Kenai Peninsula College: Around Campus

General registration for the upcoming semester opened to the public this morning. KPC’s spring 2017 searchable schedule is accessible from the homepage under the Academics… Continue reading

  • Nov 27, 2016
  • By Suzie Kendrick
  • Schools

School News for Nov. 28

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

New sales taxes may be delayed

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to show that the ordinance to delay sales taxes for nonprofits and vendors that do not accept food… Continue reading

Seward Elementary teacher Jason Leslie counts students before crossing a creek to Manitoba cabin during a field trip on Tuesday, Nov. 11 near the Seward Highway.

Seward class tries gold panning

Manitoba cabin sits on a wooded hill overlooking a creek about three quarters of a mile from the Seward Highway. For much of the winter… Continue reading

Seward Elementary teacher Jason Leslie counts students before crossing a creek to Manitoba cabin during a field trip on Tuesday, Nov. 11 near the Seward Highway.

Talking in code: How the Navajo tribes helped end WWII

Thirty-three Native American tribes had members who served as World War II code talkers, amounting between 400-500 men. But for decades, it was classified information… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Santa greets a crowd of excited families as he cruises into the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center parking lot on a Kenai Fire Deoartment engine Friday, Nov. 25, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.

Santa, sales, spirit descend on Kenai for annual celebration

It’s here. Christmas, that is. It arrived on the heels of Thanksgiving with a bang and a smattering of holiday spirit in the form of… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Santa greets a crowd of excited families as he cruises into the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center parking lot on a Kenai Fire Deoartment engine Friday, Nov. 25, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.

Juneau’s first marijuana sale goes without a hitch

Even the mayor was there.On Wednesday night, Rainforest Farms made the first legal sale of marijuana in Juneau and the first in Alaska off the… Continue reading

Murder-suicide suspected in deaths of 4 in Alaska hotel room

FAIRBANKS (AP) — Preliminary evidence points to 22-year-old McKay Hutton as the gunman in a murder-suicide that left four dead — including an infant —… Continue reading

  • Nov 26, 2016

Independent explorers and the oil tax pendulum

The tune being heard from independents exploring on the North Slope has changed subtly but significantly over the past year.A previous insistence throughout the winter… Continue reading

  • Nov 26, 2016
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER

Alaska to sell or scrap ferry Taku

JUNEAU (AP) — The Alaska Marine Highway System is moving forward with plans to get rid of the ferry Taku, but it is still undecided… Continue reading

  • Nov 24, 2016
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion In this April 29, 2016 photo, an old car is parked on the side of the road near the bluff in Clam Gulch, Alaska. The Kenai Peninula Borough Assembly passed an ordinance Nov. 22 that will allow residents to register cars at least eight years old permanently, replacing the current biennial registration system.

Borough opts into permanent vehicle registration

Kenai Peninsula Borough residents with cars and trailers more than eight years old will now be able to secure permanent vehicle registrations for them. The… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion In this April 29, 2016 photo, an old car is parked on the side of the road near the bluff in Clam Gulch, Alaska. The Kenai Peninula Borough Assembly passed an ordinance Nov. 22 that will allow residents to register cars at least eight years old permanently, replacing the current biennial registration system.
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Hungry area residents prepare to devour a Thanksgiving meal put on by volunteers Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016 at the Kenai Senior Citizens Center in Kenai, Alaska. Volunteers said they expected to feed 40-45 people during this year's potluck.

The community table

When enjoying a Thanksgiving meal with family or friends at home isn’t a possibility, residents of the Kenai Peninsula have no shortage of options when… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Hungry area residents prepare to devour a Thanksgiving meal put on by volunteers Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016 at the Kenai Senior Citizens Center in Kenai, Alaska. Volunteers said they expected to feed 40-45 people during this year's potluck.

Black Friday is an unpaid day for many state employees

It’s not the night before Christmas, but not a creature will be stirring in many state offices Friday. Employees can give thanks to budget cuts.The… Continue reading

Alaskan buisnessman Bob Gillam leans in for Interior secretary post

Bob Gillam, a prominent Alaska businessman, has thrown his hat in the ring to join President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet as Secretary of the Interior. Gillam… Continue reading

  • Nov 23, 2016
  • By WILL MORROW and ELIZABETH EARL

Report: Ferry system should become state-owned corporation

A new report commissioned by Southeast Conference recommends that the Alaska Marine Highway System become a state-backed corporation semi-independent of government.The report’s draft recommendations were… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion "Probably family, friends and free education."- Matthew Zorbas, Kenai
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion "Probably family, friends and free education."- Matthew Zorbas, Kenai

State troopers to host citizen academy

If area residents have ever wondered exactly what it is that Alaska State Troopers do all day, now’s their chance to find out.The troopers’ E… Continue reading

Assembly moves to drop invocation policy

After more than a month of discussion and litigation threats, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly passed an amendment repealing its invocation policy on Tuesday.However, it… Continue reading

Redoubt students show ‘can-do’ attitude

Students at Redoubt Elementary School in Soldotna helped out their community and had some fun in the process Thursday during a “Canstruction” competition at the… Continue reading

Newcomers seek to make pool hall a safe community space

Two weeks, some planning and a little financial help was all it took for three Kenai residents to get the doors of Sharps Billiards open… Continue reading