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The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley Street in Soldotna (unless… Continue reading

  • Oct 13, 2014
Photo by Dan Balmer/ Peninsula Clarion Kenai Mayor Pat Porter watches as Kaleidoscope students Issac Erwin, Caden Fields and Cloey Followell from Julie Stephen's fifth and sixth grade class participate in a mock city council meeting Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 at Kenai City Hall.

Students take over city business for a day

Future police officers, city council members and judges spent a day learning how Kenai city government works. Three classes from Kaleidoscope School of Arts and… Continue reading

Photo by Dan Balmer/ Peninsula Clarion Kenai Mayor Pat Porter watches as Kaleidoscope students Issac Erwin, Caden Fields and Cloey Followell from Julie Stephen's fifth and sixth grade class participate in a mock city council meeting Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 at Kenai City Hall.

Around Campus: UA Board of Regents members’ terms expiring

The 11-member University of Alaska Board of Regents manages the university’s property, land, and financial assets; sets tuition rates; appoints the university president; and governs… Continue reading

  • Oct 12, 2014
  • By Suzie Kendrick
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Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Several agencies teamed up with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game as it treated four lakes in the Soldotna Creek drainage during the second week of October. Here, researchers mix the fish-killing rotenone before it is pumped into East Mackey Lake on Wednesday October 8, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Pike poisoning underway in Soldotna

They couldn’t have timed it better. As the last of the interagency team of invasive northern pike killers stepped off of the Derks Lake on… Continue reading

  • Oct 12, 2014
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Several agencies teamed up with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game as it treated four lakes in the Soldotna Creek drainage during the second week of October. Here, researchers mix the fish-killing rotenone before it is pumped into East Mackey Lake on Wednesday October 8, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Federal judge strikes down Alaska gay marriage ban

ANCHORAGE — A federal judge on Sunday struck down Alaska’s first-in-the-nation ban on gay marriages, the latest court decision in a busy week for the… Continue reading

  • Oct 12, 2014
  • By Mark Thiessen

North Slope crude prices down since July

Bogged down in multiple-year, multi-billion dollar state budget deficits, Alaskans have been nervously watching North Slope oil production and hoping for an uptick.They’ve largely forgotten… Continue reading

  • Oct 12, 2014
  • By Tim Bradner

Judge strikes down same-sex marriage ban

ANCHORAGE — A federal judge on Sunday struck down Alaska’s first-in-the-nation ban on gay marriages, the latest court decision in a busy week for the… Continue reading

  • Oct 12, 2014
  • By Mark Theissen
Maps by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game Area one, or the western branch of the Soldotna Creek drainage will be treated with the poison rotenone, in order to eradicate invasive northern pike in the region. Fish and Game plans to begin treatment on the four lakes in October. Once complete the project will be the largest rotentone treatment project carried out to date by Fish and Game.

Pike killing project approved for the Soldotna Creek drainage

It’ll take four years and more than $1 million in state and grant funds, but if the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s recently approved… Continue reading

  • Sep 20, 2014
  • By Rashah McChesney
Maps by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game Area one, or the western branch of the Soldotna Creek drainage will be treated with the poison rotenone, in order to eradicate invasive northern pike in the region. Fish and Game plans to begin treatment on the four lakes in October. Once complete the project will be the largest rotentone treatment project carried out to date by Fish and Game.

Soldotna man gets 3 years for ‘violent’ domestic assault

A Soldotna man, who plead guilty to a domestic violence felony assault charge, was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison for assaulting his girlfriend… Continue reading

  • Oct 11, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo by Rashah Mcchesney/Peninsula Clarion Forrest Henry walks through gives a tour of a supply room at Thursday October 9, 2014, where he works as an intern through the Project SEARCH program at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna, Alaska.

Project SEARCH sees success

Christopher Petrovich can’t help but smile at his co-workers when they giggle at him as the three fold blankets, sheets and rags piled high in… Continue reading

  • Oct 11, 2014
  • By KAYLEE OSOWSKI and RASHAH MCCHESNEY
Photo by Rashah Mcchesney/Peninsula Clarion Forrest Henry walks through gives a tour of a supply room at Thursday October 9, 2014, where he works as an intern through the Project SEARCH program at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna, Alaska.

KPBSD begins ‘challenging’ budget planning process

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District faces some tough choices as the process of planning next year’s budget begins. KPBSD Superintendent Steve Atwater started a… Continue reading

  • Oct 11, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Lin Davis, of Juneau, Alaska, shown wearing an orange rain coat, holds signs supporting gay marriage during a news conference Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, outside the federal courthouse in Anchorage, Alaska. A federal judge on Friday heard arguments from five gay couples seeking to overturn the state's ban on gay marriage. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Judge considers fate of Alaska gay marriage ban

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal judge in Alaska promised a quick decision after hearing arguments Friday to overturn the first-in-the-nation ban on gay marriages.Five gay… Continue reading

  • Oct 11, 2014
  • By Mark Thiessen
Lin Davis, of Juneau, Alaska, shown wearing an orange rain coat, holds signs supporting gay marriage during a news conference Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, outside the federal courthouse in Anchorage, Alaska. A federal judge on Friday heard arguments from five gay couples seeking to overturn the state's ban on gay marriage. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
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Soldotna Dairy Queen hacked

Soldotna-based fast food and ice cream retailer Dairy Queen was hacked in part of a large data breach that reached nearly 400 stores nationwide, according… Continue reading

  • Oct 11, 2014
  • By Clarion staff report
Clarion file photo

Absentee votes could sway election

Nearly 2,000 ballots remain to be counted from Tuesday’s election. The official count of absentee, questioned and special needs ballots totaled 1,964 Thursday, according to… Continue reading

  • Oct 9, 2014
  • By KAYLEE OSOWSKI and DAN BALMER

Binkley Street construction in final phase

Binkley Street Improvement construction is nearing an end. Crews are now tackling the Park Avenue intersection, which is closed to traffic for the final leg… Continue reading

  • Oct 9, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Central Peninsula Landfill gas monitoring network to expand

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Solid Waste Department’s monitoring network has been declared insufficient by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. The announcement came after DEC… Continue reading

  • Oct 9, 2014
  • By KAYLEE OSOWSKI
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Mountain View Elementary School students from Mandi Vaala's first grade class practice their escape out of a fire safety house Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 in Kenai. Kenai firefighters are meeting with every class in Kenai in the month of October to educate kids to know how to act in the event of a fire.

Kenai students learn fire safety

October is a month traditionally associated with falling leaves, pumpkins and shorter days, but elementary school students in Kenai are learning the importance of what… Continue reading

  • Oct 9, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Mountain View Elementary School students from Mandi Vaala's first grade class practice their escape out of a fire safety house Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 in Kenai. Kenai firefighters are meeting with every class in Kenai in the month of October to educate kids to know how to act in the event of a fire.

News organizations sue for sex-abuse records

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Two Alaska news organizations filed a lawsuit late Wednesday against Gov. Sean Parnell over his office’s refusal to release documents related… Continue reading

  • Oct 9, 2014
Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion From right Carolyn Clift, libertarian; Gov. Sean Parnell, Republican; J.R. Myers, Alaska Constitution; and Bill Walker, independent, participate in a gubernatorial forum at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Wednesday.

Parnell, Walker joust at forum

While one candidate reminded voters that they have four options for governor, two opponents spent some time during a Wednesday debate trying to discredit one… Continue reading

  • Oct 8, 2014
  • By KAYLEE OSOWSKI
Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion From right Carolyn Clift, libertarian; Gov. Sean Parnell, Republican; J.R. Myers, Alaska Constitution; and Bill Walker, independent, participate in a gubernatorial forum at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Wednesday.

KPBSD seeks budget input

It’s time to consider costs and cuts.Parents, staff, members of the community and elected officials are invited to attend a Kenai Peninsula Borough School District… Continue reading

  • Oct 8, 2014
  • By KAYLEE OSOWSKI