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Walker fills four more positions

ANCHORAGE (AP) — Alaska’s incoming attorney general vows his first order of business will be reviewing both the status of the lawsuit that overturned the… Continue reading

  • Nov 25, 2014
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Advisory board gives communities the chance to weigh in on Alaska LNG

After months of meetings, a municipal board formed to give Gov. Sean Parnell input on the proposed Alaska LNG Project has been inundated with information… Continue reading

  • Nov 24, 2014
  • By Rashah McChesney
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Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre talks to a crowd during a borough mayor candidate forum at a Kenai and Soldotna on September 3, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska. Navarre sits on a 12-member Municipal Advisory Group that was created to give mayors and communities across the state an opportunity to weigh-in on the potential effects of the Alaska LNG project.

Advisory Board Q&A

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre, one of 12 members of the Municipal Advisory Gas Project Review Board, sat down to answer a few questions… Continue reading

  • Nov 24, 2014
  • By Interview by RASHAH McCHESNEY
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre talks to a crowd during a borough mayor candidate forum at a Kenai and Soldotna on September 3, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska. Navarre sits on a 12-member Municipal Advisory Group that was created to give mayors and communities across the state an opportunity to weigh-in on the potential effects of the Alaska LNG project.

Judge invalidates part of school funding mechanism

ANCHORAGE — A superior court judge has invalidated the state of Alaska’s requirement that local school districts help pay for education, which could leave a… Continue reading

  • Nov 24, 2014
  • By Mark Thiessen
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Steve Drolet (middle) owner of the new Sterling restaurant Shea Drolet Cafe stands with his cooks Ken Morrison (left) and Richard Reinhardt. Drolet purchased Otto's Landing and the restuarant shortly after moving to Alaska in September.

New Sterling restaurant owner aspires to elevate dining experience

Sterling residents have another year-round dining option in town and the new owner has juicy plans to attract customers from all over the Kenai Peninsula.Steve… Continue reading

  • Nov 24, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Steve Drolet (middle) owner of the new Sterling restaurant Shea Drolet Cafe stands with his cooks Ken Morrison (left) and Richard Reinhardt. Drolet purchased Otto's Landing and the restuarant shortly after moving to Alaska in September.

Grand jury won’t indict Ferguson cop in shooting

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — A grand jury has decided not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown, the unarmed,… Continue reading

  • Nov 24, 2014
  • By Jim Salter and David A. Lieb

Around the District

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley… Continue reading

Around Campus: Register for spring semester now

The general public began registering online for next semester at 12:01 a.m. this morning. Students are highly encouraged to seek advising to be sure they… Continue reading

  • Nov 23, 2014
  • By Suzie Kendrick
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Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Participants gather at the starting line for Emma's Run at the Kenai Visitors Center on Saturday, Nov. 22.

For ‘Emma’s Run’ community supports cancer treatment

Emma Mullet is the creator and organizer of Emma’s Run, a 5-K race that was held Saturday in Kenai. 42 runners, walkers, and joggers registered… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Participants gather at the starting line for Emma's Run at the Kenai Visitors Center on Saturday, Nov. 22.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this July 14, 2014 file photo, people fishing with dipnets in the largest personal-use fishery in Alaska, crowd near the Kenai City Docks as they work to net some of the millions of sockeye that run on the Kenai River every year. The City of Kenai has been tasked with managing the massive fishery and made several changes, including adding enforcement, during the 2014 season.

Kenai talks 2014 dipnet fishery

Every year, after the sand settles from thousands of dipnetters visiting Kenai for the last three weeks of July, the city reviews its management of… Continue reading

  • Nov 23, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this July 14, 2014 file photo, people fishing with dipnets in the largest personal-use fishery in Alaska, crowd near the Kenai City Docks as they work to net some of the millions of sockeye that run on the Kenai River every year. The City of Kenai has been tasked with managing the massive fishery and made several changes, including adding enforcement, during the 2014 season.

DOE authorizes LNG exports to FTA countries

ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Department of Energy will allow the proposed Alaska LNG Project to export liquefied natural gas from the North Slope to free… Continue reading

  • Nov 21, 2014
  • By Molly Dischner

Native American studio releases Inupiat game

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — The video games released in the lead-up to the holiday season have something for everyone.You’ll be able to steal a car… Continue reading

  • Nov 23, 2014
  • By Matt Buxton
Ricky Gease and Brian Gabriel participate in the fisheries committee at the Walker-Mallott transition forum in Anchorage Nov. 22 along with Mike Wood and Carol Ann Woody.

Kenai Peninsula residents involved with Walker transition team

A dozen Kenai Peninsula residents were tapped to help Governor-elect Bill Walker transition into office. A team of nearly 250 volunteers from communities around the… Continue reading

  • Nov 22, 2014
  • By Rashah McChesney
Ricky Gease and Brian Gabriel participate in the fisheries committee at the Walker-Mallott transition forum in Anchorage Nov. 22 along with Mike Wood and Carol Ann Woody.
ADFG Fish and Game biologist Thomas McDonough and Jeff Selinger prepare to collar a tranquilized moose in February 2012

Learning after the burn: Fish and Game to study moose population

The Funny River wildfire burned nearly 200,000 acres, transforming the ecology of a large portion of the northern Kenai Peninisula. Researchers from the Alaska Department… Continue reading

ADFG Fish and Game biologist Thomas McDonough and Jeff Selinger prepare to collar a tranquilized moose in February 2012

Hilcorp buys Point Mac LNG Plant

ANCHORAGE — Hilcorp Energy has agreed to purchase the Southcentral liquefied natural gas plant that supplies Fairbanks Natural Gas.Fairbanks Natural Gas President and CEO Dan… Continue reading

  • Nov 21, 2014
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER

Walker names DNR, Revenue commissioners

JUNEAU — Just over a week before he is sworn in, Gov.-elect Bill Walker announced his first Cabinet picks — Mark Myers as Natural Resources… Continue reading

  • Nov 22, 2014
  • By Becky Bohrer

Emotions rise as Obama talks immigration

Thousands of immigrant-rights activists, families and elected officials cheered across the country as President Barack Obama announced on television his plan for relief from deportations… Continue reading

  • Nov 20, 2014

Tribes work to create sex-offender registries

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — More than three-quarters of American Indian tribes that have the authority to develop sex-offender registries are well on their way to… Continue reading

  • Nov 20, 2014
  • By Associated Press

Photo: Fired Up

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  • Nov 20, 2014
Clarion file photo In this 2011 file photo, a drilling rig operating for Buccaneer Energy stands in the spruce forest along Marathon Road in Kenai. The city recently approved a transfer of the lease it had signed with the now-bankrupt company.

Kenai sees changes looming

A municipal reaction to state-level marijuana legislation and the city’s purchasing policy were part of a discussion on long term planning during the Kenai City… Continue reading

Clarion file photo In this 2011 file photo, a drilling rig operating for Buccaneer Energy stands in the spruce forest along Marathon Road in Kenai. The city recently approved a transfer of the lease it had signed with the now-bankrupt company.