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The Bruce oil drilling platform, operated by Hilcorp, stands in Cook Inlet. On Saturday, the company shut in the Bruce platform and its neighboring Anna platform in response to a leaking crude oil pipeline on the Anna platform. (Photo courtesy Ground Truth Trekking)

Hilcorp platform leaking oil into Cook Inlet

Editor's note: This article has been updated to include a statement from Gov. Bill Walker. It has also been edited to correct a reference to… Continue reading

The Bruce oil drilling platform, operated by Hilcorp, stands in Cook Inlet. On Saturday, the company shut in the Bruce platform and its neighboring Anna platform in response to a leaking crude oil pipeline on the Anna platform. (Photo courtesy Ground Truth Trekking)
Mt. Spurr towers high over the Chuitna River on the west side of Cook Inlet near Tyonek, Alaska. PacRim, the company investing in the mine, informed the state March 31 that it was suspending its quest for permits for the mine, which would have extensively strip-mined throughout the Chuitna River watershed. (Photo courtesy Ground Truth Trekking)

In Tyonek, surprise, relief over PacRim change of plans

After last week’s announcement that PacRim Coal is halting plans for a strip-mine in their region, some inhabitants of the west Cook Inlet’s Chuitna watershed… Continue reading

Mt. Spurr towers high over the Chuitna River on the west side of Cook Inlet near Tyonek, Alaska. PacRim, the company investing in the mine, informed the state March 31 that it was suspending its quest for permits for the mine, which would have extensively strip-mined throughout the Chuitna River watershed. (Photo courtesy Ground Truth Trekking)

Bill would end Alaska Performance Scholarship

The Alaska Senate Finance committee heard a trio of bills aimed at bridging the achievement gap and improving education in the face of the budget… Continue reading

Hospital moves forward on detox facility

Central Peninsula Hospital is moving forward with plans to build a detox center in Soldotna. The hospital received a grant from the Alaska Department of… Continue reading

Ninilchik Traditional Council Resource and Environmental Director Darrel Williams checks the tribe’s subsistence gillnet for fish on the Kenai River on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016 near Soldotna, Alaska. The tribe gained approval for the controversial net on July 27 and was able to fish it until Aug. 15. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Ninilchik tribe moves forward in Kenai River gillnet approval

Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct the spelling of Ivan Z. Encelewski's name and to clarify the Ninilchik Traditional Council's subsistence permit and… Continue reading

Ninilchik Traditional Council Resource and Environmental Director Darrel Williams checks the tribe’s subsistence gillnet for fish on the Kenai River on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016 near Soldotna, Alaska. The tribe gained approval for the controversial net on July 27 and was able to fish it until Aug. 15. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)
Feast your eyes on this

Feast your eyes on this

No reservations are required at the 28th annual Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Visual Feast, which opened with a reception April 6 and will be… Continue reading

Feast your eyes on this
The Kenai River weaves between the Sterling Highway and the mountains on its way to the ocean Saturday, April 8, 2017 in Cooper Landing, Alaska. With bright sunshine and temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s, the snow began to crack on the hillsides and the river flowed freely between the softening ice of Kenai Lake and Skilak Lake. Anglers couldn’t wait to get in the water — more than a dozen were already parked alongside the highway and tossing lines in the water to see what would bite in April. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Photo: Run wild, run free

The Kenai River weaves between the Sterling Highway and the mountains on its way to the ocean Saturday, April 8, 2017 in Cooper Landing, Alaska.… Continue reading

The Kenai River weaves between the Sterling Highway and the mountains on its way to the ocean Saturday, April 8, 2017 in Cooper Landing, Alaska. With bright sunshine and temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s, the snow began to crack on the hillsides and the river flowed freely between the softening ice of Kenai Lake and Skilak Lake. Anglers couldn’t wait to get in the water — more than a dozen were already parked alongside the highway and tossing lines in the water to see what would bite in April. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Senate slashes millions from schools, university and health care

If the Alaska Senate gets its way, Alaskans can expect fewer teachers, less ferry service, fewer criminal prosecutors, fewer Alaska State Troopers and a much… Continue reading

Kenai donates 5 lots to Habitat for Humanity

The central Kenai Peninsula chapter of Habitat for Humanity will build a house in Kenai every two years until 2026, using five properties the Kenai… Continue reading

Sarah Jane Baisden, 9, of Nikiski, admires a goat from the Funny River Farm on Saturday, April 8, 2017 outside the Annual Home Show at the Soldotna Regional Sports Center in Soldotna, Alaska.

Residents, sunshine turn out for Annual Home Show

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Sarah Jane Baisden, 9, of Nikiski, admires a goat from the Funny River Farm on Saturday, April 8, 2017 outside the Annual Home Show at the Soldotna Regional Sports Center in Soldotna, Alaska.

