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Nikolaevsk man dies in vehicle rollover

A 59-year-old man from Nikolaevsk died in a single-vehicle rollover accident in Anchor Point Friday. Ivola Usoltseff was driving eastbound on North Fork Road near… Continue reading

  • Jun 29, 2014
  • By Staff Report
John Pfeifer, a ham radio operator, works to reach 300 connections in 24 hours on one station communicating through Morse code. In the background George Van Lone, who has been a ham since 1993, tries to verbally connect with other hams across the nation. The two are members of the Moosehorn Amateur Radio Club, which set up its trailer and mobile equipment and participated in the American Radio Relay League's Field Day on Saturday and Sunday at Skyview High School. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion

Transmitting and Receiving

At 9 a.m. on Sunday it was time to pack up. The Moosehorn Amateur Radio Club successfully completed another “Field Day” — 24 hours and… Continue reading

  • Jun 29, 2014
  • By KAYLEE OSOWSKI
John Pfeifer, a ham radio operator, works to reach 300 connections in 24 hours on one station communicating through Morse code. In the background George Van Lone, who has been a ham since 1993, tries to verbally connect with other hams across the nation. The two are members of the Moosehorn Amateur Radio Club, which set up its trailer and mobile equipment and participated in the American Radio Relay League's Field Day on Saturday and Sunday at Skyview High School. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion
Ryszard Wojnowski stands at the helm of his 47-foot steel hulled sailboat, Lady Dana 44, at Bar Harbor in Ketchikan, Alaska on June 19, 2014. The boat has a reinforced hull for its trip around the North Pole and navigational hazards with ice floes. The Polish engineer and recreational sailor is on a year-long voyage around the arctic. (AP Photo/Ketchikan Daily News, Hall Anderson)

Polish boat sets sail for Northwest Passage

KETCHIKAN — Ryszard Wojnowski slid his finger along the perimeter of the polar ice cap, pausing on the village of Dikson on Russia’s north coast.“In… Continue reading

  • Jun 29, 2014
  • By NICK BOWMAN
Ryszard Wojnowski stands at the helm of his 47-foot steel hulled sailboat, Lady Dana 44, at Bar Harbor in Ketchikan, Alaska on June 19, 2014. The boat has a reinforced hull for its trip around the North Pole and navigational hazards with ice floes. The Polish engineer and recreational sailor is on a year-long voyage around the arctic. (AP Photo/Ketchikan Daily News, Hall Anderson)

Corps files proposal to justify CD-5 permit

A lawsuit over a key federal permit is still in court, but ConocoPhillips isn’t slowing down on its construction of CD-5, a small satellite oil… Continue reading

  • Jun 29, 2014
  • By Tim Bradner
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Jamie Moorhead, photographer for Kristin Siter's wedding, takes pictures of Siter's daughter Angel Sisneros helping strap her mother's on high heels, Saturday, June 28, at the Kenai Peninsula College Residence Hall.

Another first for KPC: Residence hall hosts wedding

Venue availability and a limited budget were two rigid factors Kristin Siter could not ignore while planning her wedding. Surprisingly, it led to what Siter’s… Continue reading

  • Jun 28, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Jamie Moorhead, photographer for Kristin Siter's wedding, takes pictures of Siter's daughter Angel Sisneros helping strap her mother's on high heels, Saturday, June 28, at the Kenai Peninsula College Residence Hall.
Jessica Bookey films her firefighter husband Terry Bookey as he prepares to jump off of the Kenai City Dock as part of a Cold Water Challenge for charity in Kenai, Alaska.

Freezin’ for reason: Local firefighters jump in to national Cold Water Challenge

Brett Bishop, a lieutenant in the Astoria, Oregon fire department, accepted the challenge and passed it along to Jason Dunagen who jumped into the Pacific… Continue reading

  • Jun 27, 2014
  • By Rashah McChesney
Jessica Bookey films her firefighter husband Terry Bookey as he prepares to jump off of the Kenai City Dock as part of a Cold Water Challenge for charity in Kenai, Alaska.

Soldotna Proposition asks for localization of financial disclosures

This fall, Soldotna residents will decide if their public officials should move to a more localized filing system for disclosing personal finances. The passage of… Continue reading

  • Jun 28, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan

New ad buys in Senate race

JUNEAU — Two third-party spending groups this week announced dropping more than $900,000 for ads in the Alaska U.S. Senate race.The buys — in addition… Continue reading

  • Jun 28, 2014
  • By Becky Bohrer

Building sector maintains gains from 2013

Crews are busy across Alaska as the summer building season is in full swing.With the exception of Fairbanks, year-to-date building activity in the state’s largest… Continue reading

  • Jun 28, 2014
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER Morris News Service-Alaska

Kasilof red salmon at record-breaking levels

An emergency-order opening commercial set and drift gillnet fisheries in the Cook Inlet on Saturday was issued by Alaska Department of Fish and Game managers… Continue reading

  • Jun 27, 2014
  • By Rashah McChesney

Two men rescued from Cook Inlet mud, incoming tide

Central Emergency Services personnel rescued two men from the incoming tide after they had become stuck in the mud along Kalifornsky Beach Thursday night. According… Continue reading

  • Jun 27, 2014
Vitto Kleinschmidt is the new Circulation Director for the Juneau Empire.

New publisher brings decades of newspaper experience to Clarion

Over the course of 28 years, Vitto Kleinschmidt has risen through the newspaper ranks from a position in home delivery to publisher of the Peninsula… Continue reading

  • Jun 25, 2014
  • By KAYLEE OSOWSKI
Vitto Kleinschmidt is the new Circulation Director for the Juneau Empire.
Clarion file photo In this May 22, 2012 file photo Brent Keene works on his commercial drift-net boat in Kenai before having it towed to Homer for work last. The Alaska Marine Safety Education Association is offering a Saturday class on ergonomics and common fishing injuries targeted toward commercial fishing in the Cook Inlet.

AMSEA offers class on common commercial fishing injuries

A common and often-repeated maneuver on commercial fishing boats throughout Alaska involves reaching just below the head of a freshly caught fish into its gill… Continue reading

  • Jun 26, 2014
  • By Rashah McChesney
Clarion file photo In this May 22, 2012 file photo Brent Keene works on his commercial drift-net boat in Kenai before having it towed to Homer for work last. The Alaska Marine Safety Education Association is offering a Saturday class on ergonomics and common fishing injuries targeted toward commercial fishing in the Cook Inlet.
From left: Community Emergency Response Teams instructor Michael Huckabay coaches CERT students Delayna Baczkowski and Jackson Blackwell how to put out a small fire using the PASS method - pull, aim, squeeze and sweep - on Wednesday at the Central Emergency Services Station 2 on Mackey Lake Road. CERT classes started this week and run through July 12. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion

Wildfire sparks interest in CERT

The classmates took turns in pairs — a leader with a fire extinguisher at the ready and a buddy with a hand on the leader’s… Continue reading

  • Jun 26, 2014
  • By KAYLEE OSOWSKI
From left: Community Emergency Response Teams instructor Michael Huckabay coaches CERT students Delayna Baczkowski and Jackson Blackwell how to put out a small fire using the PASS method - pull, aim, squeeze and sweep - on Wednesday at the Central Emergency Services Station 2 on Mackey Lake Road. CERT classes started this week and run through July 12. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion

Alaska advances suit over federal refuge closures

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Arguments are scheduled for July in Alaska’s ongoing legal fight over the closure of national wildlife refuges during the partial shutdown… Continue reading

  • Jun 26, 2014

Soldotna reservoir to be built by Blazy

Construction on the 1 million-gallon Kalifornsky Beach Road water reservoir is set to begin immediately. Soldotna based Blazy Construction Inc. was awarded a contract by… Continue reading

  • Jun 26, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion BBranden Bornemann, environmental scientists for the of the Kenai Watershed Forum, takes a water sample at the mouth of the Kenai River for an Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and City of Kenai program that measures bacteria in the water in Kenai, Alaska.

Bacterial monitoring to continue on the Kenai, starts again on the Kasilof

The Kenai Watershed Forum has been awarded a $96,000 grant to continue monitoring bacteria in the Kenai River. The 2014 monitoring program will also include… Continue reading

  • Jun 26, 2014
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion BBranden Bornemann, environmental scientists for the of the Kenai Watershed Forum, takes a water sample at the mouth of the Kenai River for an Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and City of Kenai program that measures bacteria in the water in Kenai, Alaska.
FILE - In this Thursday, June 20, 2013 file photo, soldiers participate in a combined special operations demonstration with commandos from Jordan, Iraq and the U.S. as part of Eager Lion multinational military maneuvers, at the King Abdullah Special Operations Training Center (KASOTC) in Amman, Jordan. The White House soon may sign off on a project to train and equip moderate Syrian rebel forces, according to Obama administration officials. The move would significantly boost U.S. support for rebels seeking military help to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad. President Barack Obama is considering sending a limited number of American troops to Jordan to be part of a regional training mission that would instruct carefully screened members of the Free Syrian Army on tactics, including counterterrorism operations, the officials said.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Obama seeks $500 million to train, equip Syrian rebels

WASHINGTON — With the conflicts in Syria and Iraq becoming increasingly intertwined against the same Sunni extremist group, President Barack Obama moved on Thursday to… Continue reading

  • Jun 26, 2014
  • By JULIE PACE
FILE - In this Thursday, June 20, 2013 file photo, soldiers participate in a combined special operations demonstration with commandos from Jordan, Iraq and the U.S. as part of Eager Lion multinational military maneuvers, at the King Abdullah Special Operations Training Center (KASOTC) in Amman, Jordan. The White House soon may sign off on a project to train and equip moderate Syrian rebel forces, according to Obama administration officials. The move would significantly boost U.S. support for rebels seeking military help to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad. President Barack Obama is considering sending a limited number of American troops to Jordan to be part of a regional training mission that would instruct carefully screened members of the Free Syrian Army on tactics, including counterterrorism operations, the officials said.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Alaska senators take another crack at J-1 visa program

A few processing plants are finding themselves shorthanded as salmon catches increase around the state, but an item in pending U.S. Senate legislation could make… Continue reading

  • Jun 26, 2014
  • By Molly Dischner
Glenn Merrill, 45, holds Jackson Merrill in front of their broken skylight in their living room on Tuesday. A black bear climbed up on their roof and crashed through the skylight on Saturday minutes before Jackson's first birthday party.

Bear with sweet tooth crashes children’s party

A black bear with a sweet tooth crashed a little kid’s birthday party on Saturday. Literally.The uninvited guest shimmied its way up onto the roof… Continue reading

Glenn Merrill, 45, holds Jackson Merrill in front of their broken skylight in their living room on Tuesday. A black bear climbed up on their roof and crashed through the skylight on Saturday minutes before Jackson's first birthday party.