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Beth Wythe makes run for District 31 seat

Beth Wythe makes run for District 31 seat

In running for House District 31 Representative, Homer Mayor Beth Wythe follows a time-tested approach: earn experience and name recognition in local politics and take… Continue reading

Beth Wythe makes run for District 31 seat
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Kassandra Anderson, left, holds 4-month-old Jolene Payton while Susanne McCarty lets 1-year-old Damien Barbour down to exlpore Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016 during The Global Big Latch On, held locally at Farnsworth Park in Soldotna, Alaska. The event raises awareness and support for breatsfeeding moms worldwide.

Global breastfeeding awareness event comes to the Kenai

Gloomy clouds and intermittent rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of a handful of parents gathered Saturday for their chance to contribute to the annual Big… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Kassandra Anderson, left, holds 4-month-old Jolene Payton while Susanne McCarty lets 1-year-old Damien Barbour down to exlpore Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016 during The Global Big Latch On, held locally at Farnsworth Park in Soldotna, Alaska. The event raises awareness and support for breatsfeeding moms worldwide.

Marijuana ban petition will not be on October ballot

A citizen initiative seeking to ask voters whether commercial marijuana is legal in the Kenai Peninsula Borough outside the cities is a no-go.The borough clerk’s… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Cori McKay picks from a plethora of snow peas Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, at Jackson Gardens in Kasilof, Alaska.

Locals farmers open fields for U-Pick

Cori McKay went straight for the thick vines full of snow peas propped up by a thin trellis, sprouting between bulging bushes of currants and… Continue reading

  • Aug 4, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Cori McKay picks from a plethora of snow peas Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, at Jackson Gardens in Kasilof, Alaska.

Assembly shoots down hospital service area boundary move

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to show that if the assembly chooses to reconsider the ordinance at its Aug. 9 meeting, it could… Continue reading

Image courtesy of Kenai National Wildlife Refuge

Sterling fire break to be made

A group of four government agencies and two Native corporations is planning a forestry project intended to prevent future forest fires from spreading into Sterling… Continue reading

Image courtesy of Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Paul Vermillion listens during the first of a two-day sentencing Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016 at the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska. Vermillion pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter in April for the December 2013 death of Genghis Muskox after the state and defense reached an agreement the day before his trial was scheduled to begin.

Anchorage man sentenced to 10 years for manslaughter

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the day the sentence was handed down. Paul Vermillion, a 33-year-old man from Anchorage, has been… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Paul Vermillion listens during the first of a two-day sentencing Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016 at the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska. Vermillion pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter in April for the December 2013 death of Genghis Muskox after the state and defense reached an agreement the day before his trial was scheduled to begin.
Educators continue to grow their classrooms with technology

Educators continue to grow their classrooms with technology

This spring, Kenai Central High School World History teacher Greg Zorbas and Soldotna Prep Alaska Studies teacher Rob Sparks were recognized for the impact their… Continue reading

  • Aug 5, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Educators continue to grow their classrooms with technology

School district focuses on the gold

In 2015, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District spokesperson Pegge Erkeneff began asking students, staff, educators, parents and community members to start telling their golden stories.The… Continue reading

  • Aug 5, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Superintendent’s welcome

Welcome back to the 2016-2017 school year! Our district is very excited to have all of our students, staff, and parents back in school. We… Continue reading

  • Aug 5, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan

KPBSD community can connect through app

Since 2014, parents, staff, students and community members have been using their phones as another platform to access the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District events… Continue reading

  • Aug 5, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A sockeye salmon's tail protrudes above the edge of a bin on a setnet site on Monday, July 11, 2016 near Kenai, Alaska. Though the preseason forecasts predicted a larger-than-average sockeye salmon run to Upper Cook Inlet and the first few days of commercial fishing looked promising, the run has not lived up to the forecast.

Fish and Game drops estimates for Kenai, Kasilof sockeye

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to show that the Division of Commercial fisheries originally projected between 4.3 and 5.6 million sockeye to return… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A sockeye salmon's tail protrudes above the edge of a bin on a setnet site on Monday, July 11, 2016 near Kenai, Alaska. Though the preseason forecasts predicted a larger-than-average sockeye salmon run to Upper Cook Inlet and the first few days of commercial fishing looked promising, the run has not lived up to the forecast.
Photo courtesy Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Joel Stone, a biological intern at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, pulls bird vetch growing on private lands in a coordinated effort to eradicate this invasive plant from the Kenai Peninsula.

Refuge Notebook: The first step in solving invasive species problems

Invasive species are a great concern the world over. An invasive species is one that is not native to an area, and potentially disrupts or… Continue reading

  • Aug 4, 2016
  • By JOEL STONE
Photo courtesy Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Joel Stone, a biological intern at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, pulls bird vetch growing on private lands in a coordinated effort to eradicate this invasive plant from the Kenai Peninsula.
Photo by DJ Summers/Alaska Journal of Commerce Cannabis clones sit on a rack in Greatland Ganja's Kasilof farm. After growing to the required size, the plants will be moved from the indoor grow room to an outdoor greenhouse. Each carries a tag that registers the plant's type and the overall quantity of plants in the facility.

Buds and bugs: cannabis grow inspections underway

KASILOF — On July 28, Kasilof’s Greatland Ganja became the second of 47 approved cultivation facilities in Alaska to pass inspection and receive its full… Continue reading

  • Aug 4, 2016
  • By By DJ Summers
Photo by DJ Summers/Alaska Journal of Commerce Cannabis clones sit on a rack in Greatland Ganja's Kasilof farm. After growing to the required size, the plants will be moved from the indoor grow room to an outdoor greenhouse. Each carries a tag that registers the plant's type and the overall quantity of plants in the facility.

US, Canadian soldiers train in interior Alaska

ANCHORAGE — Soldiers from U.S. and Canada have spent much of the last few weeks engaging in war games in expansive interior Alaska, with Iowa… Continue reading

  • Aug 4, 2016
  • By Mark Thiessen

U.S House candidates introduced at Chamber of Commerce Luncheon

Candidates challenging incumbent Republican Don Young for Alaska’s single seat in the U.S House of Representatives participated Wednesday in a forum hosted by the Kenai… Continue reading

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Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion An angler's line pulls tight against the current of the Kenai River on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016 at Cunningham Park in Kenai, Alaska.

Fishing report: Silvers come in slow, pinks abound on Kenai

Though the king salmon season is over, the fishing season for other species is just getting started on the Kenai River.In less than an hour… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion An angler's line pulls tight against the current of the Kenai River on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016 at Cunningham Park in Kenai, Alaska.
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion District Attorney Scot Leaders watches during cross examination while expert witness Ross Gardner, a crime scene reconstructionist, demonstrates body positions in the second day of a sentencing Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, at the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska. Iraq War veteran Paul Vermillion, of Anchorage, pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter for the December 2013 death of Genghis Muskox in Cooper Landing.

Manslaughter sentencing pushed into third day

The sentencing for a man who pleaded guilty to a 2013 Cooper Landing manslaughter has been pushed into a third day after attorneys worked through… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion District Attorney Scot Leaders watches during cross examination while expert witness Ross Gardner, a crime scene reconstructionist, demonstrates body positions in the second day of a sentencing Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, at the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska. Iraq War veteran Paul Vermillion, of Anchorage, pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter for the December 2013 death of Genghis Muskox in Cooper Landing.

Proposed Wildlife Refuge rule creates debate

A proposed wildlife management rule puts the federal Fish and Wildlife Service’s ecosystem conservation priorities in conflict with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s… Continue reading