Man charged with sexual abuse of minor released on bail

A Kenai man charged with sexual abuse of a minor has been released on bail until his next hearing at the Kenai Courthouse.Riley Edwards, 20,… Continue reading

USDA grant to further evolve school district’s videoconferencing

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is one of six Alaska school districts that will receive a portion of the United States Department of Agriculture’s… Continue reading

  • Nov 24, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Soldotna highway project goes out to bid

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities has opened bids for restoring the pavement on the Sterling Highway through the center of Soldotna.The project,… Continue reading

This Sept. 4, 2015 photo released by the U.S. Public Health Service shows a package of donated musk ox meat in Kotzebue, Alaska. Now that the long-term senior care facility in Kotzebue just began incorporating traditional foods into the regular menu, its Alaska Native residents no longer have to just wait for monthly family potlucks to enjoy the taste of the subsistence foods they grew up with. (Chris Dankmeyer/U.S. Public Health Service via AP)

New processing plant prepares traditional Alaska Native food

ANCHORAGE — First it was musk ox stew. Then the Alaska nursing home served up musk ox meatloaf to its elderly Inupiat residents and their… Continue reading

  • Nov 24, 2015
  • By Rachel D'oro
This Sept. 4, 2015 photo released by the U.S. Public Health Service shows a package of donated musk ox meat in Kotzebue, Alaska. Now that the long-term senior care facility in Kotzebue just began incorporating traditional foods into the regular menu, its Alaska Native residents no longer have to just wait for monthly family potlucks to enjoy the taste of the subsistence foods they grew up with. (Chris Dankmeyer/U.S. Public Health Service via AP)

Alaska buys out company’s interest in gas pipeline project

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker announced Tuesday the completion of the state’s acquisition of TransCanada Corp.’s interest in a major gas project Alaska is pursuing,… Continue reading

  • Nov 24, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Attendees stand in the snow during the 6th annual candlelight vigil for homeless youth on Thursday, Nov. 19 at Soldotna's Farnsworth Park.

Community focuses on services, shelter for homeless KPBSD students

For those who held candles Thursday night in Soldotna’s Farnsworth Park, the fast-falling snow was a reminder of what coming months could hold for the… Continue reading

  • Nov 21, 2015
  • By BEN BOETTGER and MEGAN PACER
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Attendees stand in the snow during the 6th annual candlelight vigil for homeless youth on Thursday, Nov. 19 at Soldotna's Farnsworth Park.
This photo of a chickadee with a deformed beak was taken on Nov. 16 at the residence of Bruce and Pamela Manley in Kasilof. (Photo courtesy Ben Romig)

Bird experts investigate chickadee beak deformity

Researchers in Anchorage are working to crack a tough nut in the form of a beak deformity affecting a large portion of black-capped chickadees and… Continue reading

This photo of a chickadee with a deformed beak was taken on Nov. 16 at the residence of Bruce and Pamela Manley in Kasilof. (Photo courtesy Ben Romig)

KPC, UA see enrollment drop

Kenai Peninsula College is experiencing a 9 percent enrollment decrease this semester, reflective of the overall 3 percent enrollment decrease in the University of Alaska… Continue reading

  • Nov 23, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Murkowski: No ‘frankenfish’ labeling means no new FDA chief

Alaska’s senior senator isn’t backing off her fight to label genetically modified salmon, and she said Monday she’ll go as far as blocking confirmation of… Continue reading

  • Nov 23, 2015
  • By CHARLES L. WESTMORELAND

More otters washing up; cause remains unknown

The cause of an unusual number of dead and dying otters winding up on Homer beaches remains unexplained, but preliminary results suggest toxins from harmful… Continue reading

Clarion file photo In this Feb. 2, 2008 photo, ConocoPhillips produces liquified natural gas (LNG) for export at its facility on the bluff next to Agrium in Nikiski, Alaska.

ConocoPhillips applies to extend LNG exports

With pressure from Alaska officials and local utility companies, a ConocoPhillips subsidiary has applied to keep exporting liquefied natural gas out of its Kenai facility… Continue reading

Clarion file photo In this Feb. 2, 2008 photo, ConocoPhillips produces liquified natural gas (LNG) for export at its facility on the bluff next to Agrium in Nikiski, Alaska.
Grocery grab

Grocery grab

It may not be core curriculum and it involves running the halls, but the lessons kids learn at Redoubt Elementary school during the “Great Grocery… Continue reading

Grocery grab
Support for Boys and Girls Clubs

Support for Boys and Girls Clubs

After months of hard work and preparation by volunteers, board members and employees, the Boys and Girls Club of the Kenai Peninsula held their Annual… Continue reading

Support for Boys and Girls Clubs
Snow falls

Snow falls

Nearly a hundred members of the community turned out on a snowy, cold Thursday evening November 19th to participate in the 6th Annual Candlelight Vigil… Continue reading

Snow falls
Bob day proclaimed

Bob day proclaimed

As Alaska’s official balladeer Hobo Jim sang on Good Morning America back in 1995, “This is the land where legends are born!” The City of… Continue reading

Bob day proclaimed

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

Register for spring semester now

The general public began registering for next semester at 12:01 a.m. this morning. Spring semester classes begin on Jan. 11, 2016. Students should seek advising… Continue reading

In this photo taken Oct. 9, 2015, pad see ew cooks in the kitchen at Pho Vietnam on Fireweed Lane in Anchorage, Alaska. Linda La is the founder of the Pho Vietnam restaurants in Anchorage, of which there are now five in the city. (Marc Lester/Alaska Dispatch News via AP)  KTUU-TV OUT; KTVA-TV OUT; THE MAT-SU VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

The pho empress of Anchorage

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Behind any steaming bowl of pho soup or fried rice at Pho Vietnam 8, a new Fireweed Lane restaurant, is Linda La,… Continue reading

  • Nov 22, 2015
  • By SUZANNA CALDWELL
In this photo taken Oct. 9, 2015, pad see ew cooks in the kitchen at Pho Vietnam on Fireweed Lane in Anchorage, Alaska. Linda La is the founder of the Pho Vietnam restaurants in Anchorage, of which there are now five in the city. (Marc Lester/Alaska Dispatch News via AP)  KTUU-TV OUT; KTVA-TV OUT; THE MAT-SU VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Shawn Bransky, associate driector of the Alaska VA, addresses a room of local veterans during a session to discuss current VA issues on Friday, Nov. 20, 2015 at the McLane Commons at Kenai Peninsula College in Soldotna, Alaska.

VA moves forward with Choice fixes, veterans cite continuing issues

The Department of Veterans Affairs in Alaska is working on the second phase of a plan to fix bugs with the program set up by… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Shawn Bransky, associate driector of the Alaska VA, addresses a room of local veterans during a session to discuss current VA issues on Friday, Nov. 20, 2015 at the McLane Commons at Kenai Peninsula College in Soldotna, Alaska.
Photo courtesy AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. The AquaAdvantage salmon (rear) grows larger than a natural salmon (front) by the same age.

FDA approves genetically modified salmon

After five years of debate, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved genetically modified salmon for food.The AquAdvantage salmon, produced by Massachusetts-based biotechnology company AquaBounty… Continue reading

Photo courtesy AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. The AquaAdvantage salmon (rear) grows larger than a natural salmon (front) by the same age.

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