This June 2014 photo courtesy of Michael & Melissa Kaufman shows the cluttered desk belonging to their ninth-grade daughter, Rebekah.  Although the Kaufmans bought Rebekah the desk so she would have a place to study, she instead uses it as "a repository for the four outfits she tried on earlier that day and rejected," Melissa says. Rebekah prefers doing homework on her bed. (AP Photo/Michael Kaufman)

Bedroom desk? It’s somewhere under all that junk

Alyssa Kimble, a fourth-grader in White Plains, New York, says she uses the desk in her bedroom for “everything” — creating lesson plans for her… Continue reading

  • Mar 29, 2015
  • By DIANA MARSZALEK
  • Schools
This June 2014 photo courtesy of Michael & Melissa Kaufman shows the cluttered desk belonging to their ninth-grade daughter, Rebekah.  Although the Kaufmans bought Rebekah the desk so she would have a place to study, she instead uses it as "a repository for the four outfits she tried on earlier that day and rejected," Melissa says. Rebekah prefers doing homework on her bed. (AP Photo/Michael Kaufman)
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion George Holly tells about his composition of the Dena'ina-language song "Kahtna Tuygea" during the Alaska Native Oratory Society's speaking event at Kenai Peninsula College on Friday March 27.

Alaska Native orators speak

The nine speakers from the Alaskan Native community who presented at Friday’s Alaska Native Oratory event at Kenai Peninsula College, Kenai River Campus, offered their… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion George Holly tells about his composition of the Dena'ina-language song "Kahtna Tuygea" during the Alaska Native Oratory Society's speaking event at Kenai Peninsula College on Friday March 27.

Bill to limit corporation role in alternate project advances

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Senate Resources Committee advanced legislation Friday that temporarily would restrict participation by a state-sponsored corporation in an alternate gas pipeline project… Continue reading

  • Mar 28, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer

Soldotna encourages safe digging

The city of Soldotna digs safe excavating practices. During Wednesday’s city council meeting, Soldotna Mayor Nels Anderson proclaimed April as “Safe Digging Month.” Digging haphazardly… Continue reading

  • Mar 28, 2015
  • By IAN FOLEY

Soldotna considers new investment strategy

Soldotna’s current investment returns are just a drop in the bucket compared to their potential. At a workshop on Wednesday, members of the Soldotna City… Continue reading

  • Mar 28, 2015
  • By IAN FOLEY

Panels propose cuts to education, public defender agency

JUNEAU, Alaska) — Alaska’s top public defender said Friday that there will be delays in criminal trials and appeals if a proposed $1.2 million cut… Continue reading

  • Mar 28, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  DOWL HKM Environmental Specialist Paul Pribyl talks with a community member after presenting the results of a groundwater movement study on Monday March 23, 2015 in Nikiski, Alaska.

Nikiski water study finds two aquifers

Results are in and the groundwater in central Nikiski could be travelling in several different directions. Researchers with DOWL HKM presented the results of a… Continue reading

  • Mar 26, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  DOWL HKM Environmental Specialist Paul Pribyl talks with a community member after presenting the results of a groundwater movement study on Monday March 23, 2015 in Nikiski, Alaska.

Police identify remains as missing Kenai family

The remains of two of the four people found in a field in north Kenai have been confirmed by the State Medical Examiner to be… Continue reading

  • Mar 26, 2015

Non-motorized boat users off the hook for larger fees

Users of the Kenai River may catch a break when it comes to paying fees. At Wednesday’s Soldotna city council meeting, a resolution was adopted… Continue reading

  • Mar 26, 2015
  • By IAN FOLEY
FILE - In this 2007 file photo, an oil transit pipeline runs across the tundra to flow station at the Prudhoe Bay oil field on Alaska's North Slope. The U.S. should immediately begin a push to exploit its enormous trove of oil in the Arctic waters off of Alaska, or risk a renewed reliance on imported oil in the future, an Energy Department advisory council says in a study to be released Friday, March 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)

Oil council: Shale won’t last, Arctic drilling needed now

WASHINGTON — The U.S. should immediately begin a push to exploit its enormous trove of oil in the Arctic waters off of Alaska, or risk… Continue reading

  • Mar 26, 2015
  • By JONATHAN FAHEY
FILE - In this 2007 file photo, an oil transit pipeline runs across the tundra to flow station at the Prudhoe Bay oil field on Alaska's North Slope. The U.S. should immediately begin a push to exploit its enormous trove of oil in the Arctic waters off of Alaska, or risk a renewed reliance on imported oil in the future, an Energy Department advisory council says in a study to be released Friday, March 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)

Legislative Finance director paints sobering budget picture

JUNEAU — The director of the Legislative Finance Division laid out a sobering picture of the state’s budget outlook Thursday, saying the economic impact of… Continue reading

  • Mar 26, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer
Greg Brush Kendra Brush (foreground) and her father Greg Brush sit in side-by-side treestands during a white-tail deer hunt in Kansas in Nov. 2014.

Record-holding archer and her father reflect on hunt

Kendra Brush, a junior at Cook Inlet Academy, said she made her first big game kill in 2009. “It was a hog in Texas,” she… Continue reading

Greg Brush Kendra Brush (foreground) and her father Greg Brush sit in side-by-side treestands during a white-tail deer hunt in Kansas in Nov. 2014.
Alaska Money Coach can see you online

Alaska Money Coach can see you online

Tom Woodward known as the Alaska Money Coach is a local licensed professional counselor who wants to help you make your peace with money, so… Continue reading

Alaska Money Coach can see you online
Iron Dog legend Scott Davis tells of his 2015 2nd Place finish

Iron Dog legend Scott Davis tells of his 2015 2nd Place finish

The theme of the 36th Annual Home Show that opens this weekend is “Be Inspired” and that is exactly what Iron Dog legend Scott Davis… Continue reading

Iron Dog legend Scott Davis tells of his 2015 2nd Place finish
KCHS Juniors shadow the real world

KCHS Juniors shadow the real world

The nation’s only Job Shadow program turned the legal age of 21 last week as over 120 high school juniors from Kenai Central High School… Continue reading

KCHS Juniors shadow the real world

Perfect day for the irish and the wearing of Shamrock Green!

Alaska’s only St. Patrick’s Day parade was treated to a spring perfect day that Boston would have canceled a tea party for. In the 21… Continue reading

Legislative Information Office teleconference schedule for March 26

Thursday 10:00 a.m. The House Special Committee on Fisheries will sponsor a public hearing to discuss HB 112 Repeal CFEC; Transfer Functions to ADFG. Testimony… Continue reading

  • Mar 25, 2015
Peninsula Job Center hosts career fair

Peninsula Job Center hosts career fair

The Peninsula Job Center Career Fair, held on Wednesday at Kenai’s Old Carrs Mall, gave job-seekers a chance to connect with potential employers. Fifty-six businesses… Continue reading

Peninsula Job Center hosts career fair

Soldotna pot ordinance goes up in smoke

The city of Soldotna’s latest proposed ordinance regarding marijuana has been stubbed out. On Wednesday, Soldotna City Council rejected an ordinance that would have defined… Continue reading

  • Mar 25, 2015
  • By IAN FOLEY

Lawmakers fast-track bill to avoid paying Anchorage bonds

JUNEAU — Lawmakers are attempting to fast-track a bill so the state won’t have to help pay for $59 million in school bonds in Alaska’s… Continue reading

  • Mar 25, 2015
  • By Molly Dischner