A look at local food week and the fermentation frenzy

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct an error. Sandor Katz’ will be speaking Friday at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor… Continue reading

  • Aug 5, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion  Two people are dead and the Kenai Spur Highway is closed after a wreck between an RV and a truck on Wednesday August 5, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska. Authorities are asking that people who need to travel between Kenai and Soldotna take Kalifornsky Beach Road.

Troopers release identity of victims in fatal crash

Two people died in an accident involving a motor home and a pickup truck on the Kenai Spur Highway Wednesday afternoon. The head-on collision between… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion  Two people are dead and the Kenai Spur Highway is closed after a wreck between an RV and a truck on Wednesday August 5, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska. Authorities are asking that people who need to travel between Kenai and Soldotna take Kalifornsky Beach Road.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Armin Abdihodzic, a classical guitarist, plays on Wednesday August 5, 2015 at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center in Kenai, Alaska. Abdihodzic played during the Noontime Tunes concert series for the Kenai Peninsula Orchestra's Summer Music Festival.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Armin Abdihodzic, a classical guitarist, plays on Wednesday August 5, 2015 at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center in Kenai, Alaska. Abdihodzic played during the Noontime Tunes concert series for the Kenai Peninsula Orchestra's Summer Music Festival.

State to enforce federal work requirements for food stamps

JUNEAU — The state of Alaska is planning to enforce federal work requirements that had been suspended for more than a decade, potentially affecting thousands… Continue reading

  • Aug 5, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion A wreck between a motor home and another vehicle has the Kenai Spur Highway closed between Kenai and Soldotna on Wednesday August 5, 2015 near the intersection of Lancashire Lane in Kenai, Alaska.

Kenai Spur Highway reopened following fatal wreck

Kenai Spur Highway reopens following wreckBy Staff ReportsPeninsula Clarion8 p.m.:The Kenai Spur Highway reopened around 7:40 p.m. Wednesday following a two-vehicle collision, said Central Emergency… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion A wreck between a motor home and another vehicle has the Kenai Spur Highway closed between Kenai and Soldotna on Wednesday August 5, 2015 near the intersection of Lancashire Lane in Kenai, Alaska.

Land managers work to finish mine cleanup feasibility study

BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — A feasibility study is being finalized for a multimillion-dollar clean up at the Red Devil mercury mine in the middle Kuskokwim… Continue reading

  • Aug 4, 2015

Alaska special session costs top $886,000

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska’s two special sessions, held earlier this year as lawmakers struggled to agree on a state budget, cost more than $886,000, according… Continue reading

  • Aug 4, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer

American, Alaska flags stolen from Capitol

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Under the cover of darkness on the last day of July, three unidentified men climbed the Alaska Capitol and cut down… Continue reading

  • Aug 4, 2015

Investigation of Seward Highway crash ongoing

Preliminary investigation of last weekend’s accident on the Seward Highway has revealed the tour bus involved crashed into the vehicles in front of it.It appears… Continue reading

Online options available for the first time

For the first time this year, parents can pay for their students’ meals and activity fees online. The option is being offered to make it… Continue reading

  • Aug 4, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion A setnet skiff races up the Kasilof River during the first overnight fishing period in the Kasilof Special Harvest Area at the mouth of the river on July 7. Personal use dipnetters, commercial setnet and drift gillnet fishermen crowd into a two mile area around the mouth of the river when the special harvest area is opened.

August reds depend on ADFG call on Kenai kings

The commercial Kenai River sockeye fishery could have its first regular finish in half a decade as long as Alaska Department of Fish and Game… Continue reading

  • Aug 4, 2015
  • By DJ SUMMERS
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion A setnet skiff races up the Kasilof River during the first overnight fishing period in the Kasilof Special Harvest Area at the mouth of the river on July 7. Personal use dipnetters, commercial setnet and drift gillnet fishermen crowd into a two mile area around the mouth of the river when the special harvest area is opened.

Moving on up

Two longtime Kenai Peninsula Borough School District administrators are stepping into new positions at the school district office this fall. Former Nikiski Middle-High School Principal… Continue reading

  • Aug 4, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Tribal protective orders given equal enforcement

Alaska law enforcement officials must respond to tribal protective orders in the same way they would those issued by the state, according to an opinion… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Boats come and go from the Upper Skilak Campground boat launch with smoke from the Card Street wildfire in the background on June 16. Fire crews involved in repairing damage to the landscape caused by firefighting efforts are using caution in the area due to lingering smoke and hot spots, as well as danger from falling trees.

Card Street repair on hold for safety hazards

Repairs to the Kenai Peninsula’s landscape following the fight against the Card Street fire are mostly complete, but some are being delayed due to unsafe… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Boats come and go from the Upper Skilak Campground boat launch with smoke from the Card Street wildfire in the background on June 16. Fire crews involved in repairing damage to the landscape caused by firefighting efforts are using caution in the area due to lingering smoke and hot spots, as well as danger from falling trees.

Hope to build intentional Kenai community

Hope Community Resources Inc., is aiming to break ground this fall for an intentional community in Sterling.Six local families, each with a member living with… Continue reading

  • Aug 3, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Board approves increase in electricity budget

The Board of Education approved a transfer for the 2014-2015 fourth quarter budget during Monday’s meeting to cover the costs of electricity use at six… Continue reading

  • Aug 3, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Alaska not included in new federal emission-cutting rule

JUNEAU (AP) — State political leaders welcomed the announcement Monday that Alaska was not included in a new federal rule aimed at reducing greenhouse gas… Continue reading

  • Aug 3, 2015
Progress Days celebrate Soldotna's past

Progress Days celebrate Soldotna’s past

The 56th Soldotna Progress Days may have grown in immense proportions with an estimated 5,000 some visitors to this year’s parade, but the local community… Continue reading

Progress Days celebrate Soldotna's past
Swans celebrate 65th Anniversary.

Swans celebrate 65th Anniversary.

Golden Wedding Anniversary’s mark a huge lifetime family achievement! Add fifteen years to that and you have a phenomenal accomplishment of family proportions. So it… Continue reading

Swans celebrate 65th Anniversary.