Triumvirate Theatre Soldotna takes final curtain call

Triumvirate Theatre Soldotna takes final curtain call

Saturday, August 9th was the final curtain call for the Triumvirate Theatre players in Soldotna at their original home in the Peninsula Center Mall. Triumvirate… Continue reading

Triumvirate Theatre Soldotna takes final curtain call
Wounded Heroes enjoy a weekend of fishing & fun on the Kenai River

Wounded Heroes enjoy a weekend of fishing & fun on the Kenai River

Several years ago some of the Kenai River Professional Guides started the first Wounded Warriors fishing event on the Kenai River. Working with Joint Base… Continue reading

Wounded Heroes enjoy a weekend of fishing & fun on the Kenai River
Record crowd attends 4th Annual Kenai Peninsula Beer Festival

Record crowd attends 4th Annual Kenai Peninsula Beer Festival

Craft brewing continues to grow as an industry of acclaim in Alaska and the Kenai Peninsula Beer Festival has become a statewide event for brewers… Continue reading

Record crowd attends 4th Annual Kenai Peninsula Beer Festival
Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion New Kenai Central High School Assistant Principal Briana Randle tries to make a toilet paper dress on new teacher Ryan Moss as part of the new teacher initiation on the first day of the 2014-2015 school year at KCHS on Tuesday.

Students start off school year in unity

The 400 students at Skyview Middle School in Soldotna received a gift from community donors intended to ease the transition of life in a new… Continue reading

  • Aug 20, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion New Kenai Central High School Assistant Principal Briana Randle tries to make a toilet paper dress on new teacher Ryan Moss as part of the new teacher initiation on the first day of the 2014-2015 school year at KCHS on Tuesday.
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Diane Hinshaw hands a sticker to five-year-old Urijah Walden and his mother Tasha Walden after voting in the primary election at Soldotna City Hall Tuesday.

Voters weigh in on primary ballots

As central Kenai Peninsula voters took to the polls for the primary election Tuesday, many said they were driven by the interest in having a… Continue reading

  • Aug 20, 2014
  • By KAYLEE OSOWSKI, DAN BALMER and KELLY SULLIVAN
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Diane Hinshaw hands a sticker to five-year-old Urijah Walden and his mother Tasha Walden after voting in the primary election at Soldotna City Hall Tuesday.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Deep holes were left when theives stole flowers from the Purple Heart memorial at Soldotna Creek Park Tuesday last weekend, August 19, 2014, in Soldotna, Alaska.

Soldotna Creek Park gardens vandalized

Gaping holes now take the place of 43 blossoming plants in the flower beds in Pioneer Garden and Purple Heart Memorial Garden of Soldotna Creek… Continue reading

  • Aug 20, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Deep holes were left when theives stole flowers from the Purple Heart memorial at Soldotna Creek Park Tuesday last weekend, August 19, 2014, in Soldotna, Alaska.

Cook Inlet fishermen to receive $4.6 million in direct aid payments

Cook Inlet, Yukon and Kuskokwim commercial fishermen will receive payments this fall as part of the 2012 fishery disaster relief funding.The National Marine Fisheries Service… Continue reading

  • Aug 20, 2014
  • By Molly Dischner

Sullivan leads GOP Senate race

ANCHORAGE — A tea party attempt to overcome a mainstream Republican appeared to be coming up short in Alaska as former state Attorney General Dan… Continue reading

  • Aug 20, 2014
  • By Becky Bohrer

Alaska oil tax referendum too close to call

ANCHORAGE — Voters rejecting a referendum to repeal Alaska’s revised oil tax system were prevailing with a narrow lead in late returns Tuesday night but… Continue reading

  • Aug 20, 2014
  • By Dan Joling

Sullivan takes early lead in GOP Senate race

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Former state Attorney General Dan Sullivan held a lead in early primary returns in the fight to be the Republican candidate… Continue reading

  • Aug 19, 2014
  • By Becky Bohrer

Oil tax vote too close to call

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's revised oil tax system may have a short lifespan, but as of Tuesday night, the matter was too close to… Continue reading

  • Aug 19, 2014
  • By Dan Joling

Fall ballots finalized

The filing period for local government seats closed Friday and the Kenai Peninsula Borough and cities of Kenai and Soldotna have finalized its list of… Continue reading

