Central schools put on Safety watch

Central Kenai schools were put on a safety watch Wednesday morning.The school district made the decision to heighten security procedures in Soldotna schools following a… Continue reading

  • Apr 29, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Police: Moose fatally stabbed in Anchorage park; 3 men arrested

ANCHORAGE (AP) — Three men have been accused of stabbing a young moose to death at a park in Alaska’s largest city, and police said… Continue reading

  • Apr 29, 2015
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker speaks with the media on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 in Juneau, Alaska. Walker has declared that he will not allow the Alaska Legislature to recess from special session without completing a budget. (James Brooks/The Juneau Empire via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Walker says he won’t rescind special session proclamation

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker told legislators Wednesday that he expects them to continue their work on the state operating budget in Juneau.However, he said… Continue reading

  • Apr 29, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker speaks with the media on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 in Juneau, Alaska. Walker has declared that he will not allow the Alaska Legislature to recess from special session without completing a budget. (James Brooks/The Juneau Empire via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion River City Academy Senior Logan Triggs takes a breath before filling out his voter registration form Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at River City Academy in Soldotna, Alaska.

Women voters reach out to students

As Presidential candidates campaign for voters, the looming question of who can bring out the largely untapped, and elusive, youth vote has yet to be… Continue reading

  • Apr 28, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion River City Academy Senior Logan Triggs takes a breath before filling out his voter registration form Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at River City Academy in Soldotna, Alaska.

Number of house fires across Alaska on the rise, study finds

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska has seen an increase in the number of house fires this year, according to figures from the American Red Cross… Continue reading

  • Apr 28, 2015
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  In this July 2, 2014 file photo water encroaches on a horse barn on Buoy Avenue near the Kalifonsky Meadow Subdivision in Kenai, Alaska. A project designed to divert water in the area to a beaver pond nearby has been put on hold.

Seventh street structure on hold

A drainage ditch intended to move storm water out of a flood prone area along Kalifornsky Beach Road may not come to fruition any time… Continue reading

  • Apr 28, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  In this July 2, 2014 file photo water encroaches on a horse barn on Buoy Avenue near the Kalifonsky Meadow Subdivision in Kenai, Alaska. A project designed to divert water in the area to a beaver pond nearby has been put on hold.

Prepping for expansion, DHSS works through Medicaid applications

Despite a legislative impasse over Medicaid expansion, a Department of Health and Social Services division is working to eliminate a longstanding backlog of Medicaid applications… Continue reading

  • Apr 28, 2015
  • By KATIE MORITZ

Alaska Legislature gavels in for special session

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Legislature gaveled in Tuesday for a special session called by the governor after lawmakers adjourned with a partially funded state… Continue reading

  • Apr 28, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer

Denali National Park wolf count drops below 50

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Denali National Park and Preserve’s wolf numbers have reached a new low this spring with an estimated population of just 48,… Continue reading

  • Apr 28, 2015
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Green material containing seed, moisture, and cotton fiber lies in the former construction area alongside Bridge Access Road on Tuesday April 28 in Kenai.

Enstar completes construction north of Kenai River along Bridge Access Road

Drivers on Kenai’s Bridge Access Road may have noticed that the construction equipment, workers, and orange signs that previously occupied the road’s east side have… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Green material containing seed, moisture, and cotton fiber lies in the former construction area alongside Bridge Access Road on Tuesday April 28 in Kenai.
FILE - In this April 17, 2015 file photo, with the Olympic Mountains in the background, a small boat crosses in front of an oil drilling rig as it arrives in Port Angeles, Wash., aboard a transport ship after traveling across the Pacific. Royal Dutch Shell hopes to use the rig for exploratory drilling during the summer open-water season in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska's northwest coast, if it can get the permits. Attorneys for Royal Dutch Shell PLC presented testimony to a federal court judge Tuesday, April 28, 2015, that the company needs safety zones around its Arctic drill fleet to prevent Greenpeace USA activists from endangering company workers and themselves.(Daniella Beccaria/seattlepi.com via AP, File) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; SEATTLE TIMES OUT; TV OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

Shell, Greenpeace spar over Arctic drilling safety zones

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Attorneys for Royal Dutch Shell PLC presented testimony to a federal court judge Tuesday that the company needs safety zones around its… Continue reading

  • Apr 28, 2015
  • By Dan Joling
FILE - In this April 17, 2015 file photo, with the Olympic Mountains in the background, a small boat crosses in front of an oil drilling rig as it arrives in Port Angeles, Wash., aboard a transport ship after traveling across the Pacific. Royal Dutch Shell hopes to use the rig for exploratory drilling during the summer open-water season in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska's northwest coast, if it can get the permits. Attorneys for Royal Dutch Shell PLC presented testimony to a federal court judge Tuesday, April 28, 2015, that the company needs safety zones around its Arctic drill fleet to prevent Greenpeace USA activists from endangering company workers and themselves.(Daniella Beccaria/seattlepi.com via AP, File) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; SEATTLE TIMES OUT; TV OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

Some HEA customers in Soldotna without power

Editor's note: This is a breaking news story that will be updated periodically.  Some Soldotna residents have been without power for an hour on Tuesday. … Continue reading

  • Apr 28, 2015
  • By Staff writer
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion A baby Nigerian Dwarf tries to find a spot to snack during feeding time Monday, April 27, 2015, at Karluk Acres in Kenai, Alaska.

Got goat’s milk?

At feeding time Monday morning on Karluk Acres, a gang of Nigerian Dwarf and Nubian goats darted over gravel to claim scattered corn and grains.… Continue reading

  • Apr 27, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion A baby Nigerian Dwarf tries to find a spot to snack during feeding time Monday, April 27, 2015, at Karluk Acres in Kenai, Alaska.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Capsules of flavored liquid stand ready for sampling on Friday, April 24 at the vape bar of High Voltage Vapes in Kenai.

Kenai vape shop may face problems from smoking bill

Stephanie Chilton, who with her husband Jamie Chilton co-owns the Kenai e-cigarette store High Voltage Vapes, said that she supports most provisions of an Alaska… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Capsules of flavored liquid stand ready for sampling on Friday, April 24 at the vape bar of High Voltage Vapes in Kenai.
A police officer stands guard Monday, April 27, 2015, after rioters plunged part of Baltimore into chaos, torching a pharmacy, setting police cars ablaze and throwing bricks at officers.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Riots in Baltimore over man’s death in police custody

BALTIMORE — Rioters plunged part of Baltimore into chaos Monday, torching a pharmacy, setting police cars ablaze and throwing bricks at officers hours after thousands… Continue reading

  • Apr 27, 2015
  • By TOM FOREMAN Jr. and AMANDA LEE MYERS
A police officer stands guard Monday, April 27, 2015, after rioters plunged part of Baltimore into chaos, torching a pharmacy, setting police cars ablaze and throwing bricks at officers.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Legislature adjourns; governor calls special session

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker spared little time in calling state lawmakers into a special session to deal with issues including the budget and Medicaid.Walker’s… Continue reading

  • Apr 27, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer

Businesses, schools partner on maritime job skills

JUNEAU — In coastal communities throughout Alaska, several organizations are working together to prepare more Alaskans for jobs in the maritime industry.The industry needs employees… Continue reading

  • Apr 27, 2015
  • By Molly Dischner

State releases over 4,000 email pages in National Guard case

ANCHORAGE — The state of Alaska released more than 4,000 pages of emails covering the National Guard scandal, but they revealed little new information into… Continue reading

  • Apr 25, 2015
  • By Mark Thiessen

Alaska Senate approves budget; proposal now goes to House

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — State lawmakers looked to end the extended legislative session Monday amid a still-unsettled budget. The Senate voted Monday morning to accept… Continue reading

  • Apr 27, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer
226 years of Rotary roses

226 years of Rotary roses

For twenty six years Rotarians from the Soldotna Rotary Club have hit the streets with over 600 dozen roses to fund their very unique college… Continue reading

226 years of Rotary roses