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Woman missing in Kenai

Kenai police are searching for 34-year-old Iva “Mitzi” Berninger, a Kenai resident reported missing by a neighbor from her Gill Street apartment, where she was… Continue reading

Attorney: Fairbanks 4 exonerated, contrary to state claim

ANCHORAGE — An attorney in the Fairbanks Four case said Friday the four indigenous men previously convicted in the 1997 beating death of a teenager… Continue reading

  • Dec 19, 2015
  • By Rachel D'oro

Peninsula Clarion publisher steps down

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Vitto Kleinschmidt, publisher of the Peninsula Clarion in Kenai, has stepped down to pursue other opportunities. The announcement was made by Les… Continue reading

  • Dec 17, 2015
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Alternative High School senior Linda Byrd takes a picture with Hal Smalley, posing as Santa Clause, during the annual Grinch Day celebration on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015 at the school in Kenai, Alaska. Byrd also celebrated her 19th birthday during the annual lunch and gift-giving event.

Kenai Alternative puts spin on holiday celebration

Teachers and teens at Kenai Alternative High School put their own unique twist on end-of-the-year Christmas parties with the annual Grinch Day before heading off… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Alternative High School senior Linda Byrd takes a picture with Hal Smalley, posing as Santa Clause, during the annual Grinch Day celebration on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015 at the school in Kenai, Alaska. Byrd also celebrated her 19th birthday during the annual lunch and gift-giving event.
On getting paid to fish, a dream job

On getting paid to fish, a dream job

I was suddenly reminded that 20 years had passed since I held the Dream Job. It was the best job any fisherman could ever have… Continue reading

On getting paid to fish, a dream job
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Duane Mays, the director of the Senior and Disability Services division of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, presented options to revise the Medicaid waiver program to a small crowd in Kenai Tuesday night.

State considers Medicaid waiver revamp

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services is weighing its options to reduce costs on the Medicaid program that provides home- and community-based services… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Duane Mays, the director of the Senior and Disability Services division of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, presented options to revise the Medicaid waiver program to a small crowd in Kenai Tuesday night.
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion The Independent Living Center Executive Director Joyanna Geisler explains the ins and outs of Veteran-Directed Home and Community Based Services to a room of veterans and their families on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015 at the Ninilchik Senior Center in Ninilchik, Alaska.

Peninsula VA home services program is first in Alaska

Alaska veterans in need of at-home care can now get those services paid for by the Alaska Department of Veterans Affairs through a program offered… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion The Independent Living Center Executive Director Joyanna Geisler explains the ins and outs of Veteran-Directed Home and Community Based Services to a room of veterans and their families on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015 at the Ninilchik Senior Center in Ninilchik, Alaska.

Alaska’s agricultural renaissance

Integral members of the local farming community believe the state is experiencing an agriculture renaissance, and producers on the Kenai Peninsula are big contributors. Heidi… Continue reading

  • Dec 16, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Alaska budget plan shows deficit for next year

JUNEAU — Budget details released by Gov. Bill Walker’s office show a deficit of about $427 million next year, a drastic change from the half-billion… Continue reading

  • Dec 16, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer

Banks warn of impacts for breaking LIO lease

The Alaska Legislature’s 10-year lease on its 64,000-square-foot office building in Anchorage has become a political football, possibly a preview of fireworks to come in… Continue reading

  • Dec 16, 2015
  • By Tim Bradner
"The Introvert Entrepreneur" is a home run

“The Introvert Entrepreneur” is a home run

Sometimes, you’d just like to run home.It’s quieter there. No noise, no crowds, no networking or small talk. You’re a private person in a world… Continue reading

"The Introvert Entrepreneur" is a home run
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Christy Blaum, an analyst supervisor, takes local law enforcement and business representatives through several background check methods and sites during a workshop on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015 at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center in Soldotna, Alaska.

‘Google is your friend’

Area residents learned that names, phone numbers, work histories and credentials are only a click away during a background check workshop held Tuesday. Hosted by… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Christy Blaum, an analyst supervisor, takes local law enforcement and business representatives through several background check methods and sites during a workshop on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015 at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center in Soldotna, Alaska.

