A preliminary design by the City of Soldotna shows what three highway gaeway signs will look like from the front and side when they are erected in summer 2016. The project to build the signs will go out to bid in the next week or two.

Soldotna to update highway, park signage

Motorists and park-goers will soon be greeted by new signs as they make their way around Soldotna. As part of the Downtown Improvement Plan, the… Continue reading

A preliminary design by the City of Soldotna shows what three highway gaeway signs will look like from the front and side when they are erected in summer 2016. The project to build the signs will go out to bid in the next week or two.

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

VIP's love Tamara Grooming

VIP’s love Tamara Grooming

The VIP’s (Very Important Pets) of the Kenai Peninsula are wagging their tails and purring about the new Tarma’s Grooming salon across from Spenard Builders… Continue reading

VIP's love Tamara Grooming
Fun for all

Fun for all

Family, friends and faculty of students at Redoubt Elementary School kept the fun indoors for their 4th Winter Carnival. Decking the halls with carnival sideshow… Continue reading

Fun for all

KRC to start search for new food vendor

KPC’s Kenai River Cafe is set to change management of the food service in the upcoming fall semester that begins August 29. The search for… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Mick Wykis reads to a class at Mountain View Elementary School in Kenai during the annual community reading event on Friday, Feb. 26, 2016,

Communities that read together

Mountain View Elementary staff invited a group of local officials, law enforcement officers and figure heads including Pat Porter, mayor of the City of Kenai,… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Mick Wykis reads to a class at Mountain View Elementary School in Kenai during the annual community reading event on Friday, Feb. 26, 2016,

90-day session nears half-way point

JUNEAU — Legislators this coming week will reach the half-way point of the scheduled 90-day session, with the House working toward finalizing its version of… Continue reading

  • Feb 28, 2016
  • By Becky Bohrer
CES Captain Lesley Quelland and other first responders prepare a patient to be transported from the sight of a motor vehcile collision on the Sterling Highway.

CES’s first female captain retires

After a more than 30 year career as Central Emergency Services’ first woman to move up the ranks to become a captain, Lesley Quelland has… Continue reading

CES Captain Lesley Quelland and other first responders prepare a patient to be transported from the sight of a motor vehcile collision on the Sterling Highway.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Principal Margaret Gilman hands first grader Regan Savly one of the Baby Baskets that staff and students put together to welcome the newest additions to the Nikiski North Star Elementary School community Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, at the school in Nikiski, Alaska.

New Nikiski North Star program promotes reading early

The staff and educators at Nikiski North Star Elementary have found a new way to encourage literacy in their students, even before they enroll. In… Continue reading

  • Feb 28, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
  • Schools
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Principal Margaret Gilman hands first grader Regan Savly one of the Baby Baskets that staff and students put together to welcome the newest additions to the Nikiski North Star Elementary School community Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, at the school in Nikiski, Alaska.

Heiman sentenced in both assault cases

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that, in the April 30, 2015 conviction, Shane Heiman was found guilty of assault in the… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this June 11, 2015 file photo, anglers descended on the Russian River for the season's sockeye salmon opener near Cooper Landing.

Fish and Wildlife to continue Kenai, Russian river bank restoration

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may pick up a project to restore the riverbanks near the Kenai River and Russian River confluence. The Kenai… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this June 11, 2015 file photo, anglers descended on the Russian River for the season's sockeye salmon opener near Cooper Landing.

Senate OKs bill to bar Planned Parenthood in schools

JUNEAU — As members of a Juneau Girl Scout troop looked on, the Alaska Senate on Friday narrowly passed a bill that would ban abortion… Continue reading

Panels propose cuts, changes in weighing Alaska budget

JUNEAU — Work furloughs. Cuts to public broadcasting, pre-kindergarten programs and the University of Alaska system. Closure of a youth detention facility in Nome.These are… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion XXX takes her turn to drop an answer to the XXX in the XXX box Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, at Nikiski North Start Elementary in Nikiski, Alaska. XXX
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion XXX takes her turn to drop an answer to the XXX in the XXX box Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, at Nikiski North Start Elementary in Nikiski, Alaska. XXX

Soldotna special election set for May

Voters will decide whether to form a charter commission during a special election this May.The Soldotna City Council approved a resolution with a 5-2 vote… Continue reading

Marijuana, buffer zone fill local option zone discussion

Tensions ran high at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly’s discussion about local option zoning districts on Tuesday.The assembly has been discussing a comprehensive rewrite of… Continue reading

Legislative Information Office teleconference schedule for Feb. 26

Friday 8:30 a.m.The Joint Legislative Budget & Audit Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss Public comment to assist the contractors conducting the performance… Continue reading

  • Feb 25, 2016
A broken pin sits on a workbench in the backroom of the Kenai bowling on Saturday, Nov. 14 in Kenai. The bowling alley closed in summer 2015 and is now owned by the city of Kenai, which is seeking new management for it.

Kenai bowling alley open for prospective lease or purchase

The former Alaskalanes bowling alley and Kenai property on which it stands are up for lease or purchase from its owner, the city of Kenai.… Continue reading

A broken pin sits on a workbench in the backroom of the Kenai bowling on Saturday, Nov. 14 in Kenai. The bowling alley closed in summer 2015 and is now owned by the city of Kenai, which is seeking new management for it.

Soldotna special election moves forward

A special election to revisit the idea of making Soldotna a home-rule city has been set.The Soldotna City Council adopted a resolution at its Wednesday… Continue reading

Play-based preschool finding space

Parents forming the play-based, cooperative preschool in Nikiski are now looking for a designated space. A local church is their target location, and plans are… Continue reading

  • Feb 24, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan