Sullivan leads GOP Senate race

ANCHORAGE — A tea party attempt to overcome a mainstream Republican appeared to be coming up short in Alaska as former state Attorney General Dan… Continue reading

  • Aug 20, 2014
  • By Becky Bohrer

Alaska oil tax referendum too close to call

ANCHORAGE — Voters rejecting a referendum to repeal Alaska’s revised oil tax system were prevailing with a narrow lead in late returns Tuesday night but… Continue reading

  • Aug 20, 2014
  • By Dan Joling

Sullivan takes early lead in GOP Senate race

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Former state Attorney General Dan Sullivan held a lead in early primary returns in the fight to be the Republican candidate… Continue reading

  • Aug 19, 2014
  • By Becky Bohrer

Oil tax vote too close to call

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's revised oil tax system may have a short lifespan, but as of Tuesday night, the matter was too close to… Continue reading

  • Aug 19, 2014
  • By Dan Joling

Fall ballots finalized

The filing period for local government seats closed Friday and the Kenai Peninsula Borough and cities of Kenai and Soldotna have finalized its list of… Continue reading

  • Aug 18, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER

Fall ballots finalized

Local municipal candidates finalized The filing period for local government seats closed Friday and the Kenai Peninsula Borough and cities of Kenai and Soldotna have… Continue reading

  • Aug 18, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER

Murkowski vows to work to elect Republican senator

ANCHORAGE — Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Monday questioned how Alaskans have benefited from having a Democratic senator the past few years.Murkowski told reporters… Continue reading

  • Aug 18, 2014
  • By Becky Bohrer
John Parker, president of Integrated Robotics Imaging Systems in Kenai, removes a more than 12-pound battery on Thursday from his Infotron coaxial rotor unmanned aerial vehicle, which recently arrived in Kenai from the France-based company. Parker is the North American representative for the company and returned from maintenance and flight training on the UAV in France about a month ago. Parker plans to integrate the UAV with collision avoidance radar developed at the University of Denver of which he has the exclusive patent rights. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion
John Parker, president of Integrated Robotics Imaging Systems in Kenai, removes a more than 12-pound battery on Thursday from his Infotron coaxial rotor unmanned aerial vehicle, which recently arrived in Kenai from the France-based company. Parker is the North American representative for the company and returned from maintenance and flight training on the UAV in France about a month ago. Parker plans to integrate the UAV with collision avoidance radar developed at the University of Denver of which he has the exclusive patent rights. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion

Borough seeks categorical exclusion for North Road Extension

The Kenai Peninsula Borough is taking steps to extend the North Road past its end at the Captain Cook State Recreation Area.The borough administration is… Continue reading

  • Aug 18, 2014
  • By KAYLEE OSOWSKI
Photo courtesy Central Emergency Services Responders rescue four men from the Kasilof River after a current overturned their boat shortly after they launched into the river Monday morning under the Kasilof Bridge of the Sterling Highway.

Four men rescued from Kasilof River

Responders rescued four men from the Kasilof River after their boat overturned Monday morning.Central Emergency Services responded at 7 a.m. to the Kasilof Bridge and… Continue reading

  • Aug 18, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo courtesy Central Emergency Services Responders rescue four men from the Kasilof River after a current overturned their boat shortly after they launched into the river Monday morning under the Kasilof Bridge of the Sterling Highway.
Responders rescue four men from the Kasilof River after a current overturned their boat shortly after they launched into the river Monday morning under the Kasilof Bridge of the Sterling Highway.

Four rescued from Kasilof River

Responders rescued four men from the Kasilof River after their boat overturned Monday morning. Central Emergency Services responded at 7 a.m. to the Kasilof Bridge… Continue reading

  • Aug 18, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Responders rescue four men from the Kasilof River after a current overturned their boat shortly after they launched into the river Monday morning under the Kasilof Bridge of the Sterling Highway.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Karen Otter made 800 mini-cupcakes for the the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Kenai Peninsula College alumni and Kenai Peninsula Borough School District joint 50th anniversary community barbecue, Thursday, August 14, at the KPC Kenai River Campus in Soldotna, Alaska.

Happy 50th!

