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Non-motorized boat users off the hook for larger fees

Users of the Kenai River may catch a break when it comes to paying fees. At Wednesday’s Soldotna city council meeting, a resolution was adopted… Continue reading

  • Mar 26, 2015
  • By IAN FOLEY
FILE - In this 2007 file photo, an oil transit pipeline runs across the tundra to flow station at the Prudhoe Bay oil field on Alaska's North Slope. The U.S. should immediately begin a push to exploit its enormous trove of oil in the Arctic waters off of Alaska, or risk a renewed reliance on imported oil in the future, an Energy Department advisory council says in a study to be released Friday, March 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)

Oil council: Shale won’t last, Arctic drilling needed now

WASHINGTON — The U.S. should immediately begin a push to exploit its enormous trove of oil in the Arctic waters off of Alaska, or risk… Continue reading

  • Mar 26, 2015
  • By JONATHAN FAHEY
FILE - In this 2007 file photo, an oil transit pipeline runs across the tundra to flow station at the Prudhoe Bay oil field on Alaska's North Slope. The U.S. should immediately begin a push to exploit its enormous trove of oil in the Arctic waters off of Alaska, or risk a renewed reliance on imported oil in the future, an Energy Department advisory council says in a study to be released Friday, March 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)

Legislative Finance director paints sobering budget picture

JUNEAU — The director of the Legislative Finance Division laid out a sobering picture of the state’s budget outlook Thursday, saying the economic impact of… Continue reading

  • Mar 26, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer
Greg Brush Kendra Brush (foreground) and her father Greg Brush sit in side-by-side treestands during a white-tail deer hunt in Kansas in Nov. 2014.

Record-holding archer and her father reflect on hunt

Kendra Brush, a junior at Cook Inlet Academy, said she made her first big game kill in 2009. “It was a hog in Texas,” she… Continue reading

Greg Brush Kendra Brush (foreground) and her father Greg Brush sit in side-by-side treestands during a white-tail deer hunt in Kansas in Nov. 2014.
Alaska Money Coach can see you online

Alaska Money Coach can see you online

Tom Woodward known as the Alaska Money Coach is a local licensed professional counselor who wants to help you make your peace with money, so… Continue reading

Alaska Money Coach can see you online
Iron Dog legend Scott Davis tells of his 2015 2nd Place finish

Iron Dog legend Scott Davis tells of his 2015 2nd Place finish

The theme of the 36th Annual Home Show that opens this weekend is “Be Inspired” and that is exactly what Iron Dog legend Scott Davis… Continue reading

Iron Dog legend Scott Davis tells of his 2015 2nd Place finish
KCHS Juniors shadow the real world

KCHS Juniors shadow the real world

The nation’s only Job Shadow program turned the legal age of 21 last week as over 120 high school juniors from Kenai Central High School… Continue reading

KCHS Juniors shadow the real world

Perfect day for the irish and the wearing of Shamrock Green!

Alaska’s only St. Patrick’s Day parade was treated to a spring perfect day that Boston would have canceled a tea party for. In the 21… Continue reading

Legislative Information Office teleconference schedule for March 26

Thursday 10:00 a.m. The House Special Committee on Fisheries will sponsor a public hearing to discuss HB 112 Repeal CFEC; Transfer Functions to ADFG. Testimony… Continue reading

  • Mar 25, 2015
Peninsula Job Center hosts career fair

Peninsula Job Center hosts career fair

The Peninsula Job Center Career Fair, held on Wednesday at Kenai’s Old Carrs Mall, gave job-seekers a chance to connect with potential employers. Fifty-six businesses… Continue reading

Peninsula Job Center hosts career fair

Soldotna pot ordinance goes up in smoke

The city of Soldotna’s latest proposed ordinance regarding marijuana has been stubbed out. On Wednesday, Soldotna City Council rejected an ordinance that would have defined… Continue reading

  • Mar 25, 2015
  • By IAN FOLEY

Lawmakers fast-track bill to avoid paying Anchorage bonds

JUNEAU — Lawmakers are attempting to fast-track a bill so the state won’t have to help pay for $59 million in school bonds in Alaska’s… Continue reading

  • Mar 25, 2015
  • By Molly Dischner
File - In this Feb. 20, 2015, file photo, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker speaks to the media at the Capitol in Juneau, Alaska. Walker says he considers Medicaid expansion and an Interior energy bill to be must-haves for the remainder of the legislative session. Walker last week introduced a bill calling for expansion and reforms to the Medicaid program. Walker initially put expansion-related issues in the budget, but the House rejected that approach, and lawmakers called on him to introduce a bill. (AP Photo/The Juneau Empire, Michael Penn, File)

Walker: Medicaid expansion, Interior energy bill must-haves

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker said he considers Medicaid expansion and an Interior energy bill to be must-haves for the remainder of the legislative session.Walker… Continue reading

  • Mar 25, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer
File - In this Feb. 20, 2015, file photo, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker speaks to the media at the Capitol in Juneau, Alaska. Walker says he considers Medicaid expansion and an Interior energy bill to be must-haves for the remainder of the legislative session. Walker last week introduced a bill calling for expansion and reforms to the Medicaid program. Walker initially put expansion-related issues in the budget, but the House rejected that approach, and lawmakers called on him to introduce a bill. (AP Photo/The Juneau Empire, Michael Penn, File)
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Josh (Logan Schoessler) pantomimes shooting a deer during the Soldotna High Drama Troupe's rehearsal for their production of "Bang Bang You're Dead" on Tuesday March 24, 2015 in the Soldotna High School auditorium. The show will run Thursday through Saturday at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door.

SoHi Drama addresses school violence

Director Terri Zopf-Schoessler is uncertain of how audiences will react when the curtain falls on “Bang Bang You’re Dead,” her latest production with the Soldotna… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Josh (Logan Schoessler) pantomimes shooting a deer during the Soldotna High Drama Troupe's rehearsal for their production of "Bang Bang You're Dead" on Tuesday March 24, 2015 in the Soldotna High School auditorium. The show will run Thursday through Saturday at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door.
Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette Common Pleas Judge Paul Pozonsky exits the courtroom after pleading guilty to several charges involving the theft of cocaine evidence at the Washington County Courthouse on Friday, March 20, 2015 in Washington, Pennsylvania.

Kenai man, a former Pa. judge, pleads guilty in missing cocaine case

WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) — A retired western Pennsylvania judge pleaded guilty Friday to stealing cocaine that prosecutors said he ordered police to keep in his… Continue reading

  • Mar 24, 2015
Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette Common Pleas Judge Paul Pozonsky exits the courtroom after pleading guilty to several charges involving the theft of cocaine evidence at the Washington County Courthouse on Friday, March 20, 2015 in Washington, Pennsylvania.
Photo by Ian Foley/Peninsula Clarion Members of the community gather before the start of the Choose Respect march held in Kenai on Tuesday.

Community members march against abuse

Dozens of Kenai Peninsula residents gathered this week to take a stand against domestic violence and sexual assault.On Tuesday, scores of people marched from the… Continue reading

  • Mar 24, 2015
  • By IAN FOLEY
Photo by Ian Foley/Peninsula Clarion Members of the community gather before the start of the Choose Respect march held in Kenai on Tuesday.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion An employee of the Arizona-based Southeast Directional Drilling runs a directional drill rig as it progresses toward the Kenai River along Bridge Access Road on Tuesday March 25, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska. The hole will eventually contain a portion of a four-mile pipeline that will connect an Enstar Natural Gas Company transmission line to the Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska facility nearby.

Enstar proceeds with pipeline

A directional drill rig is tunneling into the ground along Bridge Access road where it will run underneath the Kenai River and connect a portion… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion An employee of the Arizona-based Southeast Directional Drilling runs a directional drill rig as it progresses toward the Kenai River along Bridge Access Road on Tuesday March 25, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska. The hole will eventually contain a portion of a four-mile pipeline that will connect an Enstar Natural Gas Company transmission line to the Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska facility nearby.

Multistate investigation announced into Premera cyberattack

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state’s insurance commissioner announced Tuesday a multistate investigation into this winter’s cyberattack on Premera Blue Cross.Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler said… Continue reading

  • Mar 24, 2015
In this Feb. 10, 2014 file photo Roland Maw, former executive director of the United Cook Inlet Drift Association, walks into a conference room during an Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting. Maw was appointed by Gov. Bill Walker to the Board of Fisheries, however he withdrew his name from consideration on Feb. 20 after allegations surfaced over his residency status in Montana and Alaska. Montana officials have charged Roland Maw with seven counts of filing false statements to obtain resident licenses in the state.

Former Fisheries Board candidate charged

Roland Maw has been charged in Montana following an investigation regarding residency issues. Jim Kropp, Chief of Law Enforcement for Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, confirmed that the state has… Continue reading

  • Mar 24, 2015
  • By DJ SUMMERS
In this Feb. 10, 2014 file photo Roland Maw, former executive director of the United Cook Inlet Drift Association, walks into a conference room during an Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting. Maw was appointed by Gov. Bill Walker to the Board of Fisheries, however he withdrew his name from consideration on Feb. 20 after allegations surfaced over his residency status in Montana and Alaska. Montana officials have charged Roland Maw with seven counts of filing false statements to obtain resident licenses in the state.

Officials to test Tsunami Warning System

NOAA’s National Weather Service, the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and the Alaska Broadcasters Association plan to conduct a test of the… Continue reading

  • Mar 23, 2015