Kenai man arrested for threats

A Kenai man was arrested Monday for making threats near Kenai Alternative High School.Three Kenai Police officers responded to Damon Evans, 40, on Monday afternoon… Continue reading

  • Dec 15, 2015

FERC comments debate LNG location, impact

Comments from Alaska state agencies, citizens, national agencies and outside organizations zoomed in on the Alaska LNG Project’s details, including the Nikiski location and the… Continue reading

Council tightens Southcentral charter halibut allocation for 2016

The ratchet keeps tightening on Southcentral halibut charter operations, among other groups, and relief measures are still stuck in development.The level of legally harvestable halibut… Continue reading

  • Dec 15, 2015
  • By DJ SUMMERS
This July 10, 2008 file photo made with a fisheye lens shows ice floes in Baffin Bay above the Arctic Circle, seen from the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent. In the annual Arctic Report Card, released Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a record emerged for sea ice, which appears when Arctic Ocean water freezes. When its extent peaked for the year in February 2015, it was the lowest maximum coverage since records began in 1979. Scientists had previously announced that the minimum extent, reached in September 2015, was the fourth lowest on record. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)

Arctic posts record warmth over land, less ice in its ocean

NEW YORK — The warming Arctic has set another record.The average air temperature over Arctic land reached 2.3 degrees F (1.3 degrees C) above average… Continue reading

  • Dec 15, 2015
  • By MALCOLM RITTER
This July 10, 2008 file photo made with a fisheye lens shows ice floes in Baffin Bay above the Arctic Circle, seen from the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent. In the annual Arctic Report Card, released Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a record emerged for sea ice, which appears when Arctic Ocean water freezes. When its extent peaked for the year in February 2015, it was the lowest maximum coverage since records began in 1979. Scientists had previously announced that the minimum extent, reached in September 2015, was the fourth lowest on record. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2015 file photo, Marvin Roberts, right, hugs his lawyer, Alaska Innocence Project attorney Bill Oberly, during Roberts' address at the Alaska Federation of Natives conference in Anchorage, Alaska. Gov. Bill Walker is considering pardons or clemency for four indigenous men, including Roberts, who were convicted in the 1997 death of a Fairbanks teenager. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, file)

Governor eyes possible pardons in Fairbanks 4 case

ANCHORAGE — Alaska’s governor is considering granting pardons to four men convicted in a Fairbanks teenager’s 1997 beating death. It would be the first time… Continue reading

  • Dec 15, 2015
  • By Rachel D'oro
FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2015 file photo, Marvin Roberts, right, hugs his lawyer, Alaska Innocence Project attorney Bill Oberly, during Roberts' address at the Alaska Federation of Natives conference in Anchorage, Alaska. Gov. Bill Walker is considering pardons or clemency for four indigenous men, including Roberts, who were convicted in the 1997 death of a Fairbanks teenager. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, file)
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Jacob Dye, right, and his mother, Jennifer Dye, fill hand-made pillow cases with snacks and other presents on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015 at Kenai Alternative High School in Kenai, Alaska. They joined other volunteers filling the 66 cases, which will be presented to youth during this year's "Grinch Day" celebration later this week. The snacks were donated by the Soldotna United Methodist Church, the Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church and the River Covenant Church.

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  • Dec 14, 2015
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Jacob Dye, right, and his mother, Jennifer Dye, fill hand-made pillow cases with snacks and other presents on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015 at Kenai Alternative High School in Kenai, Alaska. They joined other volunteers filling the 66 cases, which will be presented to youth during this year's "Grinch Day" celebration later this week. The snacks were donated by the Soldotna United Methodist Church, the Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church and the River Covenant Church.

Birds of a feather get tallied together

Local bird watchers are setting their sights on the upcoming Christmas Bird Count.Hosted by the National Audubon Society, this December’s event marks the 116th year… Continue reading

A little glimpse: Nanwalek school reports on first quarter with iPads

Nanwalek School staff and students are well into the first year of using their Apple Inc. gadgets, acquired through the ConnectED initiative and aimed at… Continue reading

  • Dec 14, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan