Bicyclist hit, killed on Sterling Highway

A bicyclist, Soldotna resident Vanessa Wilkes, 50, was struck and killed near 91.5 of the Sterling Highway by a Ford F350 commercial vehicle operated by… Continue reading

  • Jun 30, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Healthcare Task Force limited by hospital legal structure

If the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s Healthcare Task Force wants to make changes to how the hospitals operate, it will have to address some roadblocks in… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A group of riders from Alaska C & C Horse Adventures on Jim Dahler Road just outside Soldotna practiced for the annual Fourth of July parade by riding down Trading Bay Road in Kenai, Alaska on Thursday, June 30, 2016. The Fourth of July parade will kick off in Kenai on Monday, July 4, 2016 on Fidalgo Avenue in Kenai.

On a high horse

Saddle up A group of riders from Alaska C & C Horse Adventures on Jim Dahler Road just outside Soldotna practiced for the annual Fourth… Continue reading

  • Jun 30, 2016
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A group of riders from Alaska C & C Horse Adventures on Jim Dahler Road just outside Soldotna practiced for the annual Fourth of July parade by riding down Trading Bay Road in Kenai, Alaska on Thursday, June 30, 2016. The Fourth of July parade will kick off in Kenai on Monday, July 4, 2016 on Fidalgo Avenue in Kenai.
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Sue Mann, owner of Artzy Junk, picuted in this Tuesday, June 28, 2016 photo in Soldotna, Alaska, is one of several business owners working to foster a co-op in downtown Soldotna to promote local creation and enjoyment of art. The group will host a festival, Market Daze, on Thursday, July 21 on the property.

Onward and upward

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the name of the business Artzy Junkin. It has also been edited to include both owners… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Sue Mann, owner of Artzy Junk, picuted in this Tuesday, June 28, 2016 photo in Soldotna, Alaska, is one of several business owners working to foster a co-op in downtown Soldotna to promote local creation and enjoyment of art. The group will host a festival, Market Daze, on Thursday, July 21 on the property.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Using a crane from Peak Oilfield Services, volunteers for the Kenai Historical Society help place a wooden fishing boat, built in 1929, on struts in front of the Kenai Visitors Center on Wed. June 19, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.  The boat, donated by Dave and Linda Hutchings, will be kept there as a historical exhibit.

Old boat finds new berth at Kenai Visitors Center

After almost 90 years in the current, an old fishing boat has come to rest in front of the Kenai Visitor Center. The wooden boat,… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Using a crane from Peak Oilfield Services, volunteers for the Kenai Historical Society help place a wooden fishing boat, built in 1929, on struts in front of the Kenai Visitors Center on Wed. June 19, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.  The boat, donated by Dave and Linda Hutchings, will be kept there as a historical exhibit.

Boys & Girls Clubs rely on new revenue sources as federal funding decreases

Since 2009 federal grants to the Boys & Girls Club of Alaska have declined to less than $1 million of the more than $8 million… Continue reading

  • Jun 29, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Governor limits PFD payouts to $1,000

ANCHORAGE — Facing a multibillion-dollar deficit, Alaska’s governor on Wednesday cut in half the annual checks that give all residents a share of the state’s… Continue reading

New AGDC head grilled by legislators

The Alaska LNG Project is at an unexpected crossroads.Consensus among state’s producer partners to continue the $45 billion-plus export plan for North Slope natural gas… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A guide rows a boat full of clients on the Kasilof River near Crooked Creek in Kasilof, Alaska on Friday, June 24, 2016.

Kenai, Russian rivers still see slow fishing

High water levels on the Kenai and Russian rivers have made fishing slow on the Kenai so far this summer.With above-average snowmelt in the mountains… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A guide rows a boat full of clients on the Kasilof River near Crooked Creek in Kasilof, Alaska on Friday, June 24, 2016.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A sign for Health North Family Medicine in Soldotna, Alaska, pictured June 29, 2016, offers 24/7 fish hook removal. The clinic probably sees eight to 10 cases of embedded fish hooks per week, said Dr. Rod Hall.

Fishermen can prepare for hooking injuries

Many fishermen are familiar with the feeling of getting a fishhook stuck in their hand, arm or elsewhere.Usually, it’s a quick fix if the fisherman… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A sign for Health North Family Medicine in Soldotna, Alaska, pictured June 29, 2016, offers 24/7 fish hook removal. The clinic probably sees eight to 10 cases of embedded fish hooks per week, said Dr. Rod Hall.
Kenai River Brewing dedicates new facility to old traditions

Kenai River Brewing dedicates new facility to old traditions

The new Kenai River Brewing facility was officially dedicated and ribbon cut last week as hundreds turned out to wish the co-owners and workers success.… Continue reading

Kenai River Brewing dedicates new facility to old traditions
Ridgeway Farms connects community to local agriculture

Ridgeway Farms connects community to local agriculture

What started as a “Caring for the Kenai” idea and entry in 1990 to provide sustainable produce to rural communities and reduce the carbon footprint… Continue reading

Ridgeway Farms connects community to local agriculture
A bear skull cast in copper sits on a display shelf in the Kenai City Council meeting chambers on Wednesday, June 15. It was cast by welder and blacksmith Scott Hamann of Kenai's Metal Magic Foundry, who said "there's something about playing with molten metal that really gets me going." "The end product is interesting, and I like the end product, but to me it's more about the process. I like the melting of the metal, I love the actual doing of it just as much as the object I make.  Hamann estimated it wieghs about 45 pounds.

Photo: Heavy Metal

Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Correction: A photo captioned “Heavy Metal” in the Sunday, June 26 edition of the Clarion misidentified a metal-cast animal skull.… Continue reading

A bear skull cast in copper sits on a display shelf in the Kenai City Council meeting chambers on Wednesday, June 15. It was cast by welder and blacksmith Scott Hamann of Kenai's Metal Magic Foundry, who said "there's something about playing with molten metal that really gets me going." "The end product is interesting, and I like the end product, but to me it's more about the process. I like the melting of the metal, I love the actual doing of it just as much as the object I make.  Hamann estimated it wieghs about 45 pounds.

Art brings ‘Transformers’ actor to Kenai Peninsula

As anyone who was following the #TAKEMEANYWHERE hashtag on Twitter knows, Shia Lebeouf’s month-long hitchhiking trip across the U.S. ended on Kasilof Beach on Thursday.… Continue reading

  • Jun 28, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Hikers rescued from trip to ‘Into the Wild’ bus

ANCHORAGE — Officials say two hikers rescued after failing to return on time from a trip into the Alaska wilderness are the latest to be… Continue reading

  • Jun 28, 2016

Alaska attorney general known for work with Fairbanks 4

ANCHORAGE — Jahna Lindemuth didn’t get a seat on the Alaska Supreme Court last month, but she got the attention of Alaska Gov. Bill Walker… Continue reading

  • Jun 28, 2016
  • By Mark Thiessen

Dead humpback whale found in Glacier Bay National Park

The longest sighted humpback whale recorded in Southeast Alaska was found dead Sunday morning.“Festus” — or whale #441 in fluke identification photos — was floating… Continue reading

  • Jun 28, 2016
  • By LISA PHU

Man rescued from river near Jim’s Landing

The Central Emergency Services Technical Rescue Team pulled a man off an island near Jim’s Landing early Sunday morning after his raft tipped and overturned.… Continue reading

  • Jun 27, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan

HEA warns members of phone scam

Homer Electric Association is getting reports from businesses regarding suspicious phone calls.The fraudulent caller impersonates a utility representative and requests payment for the customer’s supposed… Continue reading

  • Jun 27, 2016