ACC Native dance group performs cultural dances at NHCC banquet.

A harvest of hope at ACC Counseling Center

The New Hope Counseling Center (NHCC) has been part of the Alaskan Christian College (ACC), founded in 2001, since 2003. NHCC Executive Director Debbie Hamilton… Continue reading

ACC Native dance group performs cultural dances at NHCC banquet.
Kindergarten gets interrupted by an announcement of the Great Shake Out.

KPBSD schools “Drop, Cover and Hold On” during Great AK Shake Out

All schools in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD) participated in the Great Alaska Shake Out “Drop, Cover & Hold On” earthquake drill at… Continue reading

Kindergarten gets interrupted by an announcement of the Great Shake Out.

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

KPC: New scholarship application process now online

KPC continues to refine processes to make things easier for students by, whenever possible, moving paper-based processes online. This is a win-win for both busy… Continue reading

  • Oct 18, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
  • Schools
(From right) Aliya, Maisy and Isaiah Dickson work on Isaiah's project for the IDEA homeschool group's geography club weekly meetup Friday.

IDEA students attend geography club

Even though they don’t have a formal school to attend, homeschool students still have clubs. Interior Distance Education of Alaska, a statewide homeschool support program,… Continue reading

(From right) Aliya, Maisy and Isaiah Dickson work on Isaiah's project for the IDEA homeschool group's geography club weekly meetup Friday.

As a developer looks to move in, Soldotna considers changes to its zoning codes

There are no townhouses in Soldotna. However, they may be added to the mix of housing options soon as Soldotna city employees have recommended changes… Continue reading

  • Oct 18, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney

Legislature to convene special session on gas issues

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Legislature is set to convene for its third special session this year, this time to consider a buyout of… Continue reading

  • Oct 18, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer

Police: suicide at end of conference of Alaska Natives

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Organizers of the Alaska Federation of Natives conference announced there was a death at the Saturday afternoon closing ceremony.Anchorage Police Department… Continue reading

  • Oct 18, 2015
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Nikiski quarterback Dennis Anderson makes a run during their small schools state championship game against Eielson High School on Saturday Oct. 17, 2015 in Anchorage, Alaska.

Photos: Title fights

The Nikiski High School football team fell to Eielson in Saturday’s ASAA small-schools state championship game, while Soldotna defeated Kenai Central for its fourth straight… Continue reading

  • Oct 17, 2015
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Nikiski quarterback Dennis Anderson makes a run during their small schools state championship game against Eielson High School on Saturday Oct. 17, 2015 in Anchorage, Alaska.
Landen traveled to Bhutan, a Buddhist country, which is modernizing but attempting to preserve its historical culture.

KPC professor travels to Bhutan

Dr. Paul Landen began training last October for hiking in the Bhutanese mountains, but the 2,000-foot climbs still took the wind out of him. But… Continue reading

Landen traveled to Bhutan, a Buddhist country, which is modernizing but attempting to preserve its historical culture.

HEA briefs membership on coming changes

In its last of several membership meetings around the Kenai Peninsula on Thursday, representatives from Homer Electric Association went over the current state of its… Continue reading

Associations make school district new offer

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is considering proposals from the teacher and support staff associations before it decides if entering arbitration is still necessary.… Continue reading

  • Oct 17, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Interior Department curbs future Arctic offshore drilling

ANCHORAGE — Three weeks after Royal Dutch Shell announced it was walking away from exploratory drilling in U.S. Arctic waters, the Obama administration has taken… Continue reading

  • Oct 17, 2015
  • By Dan Joling

Judge: Hiker liable for springing traps, but trapper did not prove damages

A Juneau hiker was not justified in setting off two fur-bearing traps after she rescued an ensnared bald eagle, but she won’t owe the trapper… Continue reading

Impaired, naked woman trashes Anchorage restaurant

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A woman suspected of being impaired by the synthetic drug known as spice removed her clothes in an Anchorage restaurant and… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2015

Soldotna man charged with animal cruelty

A Soldotna man has been arrested and charged with animal cruelty after troopers say he beat a dog Wednesday afternoon. Alaska State Troopers say they… Continue reading

Kenai Change making progress

Kenai Change is on the move.The citizen’s coalition responsible for March’s Kenai Climate Conference held a public meeting Wednesday, where they decided to maintain their… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
A SeaLife Alaska Center volunteer responds to a report of a sick female otter and pup stranding. The volunteers were able to save the pup, but the mother was too sick to save.

Scientists ask for public help with sick otters in Alaska

HOMER, Alaska (AP) — Scientists are turning to the public for help dealing with sick and dead otters in Alaska.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2015
A SeaLife Alaska Center volunteer responds to a report of a sick female otter and pup stranding. The volunteers were able to save the pup, but the mother was too sick to save.

AFN Convention speakers lament recent village suicides

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Amid the celebratory mood, some speakers at Alaska’s largest yearly gathering of indigenous people lamented the disproportionately high rate of suicides… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2015
  • By Rachel D'oro