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Kenai council cancels next meeting

The Kenai City Council voted at their Wednesday meeting to cancel their November 18 meeting because it coincides with the upcoming Alaska Municipal League local… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Students and area residents enjoyed locally-made fry bread during the kick-off event for Alaska Native/Native American Heritage Month on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015 in the McLane Commons at Kenai Peninsula College.

Culture events raise awareness during Alaska Native Heritage Month

Hungry students and visitors got a taste of traditional Kenaitze fry bread Thursday during the first of several Alaska Native/Native American Heritage Month events. Sponsored… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Students and area residents enjoyed locally-made fry bread during the kick-off event for Alaska Native/Native American Heritage Month on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015 in the McLane Commons at Kenai Peninsula College.

Walker authorizes funds for TransCanada buyout

JUNEAU, Alaska — Gov. Bill Walker has signed legislation authorizing funding for a buyout of one of the state’s partners in a proposed gas project.… Continue reading

  • Nov 5, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer

Confluence of factors cause disconnect in salmon pricing

Seafood producers were hoping U.S. consumers would have cheaper salmon this year, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. The $8.99 per pound of… Continue reading

  • Nov 5, 2015
  • By DJ SUMMERS

League of Women Voters to host finance forum

Kenai Peninsula residents can get a crash course in the state’s fiscal situation during an upcoming forum that’s part of the Central Peninsula League of… Continue reading

Federal subsistence board reviews rural rule

Subsistence hunters on the Kenai Peninsula will soon have priority in a few more areas.The Federal Subsistence Board, the ruling body of the U.S. Fish… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Anna Aley, sophomore flutist, laughs as Soldotna-based flutist Tomoka Raften plays a technically difficult modern piece by composer Ian Clarke during a band class on Wednesday Nov. 4, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska. The song "Zoom Tube" is a blues-influenced piece that requires several techniques including playing multiple tones at once and singing while playing that had students laughing throughout Raften's performance. Raften and Kenai-based pianist Maria Allison will perform on Nov. 7 at the Soldotna Christ Lutheran Church.

Photo: ‘Zoom Tube’

To hear the piece flutist Tomoka Raften played for Soldotna High School students, click here. … Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Anna Aley, sophomore flutist, laughs as Soldotna-based flutist Tomoka Raften plays a technically difficult modern piece by composer Ian Clarke during a band class on Wednesday Nov. 4, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska. The song "Zoom Tube" is a blues-influenced piece that requires several techniques including playing multiple tones at once and singing while playing that had students laughing throughout Raften's performance. Raften and Kenai-based pianist Maria Allison will perform on Nov. 7 at the Soldotna Christ Lutheran Church.

Group for young professionals to launch

Many young adults leave the Kenai Peninsula, but the Kenai Chamber of Commerce plans to give them another reason to stay. The organization intends to… Continue reading

Board of education raises temporary employee wages

The Board of Education approved pay increases for three substitute and temporary employee positions effective Jan. 1, 2016. Concerns were raised over the adequacy of… Continue reading

  • Nov 4, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

House approves TransCanada buyout

Alaska’s natural gas megaproject is moving forward.With a 39-0 vote, the Alaska House approved spending $161.25 million to advance the AKLNG project, which promises to… Continue reading

DOT forced to cut road crew OT as result of budget cuts

Snow has fallen across much of Alaska, and winter tires could be more important than ever this season.Cuts to the state operating budget have forced… Continue reading

  • Nov 4, 2015
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER

Arctic drilling complaint clears Legislature

After passing a landmark gas pipeline deal, the Alaska House approved a formal complaint against the Obama administration’s decision to cancel oil and gas lease… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna-based Flutist Tomoka Raften plays for a group of students on Wednesday Nov. 4, 2015 at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. Raften and Kenai-based pianist Maria Allison will perform on Nov. 7 at the Soldotna Christ Lutheran Church.

Flute, piano concert set to mix it up

Local musicians will take listeners through tunes of all types and time periods during an upcoming Performing Arts Society concert.Beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna-based Flutist Tomoka Raften plays for a group of students on Wednesday Nov. 4, 2015 at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. Raften and Kenai-based pianist Maria Allison will perform on Nov. 7 at the Soldotna Christ Lutheran Church.
Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion In this Tuesday, Nov. 3 photo, a sheet of plywood covers the hole in the front of Kenai's Summit Drycleaners made when Christine Cunningham drove her car through the wall on Monday, Nov. 2 in Kenai.

Summit Cleaners struck by vehicle Monday

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to delete information inaccurately added to a quote from Geoffrey Graves. No one was hurt when a driver… Continue reading

Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion In this Tuesday, Nov. 3 photo, a sheet of plywood covers the hole in the front of Kenai's Summit Drycleaners made when Christine Cunningham drove her car through the wall on Monday, Nov. 2 in Kenai.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Homer Electric Association workers use a fire extinguisher to put out a smoldering crossbeam on an electric pole in Soldotna on Tuesday, Nov. 3 near the intersection of the Kenai Spur highway and Marydale Avenue.

First responders busy with accidents Tuesday

A number of weather-related and other accidents plagued the Central Kenai Peninsula Tuesday and kept emergency responders busy through the evening. To start the day,… Continue reading

  • Nov 3, 2015
  • By MEGAN PACER, BEN BOETTGER and ELIZABETH EARL
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Homer Electric Association workers use a fire extinguisher to put out a smoldering crossbeam on an electric pole in Soldotna on Tuesday, Nov. 3 near the intersection of the Kenai Spur highway and Marydale Avenue.
The Ninilchik Tribal Council constructed a building to serve as a transit hub on Oil Well Road.

Ninilchik Traditional Council plans a peninsula public transit service

Ninilchik is more than 37 miles from either of the central and southern peninsula’s hospitals, which isn’t a problem for most people with a car… Continue reading

The Ninilchik Tribal Council constructed a building to serve as a transit hub on Oil Well Road.
Tom White of Integrity Janitorial clears snow from the sidewalk of the Kenai Courthouse Tuesday after several inches of snow fell Monday night.

Photo: Lean into it

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Tom White of Integrity Janitorial clears snow from the sidewalk of the Kenai Courthouse Tuesday after several inches of snow fell Monday night.

School board reorganizes

The positions for Board of Education President, Vice President, Clerk and Treasurer were settled at Monday’s meeting. Joe Arness was re-elected as board president after… Continue reading

  • Nov 3, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

School district projects early FY17 deficit

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District projects a nearly $4.73 million deficit for the 2017 fiscal year if all current services and programs are rolled… Continue reading

  • Nov 3, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Sen. Anna MacKinnon, R-Eagle River, speaks in favor of the state's buyout of TransCanada before the Senate voted for the buyout at the Capitol on Tuesday.

Senate approves TransCanada buyout

The Alaska Senate voted by a wide margin Tuesday morning to approve the state’s buyout of TransCanada and advance the natural gas pipeline project known… Continue reading

Sen. Anna MacKinnon, R-Eagle River, speaks in favor of the state's buyout of TransCanada before the Senate voted for the buyout at the Capitol on Tuesday.