North Pacific council eases into salmon FMP

A lot of new faces are coming to the table at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, and not a lot of them are happy… Continue reading

Despite Trump overturning refuge hunting rules, conflict remains

Although Congress put an end to a set of federal restrictions on wildlife management on national wildlife refuges in Alaska, the underlying conflict is far… Continue reading

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Alaska Governor Bill Walker greet each other at a meeting Friday, April 7, 2017, in Anchorage, Alaska. Xi requested time with Gov. Walker Friday night as the Chinese delegation’s plane made a refueling stop in Alaska’s largest city following meetings with President Donald Trump in Florida. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)

China president’s plane stops in Alaska after Trump visit

ANCHORAGE — Chinese President Xi Jinping was able to take in views Friday night of the natural beauty that Alaska has to offer. The state’s… Continue reading

  • Apr 8, 2017
  • By Mark Thiessen
Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Alaska Governor Bill Walker greet each other at a meeting Friday, April 7, 2017, in Anchorage, Alaska. Xi requested time with Gov. Walker Friday night as the Chinese delegation’s plane made a refueling stop in Alaska’s largest city following meetings with President Donald Trump in Florida. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)

Oil company finds another problem in Alaska marine pipelines

ANCHORAGE — A petroleum company under investigation for leaks in two underwater pipelines in Alaska’s Cook Inlet confirmed Friday it has an issue with a… Continue reading

  • Apr 8, 2017
  • By Dan Joling

Drivers should expect Seward Highway delay on Friday

Motorists heading between Anchorage and the Kenai Peninsula can expect a delay Friday night. Alaska 511 posted a warning Friday afternoon, and an Anchorage Police… Continue reading

Oil industry pays real taxes

For 14 years Rep. Les Gara has skewed the facts to support his personal agenda: Tax the oil industry out of existence to pay for… Continue reading

  • Apr 7, 2017
  • By Patrick Reilly
Photo by Will Morrow/Peninsula Clarion New Habitat for Humanity homeowner Crystal Stonecipher, left, chats with Ramon and Eduviges Carreon at a groundbreaking event in Kenai on June 14. The Carreons recently paid off the mortgage on their Habitat home, which they moved into in 1995.

Building for the future: Construction begins on new Habitat home

Sawdust sprayed into the 66-degree air around Bill Radtke and Nathon Stonecipher as they sliced into a thick strip of wood. After the whirring table… Continue reading

Photo by Will Morrow/Peninsula Clarion New Habitat for Humanity homeowner Crystal Stonecipher, left, chats with Ramon and Eduviges Carreon at a groundbreaking event in Kenai on June 14. The Carreons recently paid off the mortgage on their Habitat home, which they moved into in 1995.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Rebecca Trickel, Charles Trickel and Destin Trickel open presents on Christmas Day in their new Habitat for Humanity home Thursday, Dec, 25, 2014, in Kenai, Alaska. They had moved into the home less than two weeks before the holiday.

Family spends first holiday in Habitat for Humanity home

Christmas Day in the nineteenth Habitat for Humanity Home built on the Central Kenai Peninsula was the first holiday to be celebrated by the family… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Rebecca Trickel, Charles Trickel and Destin Trickel open presents on Christmas Day in their new Habitat for Humanity home Thursday, Dec, 25, 2014, in Kenai, Alaska. They had moved into the home less than two weeks before the holiday.

School district, Habitat for Humanity forge partnership

Students on the Kenai Peninsula will get a shot at some hands-on learning as soon as this summer, courtesy of a partnership between the Kenai… Continue reading

This photo taken during an agency overflight and provided by Cook Inlet Spill Prevention and Response Inc. shows pan ice near a Hilcorp Alaska offshore platform in Cook Inlet on April 3, 2017. Officials said an underwater pipeline spill between two production platforms owned by Hilcorp dumped less than three gallons. The oil incident and a separate, and still leaking, natural gas line have highlighted the challenges of responding to spills in Cook Inlet caused by ice floes, wind and some of the strongest tidal currents in the world. (AP Photo/Derek Samora/CISPRI)

Incidents highlight spill response challenges in Cook Inlet

Thankfully, the Anna platform oil spill was not worse. Hilcorp Alaska LLC, which owns the west Cook Inlet production platform and reported the spill from… Continue reading

  • Apr 6, 2017
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER
This photo taken during an agency overflight and provided by Cook Inlet Spill Prevention and Response Inc. shows pan ice near a Hilcorp Alaska offshore platform in Cook Inlet on April 3, 2017. Officials said an underwater pipeline spill between two production platforms owned by Hilcorp dumped less than three gallons. The oil incident and a separate, and still leaking, natural gas line have highlighted the challenges of responding to spills in Cook Inlet caused by ice floes, wind and some of the strongest tidal currents in the world. (AP Photo/Derek Samora/CISPRI)