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Reeling in a monster

Reeling in a monster

An angler visiting from Florida got lucky in Cook Inlet and hauled in a 341-pound halibut last week, one of the biggest reported in the… Continue reading

  • Jun 22, 2016
Reeling in a monster

Russian River fishing slow, opportunities on Kasilof River

The early run of sockeye salmon to the Russian River is much smaller than it was this time last year, with fewer than 1,100 fish… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Desiree Campos (left) and Eddie Perez (right) gut the sockeye salmon they caught in their personal use gillnet off the Kasilof River's south beach on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. The personal use gillnet fishery opened at 6 a.m. June 15 and will be open until 11 p.m. June 24.

Early-run Kenai kings pass lower end of escapement goal

Fishermen flocked to the mouth of the Kasilof River Wednesday morning for the opening of the personal use gillnet fishery. Rows upon rows of camping… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Desiree Campos (left) and Eddie Perez (right) gut the sockeye salmon they caught in their personal use gillnet off the Kasilof River's south beach on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. The personal use gillnet fishery opened at 6 a.m. June 15 and will be open until 11 p.m. June 24.

West Coast states meet to share spill-response efforts

SEATTLE — Washington and Oregon environmental regulators said Tuesday that regional coordination and planning exercises such as drills aided in their response to the fiery… Continue reading

  • Jun 21, 2016
  • By PHUONG LE
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Jen Peura, a seasonal biotech with the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, applies herbicide to invastive common yarrow plants near the Egumen Lake trailhead on Tuesday, June 21, 2016.

Keep out: Kenai Peninsula land managers work together to curb invasive species

Wearing a pump-powered backpack sprayer, long yellow gloves and protective goggles, Jen Peura looked more like she was out hunting ghosts than killing flowers. The… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Jen Peura, a seasonal biotech with the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, applies herbicide to invastive common yarrow plants near the Egumen Lake trailhead on Tuesday, June 21, 2016.

Guilty plea ends Native art scam in Juneau

Almost one week before her case was set to go to trial, a downtown Juneau shopkeeper admitted to her role in a Native art scam… Continue reading

  • Jun 21, 2016
  • By PAULA ANN SOLIS

Culvert work to continue on Spur Highway

Workers from the State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities are gearing up for another project on the Kenai Spur Highway as soon… Continue reading

Borough sees jump in oil property values

The values of some oil and gas properties in the Kenai Peninsula Borough jumped in the most recent state assessment, producing about $1.1 million more… Continue reading

Buttons Bush putts her golf-ball into a hole at the Alzheimer's Association's Longest Day golf tournament fundraiser on Saturday, June 18 at the Bird Homestead golf course in Funny River. Her teammates looking on are Keith Stewart (left), husband Bob Bush, and daughter Karen Burger. Bush's team - one of the nine competing - wore purple, the Alzheimer's Association's awareness color. Burger, an organizer, said that the tournament had raised $1,900 for Alzheimer's disease research before its conclusion Saturday night.

Photo: Long putt for the Longest Day

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  • Jun 20, 2016
Buttons Bush putts her golf-ball into a hole at the Alzheimer's Association's Longest Day golf tournament fundraiser on Saturday, June 18 at the Bird Homestead golf course in Funny River. Her teammates looking on are Keith Stewart (left), husband Bob Bush, and daughter Karen Burger. Bush's team - one of the nine competing - wore purple, the Alzheimer's Association's awareness color. Burger, an organizer, said that the tournament had raised $1,900 for Alzheimer's disease research before its conclusion Saturday night.

New addiction treatment center in Juneau

Juneau’s downtown community health center will soon start offering an outpatient addiction treatment program.Front Street Community Heath Center board president Carl Heine said treatment will… Continue reading

  • Jun 20, 2016
  • By LISA PHU
In this May 21, 2016, photo, Austin Sollars poses on his commercial fishing boat, the Jani-K, at the boat harbor in Seward, Alaska. Sollars, in his early 30s, bought the boat when he was 21, overcoming challenges for young commercial fishermen entering the Alaska fishing fleet, where the average permit holder is now 50. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

High costs discourage young Alaskans from commercial fishing

SEWARD — Austin Sollars got his first paid commercial fishing job at 11, baiting hooks on a 74-foot halibut schooner that fished off the Aleutian… Continue reading

  • Jun 20, 2016
  • By Dan Joling
In this May 21, 2016, photo, Austin Sollars poses on his commercial fishing boat, the Jani-K, at the boat harbor in Seward, Alaska. Sollars, in his early 30s, bought the boat when he was 21, overcoming challenges for young commercial fishermen entering the Alaska fishing fleet, where the average permit holder is now 50. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

Legislature adjourns; Walker calls fifth special session

It’s over, but not done.At 11:46 a.m. Sunday, the Alaska Senate adjourned the fourth special session of the 29th Alaska Legislature.Forty minutes later, Gov. Bill… Continue reading

Questions remain in hospital service area boundary move

An invisible line near Clam Gulch Tower means the landowners on the north side are likely paying a few dollars in property taxes each year… Continue reading

Report: Temper expectations for sockeye price increase

The message on prices for Alaska’s sockeye fishermen from Juneau economics firm McDowell Group this season is good, but not great.“Despite some positive developments, fishermen… Continue reading

  • Jun 19, 2016
  • By DJ SUMMERS

Kenai donates land for senior and low-income housing

The Kenai City Council donated land at its Wednesday meeting for the housing group Kenai Housing Initiative to build two housing complexes — one for… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Kenny Rogers, the emergency department manager at South Peninsula Hospital in Homer, Alaska, demonstrates the hospital's eICU unit on Friday, June 17, 2016. The small rural hospital will now be able to teleconference with specialists at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage to confer about patients in intensive care.

South Peninsula Hospital installs eICU unit

When patients arrive at the emergency door of South Peninsula Hospital in Homer, they could be getting treatment from medical professionals in Anchorage. Because of… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Kenny Rogers, the emergency department manager at South Peninsula Hospital in Homer, Alaska, demonstrates the hospital's eICU unit on Friday, June 17, 2016. The small rural hospital will now be able to teleconference with specialists at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage to confer about patients in intensive care.

Soldotna surgeon’s license suspended

A Soldotna orthopedic surgeon’s medical license will be suspended effective July 1 after he admitted to engaging in inappropriate conduct with female patients.Dr. Herbert Bote,… Continue reading

Soldotna woman accused of attacking neighbor with knife

A Soldotna woman was arraigned Friday in Kenai on charges of assault after allegedly attacking two people with a knife Thursday evening.Dawn Ellis, 41, is… Continue reading

Gov. Bill Walker speaks during an interview in his Capitol office in April. One of the key elements of Walker's plan to reduce the budget deficit, SB 128, was voted down Friday by the House Finance Committee.

House kills Perm Fund plan

The Alaska House Finance Committee has failed to advance the heart of Gov. Bill Walker’s 13-point plan to erase the state’s deficit, leaving the state… Continue reading

Gov. Bill Walker speaks during an interview in his Capitol office in April. One of the key elements of Walker's plan to reduce the budget deficit, SB 128, was voted down Friday by the House Finance Committee.

Runway history: Juneau’s first Native Fashion Show

JUNEAU — A few things set Juneau’s first ever Celebration fashion show apart from ones often seen in media: the host spoke in Tlingit, a… Continue reading

  • Jun 18, 2016
  • By PAULA ANN SOLIS