Photo courtesy Alan Haskins Susan B. English Principal Alan Haskins photographed the reconstruction process, which is roughly halfway to completion, taking place on the school's shop that was ravaged by a fire in 2014 on Thursday, April 28, 2016, in Seldovia, Alaska.

Susan B. English shop to soon reopen

The students at Seldovia’s Susan B. English K-12 school have been welding and wood working outside or in a temporary setup for the past two… Continue reading

  • Apr 28, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo courtesy Alan Haskins Susan B. English Principal Alan Haskins photographed the reconstruction process, which is roughly halfway to completion, taking place on the school's shop that was ravaged by a fire in 2014 on Thursday, April 28, 2016, in Seldovia, Alaska.
A sinkhole opens the pavement of the Kenai Spur Highway near Forest Drive on Tuesday, April 26 in Kenai. The Alaska Department of transportation blocked off two lanes of the four-lane road due to the extensive cavern beneath the hole.

Failed pipe leads to sinkhole in Spur

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that the Department of Transportation advises motorists to drive slowly over potholes if they aren't avoidable. … Continue reading

A sinkhole opens the pavement of the Kenai Spur Highway near Forest Drive on Tuesday, April 26 in Kenai. The Alaska Department of transportation blocked off two lanes of the four-lane road due to the extensive cavern beneath the hole.

Soldotna City Council member resigns early

A seat on the Soldotna City Council is now open to suitors.Council member Meggean Bos-Marquez moved up her resignation from the city council, originally scheduled… Continue reading

Questions remain in marijuana license applications

With less than two months until the state is set to issue its first marijuana business licenses, there are still some wrinkles in the licensing… Continue reading

Alaska Marijuana Control Board member Brandon Emmett speaks during a meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Alaska will be the first state in the nation to allow the onsite consumption of marijuana at some retails stores, and the board was considering regulations for that. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

State board weighing rules to allow use of pot at licensed stores

JUNEAU — Some activists have a vision for Alaska’s upstart marijuana industry that could have Anchorage looking more like Amsterdam in the years ahead.Just like… Continue reading

  • Apr 27, 2016
  • By BECKY BOHRER and MARK THIESSEN
Alaska Marijuana Control Board member Brandon Emmett speaks during a meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Alaska will be the first state in the nation to allow the onsite consumption of marijuana at some retails stores, and the board was considering regulations for that. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell listens during a roundtable discussion about forest health at History Colorado Museum in Denver, Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Tidwell, who is the nation's top wildfire-fighting official, says the 2016 fire season isn't expected to be as bad as 2015, when a record 15,800 square miles burned nationwide. (AP Photo/P. Solomon Banda)

Nationwide, 2016 wildfire season expected to be less severe

DENVER — The upcoming wildfire season across the U.S. isn’t expected to be as bad as last year’s infernos, when a record 15,800 square miles… Continue reading

  • Apr 27, 2016
  • By DAN ELLIOTT
U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell listens during a roundtable discussion about forest health at History Colorado Museum in Denver, Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Tidwell, who is the nation's top wildfire-fighting official, says the 2016 fire season isn't expected to be as bad as 2015, when a record 15,800 square miles burned nationwide. (AP Photo/P. Solomon Banda)

DOT to repair sinkhole

    Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities employees are out working on a pothole and underlying sinkhole that formed on the Kenai Spur… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Steve Dahl and Louise Heite talk about plans for their property Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at Eagle Glade Farm LLC., in Nikiski, Alaska.

Food hub offers local shopping online

Starting this season, Kenai Peninsula communities will have the unique option of shopping for local produce, seafood and handmade goods online. The Kenai Peninsula Food… Continue reading

  • Apr 26, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Steve Dahl and Louise Heite talk about plans for their property Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at Eagle Glade Farm LLC., in Nikiski, Alaska.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  In this June 18, 2015 Patrick "PBun" Madros and Fred Alexi, both of Kaltag work to put out a hot spot off of Kamloops Road near the Kenai Keys in Sterling, Alaska. Last year's Card Street fire burned about 9,000 acres.

Area agencies ready for fire season

This year’s fire season is off to a strong start on the Kenai Peninsula, and the Alaska Division of Forestry and local fire departments are… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  In this June 18, 2015 Patrick "PBun" Madros and Fred Alexi, both of Kaltag work to put out a hot spot off of Kamloops Road near the Kenai Keys in Sterling, Alaska. Last year's Card Street fire burned about 9,000 acres.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion All logos have been taken off the shuttered Carl's Jr. building Monday, April 25, 2016, in Kenai, Alaska.

Carl’s Jr., Blockbuster employees transition after closures

It was business as usual at the Carl’s Jr. in Kenai for the last few weeks before it closed — except no meat was coming… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion All logos have been taken off the shuttered Carl's Jr. building Monday, April 25, 2016, in Kenai, Alaska.

Two Kasilof residents killed in car crash

Two Kasilof residents were killed in a fatal motor vehicle accident Friday on the Seward Highway near Girdwood.Cherise James, 25, and Jackson Moore, 36, both… Continue reading

Members of a construction crew continue to demolish the exterior of the Capitol on Monday, April 25, 2016, in Juneau, Alaska. Lawmakers are scheduled to be out of the building by May 2 under the current construction schedule.  (AP Photo/Rashah McChesney)

Other meeting sites weighed as legislative session continues

JUNEAU — Alaska lawmakers planned to tour potential alternate meeting sites Monday as the extended legislative session wore on and a deadline for being out… Continue reading

Members of a construction crew continue to demolish the exterior of the Capitol on Monday, April 25, 2016, in Juneau, Alaska. Lawmakers are scheduled to be out of the building by May 2 under the current construction schedule.  (AP Photo/Rashah McChesney)

Subsistence group files opposition to Ninilchik gillnet

Federal subsistence groups upriver from a controversial subsistence gillnet have asked that the Federal Subsistence Board rescind its 2015 decision to allow it.The Cooper Landing… Continue reading

  • Apr 25, 2016
  • By DJ SUMMERS

Business briefs

■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce meets at noon today at Froso’s Restaurant in Soldotna. A presentation from Dave Carey on the Iron Mike Citizens… Continue reading

  • Apr 25, 2016

Around the District

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

Log construction seminar offered at KRC

KRC student Joe Meloche, owner and operator of JMC Log Home Institute, will provide a free log construction seminar at 7 p.m. on April 27… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Members of the math club were asked the probability of pulling various shapes and cookie colors from the bag before advisor David Thomas agreed to hand over the goods Thursday, April 21, 2016, at the school in Kenai, Alaska.

A good probability: math club members take state competition

Members of the Kenai Middle School math club add up to a formidable bunch. A team formed from the group, sixth grader Hayden Hanson, seventh… Continue reading

  • Apr 24, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
  • Schools
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Members of the math club were asked the probability of pulling various shapes and cookie colors from the bag before advisor David Thomas agreed to hand over the goods Thursday, April 21, 2016, at the school in Kenai, Alaska.

Associations ready for arbitration

The Kenai Peninsula Education and Kenai Peninsula Education Support associations say they are ready for advisory arbitration with the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District.The meeting… Continue reading

  • Apr 24, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Marijuana Task Force, Planning Commission reject setback ordinance

A proposed ordinance before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly would put more buffer distance between marijuana establishments in the borough and particular types of operations.The… Continue reading

Consumer confidence falls as Alaska economy struggles

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Consumer confidence has fallen to a five-year low as Alaksa continues to struggle with a weak oil sector, budget cuts and… Continue reading

  • Apr 24, 2016