts Center's annual Harvest Art Auction… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Ivy Howland hesitates before bidding on the lino-block print "Great Horned Owl" by Kathryn Zerbe at the Kenai Fine Arts Center's annual Harvest Art Auction fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 1 in Old Town Kenai. Howland ended up winning her bid on the black and white owl print for $110.
Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Fresh asphalt paving on the taxiways and tie-down area of the Kenai Municipal Airport sits ready for use Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. The airport's recently finished taxiway rehabilitation replaced pavement from the 1980s that was buckled from frost heave and sat on a foundation of logs and debris laid during the airport's founding as a World War II-era military airbase. The renovation also improved the lights - the lightpoles surrounding the tie-down lot on the left are shorter and more directional LED lights, while the pavement-embedded marker lights on the right side of the taxiway are less exposed than the older post-mounted lights on the left.

Kenai airport taxiway renovated

Editor's note: This story has been changed to correct a misspelling of Derek Leichliter's name. The Kenai Municipal Airport’s freshly paved tie-down lot and taxiways were… Continue reading

Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Fresh asphalt paving on the taxiways and tie-down area of the Kenai Municipal Airport sits ready for use Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. The airport's recently finished taxiway rehabilitation replaced pavement from the 1980s that was buckled from frost heave and sat on a foundation of logs and debris laid during the airport's founding as a World War II-era military airbase. The renovation also improved the lights - the lightpoles surrounding the tie-down lot on the left are shorter and more directional LED lights, while the pavement-embedded marker lights on the right side of the taxiway are less exposed than the older post-mounted lights on the left.

State alcohol law rewrite continues

Sen. Peter Micciche (R-Soldotna) is taking another stab at a sweeping rewrite of Alaska’s alcohol laws. Senate Bill 99, which was introduced last April by… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion In this July 22, 2016 photo, two boats are towed by members of the Kenai Fire Department and Kenai Police Department. One boat capsized and another came to its rescue on the Kenai River in Kenai, Alaska. The three people in the capsized vessel were all saved from the water, and no one was harmed.

Board of Fisheries to hold worksession in Soldotna

In three weeks, Kenai Peninsula residents will get a chance to air their concerns to the state Board of Fisheries in Soldotna.The Board of Fisheries… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion In this July 22, 2016 photo, two boats are towed by members of the Kenai Fire Department and Kenai Police Department. One boat capsized and another came to its rescue on the Kenai River in Kenai, Alaska. The three people in the capsized vessel were all saved from the water, and no one was harmed.

Alaska not changing voter registration deadline amid concern

JUNEAU — A state election official said Friday that Alaska will not change its voter registration deadline amid concerns raised by two U.S. senators about… Continue reading

  • Oct 1, 2016
  • By Becky Bohrer

Kenai candidates speak on budget, land, and business

On Oct. 4 Kenai voters will chose two new city council members from the five candidates running in this year’s election. The two candidates who… Continue reading

Alaskans digest effects of smaller PFD

Local retailers are expected to receive a boost when the dividend is distributed on Oct. 6, but not as big a boost compared to previous… Continue reading

  • Oct 1, 2016
  • By STEPHANIE PROKOP
FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2016, file photo people prepare to take a polar plunge in the Bering Sea in front of the luxury cruise ship Crystal Serenity, which anchored just outside Nome, Alaska. The ship made a port call as it became the largest cruise ship to ever go through the Northwest Passage, en route to New York City. An increasing demand for Alaska cruises is prompting some cruise lines to add more and larger vessels to their Far North lineups for the 2017 tourist season. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

Consumer demand for Alaska cruises growing again

ANCHORAGE — A growing consumer demand for Alaska cruises has put the state back in the million-passenger club as it rebounds after a leaner stretch.… Continue reading

  • Oct 1, 2016
  • By Rachel D'oro
FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2016, file photo people prepare to take a polar plunge in the Bering Sea in front of the luxury cruise ship Crystal Serenity, which anchored just outside Nome, Alaska. The ship made a port call as it became the largest cruise ship to ever go through the Northwest Passage, en route to New York City. An increasing demand for Alaska cruises is prompting some cruise lines to add more and larger vessels to their Far North lineups for the 2017 tourist season. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Protective fencing holds back recently-planted vegetation along the river bank on the south side of the Kenai River and Russian River confluence Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016 near Cooper Landing, Alaska. Light-penetrating staircases and vegetation planted along the banks are part of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stabalize erosion and protect habitat.

Work progresses on Kenai, Russian riverbank restoration

Work to restore the riverbank along a section of the confluence of the Kenai and Russian rivers is in full swing. The Kenai National Wildlife… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Protective fencing holds back recently-planted vegetation along the river bank on the south side of the Kenai River and Russian River confluence Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016 near Cooper Landing, Alaska. Light-penetrating staircases and vegetation planted along the banks are part of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stabalize erosion and protect habitat.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Sockeye salmon fall onto the conveyor at Pacific Star Seafoods' plant on July 21, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.

Upper Cook Inlet harvest comes in low

None of the fishermen in Cook Inlet had a traditional big catch day this year, for the second year in a row. The overall harvest… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Sockeye salmon fall onto the conveyor at Pacific Star Seafoods' plant on July 21, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.

Unopposed Soldotna council candidates look forward to terms

Soldotna voters have at least four easy decisions to make during the Tuesday, Oct. 4 regular municipal election — candidates running for the open seats… Continue reading