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Identity of Soldotna shooting victim released

Update: Alaska State Troopers have identified the victim of Monday's shooting as Russell J. Camp, 24, of Soldotna. Troopers say investigation into the circumstances surrounding… Continue reading

  • Jul 14, 2015
Aquaculture donates fresh salmon to Food Bank

Aquaculture donates fresh salmon to Food Bank

At a time when donations are down to the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank and needs are high, the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Assoc. (CIAA) donated two… Continue reading

Aquaculture donates fresh salmon to Food Bank
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Frank Roach buries his face in his hands on Wednesday April 1, 2015 after a jury found him guilty on nine counts of scheming to defraud and theft while running his nonprofit organization Alaska Veterans Outreach Boxes for Heroes in Kenai, Alaska.

“Boxes for Heroes” founder gets 7 years for fraud, theft

Barring relief on appeal or any unforeseen circumstances for at least four of the next seven years, Boxes for Heroes founder Frank Roach will be… Continue reading

  • Jul 14, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Frank Roach buries his face in his hands on Wednesday April 1, 2015 after a jury found him guilty on nine counts of scheming to defraud and theft while running his nonprofit organization Alaska Veterans Outreach Boxes for Heroes in Kenai, Alaska.

Fish and Game lowers limits on Russian River sockeye

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has reduced the bag and possession limits for sockeye salmon at the Russian River. According to a Monday… Continue reading

  • Jul 13, 2015
  • By DAN BALMER

Kenai man arraigned on assault charges

A Kenai resident was arrested for assault over the weekend, according to an Alaska State Trooper dispatch.Joshua Freel, 25, was arrested on Saturday after troopers… Continue reading

  • Jul 14, 2015
  • By Staff reports

Kenai brothers arrested over weekend

Two Kenai residents were arrested on charges relating to a weekend assault. Steven Curry, 37, and his brother Alexander Jensen, 27, were arrested by Kenai… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this May 20, 2014 file photo the Funny River wildfire spreads more than 10 miles long and one mile wide on the Kenai Peninsula. The wildfire cost several million dollars to combat, however the Kenai Peninsula Borough recouped much of its costs. It expects to do the same for the Card Street wildfire.

Borough to be reimbursed for fire expenditures

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency Management is hopeful that most, if not all, of the funds it spent responding to the Card Street… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this May 20, 2014 file photo the Funny River wildfire spreads more than 10 miles long and one mile wide on the Kenai Peninsula. The wildfire cost several million dollars to combat, however the Kenai Peninsula Borough recouped much of its costs. It expects to do the same for the Card Street wildfire.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Richard Repper picks five-year-old peonies in the field at Echo Lake Peonies, the operation he runs with wife Irene Repper, Monday, July 13, 2015, in Soldotna, Alaska. Growers across the Kenai Peninsula are in the middle of the Peony harvest, Repper said.

New resource for local growers

Kenai Peninsula agriculture will have a new, expert pair of hands next month to help cultivate the developing industry. Casey Matney, presently the Regional Extension… Continue reading

  • Jul 14, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Richard Repper picks five-year-old peonies in the field at Echo Lake Peonies, the operation he runs with wife Irene Repper, Monday, July 13, 2015, in Soldotna, Alaska. Growers across the Kenai Peninsula are in the middle of the Peony harvest, Repper said.

More whale carcasses found in Gulf of Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — More dead whales have been found in the Gulf of Alaska following the sightings of nine fin whale carcasses in late… Continue reading

  • Jul 12, 2015

Construction worker missing

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police are looking for a 38-year-old construction crew member who has gone missing. Vasily Basargin has been missing since Saturday… Continue reading

  • Jul 12, 2015

University of Alaska to cut programs

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The University of Alaska plans to eliminate or suspend a number of majors this year to deal with an ongoing budgetary… Continue reading

  • Jul 12, 2015
In this May 29, 2015 photo, From left to right, Sterling Chew, Kelsey Kennedy and Gordon Chew work at a lumber mill for a project in Denali National Park and Preserve in Corner Bay, Alaska. The Chews own Tenakee Logging Company. They were awarded their first contract by the U.S. Forest Service in 2007. Now, the Chews have two lumber mills and have gradually accumulated the heavy equipment that helps in the lumber trade. (Mary Catharine Martin/ Capital City Weekly via AP)

Everything is connected for family behind logging company

TENAKEE SPRINGS, Alaska — For Gordon Chew of Tenakee Logging Company Management, everything is connected.The trees he and his son, Sterling, 24, selectively harvest from… Continue reading

  • Jul 12, 2015
  • By MARY CATHARINE MARTIN
In this May 29, 2015 photo, From left to right, Sterling Chew, Kelsey Kennedy and Gordon Chew work at a lumber mill for a project in Denali National Park and Preserve in Corner Bay, Alaska. The Chews own Tenakee Logging Company. They were awarded their first contract by the U.S. Forest Service in 2007. Now, the Chews have two lumber mills and have gradually accumulated the heavy equipment that helps in the lumber trade. (Mary Catharine Martin/ Capital City Weekly via AP)
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Matthew Dollick, of Wasilla, untangles a sockeye from his dipnet on Saturday July 11, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska. Dollick said he fished for abotu 45 minutes before catching the red, his first for the weekend.

Dipnetting starts slow

The sun and heat on Saturday drove many of the more than 300 people on the Kenai River dipnet beaches into the water. During the… Continue reading

  • Jul 11, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Matthew Dollick, of Wasilla, untangles a sockeye from his dipnet on Saturday July 11, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska. Dollick said he fished for abotu 45 minutes before catching the red, his first for the weekend.

Nikiski couple arraigned for theft, burglary

Two Nikiski residents are accused of the theft and burglary of a Soldotna residence in late June. George Larson, 25, and his girlfriend Holli Driver,… Continue reading

Voznesenka lease agreement stalled

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and the Voznesenka Community Council, Inc., have not yet reached a lease agreement for the upcoming school year for… Continue reading

  • Jul 11, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Discussion begins on oil tax credits

Alaska’s explorer and small producer tax credit program has been capped for this year but the program is still on the books and applications for… Continue reading

  • Jul 11, 2015
  • By Tim Bradner

Bristol Bay sockeye run well beow forecast

Bristol Bay needed volume to make up for a soft market, but state biologists say there’s no reason to expect that it’s going to happen… Continue reading

  • Jul 9, 2015
  • By DJ SUMMERS

Borough provides dumpsters for fire damage relief

Two large dumpsters will be available for those affected by the Card Street fire, courtesy of the Kenai Peninsula Borough.The dumpsters will be placed near… Continue reading

Proposed Kenai South Beach access road faces potential route change

The route of a road that Kenai intends to build for beach access on the south side of the Kenai River may change. The proposed… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this March 30, 2013 file photo (left) Mitch Fields and Mark Stogsdill both land hits during their title fight at the Peninsula Fighting Championships at the Soldotna Sports Center in Soldotna, Alaska. The Soldotna City Council is considering a resolution to award a contract to one of the two mixed martial arts promoters in the central Kenai Peninsula area as its sole purveyor of MMA events.

Soldotna loses, regains mayor

For just under two minutes on Wednesday, Soldotna had no mayor. Current mayor Nels Anderson resigned and it took a few minutes for city council… Continue reading

  • Jul 9, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this March 30, 2013 file photo (left) Mitch Fields and Mark Stogsdill both land hits during their title fight at the Peninsula Fighting Championships at the Soldotna Sports Center in Soldotna, Alaska. The Soldotna City Council is considering a resolution to award a contract to one of the two mixed martial arts promoters in the central Kenai Peninsula area as its sole purveyor of MMA events.