Giving wintertime hope to the Homer’s homeless

HOMER, Alaska (AP) — It’s not easy to be homeless in Alaska in November. That was the verdict among approximately a dozen people who spent… Continue reading

  • Nov 21, 2015
  • By ANNIE ROSENTHAL

Bridging the connectivity gap

Less than half of Alaska’s K-12 students have what the Federal Communications Commission has determined to be proper access to broadband in their classrooms.On Thursday,… Continue reading

  • Nov 21, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
AP Photo/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Eric Engman In this Dec. 29, 2014 file photo four-time champion Lance Mackey talks about his entry into this year's Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race at the Quest Visitor Center Fairbanks, Alaska,  Mackey is

4-time Iditarod champ Lance Mackey registers for 2016 race

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Four-time Iditarod champion Lance Mackey is getting ready for the 2016 race.Mackey said he decided to race after consulting with his… Continue reading

  • Nov 21, 2015
AP Photo/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Eric Engman In this Dec. 29, 2014 file photo four-time champion Lance Mackey talks about his entry into this year's Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race at the Quest Visitor Center Fairbanks, Alaska,  Mackey is

Gas line corporation board president resigns

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Gasline Development Corp.’s board president has resigned.Dan Fauske started working with the corporation when it was created in 2010.… Continue reading

  • Nov 21, 2015

We have more in common than we may think

The Kenai Peninsula chapter of Trout Unlimited recently hosted a gathering with the purpose of swapping fish tales — one of our favorite pastimes here… Continue reading

  • Nov 21, 2015

KPC prepares for big cuts

Administrators are preparing for a 10 percent cut in Kenai Peninsula College’s budget for next year. KPC Director Gary Turner is working on the contingency… Continue reading

  • Nov 19, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Healthcare Task Force opts for consultant

The Healthcare Task Force is warily moving forward with Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre’s proposal to hire a consultant on rural health care.After the… Continue reading

Kenai River management board seeks member

The Kenai River Special Management Area board is seeking applicants to fill an open position.Former member Andy Szczesny resigned earlier this month, leaving the board… Continue reading

Schedule slipping on pre-FEED work

State officials say they are worried that the schedule for the big Alaska LNG Project could slip because of delays by North Slope producers in… Continue reading

Borough officials hold Nikiski LNG meeting

This story has been changed to correct the amount of land the Alaska LNG project has purchased in Nikiski. Alaska LNG has purchased about 600… Continue reading

Fish board to consider agenda change requests

Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct that David Martin said the commercial fishermen do not all move across the Cook Inlet when… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Local writer Dave Atcheson reads excerpts from his books on his experiences sports and commercial fishing on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015 during a Trout Unlimited meeting at Odie's Deli in Soldotna, Alaska.

Trout Unlimited highlights differences, similarities of sport, commercial fishing

Members of the Kenai Peninsula’s chapter of Trout Unlimited talked sport fishing, commercial fishing, and the common ground between them at their most recent meeting.… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Local writer Dave Atcheson reads excerpts from his books on his experiences sports and commercial fishing on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015 during a Trout Unlimited meeting at Odie's Deli in Soldotna, Alaska.

Guides voice concerns on logbook program

As the Alaska Legislature looks at renewing the fishing guide logbook and registration program, Kenai Peninsula guides are expressing frustration with the current requirements.The Alaska… Continue reading

Alaska working on rules for legalized pot industry

JUNEAU (AP) — The state of Alaska is working to finalize rules that will help govern its legal marijuana trade, but some industry supporters say… Continue reading

Peninsula mayors offer $60,000 in services to host fish board meeting

If Alaska fishermen want coffee at the 2017 Upper Cook Inlet finfish meeting, the Alaska Board of Fisheries might have to change the location to… Continue reading

  • Nov 18, 2015
  • By DJ SUMMERS
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Central Emergency Services firefighters fill a collapsable tank with water in preparation for a drill on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015 at the department's station on Kalifornsky Beach Road. The firefighters have been training for about two months for an upcoming engineering test.

Climbing the ladder: Firefighters prepare for next step in their careers

  Frosty air that dipped below zero degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday froze a Central Emergency Services hydrant shut, but it couldn’t keep firefighters from their… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Central Emergency Services firefighters fill a collapsable tank with water in preparation for a drill on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015 at the department's station on Kalifornsky Beach Road. The firefighters have been training for about two months for an upcoming engineering test.
FILE - This May 1, 1970 file photo shows inhabitants of Little Diomede, rolling petrol drums over the frozen surface of the Bering Strait near their island home in Diomede, Alaska. The U.S. Coast Guard has laid out a 4-mile wide route through the Bering Sea into the Arctic Ocean and is reviewing public comment on whether it should become the first commercial shipping lane along Alaska's west coast. More Arctic sea ice melting each summer from global warming is making it easier for ships to plot routes through the environmentally sensitive Bering Strait.  The rise in traffic is prompting concerns among U.S. Coast Guard officials about the potential dangers of a vessel crashing and leaking oil.  (AP Photo/Eddie Adams, File)

Coast Guard studies shipping lanes for Bering Sea routes

ANCHORAGE — More Arctic sea ice melting each summer from global warming is making it easier for ships to plot routes through the environmentally sensitive… Continue reading

  • Nov 17, 2015
  • By Dan Joling
FILE - This May 1, 1970 file photo shows inhabitants of Little Diomede, rolling petrol drums over the frozen surface of the Bering Strait near their island home in Diomede, Alaska. The U.S. Coast Guard has laid out a 4-mile wide route through the Bering Sea into the Arctic Ocean and is reviewing public comment on whether it should become the first commercial shipping lane along Alaska's west coast. More Arctic sea ice melting each summer from global warming is making it easier for ships to plot routes through the environmentally sensitive Bering Strait.  The rise in traffic is prompting concerns among U.S. Coast Guard officials about the potential dangers of a vessel crashing and leaking oil.  (AP Photo/Eddie Adams, File)

Statoil announces it will exit Alaska offshore exploration

ANCHORAGE — A second major oil company has abandoned plans to drill in the Arctic Ocean off the northwest coast of Alaska.Statoil announced Tuesday it… Continue reading

  • Nov 17, 2015
  • By Dan Joling

CASA program connects volunteers to children in need

A local branch of the national Court Appointed Special Advocates program is seeking new volunteers to pair with children who are in the midst of… Continue reading

Voznesenka school lease still unsigned

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and the Voznesenka Community Council disagree on the assessed value of Voznesenka School. The community council is standing firm… Continue reading

  • Nov 17, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan