Ogle, Bagley look forward to next terms

Although three Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly seats are up for re-election in the October election, familiar faces will fill two of them.District 3, which covers… Continue reading

FILE - In this March 6, 2015, file photo, Lance Mackey prepares his sled at the start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Willow, Alaska. The Iditarod Trail Committee on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, announced that Mackey, a four-time champion, will not participate in the 2017 race because of health problems. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

4-time Iditarod champ Lance Mackey out of 2017 race

ANCHORAGE — Four-time Iditarod champion and cancer survivor Lance Mackey has dropped out of next year’s nearly 1,000-mile race for health reasons, organizers said Monday.Mackey… Continue reading

  • Sep 26, 2016
  • By Rachel D'oro
FILE - In this March 6, 2015, file photo, Lance Mackey prepares his sled at the start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Willow, Alaska. The Iditarod Trail Committee on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, announced that Mackey, a four-time champion, will not participate in the 2017 race because of health problems. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, stands with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the first presidential debate at Hofstra University, Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, in Hempstead, N.Y. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Clinton, Trump battle fiercely over taxes, race, terror

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — In a combative opening debate, Hillary Clinton emphatically denounced Donald Trump Monday night for keeping his personal tax returns and business dealings… Continue reading

  • Sep 26, 2016
  • By JULIE PACE and JILL COLVIN
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, stands with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the first presidential debate at Hofstra University, Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, in Hempstead, N.Y. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
Alaska Crate Company owner Brett Laichak displays boxes that will be used to ship a collection of Alaska items to subscribers. (Photo courtesy Brett Laichak)

Startup offers ‘Alaska in a box’

A startup company out of Anchorage would like to sell you “Alaska in a box.”Alaska Crate Company was founded in May of this year, and… Continue reading

  • Sep 26, 2016
  • By JENNIFER WILLIAMS
Alaska Crate Company owner Brett Laichak displays boxes that will be used to ship a collection of Alaska items to subscribers. (Photo courtesy Brett Laichak)

Run

They’ve been dubbed “The Greatest Generation.” They survived the Great Depression to march off to war following the attack on Pearl Harbor which culminated a… Continue reading

Sending books

Sending books

When Savannah Rizzo, a student at Nikiski High, enlisted the help of her friends Mayzie Potton and Sarah Nash to start a local literacy program,… Continue reading

Sending books
Geo-Cache

Geo-Cache

“Ahhh Man! I don’t believe this!” “Way devious where did she come up with this.” “Crazy, just crazy!” “Sadistic!” “Demented”, “Totally over the edge,” were… Continue reading

Geo-Cache
Lady execs fish

Lady execs fish

For nearly a decade Alaska’s lady executives have turned the mighty Kenai River pink and changed the perception of sport fishing and smoozing on the… Continue reading

Lady execs fish
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion The fascade of the former Alaskalanes bowling alley in Kenai displays a sign from its present owners, the city of Kenai, on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016 in Kenai Alaska. Kenai has recieved four bids for the building to date, two of which are still under consideration.

Kenai bowling alley sale discussion continues

The city of Kenai’s municipal assets include twelve wooden bowling lanes, a collection of bowling balls and pins, a pin-setting machine from the mid-1980s, a… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion The fascade of the former Alaskalanes bowling alley in Kenai displays a sign from its present owners, the city of Kenai, on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016 in Kenai Alaska. Kenai has recieved four bids for the building to date, two of which are still under consideration.
VIVID Fashion Show brings Las Vegas style event to Kenai

VIVID Fashion Show brings Las Vegas style event to Kenai

A unique event for the Kenai Peninsula turned out a large crowd that eagerly waited in line outside the Old Carr’s Mall on a warm… Continue reading

VIVID Fashion Show brings Las Vegas style event to Kenai
Peninsula Radiation hosts 2nd Annual Patient Appreciation Luncheon

Peninsula Radiation hosts 2nd Annual Patient Appreciation Luncheon

Thursday, September 8th marked the second Patient Appreciation Luncheon hosted by Peninsula Radiation Oncology Center. All area cancer patients and survivors were invited to the… Continue reading

Peninsula Radiation hosts 2nd Annual Patient Appreciation Luncheon
United Way kicks off 2016 Peninsula Campaign

United Way kicks off 2016 Peninsula Campaign

The Peninsula organized its first United Way Campaign in 1985. Many of the thirteen member agencies that now provide a wide variety of services to… Continue reading

United Way kicks off 2016 Peninsula Campaign
Froso's warm welcome highlighted by colorful autumn rainbow

Froso’s warm welcome highlighted by colorful autumn rainbow

Dispatch 9.21 Froso’s warm Welcome highlighted by colorful autumn rainbow(Photo # Froso’s rainbow (2), # (3): ) As evidenced by a brilliant rainbow over Soldotna… Continue reading

Froso's warm welcome highlighted by colorful autumn rainbow
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion John Hellen of Anchorage heads down the home stretch toward the finish line to take first place in the Kenai River Marathon on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. Hellen, who finished with a time of 3:08:04, will use his finishing time in the Kenai River Marathon when entering the Comrades Marathon in South Africa, the world's oldest and largest ultramarathon, next summer.

Hundreds turn out for 11th Kenai River Marathon

Sunshine and patchy blue skies kept the rain at bay for part of the day at the 11th annual Kenai River Marathon to make their… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion John Hellen of Anchorage heads down the home stretch toward the finish line to take first place in the Kenai River Marathon on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. Hellen, who finished with a time of 3:08:04, will use his finishing time in the Kenai River Marathon when entering the Comrades Marathon in South Africa, the world's oldest and largest ultramarathon, next summer.

Prudhoe plan approved on day Oil and Gas Division director resigned

Alaska Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Andy Mack approved the 2016 Plan of Development for the Prudhoe Bay oilfield on Sept. 20, but only after… Continue reading

  • Sep 25, 2016
  • By Tim Bradner

School News for Sept. 16

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 6 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley Street in Soldotna (unless… Continue reading

KPC Around Campus: Enrollment up from last year

At the close of this semester’s add/drop period on Sept. 15, enrollment across the KPC system was up more than seven percent compared to the… Continue reading

Principal Margaret Gilman hands first-grader Regan Savly one of the Baby Baskets that staff and students put together to welcome the newest additions to the Nikiski North Star Elementary School community in this Feb. 24file photo. Nikiski North Star recently celebrated its students' summer reading accomplishments.

Nikiski North Star celebrated Cosmic Book Challenge

Over the summer students at Nikiski North Star Elementary participated in the NNS Cosmic Book Challenge. The challenge was created to encourage reading with goals… Continue reading

  • Sep 25, 2016
  • By JENNIFER WILLIAMS
  • Schools
Principal Margaret Gilman hands first-grader Regan Savly one of the Baby Baskets that staff and students put together to welcome the newest additions to the Nikiski North Star Elementary School community in this Feb. 24file photo. Nikiski North Star recently celebrated its students' summer reading accomplishments.

None hurt in four-plex fire

Residents of a four-plex apartment building near Kenai got a rude awakening Friday when one of the apartments caught fire.No one was injured in the… Continue reading

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