Writing sessions encourage aspiring novelists

A rough calculation in the Peninsula Clarion newsroom estimated that local reporters publish around 30,000 words per month. Other local writers are attempting to complete… Continue reading

Alaska, British Columbia leaders sigh cooperative agreement

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Bill Walker and British Columbia Premier Christy Clark signed a cooperative agreement Wednesday committing to work together on issues of… Continue reading

  • Nov 25, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer
Alek Angleton, 8, "I'm thankful that people invented houses, so in the winter I don't get cold and (I have) somewhere to eat."

Giving thanks

In honor of the Thanksgiving Holiday, Peninsula Clarion staff writers collected community opinions on thankfulness. Here's a selection of our favorites. … Continue reading

  • Nov 26, 2015
Alek Angleton, 8, "I'm thankful that people invented houses, so in the winter I don't get cold and (I have) somewhere to eat."

Oil companies lose trans-Alaska pipeline case

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal agency has barred the oil company owners of the trans-Alaska pipeline from charging higher fees for moving oil after… Continue reading

  • Nov 26, 2015

Alaska wants Fairbanks area split into 2 air quality zones

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — The state of Alaska is calling on the federal government to split Fairbanks and North Pole into separate smoke pollution non-attainment… Continue reading

  • Nov 26, 2015

Soldotna seeks boards, commissions members

The deadline to apply for seven open seats on several Soldotna boards and commissions is rapidly approaching.While a handful of applications have trickled in, City… Continue reading

  • Nov 26, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney

Wildlife refuge opens for tree cutting

Families on the Kenai Peninsula can go pick out a Christmas tree from the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge starting Thursday.The refuge opens every year for… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/The Peninsula Clarion The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank's annual turkey dinner on Wednesday saw a high turnout. The food bank will be closed Thursday and Friday and reopen on Monday.

Businesses, organizations open doors for Thanksgiving

For the past seven years, Steve Chamberlain’s pizza ovens do double duty around Thanksgiving.Chamberlain, the owner of Charlie’s Pizza in Nikiski, lights up the ovens… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/The Peninsula Clarion The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank's annual turkey dinner on Wednesday saw a high turnout. The food bank will be closed Thursday and Friday and reopen on Monday.

Independent power producers cheer RCA rules revisions

Alaska’s independent power producers are claiming victory over regulatory changes that they say will encourage investment in renewable energy projects.The Regulatory Commission of Alaska on… Continue reading

  • Nov 26, 2015
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER
In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, sale signs for Black Friday are seen at the Fifth Avenue Mall in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. While Alaskans living in bigger cities can take part in madness in the nation's biggest shopping day, Black Friday in rural Alaska doesn't mean long lines and pushy shoppers ready to do battle for sweet deals. (AP Photo/Rachel D'Oro)

Black Friday madness missing in rural Alaska communities

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Forget about long lines and pushy shoppers ready to do battle for sweet Black Friday deals. In rural Alaska, residents are far… Continue reading

  • Nov 25, 2015
  • By Rachel D'oro
In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, sale signs for Black Friday are seen at the Fifth Avenue Mall in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. While Alaskans living in bigger cities can take part in madness in the nation's biggest shopping day, Black Friday in rural Alaska doesn't mean long lines and pushy shoppers ready to do battle for sweet deals. (AP Photo/Rachel D'Oro)
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  A moose looks for a bite to eat in a lawn on Beaver Loop Road on Tuesday Nov. 24, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  A moose looks for a bite to eat in a lawn on Beaver Loop Road on Tuesday Nov. 24, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska.

Man charged with sexual abuse of minor released on bail

A Kenai man charged with sexual abuse of a minor has been released on bail until his next hearing at the Kenai Courthouse.Riley Edwards, 20,… Continue reading

USDA grant to further evolve school district’s videoconferencing

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is one of six Alaska school districts that will receive a portion of the United States Department of Agriculture’s… Continue reading

  • Nov 24, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Soldotna highway project goes out to bid

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities has opened bids for restoring the pavement on the Sterling Highway through the center of Soldotna.The project,… Continue reading

This Sept. 4, 2015 photo released by the U.S. Public Health Service shows a package of donated musk ox meat in Kotzebue, Alaska. Now that the long-term senior care facility in Kotzebue just began incorporating traditional foods into the regular menu, its Alaska Native residents no longer have to just wait for monthly family potlucks to enjoy the taste of the subsistence foods they grew up with. (Chris Dankmeyer/U.S. Public Health Service via AP)

New processing plant prepares traditional Alaska Native food

ANCHORAGE — First it was musk ox stew. Then the Alaska nursing home served up musk ox meatloaf to its elderly Inupiat residents and their… Continue reading

  • Nov 24, 2015
  • By Rachel D'oro
This Sept. 4, 2015 photo released by the U.S. Public Health Service shows a package of donated musk ox meat in Kotzebue, Alaska. Now that the long-term senior care facility in Kotzebue just began incorporating traditional foods into the regular menu, its Alaska Native residents no longer have to just wait for monthly family potlucks to enjoy the taste of the subsistence foods they grew up with. (Chris Dankmeyer/U.S. Public Health Service via AP)

Alaska buys out company’s interest in gas pipeline project

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker announced Tuesday the completion of the state’s acquisition of TransCanada Corp.’s interest in a major gas project Alaska is pursuing,… Continue reading

  • Nov 24, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Attendees stand in the snow during the 6th annual candlelight vigil for homeless youth on Thursday, Nov. 19 at Soldotna's Farnsworth Park.

Community focuses on services, shelter for homeless KPBSD students

For those who held candles Thursday night in Soldotna’s Farnsworth Park, the fast-falling snow was a reminder of what coming months could hold for the… Continue reading

  • Nov 21, 2015
  • By BEN BOETTGER and MEGAN PACER
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Attendees stand in the snow during the 6th annual candlelight vigil for homeless youth on Thursday, Nov. 19 at Soldotna's Farnsworth Park.
This photo of a chickadee with a deformed beak was taken on Nov. 16 at the residence of Bruce and Pamela Manley in Kasilof. (Photo courtesy Ben Romig)

Bird experts investigate chickadee beak deformity

Researchers in Anchorage are working to crack a tough nut in the form of a beak deformity affecting a large portion of black-capped chickadees and… Continue reading

This photo of a chickadee with a deformed beak was taken on Nov. 16 at the residence of Bruce and Pamela Manley in Kasilof. (Photo courtesy Ben Romig)

KPC, UA see enrollment drop

Kenai Peninsula College is experiencing a 9 percent enrollment decrease this semester, reflective of the overall 3 percent enrollment decrease in the University of Alaska… Continue reading

  • Nov 23, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Murkowski: No ‘frankenfish’ labeling means no new FDA chief

Alaska’s senior senator isn’t backing off her fight to label genetically modified salmon, and she said Monday she’ll go as far as blocking confirmation of… Continue reading

  • Nov 23, 2015
  • By CHARLES L. WESTMORELAND