Photo by Ben Boetgger/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Mayor Pat Porter listens as Kenai City Manager Rick Koch reads a letter of resignation at a Kenai City Council meeting Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at City Hall Council Chambers in Kenai, Alaska.

Kenai manager Rick Koch resigns

Kenai City Manager Rick Koch, who has overseen the city’s administration since 2006, plans to resign effective the end of this year. He read a… Continue reading

Photo by Ben Boetgger/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Mayor Pat Porter listens as Kenai City Manager Rick Koch reads a letter of resignation at a Kenai City Council meeting Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at City Hall Council Chambers in Kenai, Alaska.

Kenai man arrested for manslaughter

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect that the investigation was a joint effort between Alaska State Troopers patrol officers from Soldotna and… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Construction workers put the finishing touches on a new walkway being installed near the boat launch on the Kasilof River in Kasilof, Alaska on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. The new walkway will provide access for pedestrians over the riverbank down from the paved path along the access road.

Photo: Further down, further in

Construction workers put the finishing touches on a new walkway being installed near the boat launch on the Kasilof River in Kasilof, Alaska on Wednesday,… Continue reading

  • Jun 16, 2016
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Construction workers put the finishing touches on a new walkway being installed near the boat launch on the Kasilof River in Kasilof, Alaska on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. The new walkway will provide access for pedestrians over the riverbank down from the paved path along the access road.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Tom Toguchi of Anchorage caught a king salmon in the Anchor River on the morning of Saturday, May 21, 2016. The river is open for king salmon fishing on May 28-30 and June 1 next week, as well as additional days in June. The limit is one king salmon 20 inches or greater per day per person, five total in possession with only two able to come from the Anchor River or the Anchor River and Deep Creek combined.

Kenai River to open for king salmon retention

Anglers will have a shot at taking Kenai River king salmon for keeps starting Saturday. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game issued an emergency… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Tom Toguchi of Anchorage caught a king salmon in the Anchor River on the morning of Saturday, May 21, 2016. The river is open for king salmon fishing on May 28-30 and June 1 next week, as well as additional days in June. The limit is one king salmon 20 inches or greater per day per person, five total in possession with only two able to come from the Anchor River or the Anchor River and Deep Creek combined.
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Charlie's Pizza faces the Kenai Spur Highway in this Wednesday, June 15, 2016 photo in Nikiski, Alaska. Owner Steve Chamberlain will close the restaurant in December and begin work to open greenhouses and a nursery on the property.

From flour to flowers

Steve Chamberlain has toiled over cutting boards and piping hot ovens for the last decade to bake what many residents of Nikiski call the best… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Charlie's Pizza faces the Kenai Spur Highway in this Wednesday, June 15, 2016 photo in Nikiski, Alaska. Owner Steve Chamberlain will close the restaurant in December and begin work to open greenhouses and a nursery on the property.
Rotary club honors the service of others with honorary Paul Harris Fellowships

Rotary club honors the service of others with honorary Paul Harris Fellowships

We hear a lot about Rotary Clubs around the world these days. If you’ve flown on a major airline, watched TV, listened to radio or… Continue reading

Rotary club honors the service of others with honorary Paul Harris Fellowships
Redoubt Realty shows off new facilities on K-Beach Rd.

Redoubt Realty shows off new facilities on K-Beach Rd.

The efforts of Peninsula born Debbie and Dale Bagley to build their new office building for Redoubt Realty on K-Beach Rd. turned out a huge… Continue reading

Redoubt Realty shows off new facilities on K-Beach Rd.
Artists "Keen of Kenai" open summer show at Kenai Visitor Center

Artists “Keen of Kenai” open summer show at Kenai Visitor Center

The annual summer art show preview and reception was held at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center (KCCVC) Thursday, June 2nd. Guests not… Continue reading

Artists "Keen of Kenai" open summer show at Kenai Visitor Center
Super heroes fight back to find a cure for cancer

Super heroes fight back to find a cure for cancer

As rainclouds circled most of the horizon, up the hill at Skyview Middle School field the sun shined on those who gathered to join the… Continue reading

Super heroes fight back to find a cure for cancer
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Firefighters finish up work on a vehicle that rolled over and caught fire Wednesday, June 15, 2016 on Marathon Road between Nikiski and Kenai. The burning vehicle caught a small area of grass of fire, which was also put out.

Single rollover sparks small grass fire

First responders put out a small grass fire Wednesday afternoon after a vehicle went off the gravel Marathon Road between Nikiski and Kenai and caught… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Firefighters finish up work on a vehicle that rolled over and caught fire Wednesday, June 15, 2016 on Marathon Road between Nikiski and Kenai. The burning vehicle caught a small area of grass of fire, which was also put out.

Walker wants balky House to act on using Fund earnings

All eyes are on the House Finance Committee.The only legislative committee meeting late in the special session, it met for nearly seven hours on June… Continue reading

  • Jun 15, 2016
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Kathleen Mize pulls out photographs from when she served as a nurse in Alaska and Calif. during World War II on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, in Sterling, Alaska.

Biannual flights honor veterans

Bystanders lined the Kenai Municipal Airport sidewalks with reeling flags and raucous fanfare last month to welcome home three local veterans. They flew along with… Continue reading

  • Jun 14, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Kathleen Mize pulls out photographs from when she served as a nurse in Alaska and Calif. during World War II on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, in Sterling, Alaska.
Photo: Lunch with Mom

Photo: Lunch with Mom

A mother moose and her calf graze in the green space near the intersection of Fidalgo Avenue and South Willow Street on Monday, June 13,… Continue reading

Photo: Lunch with Mom

Homer man accused of sexual abuse of a minor

A Homer man accused of sexual abuse of a minor led police on a foot chase before being arrested last week.Cim Joel Blair, 34, was… Continue reading

  • Jun 14, 2016
  • By MEGAN PACER and MICHAEL ARMSTRONG

House appears hostile to Permanent Fund bill

Members of the Alaska House Finance Committee continue to express uncertainty and hostility toward a measure that would use money from the earnings of the… Continue reading

Adult smoking generally declines, still higher among Alaska Natives

Smoking rates continue to decline in Alaska, according to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services.Between 1996 and 2013, the number of adult smokers… Continue reading

State to seek AMP waiver

Alaska’s Department of Education and Early Development will soon ask the U.S. Department of Education to waive administration of the 2015-2016 Alaska Measures of Progress… Continue reading

  • Jun 12, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Smoke-free law dies during legislative session

The Kenai Peninsula along with the rest of Alaska will not collectively become smoke-free, at least this year. The “Take it Outside Act,” or SB1,… Continue reading

  • Jun 5, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan

The Longest Day to raise funds for Alzheimer’s

Members of Alaska’s nine teams participating in the Alzheimer Associations’ 2016 The Longest Day Fundraiser will some have more time — 19 hours of daylight… Continue reading

  • Jun 13, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Legislature hits final week of special session

The Alaska Legislature is entering the final week of its 30-day special session with the biggest item of the year still unresolved.The ball is largely… Continue reading

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