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Courtesy photo/Patsie Blakely This Facebook photo shows Nikiski resident Eileen Berghone, 64, who has been missing since the evening of Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Berghone's daughter, Patsie Blakely, is asking that anyone who sees her mother calls the Alaska State Troopers.

Nikiski woman in search of her missing mother

8 p.m.:Troopers have initiated a Silver Alert for Sharon Eileen Berghone, a disabled Nikiski woman who has been missing since Monday evening. Berghone, who lives… Continue reading

Courtesy photo/Patsie Blakely This Facebook photo shows Nikiski resident Eileen Berghone, 64, who has been missing since the evening of Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Berghone's daughter, Patsie Blakely, is asking that anyone who sees her mother calls the Alaska State Troopers.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this Sept. 11, 2013 file photo Robert Senn drives a roto-mill along the Kenai Spur Highway. Several construction projects are scheduled to happpen between miles 8 and 12 of the highway in 2016.

Kenai Spur will see summer construction

A quartet of construction efforts will happen in summer 2016 between miles 8 and 12 of the Kenai Spur Highway, according to Alaska Department of… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this Sept. 11, 2013 file photo Robert Senn drives a roto-mill along the Kenai Spur Highway. Several construction projects are scheduled to happpen between miles 8 and 12 of the highway in 2016.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Timothy Cashman Jr. is sworn in by Soldotna City Clerk Shellie Saner after the council voted 4-1 to appoint him to a vacant seat on Tuesday Nov. 10, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Soldotna council taps Cashman for open seat

By a vote of 4-1 the Soldotna City Council elected Timothy Cashman Jr., to a vacant council seat. Cashman Jr. beat applicant Dan Nelson for… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Timothy Cashman Jr. is sworn in by Soldotna City Clerk Shellie Saner after the council voted 4-1 to appoint him to a vacant seat on Tuesday Nov. 10, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Joe Coop, a member of the American Legion and the VFW, stands at attention during a flag raising ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015 at the Kenai Senior Citizens Center in Kenai, Alaska.

Photo: Celebrating veterans

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  • Nov 10, 2015
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Joe Coop, a member of the American Legion and the VFW, stands at attention during a flag raising ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015 at the Kenai Senior Citizens Center in Kenai, Alaska.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen speaks at the Kenai Peninsula College Kenai River Campus McLane Commons, only one top on his two-day tour to the Kenai Peninsula Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, in Soldotna, Alaska. It is the first time a UA system president has been to the Kenai Peninsula in nearly seven years, said KPC Director Gary Turner.

UA president visits peninsula campuses

Recently appointed University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen spoke words of optimism during his first visit to the Kenai Peninsula despite taking over leadership of… Continue reading

  • Nov 10, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen speaks at the Kenai Peninsula College Kenai River Campus McLane Commons, only one top on his two-day tour to the Kenai Peninsula Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, in Soldotna, Alaska. It is the first time a UA system president has been to the Kenai Peninsula in nearly seven years, said KPC Director Gary Turner.
File photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this Dec. 13, 2013 file photo, a volunteer Alaska Moose Federation driver removes a dead moose from the Kenai Spur Highway in Kenai, Alaska. At least two people collided with moose on Monday on the Kenai Peninsula according to Alaska State Troopers.

Three women crash after moose collision on the Sterling Highway

No one was injured, except the moose, in a three-vehicle wreck Monday evening on the Sterling Highway. Alaska State Troopers were called to the scene… Continue reading

  • Nov 10, 2015
  • By Staff Report
File photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this Dec. 13, 2013 file photo, a volunteer Alaska Moose Federation driver removes a dead moose from the Kenai Spur Highway in Kenai, Alaska. At least two people collided with moose on Monday on the Kenai Peninsula according to Alaska State Troopers.

