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Judge allows for subpoena in Pebble lawsuit

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A federal judge says the group behind the proposed Pebble Mine can serve a subpoena on an Internet services provider to… Continue reading

  • Mar 31, 2015
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this May 24, 2014 file photo, flames from the Funny River wildfire flare up along Royce Road in Funny River. The vast majority of wildfires reported in Alaska in 2014 were human-caused. Alaska's fire season begins Wednesday and burn permits will be required by the Division of Forestry for certain types of outdoor fires.

Fire season begins, burn permits now required

Following the start of Alaska’s official fire season on Wednesday, outdoor fire-starters will need permission to burn from state authorities. Burn permits, issued by the… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this May 24, 2014 file photo, flames from the Funny River wildfire flare up along Royce Road in Funny River. The vast majority of wildfires reported in Alaska in 2014 were human-caused. Alaska's fire season begins Wednesday and burn permits will be required by the Division of Forestry for certain types of outdoor fires.

Alaska internet providers get redundant

The redundant cable systems used by Alaska Internet service providers are more than an added bonus for their customers. While not required by law, Internet… Continue reading

  • Mar 30, 2015
  • By IAN FOLEY

HEA announces rate increase

Due to the increase in the energy rate and the Cost of Power Adjustment, Homer Electric Association monthly residential service bills will reflect an average… Continue reading

  • Mar 30, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Harmonyrain Enders gets ready to take a swing on the playset rings at Kenai Municipal Park after school Monday, March 30, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska.

Photo: Spring swing

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  • Mar 30, 2015
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Harmonyrain Enders gets ready to take a swing on the playset rings at Kenai Municipal Park after school Monday, March 30, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska.
FILE - In this Tuesday, June 20, 2006 file photo, ingredients of a Fluffernutter sandwich -- Marshmallow Fluff, peanut butter and bread -- are shown in Marlborough, Mass. Massachusetts lawmakers are considering the sandwich as the state sandwich. When New Hampshire lawmakers this month shot down as frivolous a group of fourth-graders' effort to name the red-tailed hawk the official state raptor, the pols got pasted as insensitive bullies. But in a state with an official tree, bird, dog, animal, insect, amphibian, butterfly, saltwater fish, freshwater fish, rock, mineral, gem and, yes, tartan, some say the legislators have a point. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes, File)

Surplus symbols: How many state bugs and beans do we need?

CONCORD, N.H. — Maine celebrates its Whoopie pies. North Carolinians proudly dance their Shag. In Kansas, even dirt is official: Harney silt loam is the… Continue reading

  • Mar 30, 2015
  • By RIK STEVENS
FILE - In this Tuesday, June 20, 2006 file photo, ingredients of a Fluffernutter sandwich -- Marshmallow Fluff, peanut butter and bread -- are shown in Marlborough, Mass. Massachusetts lawmakers are considering the sandwich as the state sandwich. When New Hampshire lawmakers this month shot down as frivolous a group of fourth-graders' effort to name the red-tailed hawk the official state raptor, the pols got pasted as insensitive bullies. But in a state with an official tree, bird, dog, animal, insect, amphibian, butterfly, saltwater fish, freshwater fish, rock, mineral, gem and, yes, tartan, some say the legislators have a point. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes, File)

Senate passes bill changing marijuana crime laws

JUNEAU — The Alaska Senate on Monday got closer to having state statutes reflect what remains illegal after Alaska voters legalized limited recreational marijuana last… Continue reading

  • Mar 30, 2015
  • By Molly Dischner

Tuesday deadline to apply for PFD

ANCHORAGE (AP) — Alaskans are almost out of time to sign up for their share of the state’s oil wealth this year.Today is the deadline… Continue reading

  • Mar 30, 2015

NOAA says Cook Inlet beluga numbers increased slightly

ANCHORAGE — The federal estimate of the number of beluga whales in Alaska’s Cook Inlet increased slightly in 2014, but researchers conclude the population remains… Continue reading

