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

Shell Oil Co. President Marvin Odum gestures while speaking to The Associated Press on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2015, in Anchorage, Alaska. He says exploratory drilling is going well in the Arctic Ocean despite stormy weather last week that caused the company to halt operations for a few days.

Shell says it will cease Alaska offshore Arctic drilling

ANCHORAGE, Alaska  — Royal Dutch Shell will cease exploration in Arctic waters off Alaska's coast following disappointing results from an exploratory well backed by billions… Continue reading

  • Sep 27, 2015
  • By Dan Joling
Shell Oil Co. President Marvin Odum gestures while speaking to The Associated Press on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2015, in Anchorage, Alaska. He says exploratory drilling is going well in the Arctic Ocean despite stormy weather last week that caused the company to halt operations for a few days.

Juneau man grows extensive garden

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — At the top of an average, wooden fence on Glacierwood Court, the tips of raspberry bushes peek out, the prelude to… Continue reading

Group fights to keep Consulate of Mexico in Anchorage

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Mexicans living in Alaska will soon have to travel out of state to receive services from the Consulate of Mexico, but… Continue reading

  • Sep 27, 2015
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Joann Jeplawy takes a cup of water from Samuel Anders at a relay station on the the Kenai River Marathon route along the Kenai Spur Highway on Sunday Sept. 26, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska. Jeplawy finished 18th out of the 97 runners in the half marathon race.

Runners battle weather in annual Kenai River Marathon

The streak of sunny weather that accompanied the annual Kenai River Marathon for the last few years ended on Sunday as 272 runners battled the… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Joann Jeplawy takes a cup of water from Samuel Anders at a relay station on the the Kenai River Marathon route along the Kenai Spur Highway on Sunday Sept. 26, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska. Jeplawy finished 18th out of the 97 runners in the half marathon race.
Lunch time program gets kids moving

Lunch time program gets kids moving

From a casual stroll, to a racing pace, many Nikiski North Star Elementary School students have ditched the usual lunchtime playground activities for a few… Continue reading

  • Sep 27, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Lunch time program gets kids moving

Soldotna adopts plan to manage its capital assets

Soldotna is working to improve its paper trail. While city employees follow an informal procedure for requesting and managing capital assets, City Manager Mark Dixson… Continue reading

  • Sep 27, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Search resumes for missing Anchorage man

Search resumes for missing Anchorage man

As Alaska State Troopers combed an portion of the Seward Highway where missing Anchorage man Kevin Mitchell’s truck was found on Saturday — they stumbled… Continue reading

  • Sep 27, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Search resumes for missing Anchorage man

State’s only coal mine to halt exports for remainder of year

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s only working coal mine plans to halt exports for the rest of the year as the slow market has forced… Continue reading

  • Sep 27, 2015

19 years after teen vanished, family is still searching

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — It’s been nearly two decades since a 17-year-old Bethel girl vanished, and her family is still looking for answers.Saturday marked the… Continue reading

  • Sep 27, 2015

Three-time cancer survivor Becky Zaverl tells her story

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Becky Zaverl is one of those rare people who can make you feel you’ve known her your entire life, even though you… Continue reading

  • Sep 26, 2015
  • By Dorothy Chomicz
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this June 4, 2015 file photo Nikiski resident and activist Ann Krogseng speaks to a crowd during a borough assembly hearing on a proposed law enforcement service area in Nikiski, Alaska. Korgseng died in an ATV rollover accident at her property on Thursday.

Community mourns death of Nikiski activist

A Nikiski resident and community activist died on Thursday after she was ejected and pinned beneath her ATV. Ann Dooley-Krogseng, 59, was an organizer of… Continue reading

  • Sep 26, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this June 4, 2015 file photo Nikiski resident and activist Ann Krogseng speaks to a crowd during a borough assembly hearing on a proposed law enforcement service area in Nikiski, Alaska. Korgseng died in an ATV rollover accident at her property on Thursday.

Local law enforcement talks big picture with national public safety broadband plan

Law enforcement and emergency response representatives explored the future of public safety at Wednesday’s 911 Advisory Board meeting at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Emergency Response… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Lisa Beranek of the Kenai Watershed Forum introduces The Lost Coast Presentation, during which listeners learned what it takes to survive a week-long bike trip, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, at the Kenai River Center in Soldotna, Alaska.

Lost Coast bikers inspire interest in water

Travellers shared advice, inspiration and laughter during a Kenai Watershed Forum Lost Coast Presentation. During the Thursday evening event, three presenters chronicled the adventures of… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Lisa Beranek of the Kenai Watershed Forum introduces The Lost Coast Presentation, during which listeners learned what it takes to survive a week-long bike trip, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, at the Kenai River Center in Soldotna, Alaska.

Skilak bear’s cubs not found, have chance of survival

The cubs of a brown bear that mauled a hunter from Texas this week have not been found, said Alaska Department of Fish and Game… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Purple peppers are one of seven pepper varieties Glenn Sackett is groing in his greenhouses Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, in Sterling, Alaska.

Sackett’s produce stand keeps growing

For many local farmers, the growing season is almost finished on the Kenai Peninsula, and surplus produce is yet to sell. Oblong green peppers, bulbous… Continue reading

  • Sep 26, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Purple peppers are one of seven pepper varieties Glenn Sackett is groing in his greenhouses Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, in Sterling, Alaska.
AKDOT budget cuts limit winter road clearance

AKDOT budget cuts limit winter road clearance

Budget cuts statewide will limit the Alaska Department of Transportation’s ability to clear roads this winter.Falling oil prices have forced the state legislature to trim… Continue reading

AKDOT budget cuts limit winter road clearance
Trihydro opens doors

Trihydro opens doors

A rain drenched Tuesday, September 15th didn’t deter a large group of folks from turning out for an open house to meet executives of a… Continue reading

Trihydro opens doors
Ivory collection left for others to enjoy

Ivory collection left for others to enjoy

Jim Kunkle worked with Tri State Tool for over 30 years before he retired a few years ago, 25 of those years spent working here… Continue reading

Ivory collection left for others to enjoy
Brown Bears open season

Brown Bears open season

A large crowd turned out for the Peninsula Brown Bears opening night of hockey action September 11th against their nemeses from Fairbanks the Ice Dogs.… Continue reading

Brown Bears open season