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.

Sentencing for Cooper Landing manslaughter begins

More than 30 people packed a Kenai courtroom Tuesday for a sentencing that will end a manslaughter case more than 2 1/2 years old. Paul… 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.

Don Young makes stop in Soldotna

The presidential candidates are set and the Republican Party has made an endorsement, but Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) won’t tell anyone who to vote for.“I… Continue reading

Science unsure of cause for salmon decline in Yukon River

TESLIN, Yukon Territory — Ask scientists about the decline of the Yukon River’s chinook salmon run, and they’ll tell you they know one thing for… Continue reading

  • Aug 2, 2016
  • By BOB WEBER

Tlingit story: ‘Boy who didn’t respect the salmon’

TESLIN, Yukon Territory (AP) — A traditional Tlingit story about respect, as told by Teslin Tlingit band council member Duane Aucoin:“There was a young boy… Continue reading

  • Aug 2, 2016

Spur closure to resume; North Spruce Street paved

Kenai’s North Spruce Street — formerly gravel — has been paved for a reduced price because of its use as a detour during ongoing work… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Tim Dillon, the former city manager of Seldovia, pictured Monday, Aug. 1, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska, has stepped into a new role as executive director of the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District, a nonprofit that supports businesses on the peninsula.

By the numbers: Tim Dillon steps in as executive director of KPEDD

Organizing the Arctic Winter Games first brought Tim Dillon to the Kenai Peninsula, and a decade later, he will take another regional role as executive… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Tim Dillon, the former city manager of Seldovia, pictured Monday, Aug. 1, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska, has stepped into a new role as executive director of the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District, a nonprofit that supports businesses on the peninsula.

Salmonfest continues to evolve

This weekend, thousands are expected to crowd the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Ninilchik at the raucous confluence of salmon conservation advocacy and music for Salmonfest… Continue reading

  • Aug 1, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Sen. Sullivan condemns Trump comments

JUNEAU — Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan on Monday condemned comments from his party’s presidential nominee about the parents of a decorated Army captain… Continue reading

  • Aug 1, 2016
  • By Becky Bohrer

Alaska ending election night gathering amid budget crunch

JUNEAU — It’s an election night tradition in Alaska: jubilant candidates followed by chanting, sign-waving supporters parade into a cavernous convention hall, shaking hands and… Continue reading

  • Aug 1, 2016
  • By Becky Bohrer

Schulte uprooted from Marijuana Control Board

Gov. Bill Walker has removed Bruce Schulte from the Marijuana Control Board.Walker’s letter gives little explanation for Schulte’s removal.“While I have appreciated your willingness to… Continue reading

  • Aug 1, 2016
  • By DJ SUMMERS
Cedar dust flies

Cedar dust flies

A unique competition and art form known as Saw Fest all started with a dead tree in Scott Hanson’s yard in Sterling, “I had a… Continue reading

Cedar dust flies
salmon donated

salmon donated

In keeping with the keeping with the Peninsula Food Bank’s theme, “Because no one deserves to be hungry!” The Cook Inlet Aquaculture Assoc. donated two… Continue reading

salmon donated
PCHS of Aalaska Interim CEO has been here before.

PCHS of Aalaska Interim CEO has been here before.

Peninsula Community Health Services of Alaska, commonly known as PCHS is searching for a new CEO but in the interim Will Rodgers has taken the… Continue reading

PCHS of Aalaska Interim CEO has been here before.
Progress Days festival

Progress Days festival

The rain held off for two of the three Progress Days festivities. Market Daze, the new kick-off for the traditional summer festival began Thursday afternoon… Continue reading

Progress Days festival

Citizen group submits marijuana ban petition

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to reflect the correct date for the determination deadline for the petition. The Kenai Peninsula Borough clerk’s office… Continue reading

Photo courtesy Ravin Swan From left to right: Nuk'it'un Director Glenda Isham, President Ravin Swan, Director Beth Selby, Director Valerie Anderson, member Rusty Seaman and member Danna Schoof. Nuk'it'un opened a sober living home for men in recovery last month.

Local group opens sober living home for men

Whether directly or indirectly, the effects of drug abuse eventually touch everyone — that’s the philosophy on which a group of concerned community members based… Continue reading

Photo courtesy Ravin Swan From left to right: Nuk'it'un Director Glenda Isham, President Ravin Swan, Director Beth Selby, Director Valerie Anderson, member Rusty Seaman and member Danna Schoof. Nuk'it'un opened a sober living home for men in recovery last month.
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Magical concoctions, spellbinding books and cobwebs adorn the snack table during a Harry Potter Birthday Bash on Friday, July 29, 2016 at the Kenai Community Library in Kenai, Alaska.

Harry Potter Birthday Bash celebrates literacy, beloved series

Between homemade wands and wizard trivia, children who attended the Kenai Community Library’s Harry Potter Birthday Bash on Friday had their hands and imaginations full.… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Magical concoctions, spellbinding books and cobwebs adorn the snack table during a Harry Potter Birthday Bash on Friday, July 29, 2016 at the Kenai Community Library in Kenai, Alaska.

Assembly requires member on nonprofit boards

Tourism- and public transportation-oriented nonprofits that get funding from the Kenai Peninsula Borough will have another member on their boards — an assembly representative.A resolution… Continue reading

Eroding Alaska village to vote on whether to move or stay

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A tiny island village on Alaska’s storm-battered western coast is entering a new chapter in its decades-long pursuit to move the entire… Continue reading

  • Jul 31, 2016
  • By Rachel D'oro
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Fresh salmon on ice wait to be delivered to Kenai Wild Salmon Co. customers on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. Chuck Lindsay, one of the owners, is a direct seafood marketer, taking part of his catch directly to customers rather than going through a processor.

From sea to sale: Fishermen skip processors, go straight to buyers

Many of the salmon that wind up in the nets of the fishing vessel Ounce have their buyer’s name on them from the moment they… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Fresh salmon on ice wait to be delivered to Kenai Wild Salmon Co. customers on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. Chuck Lindsay, one of the owners, is a direct seafood marketer, taking part of his catch directly to customers rather than going through a processor.