Kenai River dipnet hours expanded

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game issued an emergency order on Tuesday opening the Kenai River personal-use dipnet fishery 24 hours per day, through… Continue reading

  • Jul 28, 2015

Soldotna man arrested on assault charges

A Soldotna man was arrested on charges of domestic violence assault Monday night. Levi Smith, 19, was arrested Monday at approximately 11:54 p.m. after Alaska… Continue reading

6.2 quake rattles region

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake that occurred Tuesday around 6:30 p.m had its epicenter on the west side of Cook Inlet in Lake Clark National Park,… Continue reading

  • Jul 28, 2015
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Ethan Weeks, of West Virginia, applies a layer of paint to the trim of the Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Russian Orthodox Church on Tuesday morning in Old Town Kenai.

Painting for progress

Dark clouds and scattered rain were not enough to stop members of the Silver Springs Baptist Church from Princeton, West Virginia from giving Kenai’s historic… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Ethan Weeks, of West Virginia, applies a layer of paint to the trim of the Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Russian Orthodox Church on Tuesday morning in Old Town Kenai.

Kenai gillnet plan denied; subsistence board rejects request to remove manager

The Kenai River subsistence gillnet won’t see the water this season, with the Federal Subsistence Board standing behind the federal in-season manager who has roused… Continue reading

  • Jul 28, 2015
  • By DJ SUMMERS

ConocoPhillips puts Inlet gas fields up for sale

ConocoPhillips is getting out of the natural gas production business in Cook Inlet.The company has put its Inlet gas assets up for sale and plans… Continue reading

  • Jul 28, 2015
  • By Tim Bradner

Walker discusses Medicaid expansion decision

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker said he believes his bill to expand Medicaid would have passed the Legislature if brought to a vote but that… Continue reading

  • Jul 28, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer

Kenai junk car code could change

Changes to Kenai’s junk vehicle code proposed by city administration could change how “junk vehicle” is defined, how owners can keep vehicles, and how the… Continue reading

In this June 8, 2015 photo, provided by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Gulf Apex Predator Prey project, a fin whale lies dead on Kodiak Island, Alaska. Researchers may never solve the recent deaths of 18 endangered whales whose carcasses were found floating near Alaska's Kodiak Island, a scientist working on the case said Monday, July 27. (Bree Witteveen/University of Alaska Fairbanks via AP)

Deaths of whales off Kodiak may remain a mystery

ANCHORAGE — Researchers may never solve the recent deaths of 18 endangered whales whose carcasses were found floating near Alaska’s Kodiak Island, a scientist working… Continue reading

  • Jul 27, 2015
  • By Rachel D'oro
In this June 8, 2015 photo, provided by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Gulf Apex Predator Prey project, a fin whale lies dead on Kodiak Island, Alaska. Researchers may never solve the recent deaths of 18 endangered whales whose carcasses were found floating near Alaska's Kodiak Island, a scientist working on the case said Monday, July 27. (Bree Witteveen/University of Alaska Fairbanks via AP)

Kenai man arraigned on additional charges

A Kenai man has been arraigned on charges of burglary, theft and violating a protective order. Alexander Jensen, 27, was previously arraigned on July 13… Continue reading

  • Jul 27, 2015
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Petra Mayer approaches her father Garrett Mayer during his performance during the Kenai Peninsula Orchestra's Summer Music Festival Monday, July 27, 2015, in Soldotna, Alaska. Players shifted throughout the performance due to a miscommunication. The main musicians including Mayer, Jack Will, Sue Biggs and Logan Boyle, dubbed themselves the Professors Blackstone's Impromptu Wizards. "They just were thrown together last minute, and listen- they are amazing," said music festival's Artisit Director Tammy Vollom-Matturno.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Petra Mayer approaches her father Garrett Mayer during his performance during the Kenai Peninsula Orchestra's Summer Music Festival Monday, July 27, 2015, in Soldotna, Alaska. Players shifted throughout the performance due to a miscommunication. The main musicians including Mayer, Jack Will, Sue Biggs and Logan Boyle, dubbed themselves the Professors Blackstone's Impromptu Wizards. "They just were thrown together last minute, and listen- they are amazing," said music festival's Artisit Director Tammy Vollom-Matturno.

KPC makes room for growing JumpStart program

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District juniors did not pass up the chance to enroll in JumpStart this year.Enrollment for the program, which offers reduced tuition… Continue reading

  • Jul 27, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

New director chosen for Alaska Division of Elections

JUNEAU — Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott has chosen a new director for Alaska’s Division of Elections.Mallott asked for and accepted the resignation of Gail Fenumiai… Continue reading

  • Jul 27, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer
Contractors meet and greet

Contractors meet and greet

Before the Trans-Alaska Pipeline boom of the early 70’s the Association of General Contractors Alaska (AGC) were in the Greatland to advocate for their members… Continue reading

Contractors meet and greet
Quilts

Quilts

Held annually in July, the Kenai River Quilt Tour showcases a variety of quilts made by local artists. As you visit each of the participating… Continue reading

Quilts
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Members of the Kenai-Soldotna Shriners Club distribute candy to children at the Soldotna Progress Days Parade on Saturday, July 25.

Making progress: Local artists and artisans active during Progress Days

For the Central Peninsula’s crafters, artists, and merchants, Soldotna’s Progress Days festival is an opportunity to bring their work to market. “On Progress Days we… Continue reading

  • Jul 25, 2015
  • By BEN BOETTGER and MEGAN PACER
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Members of the Kenai-Soldotna Shriners Club distribute candy to children at the Soldotna Progress Days Parade on Saturday, July 25.
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Several barrel racers warm up before the combined barrel racing and bull riding competition, "Beauty and the Beast," on Friday night during the Progress Days Rodeo at the Soldotna Rodeo Grounds.

Holy Cow

One moment, Devin Malutin held his hand high in the air, clinging to a bucking bull while cheers from the stands spurred him on. The… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Several barrel racers warm up before the combined barrel racing and bull riding competition, "Beauty and the Beast," on Friday night during the Progress Days Rodeo at the Soldotna Rodeo Grounds.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Wary of zombies, humans Elizabeth Lisenby (front) and Nyia Peters (back) scurry across an open area during a round of Humans versus Zombies at the Soldotna Public Library on Friday, July 24.

Humans versus Zombies at Soldotna Library

This summer, youth programs at the Soldotna Public Library are educating local students not only through reading, but also with hands-on activities that teach practical… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Wary of zombies, humans Elizabeth Lisenby (front) and Nyia Peters (back) scurry across an open area during a round of Humans versus Zombies at the Soldotna Public Library on Friday, July 24.
This undated photo provided by the University of Nevada Reno, shows smoke from the King Fire in a view north across Lake Tahoe in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. University researchers are helping federal forest and range managers expand the use of cameras to spot wildfires at Lake Tahoe to the tops of mountains in remote parts of northeast and central Nevada, including one north of Battle Mountain that gave an early warning of a fire more than 100 miles away in Oregon. (University of Nevada Reno via AP)

Wildfire watching: Rangers in towers are out, cameras are in

RENO, Nev. — For decades, forest rangers in wooden towers across the West scanned the horizon with binoculars for smoke that could signal the start… Continue reading

  • Jul 26, 2015
  • By SCOTT SONNER
This undated photo provided by the University of Nevada Reno, shows smoke from the King Fire in a view north across Lake Tahoe in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. University researchers are helping federal forest and range managers expand the use of cameras to spot wildfires at Lake Tahoe to the tops of mountains in remote parts of northeast and central Nevada, including one north of Battle Mountain that gave an early warning of a fire more than 100 miles away in Oregon. (University of Nevada Reno via AP)

Marijuana legal, but finances remain in black market

Conrad Daley, executive director of the Alaska Cannabis Grower’s Association, tried to get his organization a bank account for months, and has yet to keep… Continue reading

  • Jul 26, 2015
  • By DJ SUMMERS