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A car crosses the David E. Douthit Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Kenai River through dense fog on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. A heavy fog rolled over the western Kenai Peninsula Tuesday evening, resulting in cancelled flights in and out of the Kenai Municipal Airport and ensconcing Halloween trick-or-treaters in an eerie mist colored orange or white by the streetlamps. By morning, the fog had thinned and the temperature dropped to the high 20s, with some fog predicted to continue in the morning and evening through Wednesday and Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Fogged in

A car crosses the David E. Douthit Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Kenai River through dense fog on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska.… Continue reading

A car crosses the David E. Douthit Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Kenai River through dense fog on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. A heavy fog rolled over the western Kenai Peninsula Tuesday evening, resulting in cancelled flights in and out of the Kenai Municipal Airport and ensconcing Halloween trick-or-treaters in an eerie mist colored orange or white by the streetlamps. By morning, the fog had thinned and the temperature dropped to the high 20s, with some fog predicted to continue in the morning and evening through Wednesday and Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Ordinance would allow service area board members to also be volunteers

An ordinance before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly would allow service area board members to also serve as volunteers at that department. Many of the… Continue reading

A truck drives down Funny River Road near the Soldotna Municipal Airport on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. Construction crews finished working on preliminary work to widen the shoulders and improve ditching and signage along Funny River Road this week before packing up for the winter, to be continued in summer 2018. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Construction work wrapping up for season

Road construction projects in the central Kenai Peninsula area are finally starting to wind down for the winter. Since mid-summer, drivers coming west from Cooper… Continue reading

A truck drives down Funny River Road near the Soldotna Municipal Airport on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. Construction crews finished working on preliminary work to widen the shoulders and improve ditching and signage along Funny River Road this week before packing up for the winter, to be continued in summer 2018. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

To know: School closure policies

Closing, or delaying school, is never an easy option for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. In the face of either inclement weather or a… Continue reading

Charlie Pierce speaks during a forum for borough mayoral candidates in September. Pierce is headed for a runoff election against Linda Hutchings on Oct. 24. (Photo by Will Morrow/Peninsula Clarion)

Pierce wins borough mayor’s seat

Charlie Pierce will take over as mayor of the Kenai Peninsula Borough. The final vote tally Tuesday showed Pierce leading opponent Linda Hutchings by a… Continue reading

Charlie Pierce speaks during a forum for borough mayoral candidates in September. Pierce is headed for a runoff election against Linda Hutchings on Oct. 24. (Photo by Will Morrow/Peninsula Clarion)
Study reviews potential climate impacts on Kenai River salmon

Study reviews potential climate impacts on Kenai River salmon

Though the Kenai River’s salmon populations are still healthy compared to other Pacific salmon populations, a number of climate change-influenced factors could threaten them in… Continue reading

Study reviews potential climate impacts on Kenai River salmon

College revives Certified Nursing Assistant program

Kenai Peninsula College is once again offering Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) classes after struggling to meet the state’s Board of Nurses requirements for instructors. The… Continue reading

Crash in Turnagain Pass sends 1 to hospital

Car chase ends in Sterling crash

A Monday car chase that began in Kenai ended in Sterling when 28 year-old Dylan Adkins of Anchorage crashed a stolen white pick-up into some… Continue reading

Crash in Turnagain Pass sends 1 to hospital

Bed tax back on assembly agenda

The much-debated bed tax proposal may get second life, if the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly chooses to introduce an ordinance reviving it. Assembly member Dale… Continue reading

Charges for man accused of pulling school fire alarm to be reduced

Charges for man accused of pulling school fire alarm to be reduced

The felony charges against a Sterling man who allegedly entered two central Kenai Peninsula schools and pulled fire alarms will be downgraded to misdemeanors. Robert… Continue reading

Charges for man accused of pulling school fire alarm to be reduced
Charges for man accused of pulling school fire alarm to be reduced

Nikiski man charged with stealing car, crashing it, possessing meth

A Nikiski man is facing a set of felony and misdemeanor charges relating to an incident in which he is accused of stealing a car,… Continue reading

Charges for man accused of pulling school fire alarm to be reduced
Ninilchik Traditional Council employees Daniel Reynolds (left) and Darryl Williams (right) remove a sockeye salmon from the tribe’s subsistence gillnet in the Kenai River in August 2016 near Soldotna, Alaska. The tribe first fished its subsistence gillnet, for which all rural residents of Ninilchik are qualified, in 2016 and completed its second season in September 2017. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Ninilchik fishes Kenai gillnet for second year

The gillnet operation in the Kenai River run by the Ninilchik Traditional Council this summer concluded its season with only one king salmon caught and… Continue reading

Ninilchik Traditional Council employees Daniel Reynolds (left) and Darryl Williams (right) remove a sockeye salmon from the tribe’s subsistence gillnet in the Kenai River in August 2016 near Soldotna, Alaska. The tribe first fished its subsistence gillnet, for which all rural residents of Ninilchik are qualified, in 2016 and completed its second season in September 2017. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)
Drayden Spooner explores the Literary Haunted House at the Kenai Community Library in Kenai, Alaska on Saturday, October 28, 2017. Spooner donned a Spider-Man and Hulk outfit while visiting the haunted house, which takes children through the classic scary stories, without being too spooky. The haunted house runs through Tuesday. It is open Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m., Monday from 4 to 6 p.m. and Tuesday fro 11 a.m. to noon and again from 4 to 6 p.m. (Photo by Kat Sorensen)

Costumed in Kenai

Throughout Kenai on Saturday, children and their families celebrated Halloween early with trick-or-treating and haunted houses. Costumes ranged from farm animals to superheroes. There were… Continue reading

Drayden Spooner explores the Literary Haunted House at the Kenai Community Library in Kenai, Alaska on Saturday, October 28, 2017. Spooner donned a Spider-Man and Hulk outfit while visiting the haunted house, which takes children through the classic scary stories, without being too spooky. The haunted house runs through Tuesday. It is open Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m., Monday from 4 to 6 p.m. and Tuesday fro 11 a.m. to noon and again from 4 to 6 p.m. (Photo by Kat Sorensen)
A car passes supporters waving signs for borough mayoral candidate Charlie Pierce at the intersection of the Sterling Highway and the Kenai Spur Highway on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. Kenai Peninsula voters chose between Pierce and candidate Linda Hutchings for the office of borough mayor on Tuesday. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Absentee ballots narrow gap in mayor’s race; some ballots yet to be counted

The first batch of absentee and questioned ballots brought the runoff race for Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor much closer — candidate Charlie Pierce’s lead over… Continue reading

A car passes supporters waving signs for borough mayoral candidate Charlie Pierce at the intersection of the Sterling Highway and the Kenai Spur Highway on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. Kenai Peninsula voters chose between Pierce and candidate Linda Hutchings for the office of borough mayor on Tuesday. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Burglars hit multiple Anchor Point businesses, cabins

Burglars have robbed several lower Kenai Peninsula businesses and cabins since early September, stealing firearms, a vehicle, chainsaws, high-end fishing gear and even a childhood… Continue reading

Comment period nearing end for first Hilcorp North Slope development

Hilcorp project manager Mike Dunn solicited support for his company’s Liberty project — which would drill wells from an 9.3-acre artificial gravel island six miles… Continue reading

Raindrops disturb the surface of the Kenai River as it riffles over a rock near Soldotna Creek Park on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017 near Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Boating fatalities rise in 2017

Fatal recreational boat accidents rose in Alaska this year for the second year in a row. Though the year’s not out yet, Alaska has clocked… Continue reading

Raindrops disturb the surface of the Kenai River as it riffles over a rock near Soldotna Creek Park on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017 near Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
Bird bath Crows bathe in rainwater puddling in the gutter alongside Trading Bay Road on Wednesday in Kenai. Tuesday morning brought a little wet snow accumulation to the central Kenai Peninsula, but by midafternoon, temperatures had warmed and taken the snow with them, turning the precipitation to rain. The rain continued throughout Wednesday with temperatures hanging around 40. The National Weather Service is forecasting the rain to continue through Friday morning with highs staying around the mid- to upper 40s. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Birdbath

Crows bathe in rainwater pudding in the gutter alongside Trading Bay Road on Wednesday in Kenai. Tuesday morning brought a little wet snow accumulation to… Continue reading

Bird bath Crows bathe in rainwater puddling in the gutter alongside Trading Bay Road on Wednesday in Kenai. Tuesday morning brought a little wet snow accumulation to the central Kenai Peninsula, but by midafternoon, temperatures had warmed and taken the snow with them, turning the precipitation to rain. The rain continued throughout Wednesday with temperatures hanging around 40. The National Weather Service is forecasting the rain to continue through Friday morning with highs staying around the mid- to upper 40s. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Alaska sees decline in military draft registration

All men ages 18 to 25 are required to register for a possible military draft lottery, but according to a press release from the Selective… Continue reading

Hospice to offer more accessible hours

Hospice of Central Peninsula is expanding office hours at its Kenai Spur Highway location so that services are more accessible to anyone who needs them.… Continue reading