Just like the Soldotna bridge the Bridge Lounge bar changes colors like the autumn leaves.

New “Bridge Lounge” opens at Kenai River Bridge in Soldotna

The Central Peninsula has a new gathering place in Soldotna. The new beautiful Bridge Lounge located on the upper deck of the Kenai River Lodge… Continue reading

Just like the Soldotna bridge the Bridge Lounge bar changes colors like the autumn leaves.
Ron Walden local true to life crime writer signs books at Walgreens.

Local true to life crime author holds book signing at Walgreens grand opening

Ron Walden has lived on the Kenai Peninsula for more than 40 years and has written 8 books based on his experiences with criminals. Walden… Continue reading

Ron Walden local true to life crime writer signs books at Walgreens.
CFK top 4 finalists celebrate at oral presentations this spring!

CFK launches into its 26th season with a review of the last 25

The Caring for the Kenai (CFK) environmental awareness contest and community partnership began its twenty-sixth year this fall with a Kenai Peninsula Borough School District-wide… Continue reading

CFK top 4 finalists celebrate at oral presentations this spring!

Take your seats: Council reps make it to the district level

The Board of Education welcomed a fresh face member to the group during the regularly scheduled Monday, Oct. 5 meeting. Soldotna High School junior Brian… Continue reading

  • Oct 11, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
  • Schools

KPC Showcase series October events

In an effort to continue filling gaps in the types of online offerings available through the University of Alaska, KPC professors continue to expand the… Continue reading

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

Library Aide Lilly Knackstedt assists Ciara Neely, left, and Ella Yrague, right, during a beginners crochet class on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015 at the Kenai Public Library in Kenai.
Library Aide Lilly Knackstedt assists Ciara Neely, left, and Ella Yrague, right, during a beginners crochet class on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015 at the Kenai Public Library in Kenai.

Former educator gets 15-year sentence in child porn case

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A former teaching assistant in Anchorage will spend up to 15 years in prison for possessing and distributing child pornography. 34-year-old… Continue reading

  • Oct 11, 2015

Collisions with moose kill 2 in 2 days in Anchorage

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Authorities say two people have been killed in crashes with moose in Anchorage this weekend. Police spokeswoman Jennifer Castro says in… Continue reading

  • Oct 11, 2015
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion An accident Sunday Oct. 11, 2015 slowed traffic on the Kenai Spur Highway near its intersection with Linwood in Kenai, Alaska. No one was injured.

Two-car accident slows traffic on Kenai Spur

No one was injured in a two-vehicle collision on the Kenai Spur Highway Sunday afternoon.Two Kenai Police Department officers responded to the accident at about… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion An accident Sunday Oct. 11, 2015 slowed traffic on the Kenai Spur Highway near its intersection with Linwood in Kenai, Alaska. No one was injured.

Beer in Alaska: a love-hate history

About a dozen people took a journey through Alaska’s rich chronicle of breweries and beer Thursday with Kenai Peninsula College adjunct instructor Bill Howell.Howell presented… Continue reading

Gov. Bill and First Lady Donna Walker visit with Wendell Stout, at Homer's Friendship Terrace on Friday. Stout celebrated his 100th birthday Sept. 27. The Walkers were in Homer for the Southern Peninsula Senior Summit and the awards banquet of the Alaska Recreation and Park Association.

Walker to Alaskans: Pulling together, we’ll get out of financial hole

HOMER — Gov. Bill Walker on Friday encouraged two diverse Homer audiences not to overreact or panic as the state makes some changes and figures… Continue reading

  • Oct 11, 2015
  • By LORI EVANS
Gov. Bill and First Lady Donna Walker visit with Wendell Stout, at Homer's Friendship Terrace on Friday. Stout celebrated his 100th birthday Sept. 27. The Walkers were in Homer for the Southern Peninsula Senior Summit and the awards banquet of the Alaska Recreation and Park Association.

Alaska Airlines debuts bigger overhead bins

Alaska Airlines is rolling out a new feature that fliers are sure to appreciate — larger overhead storage bins.The “Space Bins” debut today as Alaska… Continue reading

  • Oct 11, 2015

Alaska Marine Highway System cuts ferry terminal positions

KETCHIKAN, Alaska — The Alaska Marine Highway System has cut 20 shore positions as officials deal with a scaled back budget. In the past week,… Continue reading

  • Oct 10, 2015
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Jessica Franklin attachs tape to a cardboard cat she built at the Cardboard Challenge on Friday Oct. 9 at the Soldotna Public Library.

Photo: Cardboard challenge

Children and adults who participated in the Cardboard Challenge at the Soldotna Public Library on Friday were equipped with duct tape and turned loose on… Continue reading

  • Oct 10, 2015
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Jessica Franklin attachs tape to a cardboard cat she built at the Cardboard Challenge on Friday Oct. 9 at the Soldotna Public Library.

Biologists track unusual fish sightings on Alaska’s coast

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Biologists say unusual fish are appearing near Alaska’s shores, likely because of warmer ocean temperatures caused by El Nino and the… Continue reading

  • Oct 10, 2015

More, smaller icebergs could show up in Alaska tanker lanes

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Icebergs that threaten tankers carrying oil from the trans-Alaska pipeline are likely to be smaller but more numerous over the next two… Continue reading

  • Oct 10, 2015
  • By Dan Joling

AMP test results now on their way

The State Board of Education adopted standards for the Alaska Measures of Progress and Alaska Alternate Assessment tests Friday. The approved regulations set the range… Continue reading

  • Oct 10, 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.

Spike in otter deaths in Kachemak Bay

Dead and dying sea otters have been appearing more frequently on the beaches of Kachemak Bay for the last month.This time of year, biologists would… Continue reading

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.

University system takes steps to ready for shooting response

JUNEAU, Alaska — Immediately after the shooting at an Oregon community college, students, faculty and staff at the University of Alaska Anchorage received an email.That… Continue reading

  • Oct 10, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer