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
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Buddy Linson from Buddy's Garage in Soldotna unhooks his truck from a bus he pulled out of the woods after the bus driver went off the road and crashed into a wooded area off Mile 90 of the Sterling Highway early Sunday morning. The bus driver was pronounced dead on the scene, from natural causes. Seven Snug Harbor Seafoods employees aboard the bus sustained non-life threatening injuries and taken to Central Peninsula Hospital.

Snug Harbor bus crash injures 7

The driver of a bus died while transporting 20 Snug Harbor Seafoods employees, which caused the vehicle to veer off the Sterling Highway early Sunday… Continue reading

  • Aug 17, 2014
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Buddy Linson from Buddy's Garage in Soldotna unhooks his truck from a bus he pulled out of the woods after the bus driver went off the road and crashed into a wooded area off Mile 90 of the Sterling Highway early Sunday morning. The bus driver was pronounced dead on the scene, from natural causes. Seven Snug Harbor Seafoods employees aboard the bus sustained non-life threatening injuries and taken to Central Peninsula Hospital.

Candle in window starts apartment fire

A residential fire in a Soldotna apartment building that started from a candle was put out by firefighters before the it could spread Sunday.Central Emergency… Continue reading

  • Aug 17, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion

7 injured in Snug Harbor bus accident

The driver of a bus died while transporting 20 Snug Harbor Seafoods employees, which caused the vehicle to veer off the Sterling Highway early Sunday… Continue reading

  • Aug 17, 2014
  • By Staff Report
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion
A group of Soldotna Prep teachers collaborate on Friday. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion

Staff at Soldotna’s reconfigured schools prepare for first day

Moving can be a daunting task, especially when it involves three different schools. With the approval of the reconfiguration of three Soldotna schools by the… Continue reading

  • Aug 16, 2014
  • By KAYLEE OSOWSKI
A group of Soldotna Prep teachers collaborate on Friday. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Fireweed Fiber Guild members Lee Choray-Ludden, Martha Merry, Jane Conway answer questions from Telotha Braden and her father Mario Reyna, Friday, August 15, at the Kenai Peninsula Fair in Ninilchik, Alaska.

Taking a spin at the Ninilchik fair

Between the intermittent downpours that pounded the grounds, droves of locals hustled around inside the gates of the Kenai Peninsula Fair, Friday, in Ninilchik. Carol… Continue reading

  • Aug 16, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Fireweed Fiber Guild members Lee Choray-Ludden, Martha Merry, Jane Conway answer questions from Telotha Braden and her father Mario Reyna, Friday, August 15, at the Kenai Peninsula Fair in Ninilchik, Alaska.

Homer Coast Guard Auxiliary, crew rescue boaters off Homer

The Homer Coast Guard Auxiliary and two crewmembers from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Roanoke Island rescued two mariners with boat trouble in lower Cook… Continue reading

GOP Senate candidates square off one last time

The three Republican U.S. Senate candidates squared off against each other in the KTUU Channel 2 debate Aug. 14, touching mostly on old and familiar… Continue reading

  • Aug 16, 2014
  • By Tim Bradner

Gubernatorial races low-key for primary

ANCHORAGE — Leading into Tuesday’s primary, Alaska’s gubernatorial campaigns have been largely overshadowed by hard-driving runs for a U.S. Senate seat and a ballot referendum… Continue reading

  • Aug 16, 2014
  • By Rachel D'oro

Fishery disaster fund plan moving forward

Cook Inlet and Yukon River commercial fishermen could receive direct payments as part of the 2012 fishery disaster relief aid this fall.According to a National… Continue reading

  • Aug 16, 2014
  • By Molly Dischner

Organization aims to rebuild Southeast herring stocks

By MARY CATHARINE MARTIN Archaeological records and cultural memory indicate that in addition to being more abundant in Southeast Alaska, herring spawning locations were once… Continue reading

Les Palmer: Year of the Pink

Editor’s note: This column first appeared in the Clarion on Aug.16, 2002.   Every other year, the Kenai River is blessed with what anglers hereabouts… Continue reading

Walmart shooter pleads guilty to felony weapon and drug misconduct charges

A woman originally charged with attempted murder in a shooting outside of the Kenai Walmart last November pleaded guilty to two Class B felonies and… Continue reading

  • Aug 14, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Kids and guides come off the Kenai RIver at the end of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula and the Kenai River Foundation's Take Our Kids Fishing event on Thursday at Centennial Park in Soldotna. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion
Kids and guides come off the Kenai RIver at the end of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula and the Kenai River Foundation's Take Our Kids Fishing event on Thursday at Centennial Park in Soldotna. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion

Wolf wants to give voters a choice

Local elected official Kelly Wolf, R-Kenai, is running for Lt. Governor.Wolf said he decided to run to give voters a choice and because too much… Continue reading

  • Aug 14, 2014
  • By KAYLEE OSOWSKI

Oilers face tough decisions

The Peninsula Oilers board of directors and concerned community members are set to begin a major fundraising push that will determine not only the fate… Continue reading

KPBSD changes lockdown policy

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is in the process of revising its Emergency Action Plan and is working with local law enforcement to implement… Continue reading

  • Aug 14, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER