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Fallen trees cause power outages across central peninsula
High winds brought down trees across the Kenai Peninsula on Monday. In many cases, those trees also brought…
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Industry Outlook Forum looks to diversity
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct Alaska Oil and Gas Association President and CEO Kara…
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Crash in Turnagain Pass sends 1 to hospital
A car accident in the Turnagain Pass on Sunday afternoon due to slushy road conditions sent a man…
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Winter warmup
Cars carefully make their way through the slushy snow around the bend in the Kenai Spur Highway near Christmas light-filled Leif Hansen Park on Sunday in Kenai. After a chilly fall and several thick blankets of snow, temperatures rose sharply on the western Kenai Peninsula, climbing above freezing Sunday and converting the falling snow to rain. Small lakes formed from the snow on the Kenai flats and the ice built up along the shores of the lower Kenai River moved out. The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement Sunday, forecasting the warm weather to continue throughout the day Monday as a developing storm system brings “unsettled weather” to Southcentral Alaska. Strong wints are expected on the western Kenai Peninsula, with the strongest of the winds arriving in the Turnagain Pass area and in the Portage Valley, clocking in at up to 70 miles per hour Sunday night, according to the National Weather Service. Rain is expected in Seward and along the gulf coast, with temperatures remaining in the mid- to high 30s throughout the week. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
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Agencies work on public transportation projects, funding
With less money available amid an ongoing state fiscal crisis, the various agencies providing low-cost transportation across the…
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Premera returns $25M to state reinsurance program
Alaska’s sole individual market health insurer says it has paid $25 million to the state as part of…
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Soldotna’s winter wonderland
There is no shortage of hot chocolate and Christmas trees on the Kenai Peninsula this holiday season, especially…
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Land reforms possible for Kenai in 2018
Land policy revisions that the Kenai city council will be considering next year could bring big changes in…
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Hope intentional community aims for January opening
At the end of a road tucked into the woods near Sterling, a group of adults with developmental…
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Police warn of phone scam
The Soldotna Police Department is warning people to hang up the phone in light of a new scam…
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Up on the housetop
Jason Rainwater of Dutch Boy Landscaping mounts a string of Christmas lights to the edge of the Salamatof…
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Christmas is coming to Soldotna Creek Park
Christmas celebrations throughout the Kenai Peninsula continue this weekend with Soldotna’s Christmas in the Park on Saturday. The…
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Forever Dance Alaska rings in Christmas
Pint-sized reindeer and Tchaikovsky ballerinas will dance across the stage at Kenai Central High School on Friday and…
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Seward man arrested for firing shots at neighbors while intoxicated
Seward man arrested for firing shots at neighbors while intoxicated A Seward man has been arrested after firing…
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Soldotna works on marijuana regulations
The cannabis industry is coming to the city of Soldotna, but first, the rules and regulations need to…
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As council looks to public for Cook Inlet salmon plan, UCIDA stays wary
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is looking for input from Cook Inlet fishermen on how it should…
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Kenai to examine land policy Wednesday
Editor’s note: This story has been changed to clarify council member Mike Boyle’s 2006 vote on creating the…
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Soldotna starts search for new city manager
The city of Soldotna is hiring a new city manager. The job opening, which was posted to the…
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Kenai River Brown Bears get a taste of firefighting
The Kenai River Brown Bears hockey players are used to wearing a lot of gear, but running through…
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Crime Stoppers launch app, seek more community involvement
Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to show that Peninsula Crime Stoppers is 35 years old. Though…