Flasher removed from Tsalteshi Trails

Tsalteshi Trails Maintenance Manager Bill Holt had to manage more than his usual duties last week when he helped remove a man who had been… Continue reading

VA preps vets for changes in appointment scheduling

Peninsula veterans were briefed on continuing changes to the way their appointments will be scheduled and given a chance to air their concerns to the… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Virginia Shook of Kenai makes a fingerprint on a painting the patients of Peninsula Radiation Oncology Center made at the center's second annual Patient Appreciation Luncheon on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016 at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna, Alaska. Shook, who said she is now cancer-free, said her own cancer surprised her during a routine checkup that she had thought about skipping. "It just totally didn't see it coming," she said. She encouraged everyone to always have regular screenings.

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Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula ClarionKeeping in touchVirginia Shook of Kenai inks a fingerprint on a painting the patients of Peninsula Radiation Oncology Center made at… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Virginia Shook of Kenai makes a fingerprint on a painting the patients of Peninsula Radiation Oncology Center made at the center's second annual Patient Appreciation Luncheon on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016 at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna, Alaska. Shook, who said she is now cancer-free, said her own cancer surprised her during a routine checkup that she had thought about skipping. "It just totally didn't see it coming," she said. She encouraged everyone to always have regular screenings.

Murkoswki encourages viability of Energy bill

WASHINGTON — Congressional efforts to approve the first major energy bill in nearly a decade got a jump-start Thursday as lawmakers convened a long-delayed meeting… Continue reading

  • Sep 8, 2016
  • By MATTHEW DALY

Sterling fuel break moves forward

Progress is being made on a fuel break planned for the Sterling area where it meets the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.As previously reported by the… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Kenai City Council candidate James Glendening speaks to a small crowd Wednesday at a candidate forum at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center in Kenai, Alaska. Glendening is one of five vying for the council's two open seats that will be filled during the upcoming Oct. 4 election.

Kenai candidates make pitch for council at forum

Kenai’s airport, small business community and future decisions on the marijuana industry are all things to invest time in, according to the five candidates running… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Kenai City Council candidate James Glendening speaks to a small crowd Wednesday at a candidate forum at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center in Kenai, Alaska. Glendening is one of five vying for the council's two open seats that will be filled during the upcoming Oct. 4 election.

School district, association conclude collective bargaining

The Kenai Peninsula Education and Kenai Peninsula Education Support associations and the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District have reached a tentative contract agreement.The three negotiating… Continue reading

  • Sep 7, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Assembly passes sales tax changes

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly passed a number of revisions to update and clarify the borough’s sales tax code Tuesday night. Borough Mayor Mike Navarre’s… Continue reading

Trump: US generals ‘reduced to rubble,’ he’d replace some

NEW YORK — Leveling unusually harsh criticism against the military, Republican Donald Trump said Wednesday night that America’s generals have been “reduced to rubble” under… Continue reading

  • Sep 7, 2016
  • By JULIE PACE and STEVE PEOPLES

Regulators delay deciding rules for pot use in stores

JUNEAU — The board regulating Alaska’s fledgling legal marijuana industry started a two-day meeting Wednesday during which it was expected to approve licenses for the… Continue reading

  • Sep 7, 2016
  • By Becky Bohrer

Primary results certified; recount likely

JUNEAU (AP) — A recount is likely after the results of a northern Alaska legislative race showed incumbent Rep. Benjamin Nageak lost by only four… Continue reading

  • Sep 7, 2016

30-year-old inmate dies at Wildwood

An inmate from Soldotna died yesterday at the Wildwood Correctional Complex in Kenai.Alaska State Troopers are investigating after 30-year-old Walter Shade was pronounced dead by… Continue reading

  • Sep 7, 2016
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Walker, an older male cat, stretches his legs outside of his kennel Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016 at the City of Kenai Animal Shelter in Kenai, Alaska. Walker is one of 14 felines being housed at the shelter right now, said Animal Control Officer Stacie Mallette. Having up to 17 cats at a time is the most comfortable, she said, though the shelter can hold more. It is common to see many cats and dogs being turned in to the shelter as temperatures begin to drop and send animals to sheds and porches to keep warm, Mallette said.
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Walker, an older male cat, stretches his legs outside of his kennel Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016 at the City of Kenai Animal Shelter in Kenai, Alaska. Walker is one of 14 felines being housed at the shelter right now, said Animal Control Officer Stacie Mallette. Having up to 17 cats at a time is the most comfortable, she said, though the shelter can hold more. It is common to see many cats and dogs being turned in to the shelter as temperatures begin to drop and send animals to sheds and porches to keep warm, Mallette said.

Troopers investigate related thefts from vehicles

Alaska State Troopers are investigating the theft of thousands of dollars in property from two parked vehicles in Soldotna. Both incidents occurred on Iditarod Street… Continue reading

  • Sep 6, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan

School district, education associations to meet

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and Kenai Education and Kenai Peninsula Education Support associations will sit down Wednesday for the first time since Oregon-based… Continue reading

  • Sep 5, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Alaska Libertarians select Joe Miller as Senate candidate

JUNEAU — Joe Miller wants to again attempt to unseat U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, but this time he’s planning to try it as a Libertarian.Miller… Continue reading

  • Sep 6, 2016
  • By Becky Bohrer

University of Alaska: Hacker breached data system

ANCHORAGE (AP) — University of Alaska officials say someone used an employee’s credentials to hack into a network drive that contained private information like Social… Continue reading

  • Sep 6, 2016

BP: No gas marketing information to share

In a cover letter to state Division of Oil and Gas Director Corri Feige about the latest plan document submitted Sept. 1, BP Alaska Reservoir… Continue reading

  • Sep 6, 2016
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER
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K-Beach students skype with Olympian, do decathlon games

Editor's note: This story has been changed to add the name of K-Beach fourth grade teacher and decathlon co-organizer Darcy Marcou. After a final summer… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Teacher
An Alaska Airlines cargo/passenger jet lifts off from the Juneau International Airport on Friday.

The disaster that taught us to fly safely: 45 years after Flight 1866

In the first week of September, 45 years ago, Robert Mottram flew by helicopter to the Chilkat Mountains west of Admiralty Island. It was not… Continue reading

An Alaska Airlines cargo/passenger jet lifts off from the Juneau International Airport on Friday.

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