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Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Fish On Wasilla resident Tina Clifford pulls up a pink salmon from the Kenai River at Swiftwater Creek Campground Sunday. Clifford, who is on a 10-day camping trip with friends, said she has also caught and released a couple silver salmon.

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  • Aug 25, 2014
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Fish On Wasilla resident Tina Clifford pulls up a pink salmon from the Kenai River at Swiftwater Creek Campground Sunday. Clifford, who is on a 10-day camping trip with friends, said she has also caught and released a couple silver salmon.

Public meeting to discuss brown bear hunting closure scheduled

The United States Fish & Wildlife Service will hold a public meeting on Wednesday at the Soldotna Sports Center on Kalifornsky Beach Road from 6-9… Continue reading

  • Aug 25, 2014
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Wood and ceramic bowls donated to the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank for the Soup Supper and Auction on Aug. 23 at Kenai Central High School. Members of the Kenai Potter's Guild made 230 bowls for attendees of the fundraiser, which brings in nearly one-fifth of the food banks revenue for the year.

Potter’s guild renews sublease with art guild

The Kenai Potter’s Guild has renewed a sublease with the Peninsula Art Guild that will keep the potter’s group in the Kenai Fine Arts Center… Continue reading

  • Aug 25, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Wood and ceramic bowls donated to the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank for the Soup Supper and Auction on Aug. 23 at Kenai Central High School. Members of the Kenai Potter's Guild made 230 bowls for attendees of the fundraiser, which brings in nearly one-fifth of the food banks revenue for the year.

Soldotna woman awakes to house fire

A Soldotna woman who fell asleep while cooking woke up to her house on fire shortly after midnight Monday.Central Emergency Services responded to a residential… Continue reading

  • Aug 25, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER

Board of Fish 2014-15 agenda to include Cook Inlet clams, felt-sole boots

Cook Inlet razor clams are among the items on the Board of Fisheries menu this year.Fishermen and other stakeholders are asking the board to consider… Continue reading

  • Aug 25, 2014
  • By Molly Dischner

Soldotna woman awakes to house fire

A Soldotna woman who fell asleep while cooking woke up to her house on fire shortly after midnight Monday. Central Emergency Services responded to a… Continue reading

  • Aug 25, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER

Rocket with Army weapon explodes after launch

KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — A rocket carrying an experimental Army strike weapon exploded early Monday after taking off from a launch pad in Alaska, the… Continue reading

  • Aug 25, 2014
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Kenai Peninsula College's resident advisors Ashley Bell, Kirsten McBride and Joshuah Rutten go through CPR training, Friday, August 8, 2014, at the Kenai Peninsula College in Soldotna, Alaska.

Taking it to the next level: KPC RAs build on past experience

For the second year of Kenai Peninsula College Residence Hall resident advisor training, Associate Director of Residence Life Tammie Willis refined the series of exercises… Continue reading

  • Aug 24, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Kenai Peninsula College's resident advisors Ashley Bell, Kirsten McBride and Joshuah Rutten go through CPR training, Friday, August 8, 2014, at the Kenai Peninsula College in Soldotna, Alaska.

Canadian company eyes new mine in Alaska

KETCHIKAN (AP) — A Canadian company is moving forward with plans for a new rare-earth metals mine at the end of Kendrick Bay on Prince… Continue reading

  • Aug 24, 2014
ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, AUG. 25 - This Aug. 14, 2014 photo shows from left, housing project manager Lars Wagner, Vice Admiral Charles Ray, commander of the Coast Guard Pacific Area, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Capt. Jeffrey Westling, commander of Coast Guard Base Kodiak, scooping up gravel at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new Coast Guard Base Kodiak housing facility in Kodiak, Alaska. The housing facility is expected to be completed in 2016. (AP Photo/Kodiak Daily Mirror, Julie Herrmann)

New housing to ease Coast Guard housing shortage

KODIAK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski helped break ground for a new Coast Guard Base Kodiak housing facility.Vice Admiral Charles Ray, the commander of… Continue reading

  • Aug 24, 2014
  • By JULIE HERMANN
ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, AUG. 25 - This Aug. 14, 2014 photo shows from left, housing project manager Lars Wagner, Vice Admiral Charles Ray, commander of the Coast Guard Pacific Area, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Capt. Jeffrey Westling, commander of Coast Guard Base Kodiak, scooping up gravel at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new Coast Guard Base Kodiak housing facility in Kodiak, Alaska. The housing facility is expected to be completed in 2016. (AP Photo/Kodiak Daily Mirror, Julie Herrmann)

Hunters advised to know regulations before taking shot

As summer turns to fall on the Kenai Peninsula recreational interests shift from the fishing holes to the woods with the opening of several big… Continue reading

  • Aug 21, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER

Court says CIRI can pursue gas royalty payments

A federal South Texas Bankruptcy Court has ruled that Cook Inlet Region Inc. can continue its quest through the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission… Continue reading

  • Aug 23, 2014
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER
Photo courtesy Shellie Saner, Soldotna city clerk Soldotna Police Chief Peter Mlynarik presents medals to Officers Derek Urban and Stephen Clary for saving a man's life at the Aug. 13 Soldotna City Council meeting. Mlynarik thanked the officers for their actions in rescuing the man from the Kenai River on June 24.

Two Soldotna police officers recognized for live-saving efforts

Two Soldotna police officers were recognized on Aug. 13 for saving the life of a man who jumped into the Kenai River in June. Officers… Continue reading

  • Aug 23, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo courtesy Shellie Saner, Soldotna city clerk Soldotna Police Chief Peter Mlynarik presents medals to Officers Derek Urban and Stephen Clary for saving a man's life at the Aug. 13 Soldotna City Council meeting. Mlynarik thanked the officers for their actions in rescuing the man from the Kenai River on June 24.
Richard Thompson, left, of Kenai, a United Cook Inlet Drift Association member, grills salmon with his father, Dan Thompson, for the crowd at Industry Appreciation Day Saturday in Kenai. The event recognizes the contributions of area industries, including fishing, oil and gas, and tourism, to the community.

Photos: Appreciating industry

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  • Aug 23, 2014
Richard Thompson, left, of Kenai, a United Cook Inlet Drift Association member, grills salmon with his father, Dan Thompson, for the crowd at Industry Appreciation Day Saturday in Kenai. The event recognizes the contributions of area industries, including fishing, oil and gas, and tourism, to the community.

Efforts prepare K-Beach area for future flooding

About 10 months after the declared Kalifornsky Beach Road flood disaster, affected property owners gathered Tuesday at the Donald E. Gilman River Center to listen… Continue reading

  • Aug 23, 2014
  • By KAYLEE OSOWSKI

Adventurer completes Pacific crossing

She tried three times in three years, but after 3,700 miles, at 8 p.m. Aug. 14, British adventurer Sarah Outen paddled her kayak, Krissy, up… Continue reading

Family buries remains of veteran killed in 1952

WHITTIER, Calif. (AP) — An Air Force veteran whose body lay lost in the snow of an Alaskan glacier for six decades has been buried… Continue reading

  • Aug 23, 2014

Murkowski, Begich talk recreational fishing at roundtable

U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Mark Begich, D-Alaska, joined panelists at the Kenai River Classic Roundtable in a discussion about recreational fishing and the… Continue reading

  • Aug 21, 2014
  • By KAYLEE OSOWSKI

Kenai adds e-cigarettes to smoking ordinance

After hearing about the potential health concerns of electronic cigarettes at its preview two meetings, the Kenai City Council Wednesday night passed an ordinance for… Continue reading

  • Aug 21, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER

Teen charged as an adult in Delta Junction fires

FAIRBANKS (AP) — A 16-year-old Delta Junction boy stole alcohol from a lodge, burned it down and sold the booze out of his vehicle, according… Continue reading

  • Aug 21, 2014
  • By Associated Press