Why did the Marijuana Control Board deny this company a license?

Outsiders aren’t allowed to invest in Alaska’s marijuana industry, but like Lower 48 states, they’ll sure try.Alaska saw its first open attempt at an Outside… Continue reading

  • Nov 13, 2016
  • By DJ SUMMERS
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion The Klimke family's lights display, pictured Dec. 10, 2015 in Nikiski, Alaska, draws viewers from around the central Kenai Peninsula area every Christmas.

Let there be light: Nikiski Fire Association to host fundraiser for Klimpke family

The “Christmas guy” of Nikiski who continually brings holiday cheer to the community with elaborate light decorations will get a present in return this year.… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion The Klimke family's lights display, pictured Dec. 10, 2015 in Nikiski, Alaska, draws viewers from around the central Kenai Peninsula area every Christmas.

Grand jury indicts 3 in Hatcher Pass kidnapping, assault

ANCHORAGE (AP) — An Anchorage grand jury has indicted three men suspected of a kidnapping and assault that left two brothers shot and abandoned at… Continue reading

  • Nov 12, 2016
Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Local U.S Army veterans stand during a recitation of the Army's Soldier's Creed during a Veteran's Day Ceremony at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Friday, Nov. 11 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Veterans’ actions, stories celebrated

Speaking at Friday’s Veterans Day ceremony, Colonel James “Doc” Halliday asked his audience to recognize veterans not only with words of thanks, but by listening.… Continue reading

Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Local U.S Army veterans stand during a recitation of the Army's Soldier's Creed during a Veteran's Day Ceremony at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Friday, Nov. 11 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska.

ConocoPhillips can again grow its Colville River oil field

ConocoPhillips can again grow its Colville River North Slope oil field after a Nov. 4 decision by Natural Resources Commissioner Andy Mack that reversed an… Continue reading

  • Nov 12, 2016
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER

Independent Living Center reapplies for transit voucher funding

After a year of unstable funding, the Independent Living Center is applying to restore the state support for its voucher transportation program. The center, which… Continue reading

Indian Education Advisory Committee works toward goals

Members of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s committee that oversees funds for Native students brainstormed ways to reach more students with services and how… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Lee Miller performs taps following a gun salute by the Kenai VFW Post
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Lee Miller performs taps following a gun salute by the Kenai VFW Post

Kenai Peninsula goat hunts close

To prevent overharvest, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has closed two Kenai Peninsula mountain goat hunts — one located outside of Seward, the… Continue reading

  • Nov 10, 2016

State issues first marijuana warning to licensed business

An Anchorage marijuana business that ran afoul of state regulations will be let off with a warning.On Thursday, the Alaska Marijuana Control Board heard from… Continue reading

Walker fires back after getting ‘D’ for business grade

Gov. Bill Walker took umbrage with the conclusion drawn by Alaska business groups that his policies have almost failed the state’s private sector.The governor wrote… Continue reading

  • Nov 10, 2016
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER
Front row, from left, Reps. Chris Tuck, Gabrielle LeDoux, Bryce Edgmon and Paul Seaton answer questions during a press conference with the new House Majority Wednesday in Anchorage. (Photo by Elwood Brehmer, Alaska Journal of Commerce)

Three Republicans join Democrats to form new Alaska House Majority

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Alaska still has a bipartisan House Majority caucus, but it will be led by Democrats… Continue reading

Front row, from left, Reps. Chris Tuck, Gabrielle LeDoux, Bryce Edgmon and Paul Seaton answer questions during a press conference with the new House Majority Wednesday in Anchorage. (Photo by Elwood Brehmer, Alaska Journal of Commerce)

Soldotna to seek public input on annexation

Some concerned Kenai Peninsula Borough residents got a head start weighing in on the city of Soldotna’s latest efforts to explore annexation of surrounding areas… Continue reading

District begins school budgeting with Oct. count

The Kenai Peninsula School District starts calculating its future budget by calculating its future students. At a work session prior to Monday’s Board of Education… Continue reading

Kenai Peninsula Board of Education approves employee contracts

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Board of Education approved agreements with its employee associations at its Monday meeting, finishing the approximately 18-month long negotiation between the… Continue reading

Murkowski fends off crowded field

ANCHORAGE — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski won her bid for re-election, fending off a crowded field of challengers that included the man who beat her… Continue reading

  • Nov 9, 2016
  • By Becky Bohrer

Kenai Peninsula Board of Education approves employee agreements

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Board of Education approved agreements with its employee associations at its meeting Monday, finishing the approximately 18-month long negotiation between the… Continue reading

Knopp wins District 30 race

Gary Knopp will represent the residents of Kenai and Soldotna in the Alaska Legislature for the next session, according to unofficial election results. In a… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Nikiski resident Richard Marquez casts his vote Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 at the North Peninsula Recreation Center in Nikiski, Alaska.

Peninsula voters share views

As cars flew through the intersection of the Kenai Spur and Sterling highways around noon on Election Day, about half of the drivers honked or… Continue reading

  • Nov 9, 2016
  • By MEGAN PACER, ELIZABETH EARL and BEN BOETTGER
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Nikiski resident Richard Marquez casts his vote Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 at the North Peninsula Recreation Center in Nikiski, Alaska.
President-elect Donald Trump waves as he arrives at his election night rally, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Trump vows to unify a deeply divided nation

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump claimed his place Wednesday as America’s 45th president, an astonishing victory for the celebrity businessman and political novice who capitalized on… Continue reading

  • Nov 9, 2016
  • By JULIE PACE and ROBERT FURLOW
President-elect Donald Trump waves as he arrives at his election night rally, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/John Locher)