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Best Bets n The Performing Arts Society presents the Rick Zelinsky Jazz Quintet at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center. Tickets… Continue reading

  • Apr 5, 2017

State cuts loom over KPBSD budget

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Board of Education passed a preliminary fiscal year 2018 budget Monday that assumes status quo funding, despite the district’s… Continue reading

  • Apr 4, 2017
  • By KAT SORENSEN

Borough kicks off comprehensive plan work

The Kenai Peninsula Borough is wading into the long process of revising its comprehensive plan. The plan, which is the foundation document of reference for… Continue reading

The Escopeta Oil and Gas Spartan 151 jack-up rig lies at anchor in Kachemak Bay on Monday morning, Aug. 8, 2011. Three Foss Maritime tugboats towed it from Vancouver, B.C., to Homer. The rig left Vancouver July 19 and arrived about 5 p.m. Aug. 7 in Kachemak Bay.

Furie settles Jones Act violation for $10M fine

The U.S. Justice Department announced a settlement and agreement April 4 for a $10 million fine against Houston-based Furie Operating Alaska LLC over the company’s… Continue reading

  • Apr 4, 2017
  • By Tim Bradner
The Escopeta Oil and Gas Spartan 151 jack-up rig lies at anchor in Kachemak Bay on Monday morning, Aug. 8, 2011. Three Foss Maritime tugboats towed it from Vancouver, B.C., to Homer. The rig left Vancouver July 19 and arrived about 5 p.m. Aug. 7 in Kachemak Bay.

Chuitna documentary to premier February 3

Two developments in the ongoing controversy over the proposed Chuitna coal project are expected to happen soon after one another. In the first weeks of… Continue reading

Photo Courtesy Damion Brook Kintz Ladd Landing near Tyonek, seen in September 2006, could be a future site for a coal export terminal for the Chuitna Coal Proect.

DNR hears arguments for Chuitna water rights

A small creek is causing big trouble for Chuitna mine developers and the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. The Alaska Department of Natural Resources, or… Continue reading

Photo Courtesy Damion Brook Kintz Ladd Landing near Tyonek, seen in September 2006, could be a future site for a coal export terminal for the Chuitna Coal Proect.

Water rights dispute generates thousands of comments

On Thursday, a controversial and precedent-setting decision on whether to grant water rights for a west-side Cook Inlet stream to the salmon conservation group Chuitna… Continue reading

State launches review of Premera’s finances

After the state’s sole individual market health care insurance provider posted a higher than expected profit this year, the Alaska Division of Insurance launched an… Continue reading

Trump revokes Alaska refuge rule; change may be symbolic

Trump revokes Alaska refuge rule; change may be symbolic

ANCHORAGE — The state of Alaska’s toolkit for increasing moose and caribou numbers includes killing wolf pups in dens, shooting wolf packs from helicopters, and… Continue reading

Trump revokes Alaska refuge rule; change may be symbolic
Defenseman Shayne Monahan of the Kenai River Brown Bears pushes Kasilof’s Sandra Berzanske on the ice at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex during a fundraiser for the team Monday, April 3, 2017. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Event held to raise money for Brown Bears

Fundraising push Defenseman Shayne Monahan of the Kenai River Brown Bears pushes Kasilof’s Sandra Berzanske on the ice at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex during… Continue reading

Defenseman Shayne Monahan of the Kenai River Brown Bears pushes Kasilof’s Sandra Berzanske on the ice at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex during a fundraiser for the team Monday, April 3, 2017. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
This photo provided by Cook Inlet Spill Prevention and Response, Inc. shows pan pan ice taken during an agency overflight near a Hilcorp Alaska LLC offshore platform in Cook Inlet, Alaska, Monday, April 3, 2017. Officials said an underwater pipeline spill between two production platforms owned by Hilcorp dumped less than three gallons (11 liters) of oil into Cook Inlet. (Derek Samora/CISPRI via AP)

Responders stand down from oil leak

Responders to an oil release from a Hilcorp crude oil pipeline on the west side of Upper Cook Inlet stood down at 9 a.m Monday… Continue reading