  • Mar 30, 2015
  • By Dan Joling

Legislative Information Office teleconference schedule for March 31

Tuesday 1:30 p.m.The House Finance Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss HB 143 AIDEA Bonds, Loans, Fund; AEA Loan and HB 135 Public… Continue reading

  • Mar 30, 2015

Tuesday deadline to apply for PFD

ANCHORAGE (AP) — Alaskans are almost out of time to sign up for their share of the state’s oil wealth this year. Tuesday is the… Continue reading

  • Mar 30, 2015

Kenai Peninsula College: Around Campus

Advice and a Slice offers venue to explore options KPC’s Kenai River Campus will be holding the third annual Advice and a Slice open house… Continue reading

  • Mar 29, 2015
  • By Suzie Kendrick
  • Schools

School News for March 30

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

Food tax exemption changes still on the table

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday rejected an ordinance that would repeal the winter grocery tax exemption. However, the option to reduce the seasonal… Continue reading

  • Mar 18, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Senate expected to vote on its budget plan Friday

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Senate Finance Committee plans public testimony this week as it crafts its version of the state operating budget. The goal is… Continue reading

  • Mar 29, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer

Alaskans focus on food security

JUNEAU, Alaska — Where does your food come from? Where does your kid’s school lunch come from? Ninety-five percent of the time, the answer is… Continue reading

  • Mar 29, 2015
  • By Melissa Griffiths
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Kenai vice-mayor Brian Gabriel (center) answers an audience question as panel moderator Sammy Crawford (left) and borrough mayor Mike Navarre (right) look on during the Kenai Climate Conference at Kenai Peninsula College on Saturday March 28.

Global change, local action

Scientists and citizens met to discuss the global ecological phenomenon of climate change in relation to Kenai Peninsula communities last weekend. The Central Peninsula League… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Kenai vice-mayor Brian Gabriel (center) answers an audience question as panel moderator Sammy Crawford (left) and borrough mayor Mike Navarre (right) look on during the Kenai Climate Conference at Kenai Peninsula College on Saturday March 28.

Legislative Information Office teleconference schedule for March 30

Monday 3:15 p.m.The House Labor & Commerce Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss HB 47 PERS Contributions by Municipalities. Testimony will be taken.Tuesday… Continue reading

  • Mar 29, 2015
This June 2014 photo courtesy of Michael & Melissa Kaufman shows the cluttered desk belonging to their ninth-grade daughter, Rebekah. Although the Kaufmans bought Rebekah the desk so she would have a place to study, she instead uses it as "a repository for the four outfits she tried on earlier that day and rejected," Melissa says. Rebekah prefers doing homework on her bed. (AP Photo/Michael Kaufman)

Bedroom desk? It’s somewhere under all that junk

Alyssa Kimble, a fourth-grader in White Plains, New York, says she uses the desk in her bedroom for “everything” — creating lesson plans for her… Continue reading

  • Mar 29, 2015
  • By DIANA MARSZALEK
  • Schools
This June 2014 photo courtesy of Michael & Melissa Kaufman shows the cluttered desk belonging to their ninth-grade daughter, Rebekah. Although the Kaufmans bought Rebekah the desk so she would have a place to study, she instead uses it as "a repository for the four outfits she tried on earlier that day and rejected," Melissa says. Rebekah prefers doing homework on her bed. (AP Photo/Michael Kaufman)
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion George Holly tells about his composition of the Dena'ina-language song "Kahtna Tuygea" during the Alaska Native Oratory Society's speaking event at Kenai Peninsula College on Friday March 27.

Alaska Native orators speak

The nine speakers from the Alaskan Native community who presented at Friday’s Alaska Native Oratory event at Kenai Peninsula College, Kenai River Campus, offered their… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion George Holly tells about his composition of the Dena'ina-language song "Kahtna Tuygea" during the Alaska Native Oratory Society's speaking event at Kenai Peninsula College on Friday March 27.