Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Eden Alioto, 9, stops for her father to adjust her snowshoe before taking off across Headquarters Lake near the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center on Friday.

More families move toward in-home education

Kenai Peninsula families may be making the move from brick-and-mortar schools to learning at a distance, and in the comfort of their own homes.Interior Distance… Continue reading

  • Jan 17, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Eden Alioto, 9, stops for her father to adjust her snowshoe before taking off across Headquarters Lake near the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center on Friday.

Amid craft beer shuffle, Alaskan vows to stay put

Alaskan Brewing Co. isn’t selling out.It isn’t closing down.It isn’t moving to the Lower 48, changing its name or owners.In an interview Thursday, brewery founders… Continue reading

ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND JAN., 16-17, 2016 AND THEREAFTER - This Jan. 6, 2016 photo shows the Ketchikan High School auto shop, which has sat empty since mid-December when the school closed for the Christmas season, in Ketchikan, Alaska. After shop teacher Jeff Shelton's death in a vehicle collision during the break, the school is now moving students back into the shop. They were being taught by substitute teacher Theresa Wong in the Kayhi library. (Nick Bowman/Ketchikan Daily News via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Students return to auto shop after losing teacher

KETCHIKAN — Students are just now returning to Ketchikan High School’s auto shop after the death of Kayhi shop teacher Jeff Shelton.Shelton was killed in… Continue reading

ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND JAN., 16-17, 2016 AND THEREAFTER - This Jan. 6, 2016 photo shows the Ketchikan High School auto shop, which has sat empty since mid-December when the school closed for the Christmas season, in Ketchikan, Alaska. After shop teacher Jeff Shelton's death in a vehicle collision during the break, the school is now moving students back into the shop. They were being taught by substitute teacher Theresa Wong in the Kayhi library. (Nick Bowman/Ketchikan Daily News via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion The sun sets behind Cook Inet, as seen from the blufftop overlook of Kenai's South Forest Street on Wednesday, January 14 in Kenai. Forecasters are calling for some snow today, and intermittent sunshine on Monday.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion The sun sets behind Cook Inet, as seen from the blufftop overlook of Kenai's South Forest Street on Wednesday, January 14 in Kenai. Forecasters are calling for some snow today, and intermittent sunshine on Monday.
A Bristol Bay double-ender fishing boat is shrouded in a sheet of protective plastic inside the permanent gallery under construction at the Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museums building.

One mantra, one goal for SLAM workers

Bob Banghart has a simple mantra for anyone who asks about the new State Library, Archives and Museum.“On schedule, on budget,” he said. “I mean,… Continue reading

A Bristol Bay double-ender fishing boat is shrouded in a sheet of protective plastic inside the permanent gallery under construction at the Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museums building.

Land use along Kenai River draws concern

Efforts by some riverfront property owners to skirt the anadromous stream setback rules along the Kenai River are drawing concern.The 50-foot setback requirement, established to… Continue reading

Constitutional change proposed to limit session length

JUNEAU — A Democratic state representative has proposed a constitutional amendment to limit regular legislative sessions to 90 days.The proposal, from Anchorage Rep. Matt Claman,… Continue reading

Zinc mine sues over new severance tax

ANCHORAGE — The company that manages one of the world’s largest zinc mines is suing an Alaska municipality over a new tax.Teck Alaska Inc. says… Continue reading

  • Jan 16, 2016
  • By Dan Joling

Soldotna karate instructor arrested on child porn charges

A Soldotna man was arrested Friday on charges of possessing and distributing child pornography.Alaska State Troopers arrested Michael Dean Hancock, 57, on Friday morning on… Continue reading

Juneau Walmart to close Feb. 5

By Feb. 4, Juneau’s Walmart will be closed. By the end of the following week — once all of the remaining merchandise has been removed… Continue reading

  • Jan 16, 2016
  • By Sam DeGrave
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Emaline Cruickshank, left, helps her younger brother, Tyler Cruickshank, prepare balls of corn flour dough to be made into fresh tortillas during a workshop on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016 at the Kenai Community Library in Kenai, Alaska.

Rolling out the dough

Kenai residents found out they can create the taste of authentic, fresh corn tortillas in their own kitchens through a class at the local library.… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Emaline Cruickshank, left, helps her younger brother, Tyler Cruickshank, prepare balls of corn flour dough to be made into fresh tortillas during a workshop on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016 at the Kenai Community Library in Kenai, Alaska.

Cook Inlet might have more oil

Cook Inlet may have more oil and gas to give, but developing it could present a challenge. Though there is active development on oil fields… Continue reading

Focus shifts to reducing costs, risks for Alaska LNG Project

“Cost is everything.”No longer a concept, nearly everything done on the Alaska LNG Project from here forward will be focused on moving the prospective project… Continue reading

  • Jan 14, 2016
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER

School district, associations still stuck on health care

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, support staff and teacher associations met again on Wednesday to discuss the unresolved issue of health care for contract… Continue reading

  • Jan 14, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
In this Feb. 10, 2014 file photo Roland Maw walks into a conference room during an Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting. Maw has been charged with falsifying his residency. (Clarion file photo)

Maw charged with falsifying residency

Roland Maw, a Kenai Peninsula commercial fishing advocate and the former executive director of the United Cook Inlet Drift Association, was charged on Wednesday with… Continue reading

  • Jan 14, 2016
  • By ELIZABETH EARL and DJ SUMMERS
In this Feb. 10, 2014 file photo Roland Maw walks into a conference room during an Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting. Maw has been charged with falsifying his residency. (Clarion file photo)
Photo courtesy City of Kenai This satellite image showing a possible arrangement of the stage complex planned for Kenai's Millennium Square is included in a draft report of he Kenai Outdoor Opportunity Location Committee, a group planning development in the vacant feild east of the Kenai Senior Center.

Millennium Square plans developed by Kenai subcommittee

Development plans for the bluff-top lot east of the Kenai Senior Center may be closer to reality than they’ve been since the Kenai City Council… Continue reading

Photo courtesy City of Kenai This satellite image showing a possible arrangement of the stage complex planned for Kenai's Millennium Square is included in a draft report of he Kenai Outdoor Opportunity Location Committee, a group planning development in the vacant feild east of the Kenai Senior Center.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Abbie Madrid gives a treat to her 6-year-old Lab mix Willow as the two walk a trail on Wednesday Jan. 13 in Kenai's municipal park.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Abbie Madrid gives a treat to her 6-year-old Lab mix Willow as the two walk a trail on Wednesday Jan. 13 in Kenai's municipal park.

Maw charged for falsifying residency

Roland Maw, a Kenai Peninsula commercial fishing advocate, was charged with falsifying his Alaska residency on Wednesday.Maw is facing up to 17 charges. Of those,… Continue reading

  • Jan 13, 2016
  • By Staff reports

Soldotna Downtown Improvement Plan approved

Downtown Soldotna is poised to be home to new signage, in addition to other changes.The Soldotna City Council voted unanimously at its Wednesday meeting to… Continue reading

School district stands behind small schools

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and Board of Education are standing behind small schools and the communities that hinge on their doors staying open.The… Continue reading

  • Jan 13, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan

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