This undated photo provided by Brad Fisher, shows an urethane igloo in Anchorage, Alaska. The igloo, an embodiment of an Alaska cliche, and a must-stop for tourists heading for Denali National Park and Preserve, is for sale. The 80-foot high structure, erected more than four decades and never completed, sits on a 38-acre site, which is part of the sales package. (AP Photo/Brad Fisher)

Landmark urethane igloo in Alaska for sale

ANCHORAGE — The embodiment of an Alaska cliche is for sale.The massive urethane igloo that’s a must-stop for summer tourists heading up the Parks Highway… Continue reading

  • Apr 29, 2014
  • By Rachel D'oro
This undated photo provided by Brad Fisher, shows an urethane igloo in Anchorage, Alaska. The igloo, an embodiment of an Alaska cliche, and a must-stop for tourists heading for Denali National Park and Preserve, is for sale. The 80-foot high structure, erected more than four decades and never completed, sits on a 38-acre site, which is part of the sales package. (AP Photo/Brad Fisher)

Kasilof man arrested in hit and run

A Kasilof man is in jail after fleeing the scene of an accident Monday.Alaska State Troopers allege Dennis Poston, 57, was driving drunk when he… Continue reading

  • Apr 29, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER

At least 24 winners in Nenana Ice Classic

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's biggest annual guessing game comes with a record jackpot this year of more than $363,000, but the prize will be… Continue reading

  • Apr 29, 2014
Kenai Chamber celebrates 60 years of supporting commerce

Kenai Chamber celebrates 60 years of supporting commerce

It’s been said that diamonds are a girl’s best friend, and the diamond anniversary of the Kenai Chamber proved that for 60 years from Peggy… Continue reading

Kenai Chamber celebrates 60 years of supporting commerce
Moose River Dental opens in Sterling

Moose River Dental opens in Sterling

Great news for Sterling residents who have always had a long drive to the nearest dental clinic, now Dr. Edwin Allgair has opened Moose River… Continue reading

Moose River Dental opens in Sterling
Homer senior reclaims Caring for the Kenai title

Homer senior reclaims Caring for the Kenai title

With a plan to increase longevity and add environmental benefits to roofs in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD) by installing “Green Roofs” Homer… Continue reading

Homer senior reclaims Caring for the Kenai title

35th Annual Home Show forecasts robust Peninsula economy

The Home Show just like spring was early this year and that was perfect timing for anxious home builders and residents eager to get their… Continue reading

Nikiski woman in critical condition after ATV accident

A Nikiski woman remains in critical condition following an all-terrain vehicle accident Saturday. Barbara Ralston, 54, lost control of her ATV at the bottom of… Continue reading

  • Apr 28, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER

Peninsula approved for $68.8 million in capital budget

Following the Friday passage of the capital budget by the Legislature on Friday, House Speaker, Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski, thinks the Kenai Peninsula fared well. “I… Continue reading

  • Apr 28, 2014
  • By KAYLEE OSOWSKI
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Donald Pootjes removes a studded tire from its rim at Alyeska Tire in Kenai Monday. Thursday is the deadline to have studded tires removed from vehicles traveling on central Kenai Peninsula roads.
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Donald Pootjes removes a studded tire from its rim at Alyeska Tire in Kenai Monday. Thursday is the deadline to have studded tires removed from vehicles traveling on central Kenai Peninsula roads.

Kenai proposes half mill increase

The rising cost of healthcare premiums for city employees has the City of Kenai grappling with a proposed half mill rate increase as administration works… Continue reading

  • Apr 28, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER

Nurses receive sexual assault examiner training

JUNEAU (AP) — Homer nurse Colleen James had been working in her field for about five years when she was confronted with something she’d never… Continue reading

  • Apr 28, 2014
  • By Melissa Griffiths

Bill eyed to limit access to arrest reports

FAIRBANKS (AP) — Gov. Sean Parnell is considering a bill that would limit public access to arrest records after people were acquitted or charges were… Continue reading

  • Apr 28, 2014
John Morton, supervisory fish and wildlife biologist with the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, discusses the elodea eradication project for Beck, Daniels and Stormy lakes in the Nikiski area at a meeting at the Nikiski Community Recreation Center in Nikiski on Thursday. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion

Plans for elodea eradication move forward

While some details still need to be finalized, a team has prepared a plan to eradicate elodea, an invasive aquatic plant, from three Nikiski area… Continue reading

  • Apr 27, 2014
  • By KAYLEE OSOWSKI
John Morton, supervisory fish and wildlife biologist with the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, discusses the elodea eradication project for Beck, Daniels and Stormy lakes in the Nikiski area at a meeting at the Nikiski Community Recreation Center in Nikiski on Thursday. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion
Cody Whiteley goes for the final blow to defeat his opponent Issac Dutton in a larping bout at Beaver Creek Park in Kenai Sunday. The two are members of the Kenai/Soldotna chapter of amtgard, a live-action fantasy combat game played around the country. The group, known as the frozen coast alliance, meet every Sunday at 1 p.m. at the park.

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  • Apr 27, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Cody Whiteley goes for the final blow to defeat his opponent Issac Dutton in a larping bout at Beaver Creek Park in Kenai Sunday. The two are members of the Kenai/Soldotna chapter of amtgard, a live-action fantasy combat game played around the country. The group, known as the frozen coast alliance, meet every Sunday at 1 p.m. at the park.
In this photo taken on Tuesday afternoon, April 15, 2014, Richard Oehrig swaps locomotives on the upper rail line of his model railroad he's building in a friend's warehouse in Fairbanks, Alaska. Oehrig spends his lunch hours laying railroad track and carefully gluing pieces of scale-size gravel along the tracks. Sometime he's so busy with his project that he doesn't eat.(AP Photo/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Eric Engman) MAGS OUT, NO SALES

Fairbanks man builds elaborate model train layout

FAIRBANKS — Richard Oehrig spends his lunch hours laying railroad track and carefully gluing pieces of scale-size gravel along the tracks. Sometime he’s so busy… Continue reading

  • Apr 27, 2014
  • By Sam Friedman
In this photo taken on Tuesday afternoon, April 15, 2014, Richard Oehrig swaps locomotives on the upper rail line of his model railroad he's building in a friend's warehouse in Fairbanks, Alaska. Oehrig spends his lunch hours laying railroad track and carefully gluing pieces of scale-size gravel along the tracks. Sometime he's so busy with his project that he doesn't eat.(AP Photo/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Eric Engman) MAGS OUT, NO SALES

Jury convicts Alaska man in Coast Guard killings

ANCHORAGE — A federal jury in Alaska on Friday convicted a man of murder in the shooting deaths of two of his co-workers at a… Continue reading

  • Apr 27, 2014
  • By Rachel D'oro

Nearing the end of the school year

So here we are, one single month left of school. And some of us are thinking “Im ready for summer.” or “I cant wait for… Continue reading

  • Apr 27, 2014
  • By Melinda Anderson
Aurora Borealis Charter School kindergartener Peyton Kindred reads out loud with his reading group at school on April 15 in Kenai. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion

Reading scores soar at Aurora Borealis

Nearly all the Aurora Borealis Charter School second graders shot up their hands when asked to volunteer to take turns reading out loud in a… Continue reading

  • Apr 27, 2014
  • By KAYLEE OSOWSKI
Aurora Borealis Charter School kindergartener Peyton Kindred reads out loud with his reading group at school on April 15 in Kenai. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Jim Van Raden said sometimes nectar solidifies and remains in the comb inside a beehive, Tuesday, April 22 at his home near Kasilof.

Bee season off and running for local enthusiasts

Al Chong twisted off the white lid and waited until one of a dozen humming honeybees made a doomed attempt at squeezing through the small… Continue reading

  • Apr 26, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Jim Van Raden said sometimes nectar solidifies and remains in the comb inside a beehive, Tuesday, April 22 at his home near Kasilof.