Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Southern Peninsula ABATE member Brittney Sparhawk pulls the winning raffle hours before her wedding after the nonprofit's bike rally on Saturday at Renegade's Custom Cycle in Soldotna, Alaska.

Local bikers ride for camaraderie, awareness

Motorcycle enthusiasts from around the Kenai Peninsula raised $1,000 for Southern Peninsula Alaska Bikers Advocating Training and Education during the group’s first rally since changing… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Southern Peninsula ABATE member Brittney Sparhawk pulls the winning raffle hours before her wedding after the nonprofit's bike rally on Saturday at Renegade's Custom Cycle in Soldotna, Alaska.

Federal investigators expected at site of plane crash

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Federal investigators were expected to arrive Saturday at the site of a plane crash in southeast Alaska that killed the pilot… Continue reading

  • Jul 18, 2015

Alaska high court: Local mining initiative unenforceable

JUNEAU — Alaska’s highest court ruled Friday that an initiative seeking to restrict large-scale mining in the Bristol Bay region seriously impedes a regulatory process… Continue reading

  • Jul 18, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer

Kenai pot moratorium fails before introduction

A moratorium on marijuana establishments in Kenai meant to have been introduced to the Kenai City Council was instead voted out of existence during the… Continue reading

'Wednesdays!' So much more than a walk in the park

‘Wednesdays!’ So much more than a walk in the park

In the 1970s visitors were greeted by an AK. Dept. of Transportation site with greasy trucks and machinery where now there is a beautiful walkway… Continue reading

'Wednesdays!' So much more than a walk in the park
Popular Redoubt Elementary principal moves to new post

Popular Redoubt Elementary principal moves to new post

As school let out for the summer at Redoubt Elementary, the traditional faculty led wave to departing buses was also a departing wave for Principal… Continue reading

Popular Redoubt Elementary principal moves to new post
New Shipping Zone in Kenai offers something for everyone!

New Shipping Zone in Kenai offers something for everyone!

Kenai residents, visitors and local businesses now have the convenience of a new Shipping Zone (SZ) in the area. SZ is a FedEx Authorized ShipCenter,… Continue reading

New Shipping Zone in Kenai offers something for everyone!
24th Annual God & Country Rally precedes Independence Day

24th Annual God & Country Rally precedes Independence Day

“The clustered stars and the steadfast bars, the red, the white and the blue!” A couple hundred people turned out for the 24th Annual Happy… Continue reading

24th Annual God & Country Rally precedes Independence Day
Hometown heroes honored at Kenai Independence Day Parade

Hometown heroes honored at Kenai Independence Day Parade

The magic of Independence Day and the love of liberty was passed on to yet another generation thanks to efforts of the Kenai Chamber of… Continue reading

Hometown heroes honored at Kenai Independence Day Parade

Boys and Girls Club served 8,800 lunches in the month of June.

School may be out for the summer but lunches for kids are still being served at Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula with… Continue reading

Life on the Kenai “Retrospective” work by Thor Evenson & Equine photos by Ivy

“Thor Evenson Retrospective,” is the new summer art show at the Kenai Fine Arts Center downtown Kenai between the Bingo Hall and Keen Eye Joe’s… Continue reading

An Outdoor View: Fishing not just for fun

Author’s note: The following is an open letter to the Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish. — LP   Thank you for… Continue reading

Local organizations train for potential workplace violence

Local organizations are preparing for potential active shooter situations, now viewed as a reality in Alaska. Law enforcement officers, local businesses owners, and representatives from… Continue reading

  • Jul 16, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Rajun Cajun co-owner Billie Sylvester works on the daily special at the Thursday, July 16, 2015, in Soldotna, Alaska. The food truck, which opened for the season one week ago, is one of the many mobile-style estanlishments that are very popular in the city right now, said owner,  Nocona Doucet who is a transplant from Louisana. She said she opened the business three years ago because she had a hard time finding very seasoned food in the area. "You'll find cajun people try to feed everybody," Doucet said.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Rajun Cajun co-owner Billie Sylvester works on the daily special at the Thursday, July 16, 2015, in Soldotna, Alaska. The food truck, which opened for the season one week ago, is one of the many mobile-style estanlishments that are very popular in the city right now, said owner,  Nocona Doucet who is a transplant from Louisana. She said she opened the business three years ago because she had a hard time finding very seasoned food in the area. "You'll find cajun people try to feed everybody," Doucet said.

Bristol Bay sockeye make unusual late surge

Bristol Bay lived up to its reputation for unpredictability as a bizarre late rush of sockeyes has surged into fishermen’s nets nearly a week past… Continue reading

  • Jul 16, 2015
  • By DJ SUMMERS

Walker announces intent to expand Medicaid

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker said Thursday that he intends to accept federal money to expand Medicaid coverage in Alaska, regardless of whether he gets… Continue reading

  • Jul 16, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer

Subsistence gillnet proposal attracts 600 public comments

The final count for public comments regarding the Kenai and Kasilof rivers subsistence gillnets was nearing 600, including requests from federal agencies, on the eve… Continue reading

  • Jul 16, 2015
  • By DJ SUMMERS

Peninsula hospitals measure impact of state reimbursement rate freeze

With Alaska Medicaid cut by $51.9 million in this year’s state budget, Kenai Peninsula Medicaid providers are seeing the first financial effects of the underfunded… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Paul Pichette fishes at the confluence of the Kenai and Funny Rivers on Wednesday July 14, 2015 in Funny River, Alaska. Anglers reported slow, small catches of sockeye that have been picking up over the last few days.

Tight Lines: A quieter place to fish

For his patience a Canadian teacher standing in the Kenai River at the Funny River campground was rewarded with his day’s limit of sockeye, though… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Paul Pichette fishes at the confluence of the Kenai and Funny Rivers on Wednesday July 14, 2015 in Funny River, Alaska. Anglers reported slow, small catches of sockeye that have been picking up over the last few days.

School board goals focus on uncertain future

The Board of Education’s top priority this year is to develop strategies to counter economic realities. Drafted plans are outlined in the 2015-2016 board goals,… Continue reading

  • Jul 15, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan