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Sockeye salmon caught in a set gillnet wait to be set to the a processor on July 11, 2016 near Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Tariffs ding commercial fishing industry

Fishermen and seafood harvesters may take a major trade hit with the announcement of new tariffs from China, though the details still aren’t clear. The… Continue reading

Sockeye salmon caught in a set gillnet wait to be set to the a processor on July 11, 2016 near Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

About Kiddie Days and how it got started

North Kenai AKA North Road, Nikiski, Alaska, 1968 to 1975 With great helpful suggestions from Linda Laughridge, Nadine Gabbett, Susan Jordan, Dolores Wik, Jeri Wik… Continue reading

Man arrested for fleeing troopers faces charges in new case

A man arrested with his father earlier this month after the two allegedly fled from Alaska State Troopers was charged with assault last week. Lance… Continue reading

Cook Inlet Energy fined over well pressure at Osprey platform

Cook Inlet Energy has received fines totaling $50,000 from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) — $25,000 for failing to test a new… Continue reading

Man accused of reversing van into motorcycle, SUV

A Seward man is accused of intentionally crashing his van into his family members’ vehicles during a domestic dispute Sunday morning. Jordan N. Getz, 34,… Continue reading

Man accused of stealing tires from Soldotna shop

A Kenai man was arrested early Friday morning for stealing tires, less than two hours after a burglary was reported at a Soldotna tire shop.… Continue reading

Goat yoga comes to the Peninsula

Goat yoga comes to the Peninsula

Amber Harrison had few expectations when she laid down her yoga mat at the Palmer Fairgrounds last year. She came all the way to the… Continue reading

Goat yoga comes to the Peninsula
Alaska Communications progressing through Kenai Peninsula broadband wireless project

Alaska Communications progressing through Kenai Peninsula broadband wireless project

Statewide telephone and internet service provider Alaska Communications plans to begin offering wireless broadband internet to some rural areas of the western Kenai Peninsula in… Continue reading

Alaska Communications progressing through Kenai Peninsula broadband wireless project
Central Peninsula Hospital’s River Tower specialty services building stands on Sunday, June 24, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. The River Tower opened in early 2016 as the fifth phase of an expansion that the hospital began in 2003. Phase 6, which began with a cermonial ground-breaking on Friday, will add a new obstetrics center and a cardiac catheterization lab. (Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion).

Central Peninsula Hospital to have new birthing and cardiac facilities

Babies born on the central Kenai Peninsula soon after November 2019 may be the first to enter the world in a new birth center that… Continue reading

Central Peninsula Hospital’s River Tower specialty services building stands on Sunday, June 24, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. The River Tower opened in early 2016 as the fifth phase of an expansion that the hospital began in 2003. Phase 6, which began with a cermonial ground-breaking on Friday, will add a new obstetrics center and a cardiac catheterization lab. (Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion).
Central Peninsula Hospital’s River Tower specialty services building stands on Sunday, June 24, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. The River Tower opened in early 2016 as the fifth phase of an expansion that the hospital began in 2003. Phase 6, which began with a cermonial ground-breaking on Friday, will add a new obstetrics center and a cardiac catheterization lab. (Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion).

Central Peninsula Hospital to have new birthing and cardiac facilities

Babies born on the central Kenai Peninsula soon after November 2019 may be the first to enter the world in a new birth center that… Continue reading

Central Peninsula Hospital’s River Tower specialty services building stands on Sunday, June 24, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. The River Tower opened in early 2016 as the fifth phase of an expansion that the hospital began in 2003. Phase 6, which began with a cermonial ground-breaking on Friday, will add a new obstetrics center and a cardiac catheterization lab. (Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion).

Life in the pedestrian lane: Going south

We just recently returned from our annual “duty call” to Idaho. You know, a couple of years ago I’d have referred to that trip as… Continue reading

Man dead after conflict, stabbing in Kasilof

Man dead after conflict, stabbing in Kasilof

Editor’s note: This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. A Kasilof man is dead after a conflict in… Continue reading

Man dead after conflict, stabbing in Kasilof
Ed Seaward operates a ham radio during the Moosehorn Amateur Radio Club’s annual field day event at Skyview Middle School on Saturday, June 23, 2018 near Soldotna, Alaska. The radio club joins with others across north America in a field day organized by the Amercan Radio Relay League every year, calling out to operators in Canada and the Lower 48 with the Kenai area’s call sign and recording how many contacts the operators make. Seaward, who moved to Soldotna from Connecticut about three years ago, said he has been operating ham radios since he was in high school and used them while he served in the military. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Ham radio operators connect across North America in annual Field Day

The Skyview Middle School parking lot became a window to all of North America for the day Saturday. A towering radio antenna linked the Moosehorn… Continue reading

Ed Seaward operates a ham radio during the Moosehorn Amateur Radio Club’s annual field day event at Skyview Middle School on Saturday, June 23, 2018 near Soldotna, Alaska. The radio club joins with others across north America in a field day organized by the Amercan Radio Relay League every year, calling out to operators in Canada and the Lower 48 with the Kenai area’s call sign and recording how many contacts the operators make. Seaward, who moved to Soldotna from Connecticut about three years ago, said he has been operating ham radios since he was in high school and used them while he served in the military. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Life in the pedestrian lane: Going south

We just recently returned from our annual “duty call” to Idaho. You know, a couple of years ago I’d have referred to that trip as… Continue reading

Ed Seaward operates a ham radio during the Moosehorn Amateur Radio Club’s annual field day event at Skyview Middle School on Saturday, June 23, 2018 near Soldotna, Alaska. The radio club joins with others across north America in a field day organized by the Amercan Radio Relay League every year, calling out to operators in Canada and the Lower 48 with the Kenai area’s call sign and recording how many contacts the operators make. Seaward, who moved to Soldotna from Connecticut about three years ago, said he has been operating ham radios since he was in high school and used them while he served in the military. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Ham radio operators connect across North America in annual Field Day

The Skyview Middle School parking lot became a window to all of North America for the day Saturday. A towering radio antenna linked the Moosehorn… Continue reading

Ed Seaward operates a ham radio during the Moosehorn Amateur Radio Club’s annual field day event at Skyview Middle School on Saturday, June 23, 2018 near Soldotna, Alaska. The radio club joins with others across north America in a field day organized by the Amercan Radio Relay League every year, calling out to operators in Canada and the Lower 48 with the Kenai area’s call sign and recording how many contacts the operators make. Seaward, who moved to Soldotna from Connecticut about three years ago, said he has been operating ham radios since he was in high school and used them while he served in the military. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
Man dead after conflict, stabbing in Kasilof

Man dead after conflict, stabbing in Kasilof

A Kasilof man is dead after a conflict in a home that led to him barricading himself in a house and a trooper response. Travis… Continue reading

Man dead after conflict, stabbing in Kasilof

The assembly killed the sales tax increase. A citizen group is picking up the effort

Peninsula voters may get a chance to decide on the future of a sales tax increase this fall after all. A group of citizens have… Continue reading

Kenai City Council prohibits marijuana cultivation facilities in residential zones

On Wednesday, the Kenai City Council unanimously prohibited marijuana cultivation facilities in residential zones. There were no public comments regarding the ordinance at Wednesday’s city… Continue reading

An angler prepares to cast a line into the Kenai River just downstream of the confluence with the Russian River on Monday near Cooper Landing. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Muddy, high water clouds fishing at the Russian River

Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct a misquoted word from Sportfish assistant area management biologist Jenny Gates. It was a tale of… Continue reading

An angler prepares to cast a line into the Kenai River just downstream of the confluence with the Russian River on Monday near Cooper Landing. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
The yellow line on this map shows the existing Kenai Spur Highway between approximately mile 19 and 22, while the striped line shows the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation’s chosen route for moving the highway around its planned natural gas liquifaction facility and export terminal in Nikiski. After considering approximately 26 possible routes since 2015, AGDC announced its choice at a Wednesday public meeting in Nikiski. (Map courtesy of Alaska Gasline Development Corporation).

AGDC selects shortest, least expensive Spur Highway option

The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation announced Wednesday its chosen route for moving the Kenai Spur Highway around the natural gas liquefaction plant and export terminal… Continue reading

The yellow line on this map shows the existing Kenai Spur Highway between approximately mile 19 and 22, while the striped line shows the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation’s chosen route for moving the highway around its planned natural gas liquifaction facility and export terminal in Nikiski. After considering approximately 26 possible routes since 2015, AGDC announced its choice at a Wednesday public meeting in Nikiski. (Map courtesy of Alaska Gasline Development Corporation).