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Record breaking turnout

Record breaking turnout

The Kenai Peninsula Tourism & Marketing Council (KPTMC) hosted a record breaking sold out event at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex February 13th. With three… Continue reading

Record breaking turnout
AK LNG project advisor Jeff Raun listens to a question during a public information meeting on the project's local future efforts on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016.

Alaska LNG Project holds steady

Local representatives of the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project said that although their leaders have spoken of possible delays, employees of the project remain… Continue reading

AK LNG project advisor Jeff Raun listens to a question during a public information meeting on the project's local future efforts on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016.

Five years later

Soldotna Planning and Zoning Commission members got a first look at what the city has accomplished since it rolled out the Envision Soldotna 2030 Comprehensive… Continue reading

Careful what you wish for

After waiting through a lengthy winter dry spell, the Kenai Peninsula was hit with wet, heavy snow over the weekend and the hazards that come… Continue reading

Around the District

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 6 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley… Continue reading

Prepare to laugh and be amazed

Magician Joseph Reohm and comedian Jamie Lissow will perform at 7 p.m. on Feb. 26 in the Ward Building at KRC. Admission will cost $5… Continue reading

Keeping a close watch: Students present on human rights abuses

Thursday morning, before all of his peers at River City Academy, Edmund Johnson issued a call to action. It was his own solution to the… Continue reading

  • Feb 21, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Social Security applicants struggle for disability benefits

Brian Hoge was recently informed he’d be switching careers. His new vocation? An egg-packer.It was baffling to Hoge, a former commercial fishermen and oil worker.… Continue reading

UA prepares to lose millions in state funding

JUNEAU (AP) — A slump in oil prices has officials looking at the amount and impact of a deep cut in the University of Alaska… Continue reading

Kenai to record all meetings related to comprehensive plan revision

When Kenai city government groups discuss their upcoming comprehensive plan revisions, audio recordings of their meetings will be accessible on the city website for two… Continue reading

Soldotna man accused of abuse arraigned

In a hearing continued from last week, a former karate teacher from Soldotna was arraigned Thursday on charges of sexual abuse of a minor and… Continue reading

Kasilof, Kenai early-run king fishing restricted

Fishing for early run kings will be closed on the lower Kenai River and restricted on the Kasilof River for the 2016 season.With a preseason… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Ernestine Hayes, a Juneau author and teacher, began her memoir "Blonde Indian: An Alaska Native Memoir" on a paper towel in a San Francisco homeless shelter in 1985. This spring, her book is being read statewide for the inaugural "Alaska Reads." Hayes is touring the state and made a stop in Soldotna on Wednesday to discuss the book with readers from the Soldotna and Kenai libraries.

Juneau author makes stop in Kenai

Ernestine Hayes’ memoir began on a crumpled paper towel in a San Francisco homeless shelter.Through homelessness, loss and an eventual return to her hometown of… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Ernestine Hayes, a Juneau author and teacher, began her memoir "Blonde Indian: An Alaska Native Memoir" on a paper towel in a San Francisco homeless shelter in 1985. This spring, her book is being read statewide for the inaugural "Alaska Reads." Hayes is touring the state and made a stop in Soldotna on Wednesday to discuss the book with readers from the Soldotna and Kenai libraries.
In this Feb. 4, 2016, photo, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker bowls with fellow legislators and staff in Juneau, Alaska. It was his first night of bowling with the legislative bowling leagues. Bipartisan, bicameral bowling has been a staple of Alaska's legislative session for nearly 30 years. (AP Photo/Rashah McChesney)

Bipartisan bowling: Alaska politicians roll off steam

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska lawmakers gather each week in the state capital ready to rumble, but it’s not to continue their already tense and rocky… Continue reading

In this Feb. 4, 2016, photo, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker bowls with fellow legislators and staff in Juneau, Alaska. It was his first night of bowling with the legislative bowling leagues. Bipartisan, bicameral bowling has been a staple of Alaska's legislative session for nearly 30 years. (AP Photo/Rashah McChesney)
From left to right, Alaska Gasline Development Corp. acting CEO Dave Cruz, BP (Exploration) Alaska President Janet Weiss, Gov. Bill Walker and ConocoPhillips Alaska President Joe Marushack, discuss the progress of the Alaska LNG Project at a press conference in Anchorage on Feb. 17. The four partners committed to continue work on the project through the rest of the year, but are weighing options on how to proceed as depressed oil prices have hammered the bottom lines for North Slope producers and the state budget. (Photo by Elwood Brehmer/Alaska Journal of Commerce)

Producers, Walker weigh AK LNG options

The leaders of the Alaska LNG Project coalesced at a press conference Feb. 17 to quell uncertainty about the project’s future, but vague statements ultimately… Continue reading

  • Feb 17, 2016
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER
From left to right, Alaska Gasline Development Corp. acting CEO Dave Cruz, BP (Exploration) Alaska President Janet Weiss, Gov. Bill Walker and ConocoPhillips Alaska President Joe Marushack, discuss the progress of the Alaska LNG Project at a press conference in Anchorage on Feb. 17. The four partners committed to continue work on the project through the rest of the year, but are weighing options on how to proceed as depressed oil prices have hammered the bottom lines for North Slope producers and the state budget. (Photo by Elwood Brehmer/Alaska Journal of Commerce)
File photo/Peninsula Clarion In this May 27, 2010 file photo drift boat anglers get underway at the public launch just above the Sterling Highway bridge on the Kasilof River. State Parks officials are still working to find a final location for a state-funded boat retrieval on the river.

Kasilof boat retrieval site to close for summer

Drift boaters on the Kasilof River will have to wait a little longer for a public boat retrieval site to open on the lower river.… Continue reading

File photo/Peninsula Clarion In this May 27, 2010 file photo drift boat anglers get underway at the public launch just above the Sterling Highway bridge on the Kasilof River. State Parks officials are still working to find a final location for a state-funded boat retrieval on the river.
Evan Frisk helps 3-year-old Behati Frisk prepare her pole for ice fishing during an outing on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016 at Sport Lake in Soldotna, Alaska. Hundreds of students from several Kenai Peninsula schools and home-school programs got try their hand at ice fishing during the 17th annual multiple-day event, which is part of the Salmon in the Classroom program hosted by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division of Sport Fish.

Photo: A frozen field trip

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  • Feb 17, 2016
Evan Frisk helps 3-year-old Behati Frisk prepare her pole for ice fishing during an outing on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016 at Sport Lake in Soldotna, Alaska. Hundreds of students from several Kenai Peninsula schools and home-school programs got try their hand at ice fishing during the 17th annual multiple-day event, which is part of the Salmon in the Classroom program hosted by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division of Sport Fish.

Soldotna Planning and Zoning talks signs

City signage and how it fits into the overall vision of Soldotna’s future was identified as a priority by the Soldotna Planning and Zoning Commission.The… Continue reading

Trial delayed for man accused of abuse

The trial for an Anchor Point man accused of sexual abuse of two children has been pushed back to April.Daniel Lee Hinsberger, 56, was arrested… Continue reading

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, gives her annual address to Alaska lawmakers on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, in Juneau, Alaska. Murkowski cautioned lawmakers against federal encroachment during the final months of President Barack Obama's presidency. (AP Photo/Rashah McChesney)

Murkowski points to federal gains, overreach during address

JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski began her annual address to Alaska lawmakers with accolades about federal progress on issues that could bring economic growth… Continue reading

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, gives her annual address to Alaska lawmakers on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, in Juneau, Alaska. Murkowski cautioned lawmakers against federal encroachment during the final months of President Barack Obama's presidency. (AP Photo/Rashah McChesney)