Classic Roundtable calls for separate saltwater sportfishing regulations

While the federal government is reevaluating the Magnuson-Stevens Act for reauthorization, recreational fishing groups would like to change how marine sportfishing is regulated.The Magnuson-Stevens Act,… Continue reading

Stock picks up endorsement in battle against Murkowski

ANCHORAGE — Jeff King, a four-time winner of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, is changing political teams when it comes to Alaska’s U.S. Senate… Continue reading

  • Aug 20, 2016
  • By Becky Bohrer

Kenai comprehensive plan vote postponed

The Kenai City Council postponed a vote on its updated comprehensive plan at its meeting Wednesday. It will now have a public hearing and vote… Continue reading

AGDC lays out timeline for state takeove of Alaska LNG Project

Alaska Gasline Development Corp. President Keith Meyer laid out an ambitious list of “to-dos” the state needs to check off if it is going to… Continue reading

  • Aug 19, 2016
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER

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  • Aug 19, 2016

Wildlife professionals to host hunting workshop

Hunters gearing up for this year’s moose season will have the chance to refresh themselves on the latest regulations, as well as trade techniques and… Continue reading

Sotomayor talks Supreme Court scrutiny, offers advice

Life on a changing Supreme Court comes with fame and criticism, but it’s a little quieter without recently deceased Antonin Scalia, according to Associate Justice… Continue reading

  • Aug 18, 2016
  • By DJ SUMMERS

Smooth sailing for unopposed Soldotna council candidates

While four seats on the Soldotna City Council are up to be filled in the Oct. 4 regular municipal election, the candidates who filed for… Continue reading

Soldotna man accused of sex abuse released on bail

Former Soldotna karate teacher Michael Dean Hancock, 57, has posted bail in both his criminal cases relating to sexual abuse of a minor and child… Continue reading

Public, pigs prepare to party at Kenai Peninsula Fair

Twelve years of perfecting and refining the art of entertainment will culminate at the Kenai Peninsula Fair this weekend, through the scheduled slew of musical… Continue reading

  • Aug 18, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Members of the Catholic Church gathered outside the Kenai Peninsula Borough Administration Building on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. The church members gathered to pray in response to a Satanic invocation given before the Aug. 9 boough assembly meeting.

Satanic assembly invocation sparks protest, possible changes to invocation

Rain began to fall just before a huddled group of Catholic Church members began praying on a sidewalk in Soldotna.Some held rosaries or icons; one… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Members of the Catholic Church gathered outside the Kenai Peninsula Borough Administration Building on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. The church members gathered to pray in response to a Satanic invocation given before the Aug. 9 boough assembly meeting.
Welcoming Brian Linder

Welcoming Brian Linder

It’s getting Hip Hop hot in Soldotna as Darcy Swanson of Forever Dance welcomes popular Hip Hop artist Brian “Bizzy” Linder to her family of… Continue reading

Welcoming Brian Linder
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Dietrich Muller, 5, and his grandmother Rebecca Lambourn were of the few that braved heavy rains to watch their good friend Ryan Hiller perform Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016 at the Soldotna Farmer's Market in Soldotna, Alaska.

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  • Aug 17, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Dietrich Muller, 5, and his grandmother Rebecca Lambourn were of the few that braved heavy rains to watch their good friend Ryan Hiller perform Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016 at the Soldotna Farmer's Market in Soldotna, Alaska.

Southeast tribes voice mining concerns to State Department

Southeast tribal groups met with officials from the Department of State and the Environmental Protection Agency last week in Juneau and Ketchikan to discuss ongoing… Continue reading

3 run to fill District 7 assembly seat

With the incumbent term-limited out, three people have thrown their hats into the ring for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly District 7 seat representing Kasilof,… Continue reading

Voters send some legislative incumbents packing

ANCHORAGE — Wasilla state Rep. Wes Keller said Wednesday that he had mixed emotions about losing his Republican primary.Part of him is relieved, he said,… Continue reading

CIRI, Golden Valley progressing on Fire Island Wind expansion

In about a year there could be a few more wind turbines dotting the horizon west of Anchorage, thanks to a Fairbanks utility.Golden Valley Electric… Continue reading

  • Aug 17, 2016
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  A grayling bites a silver spinner at Crescent Lake on June 15, 2015 in the Chugach National Forest.

With crowded rivers, head for the hills for grayling

From May through September, it can seem like there’s an angler every few feet along the banks of the Kenai Peninsula’s rivers.Fortunately for anglers who… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  A grayling bites a silver spinner at Crescent Lake on June 15, 2015 in the Chugach National Forest.
Photo courtesy Darren Woodhead Wade Hudson presents his unofficial Alaska record pink salmon. Unfortunately, weights and measurements weren't recorded prior to the behemoth's release.

Fishing report: Silvers in Seward, trickling into Kenai

Silvers may be elusive on the Kenai River so far, but anglers can get their fill of them in Resurrection Bay.The 61st Seward Silver Salmon… Continue reading

Photo courtesy Darren Woodhead Wade Hudson presents his unofficial Alaska record pink salmon. Unfortunately, weights and measurements weren't recorded prior to the behemoth's release.
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna residents Tom Huff, foreground, and Hope Haselow, background, pick up stickers that read "I voted today" after turning in their ballots during the state primary election Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. Compared to last year, organizers said voter turnout at the complex was slow throughout the morning and early afternoon.

How they voted: Residents take to the polls for Alaska’s Primary Election

Tuesday afternoon of central Kenai Peninsula residents took to the polls to place their vote for Alaska’s Primary election. Traffic was slow most of the… Continue reading

  • Aug 17, 2016
  • By ELIZABETH EARL, MEGAN PACER and KELLY SULLIVAN
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna residents Tom Huff, foreground, and Hope Haselow, background, pick up stickers that read "I voted today" after turning in their ballots during the state primary election Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. Compared to last year, organizers said voter turnout at the complex was slow throughout the morning and early afternoon.