Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, writes action items on a board while District Attorney Scot Leaders leads a discussion during a town hall meeting on burglary and drug-related crime at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center on Saturday Oct. 18, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska.

State leaders listen to Peninsula’s crime problem

Like so many of her neighbors over the years, Nikiski resident Heidi Hatch has been a victim of theft. In 2004, Hatch attended a court… Continue reading

  • Oct 20, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, writes action items on a board while District Attorney Scot Leaders leads a discussion during a town hall meeting on burglary and drug-related crime at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center on Saturday Oct. 18, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion A kayaker paddles down the Kenai River in an area where the Funny River wildfire burned several thousand acres Sunday October 19, 2014 near Skilak Lake.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion A kayaker paddles down the Kenai River in an area where the Funny River wildfire burned several thousand acres Sunday October 19, 2014 near Skilak Lake.

Dusek to take reins as interim superintendent

Assistant Superintendant Sean Dusek accepted the position as interim superintendent for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education… Continue reading

  • Oct 20, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Kenai Peninsula brown bear hunt closed

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will close registration brown bear hunt RB300 in Kenai Peninsula Game Management Units 7 and 15 by emergency… Continue reading

  • Oct 20, 2014

Ferry Malaspina rescues one from sinking landing craft

The Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Malaspina picked up an extra passenger in the waters off Vancouver Island on Saturday morning.According to accounts from Marine… Continue reading

Candidates start final push as early voting starts

JUNEAU — The candidates in Alaska’s hotly contested U.S. Senate race began their final push as early voting in the state began Monday.Democratic Sen. Mark… Continue reading

  • Oct 20, 2014
  • By Becky Bohrer

Wide coalition forms to oppose marijuana legalization

Alaska employers should brace for problems if a ballot proposition legalizing marijuana sales and use is approved in the November state general election, critics of… Continue reading

  • Oct 20, 2014
  • By Tim Bradner
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Hunter Richmond plays a ring toss game while his sister Grace Richmond watches from behing at the first "Pumpkins in the Playground," event Thursday, October 16, 2014, at Kalifornsky Beach Elementary in Soldotna, Alaska.

Munchkins pickin’ pumpkins

By 6 p.m. Wednesday, the makeshift pumpkin patch was cleared and hundreds of Kalifornsky Beach Elementary students flooded the playground, trying to knock over tin… Continue reading

  • Oct 19, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan
  • Schools
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Hunter Richmond plays a ring toss game while his sister Grace Richmond watches from behing at the first "Pumpkins in the Playground," event Thursday, October 16, 2014, at Kalifornsky Beach Elementary in Soldotna, Alaska.

Kenai Peninsula College: Around Campus

“Twisted and Forged,” an exhibit created by Brad Nichols, assistant professor of metalsmithing at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, is currently on display… Continue reading

  • Oct 19, 2014
  • By Suzie Kendrick
  • Schools

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

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Annie Massey, Secretary for the Kalifornsky Beach Elementary PTA said she had a line for families wanting photos for two straight hours during the schools first "Pumpkins in the Playground," event Thursday, October 16, 2014, at Kalifornsky Beach Elementary in Soldotna, Alaska.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Annie Massey, Secretary for the Kalifornsky Beach Elementary PTA said she had a line for families wanting photos for two straight hours during the schools first "Pumpkins in the Playground," event Thursday, October 16, 2014, at Kalifornsky Beach Elementary in Soldotna, Alaska.

Soldotna roller rink goes to the dogs

For the first time in years the old Soldotna roller rink will have tenants — specifically of the canine variety. Mike and Ellen Adlam, owners… Continue reading

  • Oct 19, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Search for stolen bike leads uncovers stash of parts in Juneau

A Juneau woman’s search for her stolen bike uncovered a stash of bike parts on a trail in the Mendenhall Valley.Michelle Norman said the frame… Continue reading

State Expert: Peninsula population older than rest of Alaska

Go to a play, shopping, an art opening or any public gathering, and you might notice something about south Kenai Peninsula residents: many of them… Continue reading

Forward-thinking on LNG paying off for Talkeetna Lodge

Could the Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge be a model for other businesses in other areas of the state without coveted natural gas infrastructure?The liquefied natural gas… Continue reading

  • Oct 19, 2014
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER
The rules of the roundabout

The rules of the roundabout

After months of shifting detours Binkley Street is completely open. Drivers can turn off the Sterling Highway onto South Binkley Street and commute to the… Continue reading

  • Oct 18, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan
The rules of the roundabout

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Searchers found human remains on Saturday that could be those of a University of Virginia sophomore who has been missing since Sept.… Continue reading

  • Oct 18, 2014

Kenai man arrested on drug charge

A Kenai man was arrested on two drugs charges Wednesday after Alaska State Troopers investigated a report of a suspicious motor home. Troopers with the… Continue reading

  • Oct 18, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER

Gay marriage: Alaska, Arizona couples win fight

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After a short hiatus, gay marriage once again became legal in the state of Alaska when the U.S. Supreme Court on… Continue reading

  • Oct 18, 2014
  • By Mark Thiessen
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Kenai firefighter Dustin Voss takes money from a woman at a traffic light Friday October 17, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska. Several off-duty firefighters held a fill-the-boot campaign to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Kenai Firefighters host first fill-the-boot campaign

Justin Horton had the better spot for soliciting donations along the Kenai Spur Highway, but Abe Porter had a secret weapon. As the two firefighters… Continue reading

  • Oct 17, 2014
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Kenai firefighter Dustin Voss takes money from a woman at a traffic light Friday October 17, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska. Several off-duty firefighters held a fill-the-boot campaign to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.