This photo provided by Cook Inlet Spill Prevention and Response, Inc. shows pan pan ice taken during an agency overflight near a Hilcorp Alaska LLC offshore platform in Cook Inlet, Alaska, Monday, April 3, 2017. Officials said an underwater pipeline spill between two production platforms owned by Hilcorp dumped less than three gallons (11 liters) of oil into Cook Inlet. (Derek Samora/CISPRI via AP)

Chuitna Coal no longer seeking permits

As of March 31, the Delaware-based PacRim Coal “has suspended all permitting activities” related to its project to surface-mine coal from under the West Cook… Continue reading

Dr. Owens DMD gives 9-year-old Jomar Paredes a checkup during Free Dental Day.

PCHS brightens the smiles of community kids

The first day of spring break was not the only cause for kids to smile brighter on March 10. It was Peninsula Community Healthcare Services… Continue reading

Dr. Owens DMD gives 9-year-old Jomar Paredes a checkup during Free Dental Day.
Tastes from around the world delight AFS supporters.

Dinner highlights student exchange program

The traditional AFS (American Field Service) Intercultural Dinner drew a capacity crowd to the Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Kenai the final… Continue reading

Tastes from around the world delight AFS supporters.
Young Americans Turn Up the Music at a full house at Renee C Henderson Auditorium.

Young Americans conclude world tour in Kenai

Since 1962 The Young Americans have brought hope and inspiration to the world through music, dance and the energy of youth. That energy that brought… Continue reading

Young Americans Turn Up the Music at a full house at Renee C Henderson Auditorium.

Accident on Seward Highway leaves 1 dead

One person has died and three more are in the hospital after an accident just north of the Turnagain Pass on Sunday afternoon. Alaska State… Continue reading

Troopers arrest 2 for snowmachine, vehicle theft

Two men were arrested after a long car chase between Soldotna and Kenai with Alaska State Troopers on Sunday morning. Troopers got an anonymous tip… Continue reading

Mayor opens up state’s fiscal problems with town hall meetings

As time closes in on the end of the Legislature’s regular three-month session, budget solutions are still unclear, especially for the decision on new sources… Continue reading

In this March 17, 2017 photo, Brannon Finney, from left, Kelsey Kubik and Bettina Nichols stand on the deck of the fishing tender Kamilar in the morning at Eliason Harbor in Sitka, Alaska. On a door of the F/V Kamilar is a sticker with pink script: Girls fish too. Vessel owner Finney is captaining the tender for the Sitka sac roe herring fishery with her all-female crew, something that&

Fishery support vessel has all-female crew

SITKA (AP) — On a door of the F/V Kamilar is a sticker with pink script: “Girls fish too.” And in the case of this… Continue reading

  • Apr 1, 2017
  • By Brielle Schaeffer
In this March 17, 2017 photo, Brannon Finney, from left, Kelsey Kubik and Bettina Nichols stand on the deck of the fishing tender Kamilar in the morning at Eliason Harbor in Sitka, Alaska. On a door of the F/V Kamilar is a sticker with pink script: Girls fish too. Vessel owner Finney is captaining the tender for the Sitka sac roe herring fishery with her all-female crew, something that&
A customer takes his drinks from a bartender Friday, March 31, 2017 at Kenai River Brewing Company in Soldotna, Alaska. Soldotna is one of several communities in the state with establishments opened under public convenience licenses, which would be transitioned to restaurant or eating place licenses under SB 76, a rewrite of Alaska’s alcohol statutes. (Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion)

Alcohol rewrite bill addresses unfinished business

The second half of a sweeping update to Alaska’s alcohol laws is making its way through the Legislature and seeks to streamline the alcohol licensing… Continue reading

A customer takes his drinks from a bartender Friday, March 31, 2017 at Kenai River Brewing Company in Soldotna, Alaska. Soldotna is one of several communities in the state with establishments opened under public convenience licenses, which would be transitioned to restaurant or eating place licenses under SB 76, a rewrite of Alaska’s alcohol statutes. (Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion)