School News for Dec. 5

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

NOAA officer’s truck damaged by snowballs in Seward

A federal worker got dragged into a one-sided snowball fight near Seward on Black Friday, resulting in damage to his truck. At approximately 11:15 p.m.… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Two people walk their dog across Bishop's Beach on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 in Homer, Alaska. Homer got several inches of snow between Wednesday and Saturday, and while the clouds broke Saturday to provide a little sunshine, the wind was preparing to roll in across Kachemak Bay. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts the wind will keep blowing in the area for the remainder of the week, with winds about 20 knots on Monday, according to the NOAA marine forecast.

Photo: A little winter sun

Two people walk their dog across Bishop's Beach on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 in Homer, Alaska. Homer got several inches of snow between Wednesday and… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Two people walk their dog across Bishop's Beach on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 in Homer, Alaska. Homer got several inches of snow between Wednesday and Saturday, and while the clouds broke Saturday to provide a little sunshine, the wind was preparing to roll in across Kachemak Bay. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts the wind will keep blowing in the area for the remainder of the week, with winds about 20 knots on Monday, according to the NOAA marine forecast.

State drops most jobs since 1980s recession

New statistics reveal the state of Alaska’s job market is in the worst shape since the recession of the late 1980s.In a report released Friday,… Continue reading

JPD: Man shot was unarmed

A 38-year-old Juneau man is in serious but stable condition in a Seattle hospital after being shot by a Juneau Police Department officer Saturday morning.According… Continue reading

Kenai students preparing spaghetti feed

Those hungry for spaghetti this weekend will be able to satisfy themselves in the name of charity at the Kenai Central High School leadership class’s… Continue reading

Minimal changes for hatchery harvest

Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association won’t have to make any major changes to its cost recovery harvest operations in Resurrection Bay, at least for now. Meeting… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion A woman crochets a teal hat during a session of the Wildwood Correctional Complex's inmate crochet program Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 at the complex's pretrial building in Kenai, Alaska.

Crocheting together help, hope

In the fiber art of crocheting, yarn gets connected together by making loops with a hook — “crochet” means “small hook” in French. Loop enough… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion A woman crochets a teal hat during a session of the Wildwood Correctional Complex's inmate crochet program Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 at the complex's pretrial building in Kenai, Alaska.

Troopers arrest man reported missing

Alaska State Troopers on Friday arrested a Port Graham man reported missing at sea on Wednesday afternoon near Passage Island south of Homer. Troopers found… Continue reading

Alaska announces new vendor for student tests

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska education department has chosen a new vendor for its statewide student tests after glitches earlier this year prompted cancellation… Continue reading

  • Dec 1, 2016

Red Cross hosts training this weekend

The American Red Cross of Alaska will host a two-day training session this weekend for Kenai Peninsula residents interested in volunteering. When disaster strikes, members… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion James Kari, a linguist and professor emeritus at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, speaks to a large crowd packed into the McLane Commons for a presentation on Alaska Native languages and linguistics during Alaska Native/Native American Heritage Month on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 at the college in Soldotna. Kari discussed the revised second addition of "Shem Pete's Alaska," which includes hundreds of Alaska Native place names.

Photo: What’s in a name?

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion James Kari, a linguist and professor emeritus at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, speaks to a large crowd packed into… Continue reading

  • Dec 1, 2016
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion James Kari, a linguist and professor emeritus at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, speaks to a large crowd packed into the McLane Commons for a presentation on Alaska Native languages and linguistics during Alaska Native/Native American Heritage Month on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 at the college in Soldotna. Kari discussed the revised second addition of "Shem Pete's Alaska," which includes hundreds of Alaska Native place names.

Assembly both helps, hinders affordable housing battle

The Juneau Assembly recently took one step forward and at least half a step back in its fight to make housing more affordable in the… Continue reading

  • Dec 1, 2016
  • By Sam DeGrave

Fish and Game recommends lower goals in Lower Cook Inlet

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is reevaluating many of the sustainable escapement goals it has set around the state using a new method… Continue reading

Proposals would limit aquaculture’s cost recovery harvest

Staff kept busy Thursday at the Board of Fisheries meeting in Homer running microphones around the room to keep up with the public wanting to… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Members of the Board of Fisheries listen during public testimony from members of Cook Inlet Recreational Fishermen urging them to pass some proposals liberalizing regulations on the winter marine king salmon fishery in Lower Cook Inlet during the board's meeting Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 at the Islands and Oceans Visitor Center in Homer, Alaska. The board is scheduled to meet Wednesday through Sunday in Homer to consider fisheries regulations affecting the Lower Cook Inlet area, which stretches from Central Cook Inlet south to include Kamishak Bay and Kachemak Bay and wraps around the peninsula to stretch to Cape Fairfield, approximately 15 miles east of Seward.

Public weighs in on winter kings in Homer

Much of the conversation before the Board of Fisheries on Wednesday afternoon in Homer went back and forth on whether to liberalize the winter salt… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Members of the Board of Fisheries listen during public testimony from members of Cook Inlet Recreational Fishermen urging them to pass some proposals liberalizing regulations on the winter marine king salmon fishery in Lower Cook Inlet during the board's meeting Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 at the Islands and Oceans Visitor Center in Homer, Alaska. The board is scheduled to meet Wednesday through Sunday in Homer to consider fisheries regulations affecting the Lower Cook Inlet area, which stretches from Central Cook Inlet south to include Kamishak Bay and Kachemak Bay and wraps around the peninsula to stretch to Cape Fairfield, approximately 15 miles east of Seward.

Lawsuits challenge abortion restrictions in Alaska, two other states

NEW YORK — Taking the offensive after Election Day setbacks, Planned Parenthood and its allies filed lawsuits Wednesday in North Carolina, Missouri and Alaska challenging… Continue reading

  • Nov 30, 2016
  • By DAVID CRARY

Kodiak aerospace complex expects next launch in 2017

KODIAK (AP) — Operators of the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Kodiak say the facility’s next launch won’t take place before the end of the year… Continue reading

  • Nov 30, 2016

Alaska collecting first tax deposits from pot businesses

ANCHORAGE (AP) — The state has begun receiving its first tax payments from marijuana businesses, one month after the start of legal pot sales in… Continue reading

  • Nov 30, 2016

Man charged with drug crimes working toward recovery

A Kenai man accused of manslaughter and several charges of misconduct involving controlled substances is working toward recovery, according to his legal counsel. Richard Paul… Continue reading

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