Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Lorilee Whitcomb, junior and Destiny Owens, junior, paint a portion of the "Sound of Music" set during their stagecraft class on Wednesday April 22, 2015 at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. The show opens on Friday April 24 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students at $10 general admission.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Lorilee Whitcomb, junior and Destiny Owens, junior, paint a portion of the "Sound of Music" set during their stagecraft class on Wednesday April 22, 2015 at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. The show opens on Friday April 24 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students at $10 general admission.

Trek issues recall for disc brake-equipped bikes

If you have disc brakes on your mountain bike, pay close attention to the front wheel quick-release mechanism before your next ride.Trek Bicycle Corporation has… Continue reading

  • Apr 22, 2015
  • By Will Morrow

Soldotna buys into buckets

Soldotna has more than $20 million that it wants to invest. During a Wednesday city council meeting, members voted unanimously to adopt an investment strategy… Continue reading

  • Apr 22, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney

Alaska LNG to host open houses for community, businesses

The Alaska LNG Project will host an open house in Nikiski on Thursday as the project moves into the 2015 field work season. The community… Continue reading

  • Apr 22, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney

School district waits on final numbers

Further cuts to education funding are still a possibility in Juneau.On April 2, the Senate Finance Committee made an amendment to the state’s 2016 operating… Continue reading

  • Apr 22, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Governor suggests bills to work on during budget talks

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker is suggesting that legislators, many of whom are in a holding pattern while budget talks are underway, take up a… Continue reading

  • Apr 22, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer
Lynda Giguere/Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council Tesoro personnel Peter Ribbens (left) and Marc Johnson (right) use the Cook Inlet Response Tool to plan an oil spill drill during a training in March 2014 at the Cook Inlet Spill Response and Prevention, Inc headquarters in Kenai.

Online tool aids oil-spill response

Chemical oceanographer Sue Saupe said in 1990 and 1991, when she studied the long-term impact of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, she had trouble… Continue reading

Lynda Giguere/Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council Tesoro personnel Peter Ribbens (left) and Marc Johnson (right) use the Cook Inlet Response Tool to plan an oil spill drill during a training in March 2014 at the Cook Inlet Spill Response and Prevention, Inc headquarters in Kenai.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Cori Kindred congratulates her mixed-breed dog Maeby for sniffing out a rat (inside the PVC tube being removed from the course) during the Peninsula Dog Obedience Group's Barn Hunt on Friday, April 17 at the Peninsula Dog Obedience training center.

Dogs and handlers participate in barn hunt

On Friday, Kenai peninsula dog owners and their pets had the opportunity to participate in barn hunting, a new canine sport that tests a dog’s… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Cori Kindred congratulates her mixed-breed dog Maeby for sniffing out a rat (inside the PVC tube being removed from the course) during the Peninsula Dog Obedience Group's Barn Hunt on Friday, April 17 at the Peninsula Dog Obedience training center.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Several nuns wait for their cue to go on during a dress rehearsal for the Nikiski Middle-High School musical theater class production of the "Sound of Music" on Wednesday April 22, 2015 in Nikiski, Alaska.

Classic “Sound of Music” show opens in Nikiski

The week before a show opens is typically hectic — and the Nikiski Middle-High School’s production of the “Sound of Music” is no different. Flocks… Continue reading

  • Apr 22, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Several nuns wait for their cue to go on during a dress rehearsal for the Nikiski Middle-High School musical theater class production of the "Sound of Music" on Wednesday April 22, 2015 in Nikiski, Alaska.

Market for locally raised meat grows

Livestock for sale and slaughter is a growing market on the Kenai Peninsula. The interest in organically grown, healthy meat is a national trend that… Continue reading

  • Apr 21, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Investigators: Suspect tampered with slain troopers’ guns

FAIRBANKS (AP) — Sound recorders worn by two slain Alaska State Troopers recorded evidence that suspects tampered with their service handguns, investigators testified Monday.The investigators… Continue reading

  • Apr 21, 2015

Assembly reconsiders food tax measure

After a lengthy debate about the morality of taxing food, funding for public schools, revenue for local cities and questioning voters for a third time… Continue reading

  • Apr 21, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney

Students to receive first hand business expertise

This summer, students from all across Alaska will experience what it takes to run a business. From July 18-25, 65 high school students will meet… Continue reading

  • Apr 21, 2015
  • By IAN FOLEY

Senate Finance members defend budget proposal

JUNEAU — Members of the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday defended the budget the Senate passed, including proposed cuts to education, as responsible.A co-chair of… Continue reading

  • Apr 21, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer
Nikki Balovich shows her platinum wedding ring that had gone missing in January, after it was returned to her Thursday, April 16, 2015, in Sitka, Alaska. The ring was returned after it was discovered in dog waste.   (James Poulson(/The Daily Sitka Sentinel via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Missing wedding ring found in unusual place

SITKA (AP) — An Alaska woman suspected her family’s dog snatched her wedding ring, but she couldn’t find proof — until the diamond-encrusted platinum band… Continue reading

  • Apr 20, 2015
Nikki Balovich shows her platinum wedding ring that had gone missing in January, after it was returned to her Thursday, April 16, 2015, in Sitka, Alaska. The ring was returned after it was discovered in dog waste.   (James Poulson(/The Daily Sitka Sentinel via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Peninsula growers find opportunity with Rhodiola

A small group of dedicated Alaskan growers are cultivating a production industry for Rhodiola rosea, also known as king’s crown. Alaska Rhodiola Products, an 11-member… Continue reading

  • Apr 20, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Ron Robertson, of S&R Enterprises demolishes a portion of the Kenaitze Indian Tribe's Tyotka's Elder Center building at the corner of Mission Avenue and Upland Drive on Monday April 20, 2015 in  Kenai, Alaska. The tribe is currently accepting bids for the construction of a new elders building to be constructed this summer on the same plot of land. Tyotka's provides meals, healthy activities and advocacy to elders.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Ron Robertson, of S&R Enterprises demolishes a portion of the Kenaitze Indian Tribe's Tyotka's Elder Center building at the corner of Mission Avenue and Upland Drive on Monday April 20, 2015 in  Kenai, Alaska. The tribe is currently accepting bids for the construction of a new elders building to be constructed this summer on the same plot of land. Tyotka's provides meals, healthy activities and advocacy to elders.

Groups strive for autism awareness

Organizations on the peninsula are showing their support for National Autism Awareness Month. The month of April “represents an excellent opportunity to promote autism awareness,… Continue reading

  • Apr 20, 2015
  • By IAN FOLEY
Republican and Democratic lawmakers gather in front of House Speaker Mike Chenault, center, following a parliamentary question on a proposed amendment to the capital budget on Monday, April 20, 2015, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Legislature hits overtime on budget; special session eyed

JUNEAU — Efforts to reach an agreement on a state spending plan continued Monday as the Legislature went into overtime.But even after a budget is… Continue reading

  • Apr 20, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer
Republican and Democratic lawmakers gather in front of House Speaker Mike Chenault, center, following a parliamentary question on a proposed amendment to the capital budget on Monday, April 20, 2015, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Halliburton to cut 9,000 jobs in wake of oil’s drop

HOUSTON (AP) — Halliburton Co. has cut 9,000 jobs — more than 10 percent of its workforce — in about six months and is considering… Continue reading

  • Apr 20, 2015