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State sees progress in opioid fight

Recent data regarding Alaska’s opioid epidemic show that efforts to curb prescription abuse are starting to work, while work to slow the problem’s growth continues.… Continue reading

Alaska continues to warm at twice global rate

The world is warming, but Alaska is warming faster, according to Jeremy Littell, lead research scientist at the Alaska Climate Science Center. At Monday night’s… Continue reading

  • Apr 25, 2017
  • By KAT SORENSEN
Workers at Alaska Salmon Purchasers sort sockeye salmon caught in a set gillnet in this July 2016 photo near Nikiski, Alaska. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

2017 sockeye forecast weak for Cook Inlet

Upper Cook Inlet’s commercial salmon fishermen are predicted to have another slow season, if the forecast proves accurate. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s… Continue reading

Workers at Alaska Salmon Purchasers sort sockeye salmon caught in a set gillnet in this July 2016 photo near Nikiski, Alaska. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Brooke Marcotte, Kenai PRL Logistics facility coordinator, plays the victim during an emergency drill at the new PRL Logistics facility at Kenai Landing on Friday Nov. 14, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska. The drill involved members of Alaska LNG, Kenai Firefighters, Central Emergency Services and LifeMed Alaska crews coordinating a rescue using the facility's new helipad.

Kenai Landing logistics company unveils heliport

Since work began 14 months ago on the PRL Logistics Inc. facility at Kenai Landing, CEO Ron Hyde has strived to be a good neighbor… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Brooke Marcotte, Kenai PRL Logistics facility coordinator, plays the victim during an emergency drill at the new PRL Logistics facility at Kenai Landing on Friday Nov. 14, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska. The drill involved members of Alaska LNG, Kenai Firefighters, Central Emergency Services and LifeMed Alaska crews coordinating a rescue using the facility's new helipad.
Image courtesy of PRL Logistics and Straightline Aviation This computer-generated illustration shows Lockheed Martin's LMH-1 hybrid aircraft, which transportation company PRL Logistics plans to base in Kenai in 2019.

Hybrid aircraft to be based in Kenai

By 2019, people looking south across Kenai’s river flats or standing on its beach might occasionally see a giant, three-lobed ovoid rise into the air… Continue reading

Image courtesy of PRL Logistics and Straightline Aviation This computer-generated illustration shows Lockheed Martin's LMH-1 hybrid aircraft, which transportation company PRL Logistics plans to base in Kenai in 2019.
Kenai-based airship may arrive in 2019

Kenai-based airship may arrive in 2019

Possibilities that a new airship design may bring to Kenai include a $10 million hangar, science educational activities, local jobs and a chance to fly… Continue reading

Kenai-based airship may arrive in 2019
In this December 2016 photo, the sun peeks through the trees on the Tsalteshi Trails system near Soldotna, Alaska. The Tsalteshi Trails Association has applied to the Kenai Peninsula Borough for a Community Trails Management Agreement to expand the popular trail system to the south, providing a space for non-skiers to enjoy the trails in the winter. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Tsalteshi applies to expand trail system

More trails may be coming soon to the Tsalteshi Trails system. The nonprofit Tsalteshi Trails Association, which maintains about 25 kilometers of trails in a… Continue reading

In this December 2016 photo, the sun peeks through the trees on the Tsalteshi Trails system near Soldotna, Alaska. The Tsalteshi Trails Association has applied to the Kenai Peninsula Borough for a Community Trails Management Agreement to expand the popular trail system to the south, providing a space for non-skiers to enjoy the trails in the winter. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)
A group of sixth-grade students from Kalifornsky Beach Elementary visited the Soldotna animal shelter to donate over $500 they raised through the Pennies for Pets fundraiser. (Photo Courtesy Hannah Dolphin) A group of sixth-grade students from Kalifornsky Beach Elementary School visited the Soldotna animal shelter to donate more than $500 they raised through their Pennies for Pets fundraiser on Friday, April 21, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Hannah Dolphin) A group of sixth-grade students from Kalifornsky Beach Elementary School visited the Soldotna animal shelter to donate more than $500 they raised through the Pennies for Pets fundraiser on Friday in Soldotna. (Photo courtesy Hannah Dolphin)

Pennies for Pets a success

Thanks to a group of fifth-graders at Kalifornsky Beach Elementary School and their fundraiser, Pennies for Pets, the Soldotna Animal Shelter received more than $500… Continue reading

  • Apr 24, 2017
  • By KAT SORENSEN
A group of sixth-grade students from Kalifornsky Beach Elementary visited the Soldotna animal shelter to donate over $500 they raised through the Pennies for Pets fundraiser. (Photo Courtesy Hannah Dolphin) A group of sixth-grade students from Kalifornsky Beach Elementary School visited the Soldotna animal shelter to donate more than $500 they raised through their Pennies for Pets fundraiser on Friday, April 21, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Hannah Dolphin) A group of sixth-grade students from Kalifornsky Beach Elementary School visited the Soldotna animal shelter to donate more than $500 they raised through the Pennies for Pets fundraiser on Friday in Soldotna. (Photo courtesy Hannah Dolphin)

Meet and greet? Peninsula residents seek town hall forums with congressional delegation

