Three Friends Dog Park on track for summer completion

Three Friends Dog Park on track for summer completion

By the end of this summer, Soldotna residents will be able to say that Aspen Park has really gone to the dogs. That’s because the… Continue reading

Three Friends Dog Park on track for summer completion

Kenai planning and zoning commission passes comprehensive plan

The Kenai City Council’s vote is now the last requirement before the city’s new comprehensive plan becomes final, following the draft plan’s unanimous approval from… Continue reading

This satellite map provided by the City of Kenai and modified by the Peninsula Clarion highlights in green the two property parcels that Kenai administrators plan to rezone as commercial. The Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously voted against the rezone on Wednesday. In the future, the city council will hold a final vote on the rezone.

Kenai Planning and Zoning supports new airport zone, rejects commercializing 2 Spur highway lots

When Kenai’s airport rezone plan goes to the city council for a final vote, one measure will have the blessing of the Planning and Zoning… Continue reading

This satellite map provided by the City of Kenai and modified by the Peninsula Clarion highlights in green the two property parcels that Kenai administrators plan to rezone as commercial. The Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously voted against the rezone on Wednesday. In the future, the city council will hold a final vote on the rezone.

Kenai council manages land

At their Wednesday meeting the Kenai City Council held two closed executive sessions about purchases of city land. One was an ongoing issue — the… Continue reading

Possible Lawton Acres sale brings up old arguments

Possible Lawton Acres sale brings up old arguments

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to remove a potentially misleading reference to the clearcutting of the Spur-fronting lot bought by dentist Todd Wortham.… Continue reading

Possible Lawton Acres sale brings up old arguments

PRL Logistics seeks to buy Kenai-owned mansion

The Anchorage-based contracting and transportation company PRL Logistics is offering to buy a four-story, 7,556-square foot mansion on Kenai’s south beach from its owners, Kenai’s… Continue reading

Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion Ron Hyde, CEO of PRL Logistics, Inc. stands with wife Suzy Hyde in front of a map that was found during the company's renovation of a Kenai Landing cannery. Hyde expects to begin operating out of the new Kenai branch in about a month.

Logistics company renovates 100-year-old Kenai cannery

Months of renovations and $2 million later, PRL Logistics Inc. CEO Ron Hyde said he expects to be open for business in Kenai in about… Continue reading

Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion Ron Hyde, CEO of PRL Logistics, Inc. stands with wife Suzy Hyde in front of a map that was found during the company's renovation of a Kenai Landing cannery. Hyde expects to begin operating out of the new Kenai branch in about a month.
The Kenai Rocks group is placing painted rocks throughout Kenai and asking those who find them to post their find on the group’s Facebook page before hiding the rock again or keeping the rock. (Photo Courtesy Amanda Marshall)  The Kenai Rocks group is placing painted rocks throughout Kenai and asking those who find them to post their find on the group’s Facebook page before hiding the rock again or keeping the rock. (Photo Courtesy Amanda Marshall)

Between a rock and a fun place

In the search for happiness, leave no stone unturned, or leave no rock unpainted. A new group, Kenai Rocks, wants to cure the boredom of… Continue reading

  • May 8, 2017
  • By KAT SORENSEN
  • Kenai
The Kenai Rocks group is placing painted rocks throughout Kenai and asking those who find them to post their find on the group’s Facebook page before hiding the rock again or keeping the rock. (Photo Courtesy Amanda Marshall)  The Kenai Rocks group is placing painted rocks throughout Kenai and asking those who find them to post their find on the group’s Facebook page before hiding the rock again or keeping the rock. (Photo Courtesy Amanda Marshall)

Senate budget cuts holes in public health service

The state’s public health division has been whittled down significantly over the past several years and is facing more cuts this year. The Alaska Department… Continue reading

The facade of Kenai’s former Regal Kambe Cinema — now known as Kenai Cinema after being purchased by Ashland, Oregon-based Coming Attractions Theatres — shows signs of impending changes on Monday, May 8, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska.

Kenai movie theatre to see changes

Kenai’s Regal Kambe theater has changed owners — from the nationwide Regal Entertainment Group to the northwest regional chain Coming Attractions Theatres — and will… Continue reading

The facade of Kenai’s former Regal Kambe Cinema — now known as Kenai Cinema after being purchased by Ashland, Oregon-based Coming Attractions Theatres — shows signs of impending changes on Monday, May 8, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska.
Rosemary Bird was honored at the end of the choir pop concert on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at the Kenai Central High School Auditorium in Kenai, Alaska. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

A Farewell to Mrs. Bird

The Kenai Middle School choir bid a fond farewell to choir teacher Rosemary Bird on Thursday, April 27 in the Kenai Central High School Auditorium… Continue reading

