CIRI, Golden Valley progressing on Fire Island Wind expansion

In about a year there could be a few more wind turbines dotting the horizon west of Anchorage, thanks to a Fairbanks utility.Golden Valley Electric… Continue reading

  • Aug 17, 2016
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  A grayling bites a silver spinner at Crescent Lake on June 15, 2015 in the Chugach National Forest.

With crowded rivers, head for the hills for grayling

From May through September, it can seem like there’s an angler every few feet along the banks of the Kenai Peninsula’s rivers.Fortunately for anglers who… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  A grayling bites a silver spinner at Crescent Lake on June 15, 2015 in the Chugach National Forest.
Photo courtesy Darren Woodhead Wade Hudson presents his unofficial Alaska record pink salmon. Unfortunately, weights and measurements weren't recorded prior to the behemoth's release.

Fishing report: Silvers in Seward, trickling into Kenai

Silvers may be elusive on the Kenai River so far, but anglers can get their fill of them in Resurrection Bay.The 61st Seward Silver Salmon… Continue reading

Photo courtesy Darren Woodhead Wade Hudson presents his unofficial Alaska record pink salmon. Unfortunately, weights and measurements weren't recorded prior to the behemoth's release.
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna residents Tom Huff, foreground, and Hope Haselow, background, pick up stickers that read "I voted today" after turning in their ballots during the state primary election Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. Compared to last year, organizers said voter turnout at the complex was slow throughout the morning and early afternoon.

How they voted: Residents take to the polls for Alaska’s Primary Election

Tuesday afternoon of central Kenai Peninsula residents took to the polls to place their vote for Alaska’s Primary election. Traffic was slow most of the… Continue reading

  • Aug 17, 2016
  • By ELIZABETH EARL, MEGAN PACER and KELLY SULLIVAN
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna residents Tom Huff, foreground, and Hope Haselow, background, pick up stickers that read "I voted today" after turning in their ballots during the state primary election Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. Compared to last year, organizers said voter turnout at the complex was slow throughout the morning and early afternoon.
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Election volunteer Cathy Carrow prepares to help voters turn in their ballots during the state primary election Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016 at Soldotna City Hall in Soldota, Alaska.

Knopp gets nod in Republican House District 30 race

Gary Knopp will be the Republican candidate for the Alaska House of Representatives’ District 30 seat. Preliminary election results show him coming out on top… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Election volunteer Cathy Carrow prepares to help voters turn in their ballots during the state primary election Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016 at Soldotna City Hall in Soldota, Alaska.

Office of Emergency Management, Red Cross conduct shelter training

About 25 central Kenai Peninsula residents expanded their knowledge of emergency response this week during a shelter training course at Soldotna High School.Hosted Monday and… Continue reading

Alaska LNG submits second draft of resource reports

Members of the public can get another look at the results of years of fieldwork conducted by the Alaska LNG Project now in the reports… Continue reading

Murkowski easily defeats challengers in Alaska GOP primary

ANCHORAGE — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski handily defeated her Republican challengers Tuesday to win her party’s primary and advance to the November general election.Despite facing… Continue reading

  • Aug 17, 2016
  • By Becky Bohrer

Young, Lindbeck easy House primary winners

ANCHORAGE — Republican Don Young and Democrat Steve Lindbeck easily won their primary U.S. House races Tuesday night, setting up a showdown in the general… Continue reading

  • Aug 17, 2016
  • By Mark Thiessen
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A once-hooked sockeye salmon bares its teeth after being caught in the Ninilchik Traditional Council's subsistence gillnet on the Kenai River on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016 near Soldotna, Alaska. The tribe gained approval for the controversial net on July 27 and was able to fish it until Aug. 15.

Ninilchik tribe wraps up subsistence gillnet season

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to show that the Ninilchik Tribe operates the only subsistence gillnet in the Kenai River. The heads of… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A once-hooked sockeye salmon bares its teeth after being caught in the Ninilchik Traditional Council's subsistence gillnet on the Kenai River on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016 near Soldotna, Alaska. The tribe gained approval for the controversial net on July 27 and was able to fish it until Aug. 15.

End of associations, school district negotiations in sight

Negotiations between the Kenai Peninsula Education and Kenai Peninsula Education Support associations and the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District may only have a few months… Continue reading

  • Aug 15, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Alaska bids farwell to Dirty D

Alaska bids farwell to Dirty D

It seemed as though even Mother Nature was shedding tears of farewell to Dan “Dirty D” Pascucci at his farewell picnic at Soldotna Creek Park.… Continue reading

Alaska bids farwell to Dirty D
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Attendees of the Farm to Table Supper event chow down on menu items made 100 percent from local ingredients by the Willow King, owner of the Where It's At! food bus, and her team of cooks for the Kenai Local Food Connection's third annual Harvest Moon Festival on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Farm to Table

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  • Aug 14, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Attendees of the Farm to Table Supper event chow down on menu items made 100 percent from local ingredients by the Willow King, owner of the Where It's At! food bus, and her team of cooks for the Kenai Local Food Connection's third annual Harvest Moon Festival on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska.

School district soon to start antidiscrimination policy review

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will soon seek public input on the decision to add the terms “sex,” “gender identity” and “sexual orientation” into… Continue reading

  • Aug 14, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Courtesy the Kenai Peninsula Borough

Borough marks land near Crown Point as recreational

More than 1,000 acres of borough land near Crown Point will now be classified as recreational.The land, a variety of parcels in the Crown Point… Continue reading

Courtesy the Kenai Peninsula Borough

Trump: The Entertainment Candidate

Donald Trump is running a top-notch campaign to be a conservative media celebrity.Unfortunately for him, and especially for the Republican Party, this isn’t the same… Continue reading

  • Aug 14, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion After making a trot through the neighborhood, a caribou stops to munch on some fresh greens near Kenai Central High School on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.

Photo: Breakfast on the town

After making a trot through the neighborhood, a caribou stops to munch on some fresh greens near Kenai Central High School on Saturday, Aug. 13,… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion After making a trot through the neighborhood, a caribou stops to munch on some fresh greens near Kenai Central High School on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.

Moose season has later start date

While area big game hunters may be itching to start out on the moose season, some have a little longer to wait this year. Both… Continue reading

Chelsea Johnson works on a sketch for her team's 3D design of a mold for a biodegradable insulation brick at the ANSEP Acceleration Academy at the University of Alaska Anchorage.

Students explore science, math on summer break

Homer High School senior Eryn Gillam and Nikolaevsk School sophomore Chelsea Johnson chose to spend five weeks of their summer learning. The girls are in… Continue reading

  • Aug 13, 2016
  • By ANNA FROST
Chelsea Johnson works on a sketch for her team's 3D design of a mold for a biodegradable insulation brick at the ANSEP Acceleration Academy at the University of Alaska Anchorage.

CARTS cuts back on service

In response to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly and the City of Soldotna withdrawing their financial support, the Central Area Rural Transit System will eliminate… Continue reading