Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion AMVETS Riders prepare to post the colors before the Memorial Day ceremony at Leif Handsen Memorial Park Monday, May 30, 2016, in Kenai, Alaska.

Hundreds take time to honor on Memorial Day

VFW Post Commander Ann Toutant’s sturdy voice echoed throughout the Soldotna Community Memorial Park Monday afternoon as she accounted for the hundreds to millions of… Continue reading

  • May 30, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion AMVETS Riders prepare to post the colors before the Memorial Day ceremony at Leif Handsen Memorial Park Monday, May 30, 2016, in Kenai, Alaska.

Great Pacific Seafoods files for bankruptcy

With its three Alaska processing plants closed, Great Pacific Seafoods filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Sunday.The Seattle-based company’s assets will be liquidated and sold… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Figurines wait in the Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe on Monday, May 30, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. The shop recently moved from its old location near the Peninsula Job Center to a new building on the Kenai Spur Highway across from Salvation Army.

Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe moves into new location

Even a stack of barn wood is worth something in the Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe, which recently moved locations.The worn planks leaned against the new… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Figurines wait in the Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe on Monday, May 30, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. The shop recently moved from its old location near the Peninsula Job Center to a new building on the Kenai Spur Highway across from Salvation Army.

Program aims to grow next generation of ag scientists

ST. PAUL, Minn. — One team is developing GPS ear tags so cattle farmers can track herds from afar. Another thinks drones can protect livestock… Continue reading

  • May 30, 2016
  • By STEVE KARNOWSKI

Border redraw moves 19 homes in the Carolinas

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Dee Martin may wake up on Jan. 1 and find herself in a whole different state.South Carolina and North Carolina have redrawn… Continue reading

  • May 29, 2016
  • By JEFFREY COLLINS and GARY D. ROBERTSON

Store loses thousands in Juneau burglary

Police say $14,000 in cash went missing from the Princess Cruise Line office in downtown Juneau on Thursday.Juneau Police Department spokeswoman Erann Kalwara said the… Continue reading

  • May 29, 2016
  • By PAULA ANN SOLIS

Walker breaks up tax proposals after legislative pushback

By BECKY BOHRERAssociated PressEds: Adds detail, background.JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Bill Walker broke his tax proposals apart again after legislators pushed back on his… Continue reading

  • May 28, 2016

State request seeks study on youth detention privatization

Alaska’s Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) is seeking contractors to study the feasibility of privatizing four of the department’s juvenile detention facilities, including… Continue reading

Steve Manley begins service on Soldotna City Council

Seat B on the Soldotna City Council has a new occupant in resident Steve Manley after former member Meggean Bos—Marquez left it empty. Manley was… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Attendees at the second Heroin Town Hall event at the Challenger Learning Center in Kenai, Alaska on Thursday, May 26, 2016, answered questions about their knowledge of prescription drugs and their opinions about how the heroin addiction problem in the community should be addressed.

Second heroin town hall focuses on solutions

Talking about the heroin addiction problem is simpler than identifying solutions. However, that is where a crowd of Kenai Peninsula residents started Thursday night at… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Attendees at the second Heroin Town Hall event at the Challenger Learning Center in Kenai, Alaska on Thursday, May 26, 2016, answered questions about their knowledge of prescription drugs and their opinions about how the heroin addiction problem in the community should be addressed.

Kenai airport rezoned

Kenai’s airport land belongs to a new zone — the airport light industrial zone, designated for airport-related uses such as hangars, aircraft sales and repair… Continue reading

Kenai to decide housing disagreement

Members of the Kenai City Council will decide a dispute over a proposed housing development in Kenai’s Thompson Park subdivision. A March 23 meeting of… Continue reading

A.J Smith plays a minotaur during the Frozen Coast live-action role play group's weekly battle game on Sunday, May 22 in the Kenai Municipal Park.

Kenai LARPing group comes out swinging

In the world of monarchs, battle games and quests, Kenai live action role players are moving up. The group of live-action role players, commonly called… Continue reading

A.J Smith plays a minotaur during the Frozen Coast live-action role play group's weekly battle game on Sunday, May 22 in the Kenai Municipal Park.

Walker’s tax proposals land with thud in Alaska Legislature

JUNEAU, Alaska — Gov. Bill Walker’s newly repackaged tax proposals have landed with a thud in the Alaska Legislature, with criticism over having all the… Continue reading

  • May 26, 2016
  • By Becky Bohrer
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Great Pacific Seafoods' plant in Kenai, Alaska, shown on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, has closed and will not operate for the 2016 season.

Great Pacific Seafoods’ Alaska plants closed

Several industry sources and a former plant manager have confirmed that the seafood processor Great Pacific Seafoods has shut down its Alaska operations. Representatives from… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Great Pacific Seafoods' plant in Kenai, Alaska, shown on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, has closed and will not operate for the 2016 season.

Teacher qualification requirements under ESSA cause challenges for small, rural schools

Under the Every Student Succeeds Act, educators in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s rural and small schools may not meet new qualification requirements, and… Continue reading

  • May 26, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Medicaid claim payments delayed

Editor's note: This story has been changed to correct the title of Central Peninsula Hospital Director of External Affairs and Marketing Bruce Richards. The Alaska… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Grant Anderson, a guide and the owner of the Fly Box in Anchor Point, said the season for the Anchor River is looking good so far, with additional days, bait and triple hooks allowed and a little more space on the river to fish.

More kings return to Anchor River

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to show that Fish and Game has returned to the regulations listed in the regulations book for the… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Grant Anderson, a guide and the owner of the Fly Box in Anchor Point, said the season for the Anchor River is looking good so far, with additional days, bait and triple hooks allowed and a little more space on the river to fish.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Frank and Mary Ferguson can see three volcanoes on the west side of Cook Inlet from their back porch near Clam Gulch, Alaska, seen on Friday, April 29, 2016.

Neighbors protest gravel pit on bluff

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to show that Wayne Bumpus did not protest the development of the gravel pit, only the possible use… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Frank and Mary Ferguson can see three volcanoes on the west side of Cook Inlet from their back porch near Clam Gulch, Alaska, seen on Friday, April 29, 2016.
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Red tape prevents people from sitting on several pieces of vandalized furniture Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at the Kenai Community Library in Kenai, Alaska. Several chairs and a stool were destroyed with a paint-like substance, and a couch was slashed with a knife at the library last week.

Library vandalism costs thousands in damage

When a patron of the Kenai Community Library prepared to sit down on one of the building’s chairs last week, he luckily noticed it was… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Red tape prevents people from sitting on several pieces of vandalized furniture Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at the Kenai Community Library in Kenai, Alaska. Several chairs and a stool were destroyed with a paint-like substance, and a couch was slashed with a knife at the library last week.