Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Richard Morgan, center, awaits the start of a dedication ceremony to honor members of Kenai's Charter Commission on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015 in front of City Hall in Kenai, Alaska. Morgan, the last living member of that commission, was asked to cut the Cornerstone Rock's ceremonial ribbon.

Kenai’s Charter Commission honored with memorial

More than 50 years after they formed the city, the group who signed Kenai’s 1963 charter were officially recognized with the Cornerstone Rock, a boulder… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Richard Morgan, center, awaits the start of a dedication ceremony to honor members of Kenai's Charter Commission on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015 in front of City Hall in Kenai, Alaska. Morgan, the last living member of that commission, was asked to cut the Cornerstone Rock's ceremonial ribbon.

FAA techs briefly stranded on isolated island

A pair of FAA technicians found themselves on the wrong end of an aerial accident earlier this month, as a crash stranded them 80 miles… Continue reading

Addict-turned-convict: ‘We are the unwanted’

JUNEAU, Alaska — Rayda Tegen had a husband, five children and a $40,000 a year job in Tooele, Utah, for the nearly 20 years she… Continue reading

Reality tv star seeks permit to build retreat at Fox River

For nearly his entire life, Atz Kilcher has been going up into the Fox River flats to enjoy the wilderness. Soon, he may be able… Continue reading

Joliet educators work with Hispanic families

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Rene Valenciano has watched the number of Latino and Hispanic students grow at Joliet Public Schools District 86 from when he… Continue reading

Fall break boosts Nevada school custodians fight against norovirus

RENO, Nev. (AP) — School custodians spent hundreds of hours disinfecting surfaces to stem a norovirus outbreak that eventually reached 19 schools.Fall break is credited… Continue reading

Jonesboro students get Microsoft certifications

JONESBORO, Ark. — On. Dec 12, Valerie Bowen will turn 16 years old and begin searching for her first job.The Westside sophomore is a little… Continue reading

Logan Satathite (left) runs with Brooke Satathite and Sam Satathite in the Tsalteshi Trails Turkey Trot 10-kilometer race on Friday, Nov. 27 near the Soldtona Sports Center.

Turkey Trotters run post-Thanksgiving race

The 42 runners in Friday’s Tsalteshi Trails Turkey Trot ran a big circle in the rain. Beginning and ending at the Soldotna Sports Center, 14… Continue reading

Logan Satathite (left) runs with Brooke Satathite and Sam Satathite in the Tsalteshi Trails Turkey Trot 10-kilometer race on Friday, Nov. 27 near the Soldtona Sports Center.

Fish and Game’s shelved reports show sportfishing may damage Kenai River banks

The increasing numbers of bank anglers and powerboats on the Kenai River may be damaging the river habitat. The Alaska Department of Fish & Game… Continue reading

In this Nov. 18, 2015 photo, the Rev. Scott Fisher kisses 2-month old Elizabeth Miller during her Baptism at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Fairbanks, Alaska. With long hair, unruly sideburns and colorful Converse sneakers, Fisher is known to many as the "hippy" priest. (Eric Engman/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via AP)

Rev. Scott Fisher recalls life of service to church, Alaska

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — In October 1970, a young man landed in Fairbanks on a 24-hour layover between his old life and a life that… Continue reading

  • Nov 28, 2015
  • By Matt Buxton
In this Nov. 18, 2015 photo, the Rev. Scott Fisher kisses 2-month old Elizabeth Miller during her Baptism at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Fairbanks, Alaska. With long hair, unruly sideburns and colorful Converse sneakers, Fisher is known to many as the "hippy" priest. (Eric Engman/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via AP)

New trailer could boost size of LNG deliveries to Fairbanks

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A semi-truck trailer designed to carry larger loads of liquefied natural gas to market in Fairbanks will get a tryout next… Continue reading

  • Nov 28, 2015
Rose LaHatt checks out a sweater rack as her son Maverick LaHatt looks on during Black Friday shopping on Friday Nov. 27, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska. The LaHatts, of Nikiski, were at the Fred Meyer grocery store in Soldotna shopping at about 5 a.m.