Editor's note: This story has been changed to remove a group inaccurately named as the organizer of an Anchorage town hall meeting.  When Alaska’s congressional delegates visited… Continue reading

Legislature to help families of slain police, firefighters

In 2011, Brandy Johnson spoke with her husband, Scott Johnson, about retiring. He had 20 years in the state employee retirement system and was eligible… Continue reading

First-grader Shea Linton, left, joined Soldotna Montessori Charter School’s new principal John DeVolld at an ice cream social event on Tuesday night at the school. The event was organized by the school’s PTO to welcome DeVolld as the new principal for the upcoming school year. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Montessori welcomes new principal for next year

Soldotna Montessori Charter School will have a new principal next year, but it’s a familiar face. John DeVolld, who is currently the assistant principal at… Continue reading

  • Apr 23, 2017
  • By KATHLEEN SORENSEN
First-grader Shea Linton, left, joined Soldotna Montessori Charter School’s new principal John DeVolld at an ice cream social event on Tuesday night at the school. The event was organized by the school’s PTO to welcome DeVolld as the new principal for the upcoming school year. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
Steven Jacob, 19, from the Kuskokwim Learning Academy, practices using the jaws of life on a car with the help of instructor Bryan Crisp of the Nikiski Fire Department (right) on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at the department’s Station No. 2 in Nikiski, Alaska. Jacob and several other Western Alaska students spent the week getting basic firefighter training through Excel Alaska’s Camp Kick Ash. (Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion)

Sparking an interest: Western Alaska students get schooled in firefighting skills camp

Most people won’t ever see the jaws of life in action during an accident, let alone wield the machine themselves, but that’s exactly what 15… Continue reading

Steven Jacob, 19, from the Kuskokwim Learning Academy, practices using the jaws of life on a car with the help of instructor Bryan Crisp of the Nikiski Fire Department (right) on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at the department’s Station No. 2 in Nikiski, Alaska. Jacob and several other Western Alaska students spent the week getting basic firefighter training through Excel Alaska’s Camp Kick Ash. (Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion)
Borough to restore bank behind River Center

Borough to restore bank behind River Center

A heavily trafficked stretch of the Kenai River’s southern bank will get some restoration work in time for the sockeye season. Fishermen who have visited… Continue reading

Borough to restore bank behind River Center
Paul Sutherland of the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank holds a handful of seeds for the upcoming growing season at the food bank’s garden Thursday in Soldotna. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Bill seeks to authorize community seed-sharing for agriculturalists

A bill before the Alaska House of Representatives seeks to vindicate gardeners and farmers across the state by allowing local gardening communities to share seeds.… Continue reading

  • Apr 20, 2017
  • By KAT SORENSEN
Paul Sutherland of the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank holds a handful of seeds for the upcoming growing season at the food bank’s garden Thursday in Soldotna. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Bill would authorize individuals to get fish enhancement permits

Individual Alaskans, private companies and nonprofits could jump into the world of incubating and releasing salmon under a bill being discussed in the Legislature. House… Continue reading

This photo posted by the Alaska State Troopers shows Casey Douglas, a 39-year-old Anchorage man on the run from authorities in Sterling, Alaska since Wednesday, April 19, 2017. (Photo courtesy Alasak State Troopers)

Troopers seek Anchorage man who fled in Sterling

Alaska State Troopers are looking for an Anchorage man on the run in Sterling. Troopers pulled a car over in Sterling on Wednesday when a… Continue reading

This photo posted by the Alaska State Troopers shows Casey Douglas, a 39-year-old Anchorage man on the run from authorities in Sterling, Alaska since Wednesday, April 19, 2017. (Photo courtesy Alasak State Troopers)
Dancer the reindeer nuzzles her new baby, a female, shortly after its birth on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 in Nikiski, Alaska. The Hansen family in Nikiski has had reindeer for five years and take them around the central Kenai Peninsula for appearances at Christmastime. Any money donated by those who get their pictures with the animals is given to support homeless children, Hara Hansen said. (Photo courtesy Megan Ward)

Nikiski family welcomes reindeer calf

One Nikiski farm just got a whole lot cuter. The Hansen family welcomed a baby reindeer Tuesday when their pregnant female reindeer, Dancer, gave birth.… Continue reading

Dancer the reindeer nuzzles her new baby, a female, shortly after its birth on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 in Nikiski, Alaska. The Hansen family in Nikiski has had reindeer for five years and take them around the central Kenai Peninsula for appearances at Christmastime. Any money donated by those who get their pictures with the animals is given to support homeless children, Hara Hansen said. (Photo courtesy Megan Ward)

Governor’s bill would cut CFEC commissioners’ pay

Gov. Bill Walker has introduced a bill to trim the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission. The CFEC, the state agency that manages commercial fishing limited entry… Continue reading

CIRCAC, state to evaluate old pipelines in Cook Inlet

After a turbulent spring with multiple oil and gas infrastructure failures in Cook Inlet, a citizen’s advisory group and the state agency tasked with environmental… Continue reading

KPBSD holds back on open positions

On the surface, it looks like the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District isn’t hiring, but uncertainty surrounding next year’s budget has the district posting positions… Continue reading