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FERC comments debate LNG location, impact

Comments from Alaska state agencies, citizens, national agencies and outside organizations zoomed in on the Alaska LNG Project’s details, including the Nikiski location and the… Continue reading

Council tightens Southcentral charter halibut allocation for 2016

The ratchet keeps tightening on Southcentral halibut charter operations, among other groups, and relief measures are still stuck in development.The level of legally harvestable halibut… Continue reading

  • Dec 15, 2015
  • By DJ SUMMERS
This July 10, 2008 file photo made with a fisheye lens shows ice floes in Baffin Bay above the Arctic Circle, seen from the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent. In the annual Arctic Report Card, released Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a record emerged for sea ice, which appears when Arctic Ocean water freezes. When its extent peaked for the year in February 2015, it was the lowest maximum coverage since records began in 1979. Scientists had previously announced that the minimum extent, reached in September 2015, was the fourth lowest on record. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)

Arctic posts record warmth over land, less ice in its ocean

NEW YORK — The warming Arctic has set another record.The average air temperature over Arctic land reached 2.3 degrees F (1.3 degrees C) above average… Continue reading

  • Dec 15, 2015
  • By MALCOLM RITTER
This July 10, 2008 file photo made with a fisheye lens shows ice floes in Baffin Bay above the Arctic Circle, seen from the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent. In the annual Arctic Report Card, released Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a record emerged for sea ice, which appears when Arctic Ocean water freezes. When its extent peaked for the year in February 2015, it was the lowest maximum coverage since records began in 1979. Scientists had previously announced that the minimum extent, reached in September 2015, was the fourth lowest on record. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2015 file photo, Marvin Roberts, right, hugs his lawyer, Alaska Innocence Project attorney Bill Oberly, during Roberts' address at the Alaska Federation of Natives conference in Anchorage, Alaska. Gov. Bill Walker is considering pardons or clemency for four indigenous men, including Roberts, who were convicted in the 1997 death of a Fairbanks teenager. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, file)

Governor eyes possible pardons in Fairbanks 4 case

ANCHORAGE — Alaska’s governor is considering granting pardons to four men convicted in a Fairbanks teenager’s 1997 beating death. It would be the first time… Continue reading

  • Dec 15, 2015
  • By Rachel D'oro
FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2015 file photo, Marvin Roberts, right, hugs his lawyer, Alaska Innocence Project attorney Bill Oberly, during Roberts' address at the Alaska Federation of Natives conference in Anchorage, Alaska. Gov. Bill Walker is considering pardons or clemency for four indigenous men, including Roberts, who were convicted in the 1997 death of a Fairbanks teenager. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, file)
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Jacob Dye, right, and his mother, Jennifer Dye, fill hand-made pillow cases with snacks and other presents on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015 at Kenai Alternative High School in Kenai, Alaska. They joined other volunteers filling the 66 cases, which will be presented to youth during this year's "Grinch Day" celebration later this week. The snacks were donated by the Soldotna United Methodist Church, the Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church and the River Covenant Church.

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  • Dec 14, 2015
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Jacob Dye, right, and his mother, Jennifer Dye, fill hand-made pillow cases with snacks and other presents on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015 at Kenai Alternative High School in Kenai, Alaska. They joined other volunteers filling the 66 cases, which will be presented to youth during this year's "Grinch Day" celebration later this week. The snacks were donated by the Soldotna United Methodist Church, the Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church and the River Covenant Church.