  • Aug 18, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER

Fall ballots finalized

Local municipal candidates finalized The filing period for local government seats closed Friday and the Kenai Peninsula Borough and cities of Kenai and Soldotna have… Continue reading

  • Aug 18, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER

Murkowski vows to work to elect Republican senator

ANCHORAGE — Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Monday questioned how Alaskans have benefited from having a Democratic senator the past few years.Murkowski told reporters… Continue reading

  • Aug 18, 2014
  • By Becky Bohrer
John Parker, president of Integrated Robotics Imaging Systems in Kenai, removes a more than 12-pound battery on Thursday from his Infotron coaxial rotor unmanned aerial vehicle, which recently arrived in Kenai from the France-based company. Parker is the North American representative for the company and returned from maintenance and flight training on the UAV in France about a month ago. Parker plans to integrate the UAV with collision avoidance radar developed at the University of Denver of which he has the exclusive patent rights. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion
John Parker, president of Integrated Robotics Imaging Systems in Kenai, removes a more than 12-pound battery on Thursday from his Infotron coaxial rotor unmanned aerial vehicle, which recently arrived in Kenai from the France-based company. Parker is the North American representative for the company and returned from maintenance and flight training on the UAV in France about a month ago. Parker plans to integrate the UAV with collision avoidance radar developed at the University of Denver of which he has the exclusive patent rights. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion

Borough seeks categorical exclusion for North Road Extension

The Kenai Peninsula Borough is taking steps to extend the North Road past its end at the Captain Cook State Recreation Area.The borough administration is… Continue reading

  • Aug 18, 2014
  • By KAYLEE OSOWSKI
Photo courtesy Central Emergency Services Responders rescue four men from the Kasilof River after a current overturned their boat shortly after they launched into the river Monday morning under the Kasilof Bridge of the Sterling Highway.

Four men rescued from Kasilof River

Responders rescued four men from the Kasilof River after their boat overturned Monday morning.Central Emergency Services responded at 7 a.m. to the Kasilof Bridge and… Continue reading

  • Aug 18, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo courtesy Central Emergency Services Responders rescue four men from the Kasilof River after a current overturned their boat shortly after they launched into the river Monday morning under the Kasilof Bridge of the Sterling Highway.
Responders rescue four men from the Kasilof River after a current overturned their boat shortly after they launched into the river Monday morning under the Kasilof Bridge of the Sterling Highway.

Four rescued from Kasilof River

Responders rescued four men from the Kasilof River after their boat overturned Monday morning. Central Emergency Services responded at 7 a.m. to the Kasilof Bridge… Continue reading

  • Aug 18, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Responders rescue four men from the Kasilof River after a current overturned their boat shortly after they launched into the river Monday morning under the Kasilof Bridge of the Sterling Highway.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Karen Otter made 800 mini-cupcakes for the the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Kenai Peninsula College alumni and Kenai Peninsula Borough School District joint 50th anniversary community barbecue, Thursday, August 14, at the KPC Kenai River Campus in Soldotna, Alaska.

Happy 50th!

Kenai Peninsula College Advancement Programs Manager Suzie Kendrick stood before a crowd of hundreds of Kenai Peninsula residents gathered on the lawn outside KPC’s Kenai… Continue reading

  • Aug 17, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Karen Otter made 800 mini-cupcakes for the the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Kenai Peninsula College alumni and Kenai Peninsula Borough School District joint 50th anniversary community barbecue, Thursday, August 14, at the KPC Kenai River Campus in Soldotna, Alaska.
Sen. Hollis French, D-Anchorage, (left) holds an oil production forecast chart during a Ballot Measure No. 1 forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Central Kenai Peninsula at the George A. Navarre Borough Administration Building in Soldotna Thursday. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion

Locals hear both sides of Measure No. 1 debate

On Tuesday, Alaskans will have a say in the state’s oil tax structure with a yes vote to repeal Senate Bill 21 or no vote… Continue reading

  • Aug 17, 2014
  • By KAYLEE OSOWSKI
Sen. Hollis French, D-Anchorage, (left) holds an oil production forecast chart during a Ballot Measure No. 1 forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Central Kenai Peninsula at the George A. Navarre Borough Administration Building in Soldotna Thursday. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion