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Construction worker missing

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police are looking for a 38-year-old construction crew member who has gone missing. Vasily Basargin has been missing since Saturday… Continue reading

  • Jul 12, 2015

University of Alaska to cut programs

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The University of Alaska plans to eliminate or suspend a number of majors this year to deal with an ongoing budgetary… Continue reading

  • Jul 12, 2015
In this May 29, 2015 photo, From left to right, Sterling Chew, Kelsey Kennedy and Gordon Chew work at a lumber mill for a project in Denali National Park and Preserve in Corner Bay, Alaska. The Chews own Tenakee Logging Company. They were awarded their first contract by the U.S. Forest Service in 2007. Now, the Chews have two lumber mills and have gradually accumulated the heavy equipment that helps in the lumber trade. (Mary Catharine Martin/ Capital City Weekly via AP)

Everything is connected for family behind logging company

TENAKEE SPRINGS, Alaska — For Gordon Chew of Tenakee Logging Company Management, everything is connected.The trees he and his son, Sterling, 24, selectively harvest from… Continue reading

  • Jul 12, 2015
  • By MARY CATHARINE MARTIN
In this May 29, 2015 photo, From left to right, Sterling Chew, Kelsey Kennedy and Gordon Chew work at a lumber mill for a project in Denali National Park and Preserve in Corner Bay, Alaska. The Chews own Tenakee Logging Company. They were awarded their first contract by the U.S. Forest Service in 2007. Now, the Chews have two lumber mills and have gradually accumulated the heavy equipment that helps in the lumber trade. (Mary Catharine Martin/ Capital City Weekly via AP)
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Matthew Dollick, of Wasilla, untangles a sockeye from his dipnet on Saturday July 11, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska. Dollick said he fished for abotu 45 minutes before catching the red, his first for the weekend.

Dipnetting starts slow

The sun and heat on Saturday drove many of the more than 300 people on the Kenai River dipnet beaches into the water. During the… Continue reading

  • Jul 11, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Matthew Dollick, of Wasilla, untangles a sockeye from his dipnet on Saturday July 11, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska. Dollick said he fished for abotu 45 minutes before catching the red, his first for the weekend.

Nikiski couple arraigned for theft, burglary

Two Nikiski residents are accused of the theft and burglary of a Soldotna residence in late June. George Larson, 25, and his girlfriend Holli Driver,… Continue reading

Voznesenka lease agreement stalled

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and the Voznesenka Community Council, Inc., have not yet reached a lease agreement for the upcoming school year for… Continue reading

  • Jul 11, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Discussion begins on oil tax credits

Alaska’s explorer and small producer tax credit program has been capped for this year but the program is still on the books and applications for… Continue reading

  • Jul 11, 2015
  • By Tim Bradner

Bristol Bay sockeye run well beow forecast

Bristol Bay needed volume to make up for a soft market, but state biologists say there’s no reason to expect that it’s going to happen… Continue reading

  • Jul 9, 2015
  • By DJ SUMMERS

Borough provides dumpsters for fire damage relief

Two large dumpsters will be available for those affected by the Card Street fire, courtesy of the Kenai Peninsula Borough.The dumpsters will be placed near… Continue reading

Proposed Kenai South Beach access road faces potential route change

The route of a road that Kenai intends to build for beach access on the south side of the Kenai River may change. The proposed… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this March 30, 2013 file photo (left) Mitch Fields and Mark Stogsdill both land hits during their title fight at the Peninsula Fighting Championships at the Soldotna Sports Center in Soldotna, Alaska. The Soldotna City Council is considering a resolution to award a contract to one of the two mixed martial arts promoters in the central Kenai Peninsula area as its sole purveyor of MMA events.

Soldotna loses, regains mayor

For just under two minutes on Wednesday, Soldotna had no mayor. Current mayor Nels Anderson resigned and it took a few minutes for city council… Continue reading

  • Jul 9, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this March 30, 2013 file photo (left) Mitch Fields and Mark Stogsdill both land hits during their title fight at the Peninsula Fighting Championships at the Soldotna Sports Center in Soldotna, Alaska. The Soldotna City Council is considering a resolution to award a contract to one of the two mixed martial arts promoters in the central Kenai Peninsula area as its sole purveyor of MMA events.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion A group of Community Emergency Response Team trainees transport a mock earthquake victim in a blanket during a disaster drill Saturday July 12, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska. 10 communities on the Kenai Peninsula have CERT members.

CERT training to begin, prepare volunteers

Community members will have the chance to become certified disaster volunteers starting next week through the Community Emergency Response Team training program. This summer, CERT… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion A group of Community Emergency Response Team trainees transport a mock earthquake victim in a blanket during a disaster drill Saturday July 12, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska. 10 communities on the Kenai Peninsula have CERT members.

Summer meals available for youth

Two local organizations are feeding youth with limited access to food during the summer months. Soldotna’s Joyce K. Carver Memorial Library serves 2-3 meals per… Continue reading

  • Jul 9, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Courtesy photo/Alaska State Troopers Wasilla resident Joshua Beebe, 30, is wanted on a $5,000 warrant after removing his ankle monitor.

Troopers seek help capturing fugitive

Alaska State Troopers are seeking the public’s help locating 30-year-old Joshua Beebe, of Wasilla, according to a media release. Beebe, who cut off his ankle… Continue reading

  • Jul 9, 2015
  • By Staff reports
Courtesy photo/Alaska State Troopers Wasilla resident Joshua Beebe, 30, is wanted on a $5,000 warrant after removing his ankle monitor.

Area residents arraigned on assault charges

Two local residents were arraigned on charges of assault on Thursday at the Kenai Courthouse. Jeffrey Ackerman, of Soldotna, and Tanya Carter, of Kenai, were… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion The Kenai Boys and Girls Club clubhouse serves breakfast, lunch and a snack Monday through Friday during the week to all children in the community 18 years or under through the Summer Food Service Program for Children, Tuesday, June 30, 2015, in Kenai, Alaska.

Boys and Girls club funding requests illuminate needs

The Kenai Peninsula Boys and Girls Clubs were denied two critical, capital project-funding requests during this year’s legislative session that would have improved and stabilized… Continue reading

  • Jun 30, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion The Kenai Boys and Girls Club clubhouse serves breakfast, lunch and a snack Monday through Friday during the week to all children in the community 18 years or under through the Summer Food Service Program for Children, Tuesday, June 30, 2015, in Kenai, Alaska.

State and federal agencies provide comment on HEA hydroelectric project

A set of environmental, recreational, and engineering studies supporting the Grant Lake hydroelectric project is missing necessary information, according to comments made by the Federal… Continue reading

Fishing report: Good time to chase rainbows

With king salmon fishing slow and a lull in the numbers of sockeye moving into the Kenai River, now might be a good time to… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion A freshly caught grayling on Crescent Lake on June 16, 2015 in the Kenai Mountains. Guides say that has the lake water heats up, so does the grayling fishing.

Hungry grayling await ambitious anglers

Few things are as rewarding for a beginning fly fisherman than a forgiving fish that will bite at just about anything. For those willing to… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion A freshly caught grayling on Crescent Lake on June 16, 2015 in the Kenai Mountains. Guides say that has the lake water heats up, so does the grayling fishing.
Photo courtesy Furie Operating Alaska The first production platform to be installed in Cook Inlet since the mid-1980s arrived in Kachemak Bay last September. The Furie Operating Alaska platform was completed in Ingleside, Texas, last summer, and began its journey from Corpus Christi to Alaska through the Gulf of Mexico and the Panama Canal on June 4, 2014.

Furie nears first production from Kitchen Lights field

Furie Operating Alaska will begin producing natural gas in November from a newly installed production platform at its Kitchen Lights gas discovery in Cook Inlet,… Continue reading

  • Jul 8, 2015
  • By Tim Bradner
Photo courtesy Furie Operating Alaska The first production platform to be installed in Cook Inlet since the mid-1980s arrived in Kachemak Bay last September. The Furie Operating Alaska platform was completed in Ingleside, Texas, last summer, and began its journey from Corpus Christi to Alaska through the Gulf of Mexico and the Panama Canal on June 4, 2014.