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

Alaska Permanent Fund dividend: $1,022

ANCHORAGE — Most every Alaskan will be just over a thousand dollars richer next month.Gov. Bill Walker’s office on Friday announced the amount of this… Continue reading

  • Sep 23, 2016

Kenai Council postpones cat leash ordinance

Kenai cats could join dogs on the list of animals that city code requires to be restrained either by a leash, fence, or building. The… Continue reading

Hunter mauled by brown bear on Admiralty Island

A Kentucky man was mauled by a brown bear Thursday night at the end of a day of bear hunting on Admiralty Island, according to… Continue reading

  • Sep 24, 2016
  • By LISA PHU

Nothing but support for PFD-voter registration ballot measure

Two people testified Friday morning in support of a citizen’s ballot initiative that ties voter registration to the Permanent Fund Dividend application.Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott… Continue reading

  • Sep 24, 2016
  • By LISA PHU

Nageak lawsuit against state election officials to proceed

The case of Rep. Ben Nageak, D-Barrow, vs. Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott and Director of Elections Josie Bahnke will start on Tuesday. Superior Court Judge… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Jimbo prepares to take off from the home of Robert (right) and Dawn Stiver on Wednesday, Sept. 21 near Soldotna.

Hiromu Jimbo just keeps pedaling

This summer Robert and Dawn Stiver and their son Zach were caribou hunting around mile 85 of the Denali Highway. Stopping to pick berries by… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Jimbo prepares to take off from the home of Robert (right) and Dawn Stiver on Wednesday, Sept. 21 near Soldotna.

Satellite technology beams expertise to remote Alaska clinic

ANCHORAGE — The only clinic in one of the nation’s busiest commercial fishing ports is so remote that even conventional telemedicine for emergencies has been… Continue reading

  • Sep 22, 2016
  • By Rachel D'oro
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Melanie Lee, 17, walked over from Kenai Central High School to give blood at the Blood Bank of Alaska's mobile donation clinic Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. The Anchorage-based Blood Bank of Alaska, which periodically makes trips to other areas of Alaska to allow residents of other communities to donate blood, will hold another blood drive between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Friday at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Melanie Lee, 17, walked over from Kenai Central High School to give blood at the Blood Bank of Alaska's mobile donation clinic Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. The Anchorage-based Blood Bank of Alaska, which periodically makes trips to other areas of Alaska to allow residents of other communities to donate blood, will hold another blood drive between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Friday at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna.

HEA tackles peninsula-wide outages

Members of Homer Electric Association had their work cut out for them this week as high winds sweeping across the Kenai Peninsula caused several power… Continue reading

Assembly votes down, will reconsider Planning Commission changes

In its annual visit to Homer, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly stalled on a revision of the borough’s Planning Commission opposed by both the Homer… Continue reading

Healthcare Task Force moves toward recommendations

After a nearly three-month hiatus, the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s Healthcare Task Force launched hard into its recommendations to the borough administration at its Wednesday meeting.The… Continue reading

Borough assembly candidates talk revenues, cuts

With less than three weeks left to go until the municipal regular election, Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly candidates made their pitch Wednesday about the borough’s… Continue reading

PFD lawsuit explained

Anchorage Democrat Sen. Bill Wielechowski, along with former senators Rick Halford and Clem Tillion, are suing the State of Alaska and the Alaska Permanent Fund… Continue reading

  • Sep 21, 2016
  • By STEPHANIE PROKOP
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Irving Roth, an 87-year-old survivor of the Holocaust who speaks around the world, tells his story to a crowd of people Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016 at the New Life Assembly of God in Kenai, Alaska.

Speaking from experience: Holocaust survivor shares story

Speaker, writer and Holocaust survivor Irving Roth shared his story of survival with a large crowd Tuesday to emphasize the importance of not letting history… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Irving Roth, an 87-year-old survivor of the Holocaust who speaks around the world, tells his story to a crowd of people Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016 at the New Life Assembly of God in Kenai, Alaska.

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