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Clarion file photo In this Dec. 11, 2012 file photo, Charlie Martizens, Chriss Luttrell and Noe Marquez, all of Hillburn Builders Inc., work on the building that holds CINGSA's compressors. The Regulatory Commission of Alaska has ruled that the company can sell 2 billion cubic feet of the gas it discovered in its undergound storage facility. The profit will be divided between CINGSA and the four utility companies that use it for storage.

CINGSA to sell its newly discovered gas

Editor's note: this story has been changed to correct imprecise wording. On Friday, the Regulatory Commission of Alaska ruled that Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage… Continue reading

Clarion file photo In this Dec. 11, 2012 file photo, Charlie Martizens, Chriss Luttrell and Noe Marquez, all of Hillburn Builders Inc., work on the building that holds CINGSA's compressors. The Regulatory Commission of Alaska has ruled that the company can sell 2 billion cubic feet of the gas it discovered in its undergound storage facility. The profit will be divided between CINGSA and the four utility companies that use it for storage.

KRC Brockel Building up for improvements

As part of a strategic process to improve and optimize the academic effectiveness of KPC’s Kenai River Campus, the Brockel Building will undergo a renewal… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Second grader Noah Kalugin glues the roof onto his birdhouse during the Bites for Birds event, where Title I students were invited to learn how to make birdhouses with their parents after school Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, at Mountain View Elementary School in Kenai, Alaska.

Title I families build birdhouses, skills

Some showed up for the fun, some, to use hammers, and some to help the universe. Room 5 at Mountain View Elementary was full long… Continue reading

  • Dec 6, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
  • Schools
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Second grader Noah Kalugin glues the roof onto his birdhouse during the Bites for Birds event, where Title I students were invited to learn how to make birdhouses with their parents after school Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, at Mountain View Elementary School in Kenai, Alaska.

E-cigarettes get trade organization

The e-cigarette industry is getting organized. Clear the Air Alaska, a trade association representing retailers in Alaska, announced its creation on Thursday. In a statement,… Continue reading

  • Dec 6, 2015
  • By Morris News Service - Alaska
  • State News

Legislators postpone decision on Anchorage offices

The Alaska Legislature’s Legislative Council has postponed a decision on its expensive Anchorage offices. In a presentation Friday, Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak and chairman of… Continue reading

While job growth lifts most of US economy, oil patch suffers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The falling oil and gasoline prices that for months have coincided with strong U.S. hiring have helped most Americans.But they’ve come at… Continue reading

  • Dec 6, 2015
  • By JOSH BOAK
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Crash the reindeer nibbles on a hay bale while Tim Navarre (in red, with false beard) hands the reins of his sleigh to a visiting child outside Alaska First Insurance on Saturday, Dec. 5 in Soldotna.

Santa, reindeers stop off in Soldotna

Soldotna got jolly this Saturday with not one, but two visits from Santa Claus — one in the afternoon outside of First Alaska Insurance, where… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Crash the reindeer nibbles on a hay bale while Tim Navarre (in red, with false beard) hands the reins of his sleigh to a visiting child outside Alaska First Insurance on Saturday, Dec. 5 in Soldotna.

Anchorage’s spice problem outlined in new report

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A new state report on Anchorage’s spice problem confirms that spice-related emergency calls have spiked in the past year and that… Continue reading

  • Dec 5, 2015

Walker didn’t want to delay vote while seeking Exxon pledge

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Bill Walker said Friday that he didn’t want to hold up a vote to continue work on a major gas… Continue reading

  • Dec 5, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer

State stops requiring annual phone books

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska telephone companies will not have to produce annual phone books starting in 2016.A regulation signed by Lt. Gov. Byron Mallot… Continue reading

  • Dec 5, 2015
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/The Peninsula Clarion Tina Minster, a health care insurance navigator at Peninsula Community Health Services, handles the outreach and enrollment in the community. She regularly travels around and "sets up wherever they'll let me," she said.

PCHS health insurance navigator sets up shop around community

Tina Minster carries her MiFi and laptop with her everywhere she goes so she can answer questions about health insurance whenever they come up. In… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/The Peninsula Clarion Tina Minster, a health care insurance navigator at Peninsula Community Health Services, handles the outreach and enrollment in the community. She regularly travels around and "sets up wherever they'll let me," she said.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Several people flip through books during the the Soldotna Public Library's book sale in the basement of the library on Thursday Dec. 3, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska. More than 80 community members had stopped into the sale by 4:30 p.m.

Photo: Bookworms

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Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Several people flip through books during the the Soldotna Public Library's book sale in the basement of the library on Thursday Dec. 3, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska. More than 80 community members had stopped into the sale by 4:30 p.m.

Small rural school may close due to low enrollment

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — The only school in the small rural Interior Alaska community of Beaver is facing closure due to low enrollment, forcing some… Continue reading

  • Dec 3, 2015

Juneau mayor died of natural causes

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  • Dec 3, 2015

Joint court planning progresses

Progress is being made on an experimental joint court coming to the Kenai Peninsula.Announced in October, the court will be a partnership between the Kenaitze… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/The Peninsula Clarion Sen. Peter Micciche spoke to a crowd of about 50 Wednesday night at Kenai Peninsula College about the upcoming legislative session and the fiscal options the state is considering to bridge the current budget gap.

Micciche focuses on revenue sources

Some Alaskans may still want the state to cut its way to a balanced budget, but Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, argues that’s no longer realistic.At… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/The Peninsula Clarion Sen. Peter Micciche spoke to a crowd of about 50 Wednesday night at Kenai Peninsula College about the upcoming legislative session and the fiscal options the state is considering to bridge the current budget gap.

Source: Gunman in killings had been in touch with extremists

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — San Bernardino gunman Syed Rizwan Farook had been in contact with known Islamic extremists on social media, a U.S. intelligence official… Continue reading

  • Dec 3, 2015
  • By Amanda Lee Myers and Justin Pritchard

AGDC approves gasline budget

The board of the state-owned Alaska Gasline Development Corp. voted unanimously Thursday to approve a $75.6 million expenditure as Alaska’s 25 percent share of final… Continue reading

  • Dec 3, 2015
  • By Tim Bradner

Officials: Attackers in California shooting had thousands of bullets

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — The husband-and-wife attackers who slaughtered 14 people at an employee banquet fired as many as 75 rifle rounds in the… Continue reading

  • Dec 3, 2015
  • By Amanda Lee Myers and Justin Pritchard

Kenai sexual assault case dismissed

A Palmer man accused of sexual assault will not go back to trial after a jury could not reach a unanimous decision on one of… Continue reading

  • Dec 2, 2015