Mass grave found near Mexico town

IGUALA, Mexico — A clandestine grave site with multiple burial pits was found outside this city where violence last weekend resulted in six deaths and… Continue reading

  • Oct 4, 2014
  • By JOSE ANTONIO RIVERA

Juneau evidence room includes Palin photo cutout

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Juneau Police Department is having fun with its new Facebook page, posting old pictures of officers in uniform for #throwbackthursday, a… Continue reading

An Outdoor View: Rigged and ramblin’

Author’s note: This column, edited slightly for brevity, previously appeared Dec. 9, 1988, in “The Tides,” a Clarion supplement.   For reasons that defy logic,… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Brad Altman, 19, of Kasilof, plays guitar in the parking lot of Soldotna High School Thursday Sept. 25, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Brad Altman, 19, of Kasilof, plays guitar in the parking lot of Soldotna High School Thursday Sept. 25, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Alika Hammerle, sweeps a concrete pad near Sedona Florist Wednesday Oct. 1, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Alika Hammerle, sweeps a concrete pad near Sedona Florist Wednesday Oct. 1, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska.

[Photo] Crane terrain

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  • Oct 2, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Sterling woman arrested for kidnapping, sexual assault of a minor

A Sterling woman is in jail after Alaska State Troopers allege she forced a minor into the woods near the Sterling Highway and sexually assaulted… Continue reading

  • Oct 2, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Students from Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science share their concerns of the amount of trash in storm drains and along Shqit Tsatnu Creek at Wednesday's Kenai City Council meeting. The students requested permission to spray paint, "Keep it clean by the stream" on city storm drains.

Kaleidoscope students asks city to keep streams clean

Students from Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science filled the Kenai City Council chambers Wednesday night with a message for the city, “keep the streams… Continue reading

  • Oct 2, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Students from Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science share their concerns of the amount of trash in storm drains and along Shqit Tsatnu Creek at Wednesday's Kenai City Council meeting. The students requested permission to spray paint, "Keep it clean by the stream" on city storm drains.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/Peninsula Clarion LaDawn Druce spoke at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Candidate Forum at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center, on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska. Druce is running for the Sterling seat in the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly regular elections on Oct. 7.

Druce will stand for education

Sterling resident LaDawn Druce grew up knowing she wanted to be a teacher but never imagined she would get into politics.As a career educator with… Continue reading

  • Oct 2, 2014
  • By Stories by DAN BALMER
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/Peninsula Clarion LaDawn Druce spoke at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Candidate Forum at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center, on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska. Druce is running for the Sterling seat in the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly regular elections on Oct. 7.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Stan Welles spoke at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Candidate Forum at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center, Wednesday, September 17, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska. Welles is running for the Sterling seat in the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly regular elections on Oct. 7.

Welles hopes to take cost effective approach to borough

As the new kid on the block, Stan Welles has been tuning into issues in his district since he moved to Sterling in 2012 after… Continue reading

  • Oct 2, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Stan Welles spoke at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Candidate Forum at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center, Wednesday, September 17, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska. Welles is running for the Sterling seat in the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly regular elections on Oct. 7.
Anderson understands district past, present, future

Anderson understands district past, present, future

Marty Anderson has lived on the Kenai Peninsula for 33 years and his longevity in the area became the deciding factor when he filed on… Continue reading

  • Oct 2, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Anderson understands district past, present, future

Sterling woman arrested for kidnapping, sexual assault of minor

A Sterling woman is in jail after Alaska State Troopers allege she forced a minor into the woods near the Sterling Highway and sexually assaulted… Continue reading

  • Oct 2, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER

What’s Happening

Events and Exhibits ■ The Kenai Fine Arts Center has issued a call for artists for its October 2014 Experimental Exhibit. Call Joy, 283-0515, if… Continue reading

  • Oct 2, 2014

Bassett outlines political views

For Kenai resident Grayling Bassett, being elected to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly for the Kenai seat would mean putting his background and passion for… Continue reading

  • Oct 1, 2014
  • By Stories by KELLY SULLIVAN

Gilman ready to step back into public service

Contender for the Kenai seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Blaine Gilman is running on a conservative platform. He believes in limited government, and… Continue reading

  • Oct 1, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Thompson touts balanced, fiscally conservative position

Candidate for the Kenai seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Jake Thompson is running to provide a balanced and fiscally conservative voice to the… Continue reading

  • Oct 1, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Communities finalize project proposals for revenue sharing funds

It’s time again for the 27 qualifying unincorporated communities within the Kenai Peninsula Borough to apply for a portion of the $545,000 in Community Revenue… Continue reading

  • Oct 1, 2014
  • By Rashah McChesney

Candidates for borough mayor report finances

As the Oct. 7 municipal election approaches, two candidates for borough mayor have far outspent the third contender for the seat.According to recent reports filed… Continue reading

  • Oct 1, 2014
  • By KAYLEE OSOWSKI

Homer man arrested in connection with Kenai shooting incident

A Homer man has been arrested in connection with a Sept. 6 shooting incident in Kenai.According to a Kenai Police Department release, Darry Flyum, 46,… Continue reading

  • Oct 1, 2014