Kenai Peninsula College Advancement Programs Manager Suzie Kendrick stood before a crowd of hundreds of Kenai Peninsula residents gathered on the lawn outside KPC’s Kenai… Continue reading

  • Aug 17, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Karen Otter made 800 mini-cupcakes for the the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Kenai Peninsula College alumni and Kenai Peninsula Borough School District joint 50th anniversary community barbecue, Thursday, August 14, at the KPC Kenai River Campus in Soldotna, Alaska.
Sen. Hollis French, D-Anchorage, (left) holds an oil production forecast chart during a Ballot Measure No. 1 forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Central Kenai Peninsula at the George A. Navarre Borough Administration Building in Soldotna Thursday. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion

Locals hear both sides of Measure No. 1 debate

On Tuesday, Alaskans will have a say in the state’s oil tax structure with a yes vote to repeal Senate Bill 21 or no vote… Continue reading

  • Aug 17, 2014
  • By KAYLEE OSOWSKI
Sen. Hollis French, D-Anchorage, (left) holds an oil production forecast chart during a Ballot Measure No. 1 forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Central Kenai Peninsula at the George A. Navarre Borough Administration Building in Soldotna Thursday. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Buddy Linson from Buddy's Garage in Soldotna unhooks his truck from a bus he pulled out of the woods after the bus driver went off the road and crashed into a wooded area off Mile 90 of the Sterling Highway early Sunday morning. The bus driver was pronounced dead on the scene, from natural causes. Seven Snug Harbor Seafoods employees aboard the bus sustained non-life threatening injuries and taken to Central Peninsula Hospital.

Snug Harbor bus crash injures 7

The driver of a bus died while transporting 20 Snug Harbor Seafoods employees, which caused the vehicle to veer off the Sterling Highway early Sunday… Continue reading

  • Aug 17, 2014
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Buddy Linson from Buddy's Garage in Soldotna unhooks his truck from a bus he pulled out of the woods after the bus driver went off the road and crashed into a wooded area off Mile 90 of the Sterling Highway early Sunday morning. The bus driver was pronounced dead on the scene, from natural causes. Seven Snug Harbor Seafoods employees aboard the bus sustained non-life threatening injuries and taken to Central Peninsula Hospital.

Candle in window starts apartment fire

A residential fire in a Soldotna apartment building that started from a candle was put out by firefighters before the it could spread Sunday.Central Emergency… Continue reading

  • Aug 17, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion

7 injured in Snug Harbor bus accident

The driver of a bus died while transporting 20 Snug Harbor Seafoods employees, which caused the vehicle to veer off the Sterling Highway early Sunday… Continue reading

  • Aug 17, 2014
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion
A group of Soldotna Prep teachers collaborate on Friday. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion

Staff at Soldotna’s reconfigured schools prepare for first day

Moving can be a daunting task, especially when it involves three different schools. With the approval of the reconfiguration of three Soldotna schools by the… Continue reading

  • Aug 16, 2014
  • By KAYLEE OSOWSKI
A group of Soldotna Prep teachers collaborate on Friday. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Fireweed Fiber Guild members Lee Choray-Ludden, Martha Merry, Jane Conway answer questions from Telotha Braden and her father Mario Reyna, Friday, August 15, at the Kenai Peninsula Fair in Ninilchik, Alaska.

Taking a spin at the Ninilchik fair

Between the intermittent downpours that pounded the grounds, droves of locals hustled around inside the gates of the Kenai Peninsula Fair, Friday, in Ninilchik. Carol… Continue reading

  • Aug 16, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Fireweed Fiber Guild members Lee Choray-Ludden, Martha Merry, Jane Conway answer questions from Telotha Braden and her father Mario Reyna, Friday, August 15, at the Kenai Peninsula Fair in Ninilchik, Alaska.

Homer Coast Guard Auxiliary, crew rescue boaters off Homer

The Homer Coast Guard Auxiliary and two crewmembers from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Roanoke Island rescued two mariners with boat trouble in lower Cook… Continue reading

GOP Senate candidates square off one last time

The three Republican U.S. Senate candidates squared off against each other in the KTUU Channel 2 debate Aug. 14, touching mostly on old and familiar… Continue reading

  • Aug 16, 2014
  • By Tim Bradner