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.
A fishing vessel enters the mouth of the Kenai River Thursday. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is taking a conservative approach to managing the commercial fishery to start the season.

9th Circuit overturns state control of Cook Inlet salmon

The Cook Inlet fish wars just became a federal problem. Again.A three-judge panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals sided with commercial fishing… Continue reading

  • Sep 21, 2016
  • By DJ SUMMERS and ELIZABETH EARL
A fishing vessel enters the mouth of the Kenai River Thursday. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is taking a conservative approach to managing the commercial fishery to start the season.

Agrium seeking DEC permit to discharge from Nikiski plant

Editor's note: This story has been changed to include further information from Agrium's Government Affairs Manager Adam Diamond. The Alberta-based fertilizer producer Agrium has applied… Continue reading

Plenty of signs of autumn mark the Crescent Creek Trail in Chugach National Forest near Cooper Landing Sunday. The 6.2-mile trail climbs from Quartz Creek Road to Crescent Lake.
Plenty of signs of autumn mark the Crescent Creek Trail in Chugach National Forest near Cooper Landing Sunday. The 6.2-mile trail climbs from Quartz Creek Road to Crescent Lake.

High winds, water hit Seward area

Residents of Seward, and to a lesser extent the rest of the Kenai Peninsula, will be pummeled with high winds and rain through Wednesday night.The… Continue reading

Juneau teen writes for MTV News on importance of sex ed

Tasha Elizarde, a Juneau-Douglas High School senior, told the world last week that she used to know nothing about sex.“I didn’t even know a lot… Continue reading

  • Sep 20, 2016
  • By LISA PHU

Voters to decide fate of sales tax cap increase

More goods and services may be subject to sales tax in the Kenai Peninsula Borough if voters pass Proposition 3 in the October municipal general… Continue reading

Opioid abuse a growing problem in Alaska

ANCHORAGE — Abuse of opioids has only recently entered the public consciousness as a crisis in Alaska even though it’s been a growing problem for… Continue reading

  • Sep 20, 2016
  • By Rachel D'oro
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion The interior of the former Kenai Fire Department Number 3 fire truck is shown as the truck sits in the yard of Freddie Pollard's machine shop on Thursday, Sept. 8. Former Kenai Mayor John Williams is leading an effort to restore the 1941 Chevrolet truck to driveable condition.

Former Kenai mayor seeks to restore fire truck

Former Kenai Mayor John Williams is leading an effort to restore a World War II-era Kenai Fire Department engine. Williams said he plans to put… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion The interior of the former Kenai Fire Department Number 3 fire truck is shown as the truck sits in the yard of Freddie Pollard's machine shop on Thursday, Sept. 8. Former Kenai Mayor John Williams is leading an effort to restore the 1941 Chevrolet truck to driveable condition.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Mist drifts over the saddle at the top of Skyline Trail where fall colors emerge Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 near Cooper Landing, Alaska. Trees all along the Sterling Highway and throughout the Kenai Peninsula are beginning to fade into their fall yellows as the weather cools.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Mist drifts over the saddle at the top of Skyline Trail where fall colors emerge Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 near Cooper Landing, Alaska. Trees all along the Sterling Highway and throughout the Kenai Peninsula are beginning to fade into their fall yellows as the weather cools.
UnCruise Adventures guide Michael Justa talks about being mauled by a bear Aug. 22 while hiking with a group of 22 guests near Sitka. The interview took place on Wednesday at GonZo.

After bear attack, guide goes into woods more prepared

After getting bit on his right leg by a brown bear sow, Michael Justa found himself looking right into the eyes of the animal —… Continue reading

  • Sep 19, 2016
  • By LISA PHU
UnCruise Adventures guide Michael Justa talks about being mauled by a bear Aug. 22 while hiking with a group of 22 guests near Sitka. The interview took place on Wednesday at GonZo.

Vote on senior property tax exemption approaches

Kenai Peninsula Borough voters will decide whether future seniors should continue to get $350,000 in property tax exemptions or if the borough’s portion of the… Continue reading

Army Corps plans annual dredging of Ninilchik harbor

On Friday, the U.S Army Corps of Engineers released a report about its annual dredging of approximately 9,000 cubic yards of material from Ninilchik’s small… Continue reading