Birds of a feather get tallied together

Local bird watchers are setting their sights on the upcoming Christmas Bird Count.Hosted by the National Audubon Society, this December’s event marks the 116th year… Continue reading

A little glimpse: Nanwalek school reports on first quarter with iPads

Nanwalek School staff and students are well into the first year of using their Apple Inc. gadgets, acquired through the ConnectED initiative and aimed at… Continue reading

  • Dec 14, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

State river boating course to include Kenai unit

The statewide boating safety course will soon include a Kenai River-specific unit.Water Wise, the Alaska boating safety course for recreational boaters, is free for all… Continue reading

In this Dec. 9, 2015 photo, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker speaks at a news conference about his plan for the state budget in Anchorage, Alaska. Walker has proposed sweeping changes to help reduce the state's billion budget deficit, including instituting a state income tax for the first time in 35 years. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

A look at Gov. Walker’s income tax, other budget proposals

JUNEAU — If Gov. Bill Walker gets his way, Alaskans will be chipping in to help reduce the state’s estimated $3.5 billion budget deficit.Walker has… Continue reading

  • Dec 14, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer
In this Dec. 9, 2015 photo, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker speaks at a news conference about his plan for the state budget in Anchorage, Alaska. Walker has proposed sweeping changes to help reduce the state's billion budget deficit, including instituting a state income tax for the first time in 35 years. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Business news

■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce meets at noon today at Froso’s Restaurant in Soldotna. Lt. Dane Gilmore with the Alaska State Troopers will give… Continue reading

  • Dec 14, 2015
Last weekend for the "Best Christmas Pageant Ever!"

Last weekend for the “Best Christmas Pageant Ever!”

A profusion of holiday entertainment is on tap for this weekend as the Triumvirate Theatre presents their largest cast ever assembled for “The Best Christmas… Continue reading

Last weekend for the "Best Christmas Pageant Ever!"
Time travel

Time travel

Once again this year thanks to the congregation of the College Heights Baptist Church you may be magically transported back to the first Christmas some… Continue reading

Time travel
First National Bank Alaska bumps up Kettle Wars competition

First National Bank Alaska bumps up Kettle Wars competition

It’s been a tradition since the first Soldotna/Kenai Rotary Club was chartered over 35 years ago. Bell Ringing or as the Salvation Army calls it… Continue reading

First National Bank Alaska bumps up Kettle Wars competition
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Patrick White rigged a systems of lines, wheels and strings to hoist and hold his weighty tomatoes and the plants they feed on, which he says is just one element that contributed to his successful yield this year, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, in Soldotna, Alaska.

Local growers crush state record for biggest tomato

Even at the end of October, Patrick White is still nurturing the tomato crop his Alaska state record-breaking fruit was plucked from. Gargantuan red and… Continue reading

  • Oct 20, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Patrick White rigged a systems of lines, wheels and strings to hoist and hold his weighty tomatoes and the plants they feed on, which he says is just one element that contributed to his successful yield this year, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, in Soldotna, Alaska.

Hilts steps down — Board of education loses long-time member

The Board of Education is looking for a new member after District 9 representative Sunni Hilts stepped down after more than 12 years of service.… Continue reading

  • Dec 10, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

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 Soldotna resident Gail Kennedy plays a song for a group of parents during the second annual Candlelight Remembrance Program on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015 at the Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna, Alaska. The local chapter of The Compassionate Friends hosts the event for parents whose children have died.

Lights that never fade

In a culture where uttering the name of one’s dead child aloud is discouraged to the point of being a conversation-stopper, a group met to… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna resident Gail Kennedy plays a song for a group of parents during the second annual Candlelight Remembrance Program on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015 at the Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna, Alaska. The local chapter of The Compassionate Friends hosts the event for parents whose children have died.

Spring semester registration underway

The fall semester wrapped up last week and although students can breathe easy for a while, it is important they remember to register for next… Continue reading

Nikiski students find the ties that bind

Nikiski students find the ties that bind

For the 27 middle school students, and their attentive staff supervisors, the Grannie Wannabes — Nikiski Middle-High School’s knitting club — is about more than… Continue reading

  • Dec 13, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
  • Schools
Nikiski students find the ties that bind

Alaska Airlines, others say hoverboards cannot fly

Alaska Airlines is banning the shipment of one of the most popular toys this Christmas. Last week, the airline decided that hoverboards are not safe… Continue reading

  • Dec 13, 2015