Planning commission defines ‘water-dependent’ buildings

The Kenai Peninsula Borough planning commission issued a more detailed definition for buildings placed inside the anadromous stream setback.Most of the population of the peninsula… Continue reading

Homer mayor to run for Legislature

Homer Mayor Mary E. “Beth” Wythe has filed a letter of intent to run for representative of House District 31 in the Alaska Legislature, the… Continue reading

Report: Pilot error cause of 2013 Era crash

Pilot error caused the Oct. 23, 2013, crash of an Era Aviation Beechcraft 1900 C/C at the Homer Airport, the National Transportation Safety Board said… Continue reading

Kachemak-Selo School makes top of state’s preliminary priority list

There is a good chance the 63 unhoused students at Kachemak Selo School will get a new facility. The K-12 Kachemak Selo replacement school is… Continue reading

  • Nov 9, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Jay Galloway motors his wheelchair down the Kenai Spur Highway after a heavy snow on Monday Nov. 9, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska. Galloway could not ride on the sidewalks as they were still covered in snow. "I understand that it takes time, but (the city) really needs to clear the sidewalks for the people who need them," he said.

Photo: Tough commute

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  • Nov 9, 2015
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Jay Galloway motors his wheelchair down the Kenai Spur Highway after a heavy snow on Monday Nov. 9, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska. Galloway could not ride on the sidewalks as they were still covered in snow. "I understand that it takes time, but (the city) really needs to clear the sidewalks for the people who need them," he said.

Kenai Fire extinguishes shed, talks safety

Members of the Kenai Fire Department responded to a small structure fire Sunday night just off of Bridge Access Road.Five firefighters were called out to… Continue reading

State, federal officials try to tackle feral rabbit problem

JUNEAU (AP) — A “Bunny Task Force” has been created in an effort to help control Juneau’s growing population of feral rabbits.Stephanie Sell, biologist with… Continue reading

  • Nov 9, 2015

State English, math test results show room to improve

Most Alaska students do not meet new state math and English proficiency standards, but that does not come as a surprise to the Department of… Continue reading

Buccaneer Oil trustees agree to reduced payments

HOMER, Alaska (AP) — The city of Homer will return some of the payments received in the 90 days before Buccaneer Oil filed for bankruptcy… Continue reading

  • Nov 8, 2015

Life-threatening injuries for one survivor after Juneau plane crash

Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center staff identified Martha Mackowiak, 51, as the passenger medevaced last night from Juneau to Seattle after surviving a plane crash. Although… Continue reading

  • Nov 8, 2015
  • By CHARLES L. WESTMORELAND and PAULA ANN SOLIS

State approves Point Thomson pipeline

The Regulatory Commission of Alaska has approved the operation of a 22-mile pipeline connecting the Point Thomson development to the trans-Alaska Pipeline System. In a… Continue reading

  • Nov 8, 2015
  • By CHARLES L. WESTMORELAND & PAULA ANN SOLIS
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Spiritual Care Coordinator Frank Alioto leads residents and health care staff members through the annual Time of Remembrance celebration on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015 at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna, Alaska.

Local loved ones remembered, celebrated

Local residents and health care staff remembered lost loved ones during this year’s Time of Remembrance at Central Peninsula Hospital on Sunday.Organized by a spiritual… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Spiritual Care Coordinator Frank Alioto leads residents and health care staff members through the annual Time of Remembrance celebration on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015 at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna, Alaska.
The residents of Heritage Place in Soldotna hand-sewed blankets and catnip-stuffed toys to donate to the Soldotna Animal Shelter. They presented them to Amanda Alaniz, the assistant animal control officer for the city, on Friday.

Seniors give back to animal shelter

A black Labrador retriever pads around the halls of Heritage Place in Soldotna, entertaining the residents with a wagging tail and big brown eyes. Residents… Continue reading

The residents of Heritage Place in Soldotna hand-sewed blankets and catnip-stuffed toys to donate to the Soldotna Animal Shelter. They presented them to Amanda Alaniz, the assistant animal control officer for the city, on Friday.
Frank Richards, vice president of Engineering and Program Development for the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, left, and Joe Dubler, vice president of Commercial Operations for AGDC, speak to the House Finance Committee on Gov. Bill Walker's TranCanada buyout proposal at the Capitol on Tuesday.

Attorney General grilled over transparency

Before the Alaska Legislature overwhelmingly approved the state’s buyout of TransCanada’s share of the big Alaska LNG Project on Nov. 4, there were some moments… Continue reading

  • Nov 8, 2015
  • By Tim Bradner
Frank Richards, vice president of Engineering and Program Development for the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, left, and Joe Dubler, vice president of Commercial Operations for AGDC, speak to the House Finance Committee on Gov. Bill Walker's TranCanada buyout proposal at the Capitol on Tuesday.