Remains found near Sterling identified

The remains of Soldotna resident James Beaver have been positively identified, according to an Alaska State Trooper dispatch.Beaver, whose remains were found by a fire… Continue reading

Federal subsistence board says no kings for Kenai River gillnet

The upcoming subsistence gillnet fishery on the Kenai River can target sockeye, but kings are off limits. An emergency Special Action of the Federal Subsistence… Continue reading

  • Jul 8, 2015
  • By DJ SUMMERS

Nikiski man assaults brother, sentenced

A Nikiski man charged with the assault of his brother, criminal mischief and resisting arrest was sentenced to jail time and anger management by District… Continue reading

School board OKs budget revision

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Board of Education approved a revision that would add just less than $107.9 million in expenditures to the fiscal year 2015… Continue reading

  • Jul 6, 2015
  • By By KELLY SULLIVAN
Maureen Hensley, of Kenai, uses her spare time to paint a mural on the windows of Green Rush Events Clubhouse on Saturday in Kenai. Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion

Planting the seed

Editor's Note: This story has been changed to correct the hours of operation for Green Rush Events Clubhouse in Kenai.   Two local marijuana clubhouse… Continue reading

Maureen Hensley, of Kenai, uses her spare time to paint a mural on the windows of Green Rush Events Clubhouse on Saturday in Kenai. Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion

School board considers fund balance minimum

The Board of Education is looking to establish a minimum general fund balance for the first time. A 3 percent bottom has been proposed for… Continue reading

  • Jul 7, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Karl Kircher and Steven Bishop pitch setnet caught fish from a skiff near the mouth of the Kasilof River at 1 a.m. Thursday morning during an overnight commercial fishing period in Kasilof, Alaska.

Drifters, setnetters to fish at Kasilof River mouth

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game on Tuesday announced the season’s first commercial salmon fishing opening in a special harvest area at the mouth… Continue reading

  • Jul 7, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Karl Kircher and Steven Bishop pitch setnet caught fish from a skiff near the mouth of the Kasilof River at 1 a.m. Thursday morning during an overnight commercial fishing period in Kasilof, Alaska.

Burn ban lifted for refuge

The open burn restriction throughout the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge has been lifted.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service canceled the restriction after rain and cooler… Continue reading

Review: Workload, staffing had impact at Wasilla VA clinic

JUNEAU — High workloads and inadequate staffing had a negative effect on access to care at the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Wasilla, an… Continue reading

  • Jul 7, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer

School board finalizes budget

On Monday, the Kenai Peninsula School District Board of Education finalized the operating budget for the fiscal year 2016 — which began on July 1… Continue reading

  • Jul 7, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Business news

Chambers set schedules ■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce meets today at noon at the new Kenai National Wildlife Refuge visitor center on Ski Hill… Continue reading

  • Jul 6, 2015

Card Street fire operations winding down

The Card Street fire is now 95 percent contained, and crews will finish fighting it soon. Division of Forestry Public Information Officer Andy Alexandrou said… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Lark Ticen sifts through tomato vines looking for ripe fruit Monday, July 6, 2015, inside her arctic dome in Kenai, Alaska. She said she has been eating out of her "little, big" garden for 2.5 months. The corn she plans to harvest in August was taller then her own height, much more than the "knee-high by the fourth of July," requirement corn growers in the Lower 48 believe the stalks have to be to know if a good crop will come in during the season.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Lark Ticen sifts through tomato vines looking for ripe fruit Monday, July 6, 2015, inside her arctic dome in Kenai, Alaska. She said she has been eating out of her "little, big" garden for 2.5 months. The corn she plans to harvest in August was taller then her own height, much more than the "knee-high by the fourth of July," requirement corn growers in the Lower 48 believe the stalks have to be to know if a good crop will come in during the season.

More students in need of free or reduced meals

More students are showing up to Kenai Peninsula Borough School District cafeterias without lunch money, joining a growing number of their peers statewide. Half of… Continue reading

  • Jul 6, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Kachemak Bay Research Reserve gets new partner

More than a year ago, things looked bleak for the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve. The House Subcommittee on Fish and Game had cut annual funding.… Continue reading

Man in custody after barricading self in village; 1 dead

ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers arrested a man Monday after he barricaded himself inside a home for hours in a tiny northwest Alaska village where… Continue reading

  • Jul 6, 2015
  • By Rachel D'oro

Farmers, state agencies keep eye on local flocks

Alaska flocks have not yet been stricken by the largest avian influenza outbreak to hit the poultry industry in history. The risk is still there… Continue reading

  • Jul 2, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Kenny Hackett takes off during the double mugging - a form of calf roping - competition at the Ninilchik Rodeo on Sunday July 5, 2015 in Ninilchik, Alaska.

Hang on: Rodeo rides into Ninilchik

The bulls won the weekend at the Ninilchik Rodeo. Riders had no luck on John Wayne, Dark Town, Hizenberg and Calico as all jumped —… Continue reading

  • Jul 5, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Kenny Hackett takes off during the double mugging - a form of calf roping - competition at the Ninilchik Rodeo on Sunday July 5, 2015 in Ninilchik, Alaska.

Senators using budget to put heat on administration, EPA

Alaska’s senators outlined their plans to continue to fight on resource and environment issues on which they say the Obama administration is overstepping its boundaries… Continue reading

  • Jul 5, 2015
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER

Juneau police update batons

Take a close look at the next Juneau Police Department officer walking down the street, and you might notice something missing from his or her… Continue reading