Lawmakers address issues related to marijuana

Welcome to the conversation, legislators.Senate and House Judiciary Committees called a joint informational meeting at the Downtown Anchorage Legislative Information Office on Wednesday to discuss… Continue reading

  • Sep 15, 2016
  • By DJ SUMMERS

State reduces K-Selo project price tag

The State of Alaska has reduced the price tag on the K-12 Kachemak Selo School replacement project, but Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre says… Continue reading

  • Sep 14, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo courtesy Troost family This photo provided by the Troost family shows 22-year-old Garyn Troost, who when missing after taking a walk in the Sterling area the evening of Sunday, Sept 11, 2016. Troopers searched for him until Wednesday, and family members and volunteers are continuing that search.

Family, volunteers search for missing man in Sterling

Central Kenai Peninsula volunteers are searching for a young man who went missing in the Sterling area Sunday. Garyn Troost, 22, recently moved to the… Continue reading

Photo courtesy Troost family This photo provided by the Troost family shows 22-year-old Garyn Troost, who when missing after taking a walk in the Sterling area the evening of Sunday, Sept 11, 2016. Troopers searched for him until Wednesday, and family members and volunteers are continuing that search.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Dancers from the Forever Dance Alaska dance school's Flame and Aurora troupes hold the opening poses of a ballet routine they demonstrated at the Soldotna Public Library on Wednesday, Sept. 14. The troupes performed an excerpt from George Balanchine's "Western Symphony" with choreography adapted by ballet instructor Clayton Cunningham.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Dancers from the Forever Dance Alaska dance school's Flame and Aurora troupes hold the opening poses of a ballet routine they demonstrated at the Soldotna Public Library on Wednesday, Sept. 14. The troupes performed an excerpt from George Balanchine's "Western Symphony" with choreography adapted by ballet instructor Clayton Cunningham.

Seward flood service area works toward long-term goals

More than four inches of rain fell in the Seward area between Sunday night and Monday, pushing up stream levels and sending gravel cascading downstream.The… Continue reading

Alaska GOP officers leave committee to back Joe Miller

ANCHORAGE — The state Republican party’s central committee has lost several of its members because of their support for Joe Miller, who is running as… Continue reading

  • Sep 14, 2016

Employees file complaint against Blood Bank

A group of Blood Bank of Alaska employees have filed a complaint with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration charging the BBA leadership with mismanagement… Continue reading

  • Sep 14, 2016
  • By DJ SUMMERS
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A fisherman prepares to head out into the water on the north beach of the Kenai River during the personal use dipnet fishery July 10, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.

Fishing citations up for 2016

More personnel on the ground contributed to more personal-use and other fishing citations being handed out this summer. The Kenai River personal-use dipnet fishery season… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A fisherman prepares to head out into the water on the north beach of the Kenai River during the personal use dipnet fishery July 10, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.
Photo: Reaching new heights

Photo: Reaching new heights

With a view of Cook Inlet in the background, builder Joe Matilla works on the roof of a 2,800 square-foot house С the first to… Continue reading

Photo: Reaching new heights
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A pink salmon fights to escape an angler's hook Aug. 24, 2016 near the Soldotna Visitor's Center in Soldotna, Alaska.

Collection of studies examines climate change effect on fish

Alaskans know the climate is changing, ushering in warmer winters and summers and possibly changing the behaviors of fish and wildlife. Fishermen know the salmon… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A pink salmon fights to escape an angler's hook Aug. 24, 2016 near the Soldotna Visitor's Center in Soldotna, Alaska.

School district enrollment decline likely to continue

Enrollment in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is likely to see a decline again this year, continuing a trend set since 1999.In the annual… Continue reading

  • Sep 13, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Downing resigns fom school board

In a bittersweet moment during the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meeting on Monday in the Homer High School theater, board member… Continue reading

School district seeks Alaska Native student representatives

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is seeking representatives for the 1,232 Alaska Native and Native American students enrolled in local schools. Parents, students and… Continue reading

  • Sep 12, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Business Briefs

■ The Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce will meet at noon Sept. 21 at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center. A forum for candidates… Continue reading

  • Sep 12, 2016
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Lowbush cranberries grow on a hillside along the Seven Lakes Trail near Hidden Lake on Aug. 14, 2016 on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.

Local foragers notice effects of climate change

Berry pickers foraging on the Kenai Peninsula have noticed lately that things have been a little out of whack.Currants, the first local species to ripen,… Continue reading

  • Sep 12, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Lowbush cranberries grow on a hillside along the Seven Lakes Trail near Hidden Lake on Aug. 14, 2016 on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Gov. Bill Walker (left) signs HB 100 into law as Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives Mike Chenault (right) watches Monday, Sept. 12, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. Walker visited the central Kenai Peninsula Monday to give a speech at a joint Kenai and Soldotna chambers of commerce luncheon and to participate in a worksession with the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly.

Walker talks finances, LNG in Kenai

Gov. Bill Walker reiterated a call Monday for a fix to Alaska’s budget deficit while also signing into law a tax credit designed to incentivize… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Gov. Bill Walker (left) signs HB 100 into law as Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives Mike Chenault (right) watches Monday, Sept. 12, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. Walker visited the central Kenai Peninsula Monday to give a speech at a joint Kenai and Soldotna chambers of commerce luncheon and to participate in a worksession with the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly.

Kenai nuisance ordinance passes

Kenai has defined a new type of public nuisance — abandoned residential or commercial structures that are unoccupied or disconnected from utilities for 180 days… Continue reading

Around the District

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 6 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion A crows of area residents packs into a room, leaving standing room only, to hear Sammy Crawford speak about her travels through six countries along a portion of the Silk Road during a presentation Friday, Sept. 9, 2016 at the Joyce K. Carver Memorial Library in Soldotna, Alaska.

Local talks her trip down the Silk Road

Some central Kenai Peninsula residents got a taste of the ancient Silk Road from right in their back yard when one of their own shared… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion A crows of area residents packs into a room, leaving standing room only, to hear Sammy Crawford speak about her travels through six countries along a portion of the Silk Road during a presentation Friday, Sept. 9, 2016 at the Joyce K. Carver Memorial Library in Soldotna, Alaska.

Search suspended for missing cruise ship passenger

ANCHORAGE — The search is suspended for a missing woman who was on a cruise ship traveling from Seattle to Glacier Bay when she fell… Continue reading

  • Sep 11, 2016