Rosemary Bird was honored at the end of the choir pop concert on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at the Kenai Central High School Auditorium in Kenai, Alaska. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
Terry Yerly, left, and Brenden Jones, fourth-graders from Tustumena Elementary School, race against the clock during lightning round of the elementary school math meet at Mountain View Elementary on Thursday, May 4, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. The meet brought together 120 fourth, fifth and sixth-graders from across the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Photo: Mathletes

Terry Yerly, left, and Brenden Jones, fourth-graders from Tustumena Elementary School, race against the clock during lightning round of the elementary school math meet at… Continue reading

Terry Yerly, left, and Brenden Jones, fourth-graders from Tustumena Elementary School, race against the clock during lightning round of the elementary school math meet at Mountain View Elementary on Thursday, May 4, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. The meet brought together 120 fourth, fifth and sixth-graders from across the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
Brooke Kent, a Cook Inlet Academy graduate, plays and sings the song “Soar” by Meredith Andrews at the school’s graduation ceremony Sunday, May 7, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)  Brooke Kent, a Cook Inlet Academy graduate, plays and sings the song “Soar” by Meredith Andrews at the school’s graduation ceremony Sunday in Soldotna. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Cook Inlet Academy graduates take off

Cook Inlet Academy’s graduating class may be small, but the students have been busy. With years of soccer and community service under their belts, they’ll… Continue reading

Brooke Kent, a Cook Inlet Academy graduate, plays and sings the song “Soar” by Meredith Andrews at the school’s graduation ceremony Sunday, May 7, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)  Brooke Kent, a Cook Inlet Academy graduate, plays and sings the song “Soar” by Meredith Andrews at the school’s graduation ceremony Sunday in Soldotna. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge intern Kyra Clark (left) and Kenai Watershed Forum Invasives Specialist Jennifer Peura bag clumps of elodea pulled out of Sport Lake’s boat launch area on Thursday, May 4 near Soldotna. Refuge and Watershed Forum staff pulled about 30 trashbags of the invasive waterweed from Sport Lake on Thursday and tentatively plan to begin treating it with herbicide on May 16. (Photo courtesy of John Morton/ Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

Sport Lake elodea treatment could start May 16

A popular Soldotna-area lake infested with the invasive water-weed elodea may be getting its first dose of herbicide sooner than expected. The Alaska Department of… Continue reading

Kenai National Wildlife Refuge intern Kyra Clark (left) and Kenai Watershed Forum Invasives Specialist Jennifer Peura bag clumps of elodea pulled out of Sport Lake’s boat launch area on Thursday, May 4 near Soldotna. Refuge and Watershed Forum staff pulled about 30 trashbags of the invasive waterweed from Sport Lake on Thursday and tentatively plan to begin treating it with herbicide on May 16. (Photo courtesy of John Morton/ Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

Assembly passes rules for attending meetings by phone

Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly members may be blocked from participating in meeting telephonically in the future if the other members decide it’s not merited. The… Continue reading

Assembly again denies K-Beach flooding land deal

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to show that the initial land trade proposed in 2014 would have traded a borough-owned parcel on the… Continue reading

Kristina Fitzgerald, resident manager of Freedom House in Soldotna, talks with John Walker and Mike Meredith of the VFW during the sober living home’s open house Friday, May 5, 2017 at the house on Shady Lane in Soldotna, Alaska. Freedom House is an eight-bed, faith-based transitional living home for women recovering from addictions. (Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion)

Sober living home Freedom House nears opening in Soldotna

After months of work leading right up to its open house this weekend, faith-based sober living home Freedom House in Soldotna is largely complete. The… Continue reading

Kristina Fitzgerald, resident manager of Freedom House in Soldotna, talks with John Walker and Mike Meredith of the VFW during the sober living home’s open house Friday, May 5, 2017 at the house on Shady Lane in Soldotna, Alaska. Freedom House is an eight-bed, faith-based transitional living home for women recovering from addictions. (Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion)
Quilters work on quilts for charity at the Funny River Community Center on Thursday, April 27, 2017 in Funny River, Alaska. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

State cuts ripple through borough budget

Quilts covered the walls at the Funny River Community Center, the result of hours of work by charity-minded community members. But on a Thursday afternoon,… Continue reading

Quilters work on quilts for charity at the Funny River Community Center on Thursday, April 27, 2017 in Funny River, Alaska. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
Alaska lawmaker under fire after ‘free trip’ abortion claim

Alaska lawmaker under fire after ‘free trip’ abortion claim

JUNEAU — Alaska lawmakers on Friday demanded a public apology from a Republican legislator who said there are women in Alaska who try to get… Continue reading

  • May 6, 2017
  • By Becky Bohrer
Alaska lawmaker under fire after ‘free trip’ abortion claim

1 of 3 incumbents unseated in HEA election

In an election that concluded Thursday, Homer Electric Association members chose between six candidates for the three open seats on the cooperative’s board of directors.… Continue reading