Skyview grad comes home for Holidays a U.S. Marine

Skyview grad comes home for Holidays a U.S. Marine

Chad Harley was one of the final classmen to graduate from Skyview High School in the spring of 2014. Harley returned to spend the holidays… Continue reading

Skyview grad comes home for Holidays a U.S. Marine
VFW Post #10046 reaches out to more Vets

VFW Post #10046 reaches out to more Vets

Alaska Rep. Don Young once told a gathering in Kenai that we don’t need a Veteran’s Day. We need 365 Veteran’s Days every year so… Continue reading

VFW Post #10046 reaches out to more Vets
New Year's Day brings new owners to Kenai Vision Center

New Year’s Day brings new owners to Kenai Vision Center

While December 31st was the final day in history for the year 2014, it was also the last day that Dennis Swarner, OD and Robert… Continue reading

New Year's Day brings new owners to Kenai Vision Center

Home-rule, finances on Soldotna council docket for 2015

The Soldotna City Council is headed into the 2015 year with financial uncertainties and pending legislative changes. Council members agree their priorities and concentration will… Continue reading

  • Jan 7, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Assembly starts health care discussion

For its first meeting of 2015 on Tuesday, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly put into practice new legislative procedures to help improve efficiency and discussed… Continue reading

  • Jan 7, 2015
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Nearly 100 people gathered for dinner and to hear Alaska LNG project manager Steve Butt speak during the first day of the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District's Industry Outlook forum. The second and final day of the forum will feature speakers from area utilities, Alaska's Department of Natural Resources, Cook Inlet gas producers and explorers, local legislators and economists at the Old Carrs Mall in Kenai, Alaska.

Contributing to a healthy economy

The impact that the Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s Dena’ina Wellness Center has had on the tribe and the Kenai Peninsula community was described at the Industry… Continue reading

  • Jan 7, 2015
  • By IAN FOLEY
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Nearly 100 people gathered for dinner and to hear Alaska LNG project manager Steve Butt speak during the first day of the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District's Industry Outlook forum. The second and final day of the forum will feature speakers from area utilities, Alaska's Department of Natural Resources, Cook Inlet gas producers and explorers, local legislators and economists at the Old Carrs Mall in Kenai, Alaska.

Three arrested in theft of log splitter

Three men were arrested near Kasilof on Jan. 2, hours after a man reported a theft from his property, which had been witnessed by his… Continue reading

  • Jan 7, 2015
  • By DAN BALMER

Lawmakers wonder if AGDC dismissals will delay pipeline work

JUNEAU — Two Republican lawmakers are questioning whether the removal of three board members from an organization expected to play a key role in Alaska… Continue reading

  • Jan 7, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer

Uncertain year for mega-projects

How little can the state afford to spend? Gov. Bill Walker halted immediate spending on six of the state’s notable pending mega-projects Dec. 27, part… Continue reading

  • Jan 6, 2015
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER

School district predicts enrollment growth

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is expecting up to 50 new students to fill seats in district classrooms next year. It would be the… Continue reading

  • Jan 6, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  (left)Carl Bauman, Jeremy Sorhus and Rob Meyer play racquetball at the Kenai Recreation Center Tuesday Jan. 6, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska. A group typically meets to play on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  (left)Carl Bauman, Jeremy Sorhus and Rob Meyer play racquetball at the Kenai Recreation Center Tuesday Jan. 6, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska. A group typically meets to play on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Contributed photo/Kenai Fire Department

Unoccupied home burns in Kenai

Kenai firefighters responded to a fire in an unoccupied home on Iowa Street in Kenai Tuesday morning. Firefighters were called to the four-bedroom home at… Continue reading

  • Jan 6, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Contributed photo/Kenai Fire Department
Vice President Joe Biden administers the Senate oath to Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, left, with wife Julie Sullivan, during a ceremonial re-enactment swearing-in ceremony, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, in the Old Senate Chamber of Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Sullivan sworn in as new U.S. senator

JUNEAU — Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan was sworn in at the start of the new Congress on Tuesday, becoming Alaska’s junior senator.An Alaska contingent… Continue reading

  • Jan 6, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer
Vice President Joe Biden administers the Senate oath to Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, left, with wife Julie Sullivan, during a ceremonial re-enactment swearing-in ceremony, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, in the Old Senate Chamber of Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Senate majority looks to hire ex-military affairs official

JUNEAU — A state military affairs official, who was asked to resign as part of a leadership change following problems within the Alaska National Guard,… Continue reading

  • Jan 6, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer

Anchorage woman indicted in burglary of Soldotna home

Editor's Note: This story has been changed to remove a false name the suspect gave to police. The name is of someone who lives in… Continue reading

  • Dec 16, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion JoAnna Ray Hadassah Chatham, born on Jan. 2, was the first baby born at Central Peninsula Hospital in 2015. JoAnna is the second child for Issac and Amber Chatham of Soldotna. Their firstborn daughter Mary-Katherine Chatham, 4, is on the right.

Soldotna family has first CPH baby of 2015

After 10 hours of labor, Amber and Issac Chatham of Soldotna welcomed their baby girl into the world as the first born at Central Peninsula… Continue reading

  • Jan 5, 2015
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion JoAnna Ray Hadassah Chatham, born on Jan. 2, was the first baby born at Central Peninsula Hospital in 2015. JoAnna is the second child for Issac and Amber Chatham of Soldotna. Their firstborn daughter Mary-Katherine Chatham, 4, is on the right.

Navarre ready to tackle health care costs

With the rising cost of health care set to have a major impact on the Kenai Peninsula Borough budget, Mayor Mike Navarre has made it… Continue reading

  • Jan 5, 2015
  • By DAN BALMER

Dish dispute leaves many without regular programming

Since January 3, KTBY Fox 4 in Anchorage has not been available on Dish Network due to a contract dispute between Coastal Television, the channel’s… Continue reading

  • Jan 5, 2015
  • By IAN FOLEY

Special investigator will look into Guard allegations

JUNEAU — Alaska’s new attorney general is in the process of hiring a special investigator to look into the handling of sexual assault complaints within… Continue reading

  • Jan 5, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer

After 40 years, eye doctors call it quits … kind of

After providing eye care for residents of the Kenai Peninsula for nearly 40 years, Dr. Dennis Swarner and Dr. Robert O’Connell have relinquished ownership of… Continue reading

  • Jan 5, 2015
  • By IAN FOLEY

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