Samantha Nushart, an employee at Double O Express, holds a complete order at the restaurant on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. The restaurant recently moved from its old location next to the Bow Bar in Old Town Kenai to a brick-and-mortar location in the Kenai Airport that used to house Odie's Deli.

Double O Express moves into new, expanded space

The Double O Express’ new home is a hop, skip, leap and a jump from its old home.The restaurant started its life in a trailer… Continue reading

Samantha Nushart, an employee at Double O Express, holds a complete order at the restaurant on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. The restaurant recently moved from its old location next to the Bow Bar in Old Town Kenai to a brick-and-mortar location in the Kenai Airport that used to house Odie's Deli.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion (Left) Kiana Dalton and Kennedy Whitney work on a Kenai Fire Department vehicle for the Diamond Dance Project fundraiser carwash Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.

At the car wash

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  • Aug 28, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion (Left) Kiana Dalton and Kennedy Whitney work on a Kenai Fire Department vehicle for the Diamond Dance Project fundraiser carwash Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.

Recent oil refinery owners share contamination cleanup costs

FAIRBANKS — The Alaska Supreme Court says recent owners of a North Pole oil refinery share costs of cleaning up a contamination that has reached… Continue reading

  • Aug 28, 2016

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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

  • Aug 28, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
  • Schools
Photo courtesy Joe Rizzo Liam Bureau, Ben Peck, Savannah Rizzo, Carlee Rizzo, Sarah Nash drop off a haul of books to Hope School.

Bookworms: Students supply books to their peers

Three Nikiski High School students have figured out a way to spread their love of reading to those with less access to literature. Spearheaded by… Continue reading

  • Aug 28, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
  • Schools
Photo courtesy Joe Rizzo Liam Bureau, Ben Peck, Savannah Rizzo, Carlee Rizzo, Sarah Nash drop off a haul of books to Hope School.

State seeks AMP replacement

The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development is looking for a new vendor that will replace the Alaska Measures of Progress and Alaska Alternative… Continue reading

  • Aug 28, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Report recommends UA cut athletics costs

ANCHORAGE — A new report highlights the uncertainty of the University of Alaska athletics programs, with some facing elimination as the university prepares to make… Continue reading

  • Aug 27, 2016
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Attendees of Industry Appreciation Day applaud Gov. Bill Walker during his visit Saturday, Aug. 27,2016 in Kenai, Alaska. Walker is making stops across the state to speak about Alaska's fiscal situation.

Walker reassures locals, cites needed adjustments

Gov. Bill Walker wants to impress upon local governments the severity of the state’s financial situation and how it will trickle down to their communities,… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Attendees of Industry Appreciation Day applaud Gov. Bill Walker during his visit Saturday, Aug. 27,2016 in Kenai, Alaska. Walker is making stops across the state to speak about Alaska's fiscal situation.

Finding freedom: Local group works to open home for women in recovery

During Jennifer Waller’s third stint in rehab for drug addiction, she didn’t have any indications that it would stick. Seven years later, she is working… Continue reading

Arbitrator urges school district, associations to reach agreement

In his released report, a collective bargaining Advisory Arbitrator urges the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and Kenai Education and Kenai Peninsula Education Support associations… Continue reading

  • Aug 25, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
A sockeye salmon makes its flight into the back of a truck on a set gillnet site on July 11, 2016 near Kenai, Alaska. Commercial fishermen in Upper Cook Inlet are winding down a season that did not live up to the preseason forecast of a large sockeye salmon run.

Upper Cook Inlet commercial fishing winds down

The boom of fish the commercial operations in Upper Cook Inlet expected never arrived this year.High preseason expectations made the 2016 season a disappointment for… Continue reading

A sockeye salmon makes its flight into the back of a truck on a set gillnet site on July 11, 2016 near Kenai, Alaska. Commercial fishermen in Upper Cook Inlet are winding down a season that did not live up to the preseason forecast of a large sockeye salmon run.

Walker delays action on CFEC administrative changes

The Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission won’t transfer some of its administrative functions into the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, for now.Gov. Bill Walker set… Continue reading

Claims for expanded Medicaid group $30 million over estimates in first year

Alaska has trouble affording the Affordable Care Act.Alaska’s new Medicaid enrollees are already costing more than what economists predicted they would in 2021. This matches… Continue reading

  • Aug 25, 2016
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Kenai mayoral candidates Brian Gabriel (left) and Hal Smalley take turns answering questions during a debate at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.

Kenai mayoral candidates talk business

Present Kenai Mayor Pat Porter is moving to Texas after her present three-year term ends in October, creating a rare Kenai mayoral race with no… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Kenai mayoral candidates Brian Gabriel (left) and Hal Smalley take turns answering questions during a debate at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.

7 vie for judge seat in Kenai Superior Court

The Alaska Judicial Council has its work cut out in narrowing down the applicants for a judgeship in Kenai’s Superior Court.Kenai Superior Court Judge Carl… Continue reading

Assembly takes no action on invocation

Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meetings will still open with a prayer for the foreseeable future.The assembly invites local religious groups to come and offer an… Continue reading

Permanent Fund grows by 1.35 pecent in FY16

The Permanent Fund unofficially grew a modest 1.35 percent on a $52.8 billion portfolio in fiscal year 2016, the result of a volatile 12 months… Continue reading

  • Aug 24, 2016
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion An angler untangles a pink salmon from a net and fishing line on a fishing boardwalk on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska.

For Kenai anglers, everything’s coming up pink

Most of the catch to be found in the Kenai River at present is pink instead of silver.Anglers on the fishing dock near the Soldotna… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion An angler untangles a pink salmon from a net and fishing line on a fishing boardwalk on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska.
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Buckcherry, Drowning Pool head to Kenai

This weekend, West Coast Rock will meet Heavy Metal for unprecedented, inaugural performances on the Kenai Peninsula.Contemporary musical titans, Buckcherry and Drowning Pool, will take… Continue reading

  • Aug 24, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo courtsey Adrenaline PR Drowning Pool.

Fees to change for big game guides

Hunting seasons for moose, caribou, bear and sheep are open or will open soon, and Alaska’s 1,570 licensed big game hunting guides and transporters will… Continue reading