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K-Beach students skype with Olympian, do decathlon games

Editor's note: This story has been changed to add the name of K-Beach fourth grade teacher and decathlon co-organizer Darcy Marcou. After a final summer… Continue reading

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An Alaska Airlines cargo/passenger jet lifts off from the Juneau International Airport on Friday.

The disaster that taught us to fly safely: 45 years after Flight 1866

In the first week of September, 45 years ago, Robert Mottram flew by helicopter to the Chilkat Mountains west of Admiralty Island. It was not… Continue reading

An Alaska Airlines cargo/passenger jet lifts off from the Juneau International Airport on Friday.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion (Middle) Nicole Erb chats with a friend while event organizer Kamrei Riley, and individual fashion consultant for California-based clothing company LulaRoe, rings up their purchases at the fundraiser for Kathleen Harrison on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.

Friends fundraise for medical bills

In July, Kathleen Harrison’s doctors discovered her breast cancer — thought to have been wiped out by a previous round of chemotherapy — had spread… Continue reading

  • Sep 5, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion (Middle) Nicole Erb chats with a friend while event organizer Kamrei Riley, and individual fashion consultant for California-based clothing company LulaRoe, rings up their purchases at the fundraiser for Kathleen Harrison on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.

USFS releases Chugach plan scoping report

The U.S. Forest Service is moving forward with revisions to its management plan for the Chugach National Forest.The plan outlines strategies for managing the approximately… Continue reading

Around the District

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

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Cheryl Laudent and her dog Porter race through the weaving portion of the agility competition Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016 at the Kenai Little Fields in Kenai, Alaska.

The dog show must go on

This weekend, members of the Kenai Kennel Club braved courses made treacherous by adverse weather for their shot at stocking qualifications for the 2016 American… Continue reading

  • Sep 4, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Cheryl Laudent and her dog Porter race through the weaving portion of the agility competition Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016 at the Kenai Little Fields in Kenai, Alaska.

Avian influenza found in Fairbanks mallard

Editor’s note: This story was inadvertently cut in Sunday’s edition and is being republished in its entirety. As Alaska’s wild waterfowl start to migrate south… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Michael Dean Hancock is led out of the courtroom Friday, Sept. 2, 2016 at after his change of plea hearing at the Kenai Courthouse.  The former Soldotna area karate teacher pleaded guilty to second degree sexual abuse of a minor and unlawful exploitation of a minor in a plea agreement tied to his case in Anchorage, where he faces charges of child pornography.

Former karate teacher pleads guilty to sex abuse

A Soldotna man has changed his plea in a sexual abuse of a minor case and accepted an agreement that is also tied to his… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Michael Dean Hancock is led out of the courtroom Friday, Sept. 2, 2016 at after his change of plea hearing at the Kenai Courthouse.  The former Soldotna area karate teacher pleaded guilty to second degree sexual abuse of a minor and unlawful exploitation of a minor in a plea agreement tied to his case in Anchorage, where he faces charges of child pornography.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Alaska Waste driver Will Bunch navigate's a dump truck's arms as he deposits the contents of a bin into the back of the truck on Thursday, July 21, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.

Waste not want not

Alaska Waste driver Will Bunch nodded at the mud as he navigated a heavy truck through milling crowds of seagulls. “Back in January, we were… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Alaska Waste driver Will Bunch navigate's a dump truck's arms as he deposits the contents of a bin into the back of the truck on Thursday, July 21, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.

As sales near, cannabis industry still lacks unified voice

ANCHORAGE — More than 300 licenses spread among a landmass the size of Mexico is causing some organizational problems for an industry without income or… Continue reading

  • Sep 3, 2016
  • By DJ SUMMERS

Alaska to sell royalty oil to Petro Star

The state of Alaska will sell some of the oil obtained through in-kind royalty payments to Petro Star, Inc, a petroleum products company that specializes… Continue reading

Food Bank Supper

Food Bank Supper

On the heels of a great Industry Appreciation Day, the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank held their 20th Soup Supper and Auction. U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski… Continue reading

Food Bank Supper
Cph scholarships

Cph scholarships

The very active Central Peninsula Hospital (CPH) Auxiliary held their annual barbeque recently in the Denali Room at CPH to thank all their volunteer members… Continue reading

Cph scholarships
Two more local grads become Hometown Heroes

Two more local grads become Hometown Heroes

Born and raised in Alaska, Alex Rodriguez graduated from Skyview High School in 2012 and thought he’d try working in the oil and gas industry.… Continue reading

Two more local grads become Hometown Heroes
Warming up for the Silver Anniversary of the Kenai River Classic

Warming up for the Silver Anniversary of the Kenai River Classic

Twenty five years ago it was just an idea of Alaska’s senior U.S. Senator Ted Stevens to share with others across the nation the uniqueness… Continue reading

Warming up for the Silver Anniversary of the Kenai River Classic
Old timers luncheon continues

Old timers luncheon continues

Twenty years ago Peggy Arness and Joanna Hollier started the Old Timers Turkey Dinner at the Kenai Senior Center to gather those who had helped… Continue reading

Old timers luncheon continues
Turkeys & Geese & Pigs OH MY! Another great Kenai Peninsula Fair

Turkeys & Geese & Pigs OH MY! Another great Kenai Peninsula Fair

Kenai Peninsula Fair goers caught one of the few sunny days this month as they “Partied ‘til the Pigs Came Home!” And for a few… Continue reading

Turkeys & Geese & Pigs OH MY! Another great Kenai Peninsula Fair
Photo courtesy Vicki Duggin Vicki Duggin of Nikiski, who said she fishes a personal use gillnet at the mouth of the Kasilof River every year, posted signs around the river mouth asking the Alaska Department of Natural Resources to save the buoys and trees among other changes in its plans to develop the north side of the Kasilof River mouth near Kasilof, Alaska.

Paving the way: DNR project will establish dipnet infrastructure at Kasilof River mouth

Fish have played a major role throughout Kasilof’s history. The Dena’ina people fished and lived near the mouth of the Kasilof River for generations. The… Continue reading

Photo courtesy Vicki Duggin Vicki Duggin of Nikiski, who said she fishes a personal use gillnet at the mouth of the Kasilof River every year, posted signs around the river mouth asking the Alaska Department of Natural Resources to save the buoys and trees among other changes in its plans to develop the north side of the Kasilof River mouth near Kasilof, Alaska.
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Jordana Engebresten, teacher for visually impaired and blind students for the Kenai Peninsula School District, explores the transfograf, a tool developed to help blind students understand how objects are transfered to drawings, during a workshop Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2016 at Soldotna Prep in Soldotna, Alaska. The tool, along with several others, was developed by Boguslaw "Bob" Marek, a professor of English from Poland who shared the resources in Anchorage and Soldotna this month.

Picture this: Professor brings learning tools for the blind from Poland

Two images are drawn on a piece of paper. One is a basic stick figure of a Christmas tree, a single vertical line with branches… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Jordana Engebresten, teacher for visually impaired and blind students for the Kenai Peninsula School District, explores the transfograf, a tool developed to help blind students understand how objects are transfered to drawings, during a workshop Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2016 at Soldotna Prep in Soldotna, Alaska. The tool, along with several others, was developed by Boguslaw "Bob" Marek, a professor of English from Poland who shared the resources in Anchorage and Soldotna this month.

Nikiski study group makes progress on incorporation effort

Members of a study group in Nikiski are making strides in their efforts to turn the unincorporated area into a city.In June, members of the… Continue reading