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Plane makes emergency landing in Sterling, pilot unhurt

A cockpit full of smoke forced a pilot to make an emergency landing near Sterling on Sunday.Central Emergency Services responded to a call for help… Continue reading

Mallott, British Columbia ink MOU over transboundary mines

Mallott, British Columbia ink MOU over transboundary mines

Alaska Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott signed an agreement with Canadian officials Thursday, marking a step toward cooperation in protecting Southeast Alaska’s border-straddling rivers from proposed… Continue reading

Mallott, British Columbia ink MOU over transboundary mines

Schools News

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

Around Campus: KPC recruiter hits the ground running

Emily Knight, KPC’s new and first ever recruiter, started her employment on Aug. 1 and hasn’t slowed down since. Knight comes to the position with… Continue reading

  • Oct 9, 2016
  • By Suzie Kendrick
  • Schools
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Bob Patterson and his daughter Rowen Patterson, both Kenai, wait in the lobby of the Kenaitze Indian Tribe's Dena'ina Wellness Center on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. With an Americorps grant, the Kenaitze Indian Tribe will soon add a legal fellow to its center, with free services available to low-income and some qualifying customers.

Alaska Legal Services, Kenaitze partnership places lawyer in health clinic

A patient at Kenai’s Dena’ina Wellness Center may present with anxiety, but sometimes underlying that anxiety is a social problem like impending homelessness. Doctors sometimes… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Bob Patterson and his daughter Rowen Patterson, both Kenai, wait in the lobby of the Kenaitze Indian Tribe's Dena'ina Wellness Center on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. With an Americorps grant, the Kenaitze Indian Tribe will soon add a legal fellow to its center, with free services available to low-income and some qualifying customers.

Alaska senators say they won’t support Trump

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Both of Alaska’s U.S. senators are joining the ranks of Republican leaders who say they are dumping Donald Trump as the… Continue reading

  • Oct 8, 2016
ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND Oct. 8-9, 2016 AND THEREAFTER - In this Sept. 27, 2016 photo, lettering and an eagle carving are displayed on the side of the Totem Heritage Center in Ketchikan, Alaska. For the past four decades, the center has worked to preserve Native totem poles and artifacts from around Southeast Alaska. The center, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, was founded after a group of Native elders started talking in the 1960s and expressed concern about the state of totem poles in the region. (Taylor Balkom/Ketchikan Daily News via AP)

Totem Heritage Center marks 40 years

KETCHIKAN, Alaska — For the past four decades, the Totem Heritage Center has worked to preserve Native totem poles and artifacts from around southeast Alaska.… Continue reading

  • Oct 8, 2016
  • By MATT ARMSTRONG
ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND Oct. 8-9, 2016 AND THEREAFTER - In this Sept. 27, 2016 photo, lettering and an eagle carving are displayed on the side of the Totem Heritage Center in Ketchikan, Alaska. For the past four decades, the center has worked to preserve Native totem poles and artifacts from around Southeast Alaska. The center, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, was founded after a group of Native elders started talking in the 1960s and expressed concern about the state of totem poles in the region. (Taylor Balkom/Ketchikan Daily News via AP)

Glacial dam release raises river levels

Kenai Peninsula residents along the Kenai River could notice higher-than-normal water levels this weekend as a glacial dam releases above Skilak Lake.The Skilak Glacier Dammed… Continue reading

Homer Police Department Community Jail Officer Rick Pitta brings John Suter into the Homer District Courthouse for s his arraignment on Friday morning, Oct. 7.

Cops catch man after high-speed chase

A high-speed chase on Thursday afternoon in Homer and Anchor Point began with a drunk-driver report and ended with the suspect coming out of a… Continue reading

Homer Police Department Community Jail Officer Rick Pitta brings John Suter into the Homer District Courthouse for s his arraignment on Friday morning, Oct. 7.

Kenai passes watered down cat ordinance

Kenai municipal code — which previously stated that free-roaming animals in the city can be impounded by animal control officers — now has an addition… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Flowers are beginning to die and colors change in the field of flowers, pictured Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016 on Lawton Avenue in Kenai as temperatures dip lower and lower. The Parks and Recreation Department is throwing a first ever Fall Pumpkin Festival on Oct. 15 to give residents a fun way to transition into colder weather.

Fall pumpkin patch comes to Kenai

Kenai’s field of flowers will become a multipurpose piece of property with the inception of the city’s first ever Fall Pumpkin Festival later this month.… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Flowers are beginning to die and colors change in the field of flowers, pictured Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016 on Lawton Avenue in Kenai as temperatures dip lower and lower. The Parks and Recreation Department is throwing a first ever Fall Pumpkin Festival on Oct. 15 to give residents a fun way to transition into colder weather.

State to process portion of backlogged rape kits

The state of Alaska will soon process and analyze more than 1,000 sexual assault kits currently in the possession of Alaska State Troopers thanks to… Continue reading

Superior Court judge overturns election result for North Slope seat in Legislature

Anchorage Superior Court Judge Andrew Guidi has given Rep. Benjamin Nageak, D-Barrow, the victory in his House District 40 primary, reversing the result on Election… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Rook, who is approximately 3, sits on her owner Amanda Burke's lap at the St. Francis by the Sea Episcopal Church on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. Rook, who was rescued and is paralyzed in her back two legs, is an award-winning scenting dog.

Blessing of the Animals brings out pet lovers

Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct the spelling of Amanda Burg's name. Rook, a little black and brown mixed-breed dog, started out… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Rook, who is approximately 3, sits on her owner Amanda Burke's lap at the St. Francis by the Sea Episcopal Church on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. Rook, who was rescued and is paralyzed in her back two legs, is an award-winning scenting dog.

Nikiski incorporation petition submitted

A group of Nikiski residents spearheading an effort to incorporate the area into a home-rule city have reached another benchmark in the process. Nikiski Incorporation… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Author Richard Chiappone shares excerpts from his book, "Liar's Code: Growing Up Fishing," which was published this year, during a Kenai Peninsula College Showcase event Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016 at Kenai Peninsula College in Soldotna, Alaska. Chiappone also teaches writing at the University of Alaska Anchorage Master of Fine Arts Program.

Photo: Telling fish tales

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  • Oct 5, 2016
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Author Richard Chiappone shares excerpts from his book, "Liar's Code: Growing Up Fishing," which was published this year, during a Kenai Peninsula College Showcase event Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016 at Kenai Peninsula College in Soldotna, Alaska. Chiappone also teaches writing at the University of Alaska Anchorage Master of Fine Arts Program.

Marijuana sales near, pending opening of test labs

ANCHORAGE — Alaska is nearing its first legal sales of marijuana, nearly two years after voters approved the recreational use of pot by adults. Retails… Continue reading

  • Oct 5, 2016
  • By Mark Thiessen

Dunleavy announces bill to reverse PFD cut

Sen. Mike Dunleavy, R-Wasilla, held a press conference Wednesday in front of an Anchorage Fred Meyer store to announce his intention to offer a bill… Continue reading

Assembly to consider invocation policy

The topic of appropriate invocations will come back before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly at its next meeting on Oct. 11.The borough assembly is scheduled… Continue reading

Second complaint filed against Blood Bank of Alaska

A Blood Bank of Alaska employee has filed a second complaint to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about “activities that are unethical, dangerous to… Continue reading

  • Oct 5, 2016
  • By DJ SUMMERS