Fire operation shifts to local personnel

The incident management team from Washington will fly home Thursday and local resources will take over operation of the Card Street fire.Max Konkright, public information… Continue reading

Walker reduces amount available for oil tax credits

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker is limiting the amount available to pay for oil and gas tax credits this fiscal year, saying Wednesday that no… Continue reading

  • Jul 1, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Two men prepare to moor the fishing vessel Machinator on the Kenai River near the Kenai City Docks on Tuesday June 30, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Two men prepare to moor the fishing vessel Machinator on the Kenai River near the Kenai City Docks on Tuesday June 30, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska.

State-funded corp. criticized for golf during office hours

(Eds: APNewsNow.)ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A state-owned corporation is under fire after it was discovered the company sponsored a golf tournament that saw employees on… Continue reading

  • Jun 30, 2015

Tough budget decisions remain in Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — It took two special sessions for Alaska legislators to agree to a budget after a crash in oil prices contributed to… Continue reading

  • Jun 30, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer

Kasilof personal-use area expanded; sockeye sport bag limit raised

Due to a strong return of sockeye salmon into the Kasilof River, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has issued emergency orders to liberalize… Continue reading

  • Jun 30, 2015

Area fires cool off, burn bans lifted

Crews working the Card Street fire spent Tuesday preparing for rehabilitation efforts.Public Information Officer Max Konkright said firefighters moved trees and brush, and are waiting… Continue reading

Alaska stops Medicaid providers inflation-linked increases

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The state is facing a $100 million drop in Medicaid funding for the coming year and won’t be increasing rates for… Continue reading

  • Jun 30, 2015
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Firefighting-themed cupcakes and tools decorate a wedding held on Sunday afternoon at the Sterling Community Center.

From Ashes to Hope

Anyone in the Sterling area during the last two weeks would have been able to see smoke from the Card Street fire rising into the… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Firefighting-themed cupcakes and tools decorate a wedding held on Sunday afternoon at the Sterling Community Center.

Still too dry: Burn ban remains in effect

Local fire departments have been responding to illegal fires since a burn closure was issued by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources on June 17.… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Natalie Ahkinga (right) and her sisters Jewel Koozaata (left) and Adrienne Okpealuk (middle) work together to make a U.S. Flag from Legos Monday, June 29, 2015, at the Kenai Community Library in Kenai, Alaska.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Natalie Ahkinga (right) and her sisters Jewel Koozaata (left) and Adrienne Okpealuk (middle) work together to make a U.S. Flag from Legos Monday, June 29, 2015, at the Kenai Community Library in Kenai, Alaska.

Crews focus on containment for area fires

Management of the Card Street fire will transition back to local crews on Wednesday, said Max Konkright, public information officer with the current incident management… Continue reading

This photo, posted Sunday, June 28, 2015, on the Twitter page of the National Transportation Safety Board, shows the wreckage of a sightseeing plane that crashed in remote, mountainous terrain about 25 miles from Ketchikan in southeast Alaska on Thursday, June 25. All eight pasengers and the pilot were killed. The plane was on its way back from the Misty Fjords National Monument when it crashed. The eight victims were passengers on a cruise ship, and the side trip on a floatplane was sold through the cruise company Holland America. (National Transportation Safety Board via AP)

Crashes in Alaska brought safety steps for tourism flights

JUNEAU — A federal agency installed weather cameras and took other steps in Alaska in recent years to aid the safety of sightseeing planes like… Continue reading

  • Jun 29, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer
This photo, posted Sunday, June 28, 2015, on the Twitter page of the National Transportation Safety Board, shows the wreckage of a sightseeing plane that crashed in remote, mountainous terrain about 25 miles from Ketchikan in southeast Alaska on Thursday, June 25. All eight pasengers and the pilot were killed. The plane was on its way back from the Misty Fjords National Monument when it crashed. The eight victims were passengers on a cruise ship, and the side trip on a floatplane was sold through the cruise company Holland America. (National Transportation Safety Board via AP)

13 states sue over rule giving feds authority on state water

BISMARCK, N.D. — Thirteen states led by North Dakota filed a lawsuit Monday challenging an Obama administration rule that gives federal agencies authority to protect… Continue reading

  • Jun 29, 2015
  • By JAMES MacPHERSON

Weekend rains bring relief for wildfire crews

ANCHORAGE — Rains brought relief to crews battling many Alaska wildfires over the weekend. But heading into the holiday weekend, conditions are expected to heat… Continue reading

  • Jun 29, 2015
  • By Rachel D'oro
Kenai Air Show

Kenai Air Show

The second Saturday of June brings to the Kenai and Soldotna airports the Annual Kenai Air Fair. The idea of Kenai Airport manager Mary Bondurant,… Continue reading

Kenai Air Show
EXCEL joins concstruction academy

EXCEL joins concstruction academy

For several years the Kenai Peninsula Construction Academy has been training those interested locally in learning a trade or skill, thanks to Bob Hammer who… Continue reading

EXCEL joins concstruction academy
Evening by the River

Evening by the River

Thursday, June 11th, the who’s who of the Central Peninsula donned their favorite apparel for an “Evening by the River”, the 7th Annual Fundraiser for… Continue reading

Evening by the River
Madden joins Soldotna Chiropracctic Clinic

Madden joins Soldotna Chiropracctic Clinic

Dr. Greg Madden, DC has recently joined Dr. Endsley and his team at Soldotna Chiropractic Clinic at the corner of Redoubt and Binkley to help… Continue reading

Madden joins Soldotna Chiropracctic Clinic
Photo courtesy/Alaska Division of Forestry A wildfire at Juneau Lake is believed to have kindled from a lightning blast on Tuesday June 16, 2015 near Cooper Landing, Alaska.

[Update] Cooper Landing fires nearly contained

Monday, 10:40 a.m.: The Cooper Landing area fires are nearly contained, according to a press release sent by the United States Department of Agriculture on… Continue reading

Photo courtesy/Alaska Division of Forestry A wildfire at Juneau Lake is believed to have kindled from a lightning blast on Tuesday June 16, 2015 near Cooper Landing, Alaska.