The Big Tops down but so are prices at WaterWorks

The Big Tops down but so are prices at WaterWorks

The WaterWorks tent may be down at the “Y” in Soldotna, but the rubber ducky remains on her perch as the “Under the Big Top”… Continue reading

The Big Tops down but so are prices at WaterWorks
Kids collecting trash help Kenai River Spring Cleanup

Kids collecting trash help Kenai River Spring Cleanup

As the budding leaves and warmer temperatures bring promise of the summer season and hours spent enjoying the mighty Kenai River, members of our community… Continue reading

Kids collecting trash help Kenai River Spring Cleanup
Soldotna Chamber Breakfast & Benefits survey paint positive prospective

Soldotna Chamber Breakfast & Benefits survey paint positive prospective

For the second year the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce (SCC) has invited its members to a free informational breakfast and benefits program. About 238 members… Continue reading

Soldotna Chamber Breakfast & Benefits survey paint positive prospective

New fish board member named, not divulged

The deadline for Alaska Governor Bill Walker to appoint a third person to an open Board of Fisheries seat came and went Tuesday with no… Continue reading

  • May 19, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo by Will Morrow/Peninsula Clarion Members of the River City Academy Class of 2015 wait for the start of their commencement ceremony Monday, May 18, 2015 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.

9 earn diplomas from River City Academy

During a commencement ceremony filled with laughter and tears, River City Academy awarded high school diplomas to its largest graduating class Monday at the Soldotna… Continue reading

  • May 19, 2015
  • By Will Morrow
Photo by Will Morrow/Peninsula Clarion Members of the River City Academy Class of 2015 wait for the start of their commencement ceremony Monday, May 18, 2015 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Brett Vadla slowly pilots his sailboat toward a dock on Sport Lake on Tuesday May 19, 2015 near Soldotna, Alaska.

Photo: Ahoy!

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  • May 19, 2015
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Brett Vadla slowly pilots his sailboat toward a dock on Sport Lake on Tuesday May 19, 2015 near Soldotna, Alaska.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Samuel Mireles calls to a family member to join the photograph being taken after the 2015's graduating class commencement ceremony Monday, May 18, 2015, at Ninilchik School in Ninilchik, Alaska.

Ninilchik graduates say good-bye

Eight graduates turned their tassels Monday evening in the Ninilchik School gymnasium. The group of friends, who have studied, shared classrooms and participated in extracurriculars… Continue reading

  • May 19, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Samuel Mireles calls to a family member to join the photograph being taken after the 2015's graduating class commencement ceremony Monday, May 18, 2015, at Ninilchik School in Ninilchik, Alaska.

Walker won’t force Juneau as special session venue

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker said Tuesday that he doesn’t agree with legislators moving the special session from Juneau to Anchorage but won’t take steps… Continue reading

  • May 19, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer
Photo courtesy Alaska Division of Forestry A hotspot smokes in an area near Aurora Lake on May 17, 2015 in the Funny River community near Soldotna where the Funny River wildfire burned nearly 200,000 acres of Kenai National Wildlife Refuge land. Alaska's Division of Forestry firefighters put the smoldering area out after a group of people looking for mushrooms stumbled upon the burn.

Forestry douses hot spot left over from Funny River wildfire

A group of mushroom-hunters found a smoldering holdover from the Funny River wildfire on Sunday. The 20-foot by 20-foot area was smoking when Alaska Division… Continue reading

  • May 18, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo courtesy Alaska Division of Forestry A hotspot smokes in an area near Aurora Lake on May 17, 2015 in the Funny River community near Soldotna where the Funny River wildfire burned nearly 200,000 acres of Kenai National Wildlife Refuge land. Alaska's Division of Forestry firefighters put the smoldering area out after a group of people looking for mushrooms stumbled upon the burn.

Man dies after truck collides with house near Homer

Anchor Point Emergency Medical Services and Alaska State Troopers found a South Carolina man unresponsive in his truck after responding to a call about a… Continue reading

  • May 18, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney

Trooper vehicle totaled near Soldotna

An Alaska State Trooper vehicle was involved in a wreck with another vehicle Monday on the Sterling Highway. The trooper involved, Thad Hamilton, was taken… Continue reading

  • May 18, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney

Faced with declining revenue, HEA lays off 9

Nine people were laid off from positions within the Homer Electric Association last week. Their departure represents about $1 million in savings for the company… Continue reading

  • May 18, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  In this Jan. 22, 2015 file photo, students at Soldotna High School watch a demonstration of a shooter coming after students, during an ALICE -  Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate - training in Soldotna, Alaska.

Schools refine A.L.I.C.E. protocol

Classes around the Kenai Peninsula have been refining a new intruder response protocol through mock drills and a recent series of unrelated, emergency situations. A.L.I.C.E.… Continue reading

  • May 18, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  In this Jan. 22, 2015 file photo, students at Soldotna High School watch a demonstration of a shooter coming after students, during an ALICE -  Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate - training in Soldotna, Alaska.
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker holds a news conference in Anchorage concerning his action on the budget on Monday, May 18, 2015. (Bill Roth/Alaska Dispatch News via AP)

Gov. Bill Walker veto means layoff notices could loom

JUNEAU, Alaska — Gov. Bill Walker warned Monday that about 15,000 state employees could be laid off amid a continued budget showdown with the Legislature… Continue reading

  • May 18, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker holds a news conference in Anchorage concerning his action on the budget on Monday, May 18, 2015. (Bill Roth/Alaska Dispatch News via AP)
Protesters, demonstrating against the Navy's planned exercises, head out in commercial fishing boats on Orca Inlet, which opens onto the Gulf of Alaska, on Saturday, May 16, 2015, in Cordova, Alaska. They say the military activities could endanger critical fish habitats. (Mark Hoover/Eyak Preservation Council via AP)

Alaska boats link in giant flotilla to protest military plan

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Nearly 50 commercial fishing boats linked together with line, creating a massive flotilla to draw attention to their protest of the… Continue reading

  • May 18, 2015
Protesters, demonstrating against the Navy's planned exercises, head out in commercial fishing boats on Orca Inlet, which opens onto the Gulf of Alaska, on Saturday, May 16, 2015, in Cordova, Alaska. They say the military activities could endanger critical fish habitats. (Mark Hoover/Eyak Preservation Council via AP)

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

Kenai Peninsula College: Around Campus

Once again, the most recent semester at KPC was a great success. During the spring 2015 semester, KPC saw an overall increase of four percent… Continue reading

  • May 17, 2015
  • By Hannah Parker
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Mountain View focuses on community service

Mountain View focuses on community service

This year Mountain View Elementary started it’s initiative that focused on community service. Principal Karl Kircher led the charge into Central Kenai Peninsula neighborhoods followed… Continue reading

  • May 17, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Mountain View focuses on community service
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Wings Christian Academy graduate Tyler Ophus reads his graduation speech on Friday at Immanuel Baptist Church in Kenai.

Wings Christian Academy graduates one

On Friday evening, Wings Christian Academy, based in Kenai’s Immanuel Baptist Church, held a graduation ceremony for Tyler Ophus, its sole departing senior. The ceremony… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Wings Christian Academy graduate Tyler Ophus reads his graduation speech on Friday at Immanuel Baptist Church in Kenai.

Game camera murder trial continues

After using up the April juror pool and dipping into May jurors, a jury was finally seated last week in the Demarqus Green murder trial.… Continue reading