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Alaska state Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, speaks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Saturday, April 16, 2016, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Lawmakers assess options to wrap work as session’s end looms

JUNEAU — Legislative leaders planned to weigh their options for completing critical work on a state budget and other key issues as the scheduled end… Continue reading

Alaska state Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, speaks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Saturday, April 16, 2016, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

AGDC narrows CEO search

The Alaska Gasline Development Corp.’s search for a new CEO appears to be winding down.AGDC board member Hugh Short, who has led the board’s hunt… Continue reading

Kenai permits marijuana retail and cultivation facility

Kenai’s first commercial marijuana business — Red Run Cannabis Company — has permission from the Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission to open a cultivation facility… Continue reading

Skier credits GPS locator beacon for rescue

Two skiers were whisked off of the Harding Icefield on the eastern Kenai Peninsula Tuesday by an Alaska Air National Guard helicopter. Crews found the… Continue reading

  • Apr 14, 2016
  • By DAYSHA EATON

Soldotna talks capital projects, budget

The City of Soldotna is gearing up to work on its budget in the wake of revenue decreases, including taking a look at what kind… Continue reading

  • Apr 14, 2016
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Turns over, or separates, a bucket of worms from their eggs and castings Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at his home in Kasilof, Alaska.

Ground work: Kasilof couple builds up worm castings operation

A Kasilof local has found a way to address difficulties crops have accessing existing nitrogen in Alaska’s soils, and to infuse additional, essential nutrients into… Continue reading

  • Apr 14, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Turns over, or separates, a bucket of worms from their eggs and castings Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at his home in Kasilof, Alaska.

Proposal to permit goats, sheep delayed 2 years

A controversial proposal to require owners of domestic sheep and goats in Alaska to permit their animals has been pushed back for two years.Proposal 90,… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Members of the Kenai Fire Department knock pillars back into place after a driver backed onto the pavement and struck the MediCenter building on Monday, April 11, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.

No injuries in crash at MediCenter

The front of the MediCenter building in Kenai was damaged when a driver backed onto the pavement and was lodged between the siding and a… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Members of the Kenai Fire Department knock pillars back into place after a driver backed onto the pavement and struck the MediCenter building on Monday, April 11, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.
The Furie Alaska jack-up rig Randolph Yost is at the Deep Water Dock in Homer last Friday as fishing boats conduct spill-response exercises in Kachemak Bay. According to Homer City Manager Katie Koester's report to the Homer City Council at its Monday meeting, the rig will leave the Deep Water Dock no later than May 15 to make room for the first cruise ship of the season on May 18.

Proposed bill would cut Cook Inlet oil, gas tax credits

The debate over proposed changes to the oil and gas tax credit program is coming down to the wire, with just days left in the… Continue reading

The Furie Alaska jack-up rig Randolph Yost is at the Deep Water Dock in Homer last Friday as fishing boats conduct spill-response exercises in Kachemak Bay. According to Homer City Manager Katie Koester's report to the Homer City Council at its Monday meeting, the rig will leave the Deep Water Dock no later than May 15 to make room for the first cruise ship of the season on May 18.
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Trevor Debnam drives through an obstacle course while texting on his phone under the supervision of Kenai Police Officer Alex Prins during an exercise Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. Students completed the driving drill as part of a unit in their health class.

Driving home the point: KCHS students schooled on impaired, distracted driving

Several orange cones set up to outline a driving course in the Kenai Central High School parking lot Wednesday took a beating in the name… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Trevor Debnam drives through an obstacle course while texting on his phone under the supervision of Kenai Police Officer Alex Prins during an exercise Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. Students completed the driving drill as part of a unit in their health class.

Bill to ban Planned Parenthood in schools dies in committee

In a 5-2 vote, a House committee put a stop to a bill Tuesday that would’ve banned abortion providers from teaching sexual education in public… Continue reading

House minority sees tax credit bill as key to fiscal plan

JUNEAU — The minority leader of the Alaska House said Wednesday that if his caucus isn’t satisfied with changes to the state’s oil and gas… Continue reading

On economy: Prepare, don’t panic

Northrim Bank leaders say Alaska’s state fiscal outlook may be grim, but the economy has some positives to focus on as well.The bank has launched… Continue reading

  • Apr 13, 2016
  • By DJ SUMMERS

Kenai marijuana permit to have vote Wednesday

Editor's note: This story has been changed to correct the title of Marc Theiler, originally described as an attorney. Theiler is an office manager and… Continue reading

Board of Fisheries appointees move to final confirmation

The Board of Fisheries nominees cleared their last committee hearing and are on their way to final approval from the whole Legislature.Gov. Bill Walker’s three… Continue reading

A city worker walks along a site that will soon host a life-sized whale sculpture and bridge park project along the Gastineau Channel Tuesday in Juneau, Alaska. The city is being sued by a industry representative for 12 cruise lines which alleges that the city is misspending funds from a per-passenger tax on the whale project and others which do not directly benefit cruise passengers. (AP Photo/Rashah McChesney)

Cruise lines say Juneau misused passenger fees

JUNEAU — A life-sized whale statue has landed Juneau in hot water as a cruise ship association alleges it’s a symbol of the Alaska city’s… Continue reading

  • Apr 12, 2016
  • By Rashah McChesney
A city worker walks along a site that will soon host a life-sized whale sculpture and bridge park project along the Gastineau Channel Tuesday in Juneau, Alaska. The city is being sued by a industry representative for 12 cruise lines which alleges that the city is misspending funds from a per-passenger tax on the whale project and others which do not directly benefit cruise passengers. (AP Photo/Rashah McChesney)
Sen. Mia Costello, R-Anchorage, left, watches as colleague Sen. Lesil McGuire, right, discusses the state's tax credit program for oil companies during a Senate Majority news conference on Monday, April 11, 2016, in Juneau, Alaska. A planned Sunday vote on a bill that is designed to gradually reduce the $825 million in credits to companies with no tax liabilities stalled on the House floor. Republican House majority members have delayed committee meetings Monday as they meet to hammer out a consensus on House Bill 247. (AP Photo/Rashah McChesney)

Walker not sure legislators can wrap fiscal work by Sunday

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker said Tuesday that as much of an optimist as he is, he doesn’t see state legislators wrapping up work on… Continue reading

Sen. Mia Costello, R-Anchorage, left, watches as colleague Sen. Lesil McGuire, right, discusses the state's tax credit program for oil companies during a Senate Majority news conference on Monday, April 11, 2016, in Juneau, Alaska. A planned Sunday vote on a bill that is designed to gradually reduce the $825 million in credits to companies with no tax liabilities stalled on the House floor. Republican House majority members have delayed committee meetings Monday as they meet to hammer out a consensus on House Bill 247. (AP Photo/Rashah McChesney)

Kenai Peninsula residents rescued from Bear Glacier

  Update, 1:30 p.m.: After being rescued from Bear Glacier where they had been stranded since Friday, Jennifer Neyman and Christopher Hanna are at Central… Continue reading

  • Apr 11, 2016

Kenai sells airport land

For the first time since 2013, Kenai will begin negotiating a sale of city-owned airport land to private individuals. At its Wednesday meeting, the Kenai… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion The road to Gray Cliff and Moose Point is a narrow, muddy path, shown on Monday, April 11, 2016. Apache Corporation, which was exploring for oil and gas in the area, had announced plans to improve the road by extending the Kenai Spur Highway, but withdrew from Alaska in March. The company is now in talks with the Kenai Peninsula Borough to donate its preliminary environmental and engineering work so the borough may be able to pick up the project.

Borough may pick up North Road extension

Property owners in Gray Cliff and Moose Point northeast of Nikiski may still get a road extension, even if Apache Corporation won’t be the one… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion The road to Gray Cliff and Moose Point is a narrow, muddy path, shown on Monday, April 11, 2016. Apache Corporation, which was exploring for oil and gas in the area, had announced plans to improve the road by extending the Kenai Spur Highway, but withdrew from Alaska in March. The company is now in talks with the Kenai Peninsula Borough to donate its preliminary environmental and engineering work so the borough may be able to pick up the project.