Livestock auction continues

Livestock auction continues

The Kenai Peninsula Fair in Ninilchik has a long tradition closing out the summer on Alaska’s Playground with rain and mud and fun times for… Continue reading

Livestock auction continues

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

  • Aug 31, 2015

Still time to register for fall semester

KPC’s fall semester began last week, but there’s still time to register for classes. The college’s late registration period will be open through Sept. 4.… Continue reading

  • Aug 30, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion (Left) Abby White and Emery Quick take a rest on the Buddy Bench during lunch recess Friday, Aug. 28, 2015, at Nikiski North Star Elementary in Nikiski, Alaska.

Students embrace new buddy system

Like any average recess in early autumn, Nikiski North Star Elementary School students were playing tetherball, mastering the swing set and racing across the soccer… Continue reading

  • Aug 30, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion (Left) Abby White and Emery Quick take a rest on the Buddy Bench during lunch recess Friday, Aug. 28, 2015, at Nikiski North Star Elementary in Nikiski, Alaska.
Kerry talks tech as a solution to climate change woes

Kerry talks tech as a solution to climate change woes

In a half-hour talk with Alaska newspaper reporters Sunday evening, Secretary of State John Kerry put forward a technology-focused view of fighting climate change that… Continue reading

Kerry talks tech as a solution to climate change woes
Two vehicles involved in a head-on collision sit on the Kenai Spur Highway north of the South Miller Loop Road intersection on Saturday, August 29 in Nikiski.

Troopers identify drivers in fatal Nikiski accident

Editor’s note: Updates will be added to this story as more information becomes available. One person is dead and another injured after a two-vehicle head-on… Continue reading

Two vehicles involved in a head-on collision sit on the Kenai Spur Highway north of the South Miller Loop Road intersection on Saturday, August 29 in Nikiski.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion (Left) Kelly DeSmidt, Sarah Williams and Sterling Elementary School Principal Denise Kelly hold signs depicting the School Zone's speed limit Friday, Aug. 28, 2015, outside Sterling Elementary in Sterling, Alaska.

KPBSD school staff amp up safety watch

High-speed drivers failing to obey to signs and students are a problem every year for many Kenai Peninsula Borough School District schools situated on busy… Continue reading

  • Aug 30, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion (Left) Kelly DeSmidt, Sarah Williams and Sterling Elementary School Principal Denise Kelly hold signs depicting the School Zone's speed limit Friday, Aug. 28, 2015, outside Sterling Elementary in Sterling, Alaska.

UA prioritizes its way through budget cuts

University of Alaska leaders are trying to minimize the impact of budget cuts on the new school year while at the same time remodeling operations… Continue reading

  • Aug 30, 2015
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER

Kenai Fjords at Exit Glacier to be closed for President’s visit

The Kenai Fjords National Park at Exit Glacier will be closed to the public on Tuesday as the park hosts President Barack Obama. The closure,… Continue reading

  • Aug 30, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Eduard Kernan, of Switzerland, makes use of the Centennial Park Trail to fish and clean his catch on Sunday August 30, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Soldotna expands trail system

A stroll beginning at the Soldotna Sports Complex will soon get visitors all the way to the heart of the city. The $197,400 Centennial Park… Continue reading

  • Aug 30, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Eduard Kernan, of Switzerland, makes use of the Centennial Park Trail to fish and clean his catch on Sunday August 30, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.
Morris News Service Photo by Michael Penn/Juneau Empire Olivia Carr-Odom talks about President Barack Obama's upcoming visit to Alaska while working her "Simply Southern" food booth at the Anchorage Market & Festival on Sunday. She is a 45 year resident in Alaska.

Anchorage prepares for President’s visit

On the eve of President Barack Obama’s trip to Alaska, visitors from all over the state have travelled to Anchorage. At the Dena’ina Convention Center,… Continue reading

  • Aug 30, 2015
Morris News Service Photo by Michael Penn/Juneau Empire Olivia Carr-Odom talks about President Barack Obama's upcoming visit to Alaska while working her "Simply Southern" food booth at the Anchorage Market & Festival on Sunday. She is a 45 year resident in Alaska.

New charter school combines variety of models

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Last week, hours after thousands of students across town grabbed their backpacks and entered their classrooms for the start of the 2015-16… Continue reading

  • Aug 30, 2015
  • By TEGAN HANLON
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Two red salmon spawn in the Russian River near the weir on Thursday August 27, 2015 in Cooper Landing, Alaska. As of Wednesday, more than 42,400 sockeye salmon were counted passing the weir during the late run.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Two red salmon spawn in the Russian River near the weir on Thursday August 27, 2015 in Cooper Landing, Alaska. As of Wednesday, more than 42,400 sockeye salmon were counted passing the weir during the late run.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Wearing swim goggles to protect his eyes from smoke, Bill Switzer tosses burger patties on a grill with the help of Larry Nudson (background) during Kenai's Industry Appreciation Days on Saturday, August 29 at the Kenai Park Strip.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Wearing swim goggles to protect his eyes from smoke, Bill Switzer tosses burger patties on a grill with the help of Larry Nudson (background) during Kenai's Industry Appreciation Days on Saturday, August 29 at the Kenai Park Strip.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Casee Chevalier clips a wire in the hangar workshop of Peninsula Aero Tech avionic services on Thursday, August 27 at the Kenai Municipal Airport. Peninsula Aero Tech is one of the businesses whose lease rates on airport property are increasing.

Kenai airport reserve lease rates rise after appraisal

Some lessees of Kenai’s airport reserve properties believe their leases were unfairly evaluated in a 2015 appraisal that determines the rent they pay to the… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Casee Chevalier clips a wire in the hangar workshop of Peninsula Aero Tech avionic services on Thursday, August 27 at the Kenai Municipal Airport. Peninsula Aero Tech is one of the businesses whose lease rates on airport property are increasing.
Fred Sturman

Two contested races for Soldotna council; mayoral candidate to run unopposed

Four people have filed for two seats on the Soldotna City Council and one for the remainder of the city mayor’s term. For seat C… Continue reading

  • Aug 29, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Fred Sturman
This photo taken Aug. 4, 2012, shows tourists walking to Exit Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park just outside Seward, Alaska. President Barack Obama will visit Alaska next week to press for urgent global action to combat climate change, even as he carefully calibrates his message in a state heavily dependent on oil. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

In Alaska, Obama to walk fine line on climate change, energy

WASHINGTON — With melting glaciers and rising seas as his backdrop, President Barack Obama will visit Alaska this week to press for urgent global action… Continue reading

  • Aug 29, 2015
  • By JOSH LEDERMAN
This photo taken Aug. 4, 2012, shows tourists walking to Exit Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park just outside Seward, Alaska. President Barack Obama will visit Alaska next week to press for urgent global action to combat climate change, even as he carefully calibrates his message in a state heavily dependent on oil. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Judge rejects call to block Walker from expanding Medicaid

JUNEAU — A judge on Friday rejected a request by state lawmakers to temporarily block Gov. Bill Walker from expanding Medicaid in Alaska.Superior Court Judge… Continue reading

  • Aug 29, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer

Presidential visit clearing airspace

With President Barack Obama’s visit to Alaska only days away, local aircraft operators are preparing to adjust to temporary flight restrictions set by the Federal… Continue reading

Walrus leaving ice, coming ashore

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Pacific walrus have come ashore on the northwest coast of Alaska in what has become an annual sign of the effects of… Continue reading

  • Aug 27, 2015
  • By Dan Joling