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

KPBSD deals with larger classes

This school year, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District teachers have been responsible for educating larger groups of students in their classrooms than in previous years.… Continue reading

  • Jan 4, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Pic of Palin’s son standing on dog draws reaction

A photo of Sarah Palin’s young son standing on a dog to reach the kitchen sink is drawing sharp reaction.The image of 6-year-old Trig, presumably… Continue reading

  • Jan 4, 2015
  • By BOB SEAVEY
Wes Remmer  - Kenai "I recently relocated back to the peninsula after being gone for a few years, so I'm most excited to reconnect with the community and pursue everything Alaska has to offer."

Looking forward to 2015

As we say goodbye to 2014, Peninsula Clarion reporters Ben Boettger, Dan Balmer and Ian Foley asked people in the community what they are looking… Continue reading

  • Jan 3, 2015
  • By Dan Balmer, Ben Boettger and Ian Foley
Wes Remmer  - Kenai "I recently relocated back to the peninsula after being gone for a few years, so I'm most excited to reconnect with the community and pursue everything Alaska has to offer."

Car chase results in arrest

An attempt by the Kenai Highway Patrol to contact a stopped vehicle on December 31 resulted in a car chase and an arrest the next… Continue reading

Repeat shoplifter busted with heroin

A Kenai woman previously banned from Wal-Mart for shoplifting returned to the Kenai store on New Year’s Eve and allegedly attempted to steal more than… Continue reading

  • Jan 3, 2015
  • By DAN BALMER

Marijuana regulation to remain on schedule

Following a meeting with state leaders to discuss the timeline for marijuana regulations, Gov. Bill Walker on Tuesday announced the implementation of the regulations will… Continue reading

  • Jan 3, 2015
  • By DAN BALMER

North Dakota, Alaska locked in rivalry for oil, population

BISMARCK, N.D. — Forget South Dakota. North Dakota’s most similar sister state these days is some 2,000 miles away.Alaska and North Dakota — which once… Continue reading

  • Jan 3, 2015
  • By JAMES MacPHERSON

Politicos have tough hands to play in 2015

Gov. Bill Walker and his new administration are still settling in as state legislators are packing up to head to Juneau for the 2015 session.The… Continue reading

  • Jan 3, 2015
  • By Tim Bradner
By IAN FOLEY/Peninsula Clarion The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank advertises Pick.Click.Give on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 in Soldotna.

Pick.Click.Give. provides essential funding for local non-profits

From Jan. 1 through March 31, Alaskans filing for a Permanent Fund dividend will have more opportunity to donate to charity as the Pick.Click.Give. program… Continue reading

  • Jan 1, 2015
  • By IAN FOLEY
By IAN FOLEY/Peninsula Clarion The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank advertises Pick.Click.Give on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 in Soldotna.

Clarion to no longer carry Parade

Beginning with Sunday’s edition, the Peninsula Clarion will no longer be able to offer Parade magazine.Parade was recently acquired by Athlon Media Group, and the… Continue reading

  • Jan 1, 2015

Year-end emergency statistics reveal trends, anomalies

This season, Central Peninsula Emergency Services responded to little more than half the number of structure fires that they were called to last year. Between… Continue reading

Minimum wage raise could affect school bus drivers down the road

With Alaska’s minimum wage set to increase by $1 per hour Feb. 24, an 1989 state statute may eventually lead to a significant pay increase… Continue reading

  • Dec 30, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Troopers seek missing Wisconsin man

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska State Troopers are seeking the public’s help in a search for a 72-year-old Wisconsin man who disappeared in August. Troopers… Continue reading

  • Dec 30, 2014
Four-time champion Lance Mackey talks about his entry into this year's Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race at the Quest Visitor Center Fairbanks, Alaska, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. Mackey is replacing rookie Jimmy Lebling as the driver of his Comeback Kennels dog team, which was already signed up for the race. (AP Photo/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Eric Engman)

Mackey enters Yukon Quest

FAIRBANKS (AP) — A four-time champion of the Yukon Quest sled dog race is getting back into the competition. Lance Mackey on Monday signed up… Continue reading

  • Dec 30, 2014
Four-time champion Lance Mackey talks about his entry into this year's Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race at the Quest Visitor Center Fairbanks, Alaska, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. Mackey is replacing rookie Jimmy Lebling as the driver of his Comeback Kennels dog team, which was already signed up for the race. (AP Photo/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Eric Engman)

Legislature’s website gets a makeover

The Alaska Legislature’s website has received a makeover, just in time for the start of the new legislative session on January 20. The new user-friendly… Continue reading

  • Dec 30, 2014
  • By IAN FOLEY
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  In this Jan. 2, 2014  Maura Johnson, 19, reads the fantasy book "Shadows" by Robin McKinley at the newly revamped public library in Soldotna, Alaska.

Soldotna library expansion creates engaging space

Editor’s note: This story is part of a series looking at some of the people and events in the news in 2014.   More than… Continue reading

  • Dec 30, 2014
  • By IAN FOLEY
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  In this Jan. 2, 2014  Maura Johnson, 19, reads the fantasy book "Shadows" by Robin McKinley at the newly revamped public library in Soldotna, Alaska.

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