Seeking deals, Kenai Peninsula residents shop early on Black Friday

It’s the post-Thanksgiving holiday when budget lines fade from red to black as shoppers flock bright and early to Kenai Peninsula retailers offering deep discounts… Continue reading

  • Nov 27, 2015
Rose LaHatt checks out a sweater rack as her son Maverick LaHatt looks on during Black Friday shopping on Friday Nov. 27, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska. The LaHatts, of Nikiski, were at the Fred Meyer grocery store in Soldotna shopping at about 5 a.m.
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Local residents enjoyed pumpkin pie and several other traditional treats on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 at the Kenai Senior Citizens Center in Kenai, Alaska.

Local organizations feed neighbors for Thanksgiving

There was no shortage of options for those without family or the financial means to have a Thanksgiving meal this year. Local businesses and centers… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Local residents enjoyed pumpkin pie and several other traditional treats on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 at the Kenai Senior Citizens Center in Kenai, Alaska.
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Exchange student Nouredine Mama, of Cameroon, shares details about his culture and life in Africa with fourth and sixth grade students on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015 at Nikolaevsk School in Nikolaevsk, Alaska. Mama is attending Homer High School while in the state through an exchange program.

Africa exchange student visits Russian village

Cameroon exchange student Nouredine Mama was given two days’ notice before he was flown to Alaska this fall. The 16-year-old was already settled in Washington,… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Exchange student Nouredine Mama, of Cameroon, shares details about his culture and life in Africa with fourth and sixth grade students on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015 at Nikolaevsk School in Nikolaevsk, Alaska. Mama is attending Homer High School while in the state through an exchange program.
ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, NOV. 28-29 - In this photo taken, Oct. 8, 2015, Aaron Leggett poses along the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail near Westchester Lagoon in Anchorage, Alaska. In the past decade, Leggett has emerged as one of the leading voices for the recognition and restoration of indigenous names. Place names "remind people that not long ago, Anchorage was a Dena'ina fish camp and that the Dena'ina people are still here," he said. (Erik Hill(/Alaska Dispatch News via AP)  KTUU-TV OUT; KTVA-TV OUT; THE MAT-SU VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

Digital atlas boosts push for Alaska Native place names

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — During a recent walk along the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Dena’ina historian Aaron Leggett pointed to an area that was devastated during… Continue reading

  • Nov 26, 2015
  • By ASAF SHALEV
ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, NOV. 28-29 - In this photo taken, Oct. 8, 2015, Aaron Leggett poses along the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail near Westchester Lagoon in Anchorage, Alaska. In the past decade, Leggett has emerged as one of the leading voices for the recognition and restoration of indigenous names. Place names "remind people that not long ago, Anchorage was a Dena'ina fish camp and that the Dena'ina people are still here," he said. (Erik Hill(/Alaska Dispatch News via AP)  KTUU-TV OUT; KTVA-TV OUT; THE MAT-SU VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

About 40 soldiers returning to Alaska after deployment

Alaska (AP) — Some Alaska soldiers are coming home after a nine-month deployment to Kuwait.The U.S. Army says about 40 soldiers from the 716th Explosive… Continue reading

  • Nov 26, 2015

‘This Book is Gay’ means controversy for Wasilla Library

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Wasilla Library may have to take U.K. author James Dawson’s “This Book is Gay” out of the juvenile nonfiction section.KSKA-FM… Continue reading

  • Nov 26, 2015

Soldotna man dies after saving wife from fire

Updated at 4:50 p.m.: It is unknown why 90-year-old John Kelsch, who died in his home on Rainbow Drive in Soldotna Thanksgiving morning, was unable to… Continue reading

  • Nov 26, 2015
  • By Staff Report

Trump called out for appearing to mock disability

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump denied Thursday that he mocked a reporter with a disability in a South Carolina speech, despite appearing to imitate mannerisms… Continue reading

  • Nov 26, 2015
Cars fill the parking lot of a Costco store, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, in Seattle. Health authorities say chicken salad from Costco has been linked to at least one case of E. coli in Washington state.  (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Costco: FDA tests point toward E. coli in salad vegetables

SEATTLE — Testing has pointed toward a vegetable mix from a California food wholesaler as the source of E. coli in Costco chicken salad that… Continue reading

  • Nov 26, 2015
  • By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP
Cars fill the parking lot of a Costco store, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, in Seattle. Health authorities say chicken salad from Costco has been linked to at least one case of E. coli in Washington state.  (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)