Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion The lights of emergency vehicles illuminate a burned mobile home on Industrial Road off Funny River Road on Dec. 11, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. Central Emergency Services extinguished the fire with no damage to the neighboring mobile home.
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion The lights of emergency vehicles illuminate a burned mobile home on Industrial Road off Funny River Road on Dec. 11, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. Central Emergency Services extinguished the fire with no damage to the neighboring mobile home.

What others say: Arctic security

Tucked away in the $619 billion defense bill that Congress passed last week is an amendment that requires the secretary of defense to develop criteria… Continue reading

  • Dec 12, 2016
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion In this June 2016 photo, shorebirds search for food on a rainy day during low tide on the mud flats of the Kasilof River in Kasilof, Alaska. The Kasilof River is an important birding area throughout the year.

Christmas Bird Count set for Saturday

Despite the recent streak of below-zero temperatures, organizers of the annual Christmas Bird Count in Soldotna are hoping people will turn out for the event… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion In this June 2016 photo, shorebirds search for food on a rainy day during low tide on the mud flats of the Kasilof River in Kasilof, Alaska. The Kasilof River is an important birding area throughout the year.

Man involved in Nikiski shooting arrested

The man shot during a confrontation with Alaska State Troopers in Nikiski on Dec. 7 was arrested in Anchorage on Friday.Soldotna resident Brian Tupper, 37,… Continue reading

Analysis: Will oil producers’ cut have lasting impact?

VIENNA — It seems like a big deal. But the joint production cut from OPEC and non-OPEC countries — the first in 15 years —… Continue reading

  • Dec 12, 2016
  • By GEORGE JAHN

Funding to remove feral cattle cut 2nd time

ANCHORAGE — U.S. government funding for the possible removal of more than 2,000 feral cattle from Alaska’s Chirikof Island has been suspended for the second… Continue reading

  • Dec 12, 2016
  • By Rachel D'oro

Defense working through evidence in Homer murder case

Public defenders are working through discovery in the case of a Homer man accused of murder for the 2013 death of Mark Matthews, then 61,… Continue reading

Peninsula employment down 2.4%

Peninsula employment down 2.4%

Editor's note: This article has been updated to clarify that Brandii Holmdahl also has a background in the sportfishing industry. The Kenai Peninsula has seen… Continue reading

Peninsula employment down 2.4%

School News for Dec. 12

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

Kenai Peninsula College: Around Campus

KPC has received the gift of a lifetime of artwork by renowned Alaskan artist James Evenson. The collection of 20 original stone lithograph prints, an… Continue reading

  • Dec 11, 2016
  • By Suzie Kendrick
  • Schools
Quinton Beplat, 6, picks out cookies during a cookie exchange at the Kenai Community Library on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. The library hosted a one-for-one cookie exchange on Sunday, attracting about six attendees.

Photo: Cookies aren’t just for Santa

Quinton Beplat, 6, picks out cookies during a cookie exchange at the Kenai Community Library on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. The library… Continue reading

Quinton Beplat, 6, picks out cookies during a cookie exchange at the Kenai Community Library on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. The library hosted a one-for-one cookie exchange on Sunday, attracting about six attendees.

Bergmann Hotel gets another chance

The Bergmann Hotel may have found its savior in a gritty ex-con and recovering addict who hopes to turn the blighted, century-old building into a… Continue reading

  • Dec 11, 2016
  • By Sam DeGrave

Troopers involved in shooting identified

The Alaska Department of Public Safety has identified the four Alaska State Troopers involved in a shooting in Nikiski on Wednesday.Lt. Dane Gilmore, the deputy… Continue reading

Man dies in snowmachine accident in Nikiski

An Anchorage man has died after his snowmachine ran into a tree in Nikiski.Alaska State Troopers received a report of a missing person last Friday.… Continue reading

  • Dec 11, 2016
  • By Staff reports

BlueCrest starts drilling, gets state loan modification

BlueCrest Energy got its $30 million loan with the state reworked days after the rig at the center of the deal began drilling its first… Continue reading

  • Dec 10, 2016
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER

Feds expand areas where ballots will be in Native languages

JUNEAU, Alaska — More people who speak Alaska Native languages will be able to receive translated election material thanks to changes made by the U.S.… Continue reading

  • Dec 10, 2016
Photo by Ben Boettger Kelly Bookey, as Santa Claus, replenishes his stock of candy canes between visitors Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016 at the Kenai Peninsula Harley-Davidson store in Soldotna, Alaska. Bookey estimated that he has been appearing as Santa at the store for about 10 years, sitting on a motorcycle to distribute candy canes and pose for free photos. The Harley store is also hosting a Toys-for-Tots toy drive this year.

Photo: Make a list, he’ll check it twice

Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Kelly Bookey, as Santa Claus, listens to the Christmas wishes of Riley Smith Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016 at the Kenai… Continue reading

  • Dec 10, 2016
Photo by Ben Boettger Kelly Bookey, as Santa Claus, replenishes his stock of candy canes between visitors Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016 at the Kenai Peninsula Harley-Davidson store in Soldotna, Alaska. Bookey estimated that he has been appearing as Santa at the store for about 10 years, sitting on a motorcycle to distribute candy canes and pose for free photos. The Harley store is also hosting a Toys-for-Tots toy drive this year.

Troopers identify 1 of 2 bodies found in burned car

Alaska State Troopers have identified one of the two bodies found Nov. 27 in a burned Ford Bronco near Soldotna. The Alaska Medical Examiner’s office… Continue reading

  • Dec 9, 2016
  • By BEN BOETTGER and MEGAN PACER

Missing plane likely crashed into Alaska lake, officials say

ANCHORAGE — A small airplane ferrying a father and his two teenage children to Anchorage presumably plunged into an expansive Alaska lake shortly after taking… Continue reading

  • Dec 10, 2016
  • By Mark Thiessen

School board to examine health care costs

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education will take a look at the district’s rising spending on employee health care through an advisory… Continue reading

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