Graphite mining company considering plant on peninsula

Kenai, Homer and Seward are up for consideration as sites for a new graphite processing plant. A Vancouver-based company is working on plans to develop… Continue reading

Mountain goat populations may be increasing on the Kenai Peninsula. (Photo courtesy National Park Service)

Refuge notebook: A brief history of mountain goat population management on the Kenai Peninsula

Mountain goats are found throughout the Kenai Mountains, including lands managed by the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. While mountain goats have been introduced to Kodiak… Continue reading

Mountain goat populations may be increasing on the Kenai Peninsula. (Photo courtesy National Park Service)

An outdoor view: Coming full circle

The other day, I looked in the mirror and saw a man who isn’t the same fishing nut he was when he was young. I… Continue reading

In this August 2016 photo, an angler lands a pink salmon on the docks at Centennial Park in Soldotna, Alaska. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Pink salmon forecasts look up for 2017

After last year’s disastrously low pink salmon runs to drainages all across the Gulf of Alaska, the forecasts offer a little more hope for the… Continue reading

In this August 2016 photo, an angler lands a pink salmon on the docks at Centennial Park in Soldotna, Alaska. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)
KPC students fold good fortune

KPC students fold good fortune

The Kenai Senior Center received a special gift from Kenai Peninsula College students on Tuesday in the form of 1,000 origami cranes. Each crane was… Continue reading

KPC students fold good fortune

Assembly members vote against marijuana license based on personal objection

Local governments in Alaska have the right to object to proposed marijuana licenses, but only if the marijuana business violates state or local law. So… Continue reading

Assembly denies ordinance to drop invocation, lawsuit, controversy go on

After reams of public comments, dozens of emails and a legal challenge still wending its way through the state court system, the Kenai Peninsula Borough… Continue reading

Gina Keith, office manager at Kachemak Electric, spoke with job seekers on March 22 at Kenai Peninsula Job Fair held at Peninsula Job Center. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Local employers attend annual job fair

More than 50 employers attended the Peninsula Job Center at Old Carrs Mall yesterday for the annual Kenai Peninsula Job Fair, hosted by Alaska Department… Continue reading

Gina Keith, office manager at Kachemak Electric, spoke with job seekers on March 22 at Kenai Peninsula Job Fair held at Peninsula Job Center. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
Dancers from the Soldotna-based studio Forever Dance Alaska pose in a scene from their upcoming show “Be Light, Be Love” on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 in Kenai Central High School’s Renee C. Henderson Auditorium. “Be Light, Be Love” will show Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m at Kenai Central High. Tickets are $10 or $15, depending on seat location.

Dancers take up social message with ‘Be Light, Be Love’

The dancers onstage at Forever Dance Alaska’s upcoming show hope to start a dialogue without saying much at all. The Soldotna-based dance studio’s Aurora Dance… Continue reading

Dancers from the Soldotna-based studio Forever Dance Alaska pose in a scene from their upcoming show “Be Light, Be Love” on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 in Kenai Central High School’s Renee C. Henderson Auditorium. “Be Light, Be Love” will show Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m at Kenai Central High. Tickets are $10 or $15, depending on seat location.

KPBSD faces budget deficits, dropping enrollment

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education sought to explain why district costs continue to rise, even though student enrollment has dropped, to… Continue reading

Without both commercial and sport funding, UAF declines research donation

The University of Alaska Fairbanks turned down an offer for funding for research on Kenai River king salmon because it would only come from one… Continue reading

Ron Sexton, owner of Trinity Greenhouse in Soldotna, opened his doors to the public on March 1, but has been working all winter long to get his greenhouses ready for the 2017 season. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Local greenhouses are springing to life

On the first day of spring, greenhouse workers’ hands were busy mixing, potting and planting, even though their workspaces are still flanked with several feet… Continue reading

Ron Sexton, owner of Trinity Greenhouse in Soldotna, opened his doors to the public on March 1, but has been working all winter long to get his greenhouses ready for the 2017 season. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Despite colder winter, ‘blob’ may not be gone yet

A more normal winter has helped to dispel a warm water patch in the North Pacific, but it hasn’t disappeared entirely. The warm patch, nicknamed… Continue reading

Donated dresses line the walls of the Soldotna Prep School’s Choir Room, transforming the room into Cinderella’s Closet, a charitable event that offers prom dresses and accessories to high school students in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. (Photo courtesy Emanuela Pokryfki/Kenai Peninsula Borough School District)

Cinderella’s Closet gives dresses to KPBSD girls

Kenai Peninsula high school students have the chance to find their own glass slippers thanks to Cinderella’s Closet, a charitable program that hopes to provide… Continue reading

Donated dresses line the walls of the Soldotna Prep School’s Choir Room, transforming the room into Cinderella’s Closet, a charitable event that offers prom dresses and accessories to high school students in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. (Photo courtesy Emanuela Pokryfki/Kenai Peninsula Borough School District)

KPC to offer classes to non-native English speakers

A new Career Pathways course geared toward non-native English speakers is being offered at the Kenai River Campus Learning Center at Kenai Peninsula College (KPC)… Continue reading

Forthcoming economic strategy takes a look at plan for Alaska

A coalition of state and business leaders is working on a five-year economic strategy for Alaska. The strategy is not the first — individual regional… Continue reading

Tom Redmond distributed candy to parade goers at the Soldotna St. Paddy’s Day Parade on Friday, March 17, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. The parade has become a family tradition, with three generations of the Redmond family attending each year. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna’s pot of gold: Residents turn out to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

The Kenai Spur Highway was lined with green at the 26th annual Soldotna St. Patrick’s Day parade. The parade kicked off at 4:30p.m. Friday, when… Continue reading

Tom Redmond distributed candy to parade goers at the Soldotna St. Paddy’s Day Parade on Friday, March 17, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. The parade has become a family tradition, with three generations of the Redmond family attending each year. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
Central Emergency Services responded to a fire at Cad-Re Feeds in Soldotna on Thursday, March 16, 2017 in addition to a second fire that took place on Swanson River Road earlier that evening. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

CES douses two structure fires

Central Emergency Services responded to two structure fires Thursday night, one at Cad-Re Feed in Soldotna and the other on Swanson River Road in Sterling,… Continue reading

Central Emergency Services responded to a fire at Cad-Re Feeds in Soldotna on Thursday, March 16, 2017 in addition to a second fire that took place on Swanson River Road earlier that evening. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Refuge notebook: March Madness – Alaska style

As many eyes turn to their television sets this week to watch the 7-10 match up between the Gamecocks and the Golden Eagles or the… Continue reading

Judge denies assembly member’s request for expedited hearing in complaint against borough

An Alaska Superior Court judge has denied a Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly member’s request for an expedited hearing to block the borough from blocking him… Continue reading