Deadline to apply for school board seat extended

Interested applicants still have time to apply for the open Board of Education District 9-South Peninsula seat that serves some areas of Homer, Nanwalek, Port… Continue reading

  • Jan 12, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Elsa Meyer, 6, helps her younger sister, 3-year-old Naomi Meyer, cut out a paper whale made to look like stained glass during a family craft night on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016 at the Kenai Community Library in Kenai, Alaska.
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Elsa Meyer, 6, helps her younger sister, 3-year-old Naomi Meyer, cut out a paper whale made to look like stained glass during a family craft night on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016 at the Kenai Community Library in Kenai, Alaska.

Borough debates local option zone changes

Forming a local option zone may soon be easier for residents who want more control over what businesses can move into their neighborhoods.Local option zones… Continue reading

President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

Obama warns against giving into election year cynicism

WASHINGTON — Eyeing the end of his presidency, Barack Obama urged Americans Tuesday night to rekindle their belief in the promise of change that first… Continue reading

  • Jan 12, 2016
  • By JULIE PACE
President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

Oil keeps falling. And falling. How low can it go?

DALLAS — The price of oil keeps falling. And falling. And falling. It has to stop somewhere, right?Even after trending down for a year and… Continue reading

  • Jan 12, 2016
  • By DAVID KOENIG
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Zykiah Cooney, 18, swims a 10-pound brick to the side of the Nikiski Pool as part of a drill on Monday, Jan. 11, 2016 in Nikiski, Alaska. She and a handful of others participated in pre-course exercises at the beginning of an American Red Cross Lifeguard class being taught by Pool Supervisor Nigel LaRiccia.
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Zykiah Cooney, 18, swims a 10-pound brick to the side of the Nikiski Pool as part of a drill on Monday, Jan. 11, 2016 in Nikiski, Alaska. She and a handful of others participated in pre-course exercises at the beginning of an American Red Cross Lifeguard class being taught by Pool Supervisor Nigel LaRiccia.

KPC now smoke free

Staff and students started their spring semester on the now smoke- and tobacco-free Kenai Peninsula College campus Monday. The policy, set for the entire University… Continue reading

  • Jan 11, 2016
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Bill would protect clergy who refuse to solemnize marriages

Of the 34 bills prefiled by Alaska lawmakers on Friday, none have been more controversial than Senate Bill 120 and House Bill 236.The bills, proposed… Continue reading

Federal officials propose ban on some Alaska predator hunts

FAIRBANKS (AP) — A U.S. Fish and Wildlife proposal to ban brown bear baiting and other hunting practices from lands the agency manages in Alaska… Continue reading

  • Jan 11, 2016

Fish and Game says studies were used despite going unpublished

Use it, then lose it, was the fate of a long-delayed Kenai River habitat study until the Alaska Department of Fish and Game finally published… Continue reading

  • Jan 11, 2016
  • By DJ SUMMERS

2 members of ‘Alaskan Bush People’ family sentenced to jail

JUNEAU — Two members of the family featured on the reality TV show “Alaskan Bush People” were sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail after… Continue reading

  • Jan 11, 2016
  • By Becky Bohrer
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Kenai River Brewing Company co-owner Doug Hogue stands in the future brewing space in the brewing company's new building on Forty-Seventh Street in Soldotna.

Kenai River Brewing Company prepares for move

Even with walls of plywood and bare fixtures, the new Kenai River Brewing Company building gives off a welcoming air. Situated with its back to… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Kenai River Brewing Company co-owner Doug Hogue stands in the future brewing space in the brewing company's new building on Forty-Seventh Street in Soldotna.
Senior tells of exchange year in Thailand

Senior tells of exchange year in Thailand

A year ago while the Soldotna Rotary Club hosted a foreign exchange student from Thailand named Chang, SoHi student Anna Wrobel was in the same… Continue reading

Senior tells of exchange year in Thailand
Micciche lays out challenges

Micciche lays out challenges

At a well-attended joint Soldotna/Kenai Chamber of Commerce meeting last week at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex State Senator Peter Micciche said the coming legislative… Continue reading

Micciche lays out challenges
Parks and Rec bounces into the New Year

Parks and Rec bounces into the New Year

The dawning of the New Year promises fun and frustration for the Peninsula as Mother Nature refuses to cooperate with conducive conditions for traditional winter… Continue reading

Parks and Rec bounces into the New Year
VFW warms the season

VFW warms the season

For the second year local VFW Post # 10046 in Soldotna celebrated the 12 days of Christmas as a way make the season bright for… Continue reading

VFW warms the season

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

Spring semester underway, still time to register

KPC students are back in classes today and enrollment is trending slightly down across the KPC system (compared to the same time last year). Many… Continue reading

Tyonek man arrested after stabbing

A Tyonek man has been arrested and charged after troopers say he stabbed another man in the village. Troopers got a report of the stabbing… Continue reading

  • Jan 10, 2016
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Patricia Paterson, the owner of Lucky Raven Tobacco, displays her illustration of the financials of large and small marijuana businesses at the borough Marijuana Task Force's meeting Thursday. Patterson it will not be possible for marijuana businesses to operate in areas without high foot traffic.

Time winding down on Marijuana Task Force

With less than two months before the state will accept marijuana business applications, the borough’s Marijuana Task Force is still debating whether to set additional… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Patricia Paterson, the owner of Lucky Raven Tobacco, displays her illustration of the financials of large and small marijuana businesses at the borough Marijuana Task Force's meeting Thursday. Patterson it will not be possible for marijuana businesses to operate in areas without high foot traffic.