Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion A recently-installed "no drones" sign warns hobby drone owners not to fly at the Fourth Street Park on Friday, July 1 in Kenai. Kenai administrators have posted the signs in city parks near the airport to discourage drone pilots from flying where they may endanger incoming planes.

Kenai airport takes caution against drones

Three public areas near the Kenai Municipal airport have received new signage dealing with a new problem: remote-controlled hobby drones that city and airport officials… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion A recently-installed "no drones" sign warns hobby drone owners not to fly at the Fourth Street Park on Friday, July 1 in Kenai. Kenai administrators have posted the signs in city parks near the airport to discourage drone pilots from flying where they may endanger incoming planes.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Scaffolding surrounds the fascade of Kenai Middle School during its summer-long asbestos removal treatment on Thursday, June 30 in Kenai. Asbestos fire-proofing material is being taken from its roof beams and disposed of in the Kenai Peninsula Borough landfill.

Kenai middle school getting new roof, losing asbestos

When students and teachers abandoned Kenai Middle School for the summer, construction crews moved in. Asbestos fire retardant is being removed from the school roof’s… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Scaffolding surrounds the fascade of Kenai Middle School during its summer-long asbestos removal treatment on Thursday, June 30 in Kenai. Asbestos fire-proofing material is being taken from its roof beams and disposed of in the Kenai Peninsula Borough landfill.
A fishing vessel enters the mouth of the Kenai River Thursday. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is taking a conservative approach to managing the commercial fishery to start the season.

Fish and Game to manage setnets, drifters conservatively in July

Drift fishermen and setnetters in the Central District of Cook Inlet wet their gear for the first time last week, preparing for a large run… Continue reading

A fishing vessel enters the mouth of the Kenai River Thursday. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is taking a conservative approach to managing the commercial fishery to start the season.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna Little League player Jacob Belger throws a pitch during a practice game on Saturday, July 2 at the Soldotna Little League field in Soldotna.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna Little League player Jacob Belger throws a pitch during a practice game on Saturday, July 2 at the Soldotna Little League field in Soldotna.

Kenai girl missing; reported as runaway

A Kenai girl, Ayla Smith, is missing from the home of her mother Megan Ehret since Friday morning. Ehret reported her a runaway to the… Continue reading

Kenai plans Independence Day festivities

Kenai’s Independence Day festivities begin with a parade at 11 a.m. The parade starts on Fidalgo Avenue, turns left on Willow Street, then right on… Continue reading

  • Jul 2, 2016

Franklin Graham holds prayer rally in Juenau

This country is in trouble, and only God and the power of prayer can save it from abortion, same-sex marriage and political correctness, according to… Continue reading

  • Jul 2, 2016
  • By Sam DeGrave

Furie takes first steps toward adding platform

Furie Operating Alaska is taking the first steps toward adding an oil platform to its Kitchen Lights gas development in Northern Cook Inlet.Furie Senior Vice… Continue reading

  • Jul 2, 2016
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER
KC Community awards luncheon

KC Community awards luncheon

The 42nd Annual Kenai Community Awards luncheon was held June 15th at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center (KCCVC). Board President Bruce Jackman… Continue reading

KC Community awards luncheon
??Hook a kid on golf

??Hook a kid on golf

An outstanding group of young people between the ages of 8 & 15 who have never played a round of golf, just might have become… Continue reading

??Hook a kid on golf
WET & WILD

WET & WILD

After a continuous downpour all morning, the rain stopped just in time for a wild bunch of clean water, healthy salmon loving people to participate… Continue reading

WET & WILD

School district may lose $1.1M from Walker’s vetoes

Gov. Bill Walker’s more than $58 million worth of vetoes to K-12 education may reverberate in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. Administrators will further… Continue reading

  • Jun 30, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Suicide by job: Farmers, lumberjacks, fishermen top list

NEW YORK — Farmers, lumberjacks and fishermen have the highest suicide rate in the U.S., while librarians and educators have the lowest, according to a… Continue reading

  • Jun 30, 2016
  • By MIKE STOBBE

Bicyclist hit, killed on Sterling Highway

A bicyclist, Soldotna resident Vanessa Wilkes, 50, was struck and killed near 91.5 of the Sterling Highway by a Ford F350 commercial vehicle operated by… Continue reading

  • Jun 30, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Healthcare Task Force limited by hospital legal structure

If the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s Healthcare Task Force wants to make changes to how the hospitals operate, it will have to address some roadblocks in… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A group of riders from Alaska C & C Horse Adventures on Jim Dahler Road just outside Soldotna practiced for the annual Fourth of July parade by riding down Trading Bay Road in Kenai, Alaska on Thursday, June 30, 2016. The Fourth of July parade will kick off in Kenai on Monday, July 4, 2016 on Fidalgo Avenue in Kenai.

On a high horse

Saddle up A group of riders from Alaska C & C Horse Adventures on Jim Dahler Road just outside Soldotna practiced for the annual Fourth… Continue reading

  • Jun 30, 2016
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A group of riders from Alaska C & C Horse Adventures on Jim Dahler Road just outside Soldotna practiced for the annual Fourth of July parade by riding down Trading Bay Road in Kenai, Alaska on Thursday, June 30, 2016. The Fourth of July parade will kick off in Kenai on Monday, July 4, 2016 on Fidalgo Avenue in Kenai.
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Sue Mann, owner of Artzy Junk, picuted in this Tuesday, June 28, 2016 photo in Soldotna, Alaska, is one of several business owners working to foster a co-op in downtown Soldotna to promote local creation and enjoyment of art. The group will host a festival, Market Daze, on Thursday, July 21 on the property.

Onward and upward

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the name of the business Artzy Junkin. It has also been edited to include both owners… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Sue Mann, owner of Artzy Junk, picuted in this Tuesday, June 28, 2016 photo in Soldotna, Alaska, is one of several business owners working to foster a co-op in downtown Soldotna to promote local creation and enjoyment of art. The group will host a festival, Market Daze, on Thursday, July 21 on the property.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Using a crane from Peak Oilfield Services, volunteers for the Kenai Historical Society help place a wooden fishing boat, built in 1929, on struts in front of the Kenai Visitors Center on Wed. June 19, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.  The boat, donated by Dave and Linda Hutchings, will be kept there as a historical exhibit.

Old boat finds new berth at Kenai Visitors Center

After almost 90 years in the current, an old fishing boat has come to rest in front of the Kenai Visitor Center. The wooden boat,… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Using a crane from Peak Oilfield Services, volunteers for the Kenai Historical Society help place a wooden fishing boat, built in 1929, on struts in front of the Kenai Visitors Center on Wed. June 19, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.  The boat, donated by Dave and Linda Hutchings, will be kept there as a historical exhibit.

Boys & Girls Clubs rely on new revenue sources as federal funding decreases

Since 2009 federal grants to the Boys & Girls Club of Alaska have declined to less than $1 million of the more than $8 million… Continue reading

  • Jun 29, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Governor limits PFD payouts to $1,000

ANCHORAGE — Facing a multibillion-dollar deficit, Alaska’s governor on Wednesday cut in half the annual checks that give all residents a share of the state’s… Continue reading