Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Boats come and go from the Upper Skilak Campground boat launch with smoke from the Card Street wildfire in the background on June 16. Fire crews involved in repairing damage to the landscape caused by firefighting efforts are using caution in the area due to lingering smoke and hot spots, as well as danger from falling trees.

Card Street repair on hold for safety hazards

Repairs to the Kenai Peninsula’s landscape following the fight against the Card Street fire are mostly complete, but some are being delayed due to unsafe… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Boats come and go from the Upper Skilak Campground boat launch with smoke from the Card Street wildfire in the background on June 16. Fire crews involved in repairing damage to the landscape caused by firefighting efforts are using caution in the area due to lingering smoke and hot spots, as well as danger from falling trees.

Hope to build intentional Kenai community

Hope Community Resources Inc., is aiming to break ground this fall for an intentional community in Sterling.Six local families, each with a member living with… Continue reading

  • Aug 3, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Board approves increase in electricity budget

The Board of Education approved a transfer for the 2014-2015 fourth quarter budget during Monday’s meeting to cover the costs of electricity use at six… Continue reading

  • Aug 3, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Alaska not included in new federal emission-cutting rule

JUNEAU (AP) — State political leaders welcomed the announcement Monday that Alaska was not included in a new federal rule aimed at reducing greenhouse gas… Continue reading

  • Aug 3, 2015
Progress Days celebrate Soldotna's past

Progress Days celebrate Soldotna’s past

The 56th Soldotna Progress Days may have grown in immense proportions with an estimated 5,000 some visitors to this year’s parade, but the local community… Continue reading

Progress Days celebrate Soldotna's past
Swans celebrate 65th Anniversary.

Swans celebrate 65th Anniversary.

Golden Wedding Anniversary’s mark a huge lifetime family achievement! Add fifteen years to that and you have a phenomenal accomplishment of family proportions. So it… Continue reading

Swans celebrate 65th Anniversary.
Church of God youth delivers 620 pairs of socks to Central Peninsula Health Foundation

Church of God youth delivers 620 pairs of socks to Central Peninsula Health Foundation

Daily vacation bible school at Soldotna Church of God “knocked the socks off,” their kids this year as they collected over 600 pairs of socks… Continue reading

Church of God youth delivers 620 pairs of socks to Central Peninsula Health Foundation

Learn to play like Tifer Woods or shoot like Robin Hood.

What is a Northern Simulator? Without knowing or having stopped by the Central Peninsula Mall recently you might think of an air conditioning manufacturer, a… Continue reading

Church aims to build an ark

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church held a fund-raising garage sale in Soldotna on Saturday with the goal of purchasing an ark. They are… Continue reading

William S. 'Billy' Morris III

William Morris IV named CEO of Morris Communications

AUGUSTA, Ga. — William S. “Will” Morris IV has been named chief executive officer of Augusta-based Morris Communications Co. The appointment was announced today by… Continue reading

  • Aug 2, 2015
William S. 'Billy' Morris III

Shell drills in Chukchi Sea

Shell is finally drilling in the Chukchi Sea. The semi-submersible Polar Pioneer “spudded” the Burger J well at 5 p.m. Wednesday, company spokeswoman Meg Baldino… Continue reading

  • Aug 2, 2015
  • By Tim Bradner
ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, AUG. 2, 2015. In this Saturday, July 18, photo, an Alaska Seaplanes floatplane takes off at the Juneau International Airport in Juneau, Alaska. Life at a higher altitude with a spectacular view is the only kind of life Sean Kveum has known since his days growing up in Hoonah. " (Michael Penn/Juneau Empire via AP)

A job with a view: Pilot opens up from cockpit

On a Wednesday afternoon at work, Sean Kveum looks outside the window to his right and spots a bear, then another one. From the cockpit… Continue reading

  • Aug 2, 2015
  • By PAULA ANN SOLIS
ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, AUG. 2, 2015. In this Saturday, July 18, photo, an Alaska Seaplanes floatplane takes off at the Juneau International Airport in Juneau, Alaska. Life at a higher altitude with a spectacular view is the only kind of life Sean Kveum has known since his days growing up in Hoonah. " (Michael Penn/Juneau Empire via AP)

BP, ExxonMobil seek more Prudhoe gas

BP and ExxonMobil, two of the three major Prudhoe Bay field owners, have applied to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission for an increase… Continue reading

  • Aug 2, 2015
  • By Tim Bradner
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Hayley Herman, 7, plays with a hoola hoop in front of Salmonfest's main stage on Friday July 31, 2015 in Ninilchik, Alaska.

Salmonfest vendors educate despite low Friday attendance

 The breakout year for Salmonfest, formerly known as Salmonstock, was hampered slightly by a nearly 10-hour closure of the Seward Highway, but that didn’t keep… Continue reading

  • Aug 1, 2015
  • By by MEGAN PACER
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Hayley Herman, 7, plays with a hoola hoop in front of Salmonfest's main stage on Friday July 31, 2015 in Ninilchik, Alaska.

Service providers struggle amid state grant delay

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Anchorage methadone clinic is turning people away as they wait for the state to send its grant award notice for… Continue reading

  • Aug 1, 2015

New ruling on protective orders for Alaska Native tribes

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Native tribes will no longer be forced to go the extra mile to have their domestic violence restraining orders enforced… Continue reading

  • Aug 1, 2015

Sunday Salmonfest Schedule

11:15 a.m. - Susan Grace12:15 p.m. - Katie Emerick and John Cottingham1:20 p.m. - Anna Lunch Band2:30 p.m. - Moonalice4 p.m. - Super Saturated Sugar… Continue reading

  • Aug 1, 2015
  • By Staff reports

With protest over, Shell prepares for Arctic Ocean drilling

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Hours after a repaired Shell icebreaker eased past protesters in Oregon to join an Arctic drilling operation, the oil giant used other… Continue reading

  • Aug 1, 2015
  • By Dan Joling

Seward Highway closed for accident

Editor’s Note: This is a breaking news event. This post will be updated as new information develops.   Saturday, August 1, 11:45 The Seward Highway… Continue reading

  • Jul 31, 2015
  • By Staff reports
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion A volunteer Alaska Moose Federation driver removes a dead moose from the Kenai Spur Highway Thursday Dec. 13, 2013 in Kenai, Alaska. The program lost state funding in 2012 but has since resumed on the Kenai Peninsula when the Kenaitze Indian Tribe chose to fund one of the trucks.

Bland Peninsula winter improves moose-car collision rate

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct an error. Drivers involved in a moose collision must report it to Alaska State Troopers or,… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion A volunteer Alaska Moose Federation driver removes a dead moose from the Kenai Spur Highway Thursday Dec. 13, 2013 in Kenai, Alaska. The program lost state funding in 2012 but has since resumed on the Kenai Peninsula when the Kenaitze Indian Tribe chose to fund one of the trucks.