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A lynx looks out of the mural that artist Suzie Shrivener finished painting on Saturday over a store-front window at the Peninsula Center Mall, photographed on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. Shrivener, who began painting about two years ago after an injury, did the latex paint and airbrushed mural — her first — after setting up a display of her work in the mall’s nearby showcase. She offered the mural to the mall for free to get experience in window painting. “Painting’s relatively new to me, so to work on something that big, I didn’t know how it would turn out,” Shrivener said. “I didn’t know what would happen, but I thought it was a good opportunity.” (Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)

Mural finished at Peninsula Center Mall

This Tuesday photograph shows the mural that artist Suzie Shrivener finished painting Saturday over a store-front window at the Peninsula Center Mall in Soldotna. Shrivener,… Continue reading

A lynx looks out of the mural that artist Suzie Shrivener finished painting on Saturday over a store-front window at the Peninsula Center Mall, photographed on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. Shrivener, who began painting about two years ago after an injury, did the latex paint and airbrushed mural — her first — after setting up a display of her work in the mall’s nearby showcase. She offered the mural to the mall for free to get experience in window painting. “Painting’s relatively new to me, so to work on something that big, I didn’t know how it would turn out,” Shrivener said. “I didn’t know what would happen, but I thought it was a good opportunity.” (Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)

2 arrested near Soldotna on stolen vehicle, burglary, drug charges

Two central Kenai Peninsula residents are facing a variety of charges include vehicle theft, burglary, criminal mischief and misconduct involving controlled substances after they were… Continue reading

Borough Clerk Johni Blankenship (left) administers the oath of office to Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce during a swearing-in ceremony at the George A. Navarre Borough Administration Building on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. Pierce won the mayor’s seat in a runoff election held Oct. 24, narrowly defeating opponent Linda Hutchings with a margin of 45 votes. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Pierce takes helm at borough

Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce’s administration kicked off Monday with a packed room, enough cake to go around and a note of hopeful positivity. Pierce took… Continue reading

Borough Clerk Johni Blankenship (left) administers the oath of office to Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce during a swearing-in ceremony at the George A. Navarre Borough Administration Building on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. Pierce won the mayor’s seat in a runoff election held Oct. 24, narrowly defeating opponent Linda Hutchings with a margin of 45 votes. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Review puts 11 peninsula businesses’ alcohol licenses up in the air

A review of a 32-year-old alcohol license statute has left 11 Kenai Peninsula businesses with their alcohol licenses up in the air. The Alcohol and… Continue reading

Nikiski High School’s government class visited the Kenai Courthouse on Wednesday as part to argue a mock trial case. The case concerns the death of Devin Frost, a business owner with a gambling problem. On the stand as a witness is Frost’s business partner, Willy Freeman, who is charged with murdering Frost and collecting about $500,000 from an insurance policy. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Court is in session: Nikiski students take part in mock trial

The court room wasn’t quiet, in fact, one of the lawyers kept looking back to laugh when her objections were overruled, or give a small… Continue reading

Nikiski High School’s government class visited the Kenai Courthouse on Wednesday as part to argue a mock trial case. The case concerns the death of Devin Frost, a business owner with a gambling problem. On the stand as a witness is Frost’s business partner, Willy Freeman, who is charged with murdering Frost and collecting about $500,000 from an insurance policy. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

KPBSD to go live next week

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is going live on Nov. 14 when Superintendent Sean Dusek will login to Facebook in an online question and… Continue reading

Burglars make off with $25k in stolen property

No arrests have been made in a Tuesday night burglary spree who made off with nearly $25,000 in stolen property from a Soldotna neighborhood. Soldotna-based… Continue reading

Above: :Bicyclists rode through the streets of Soldotna on Saturday night for the first full moon bike ride, a social event that brings participants on a slow, but steady, bike ride throughout the city’s streets to coincide with the full moon. Top: Bicyclists of all ages joined in on the first full moon bike ride, a social ride through the streets of Soldotna on Saturday night. (Photos by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)

Roundabout Soldotna

A group of cyclists hit the roads throughout Soldotna’s roundabouts on Saturday night for a full moon bike ride. Although the cloud cover hid the… Continue reading

Above: :Bicyclists rode through the streets of Soldotna on Saturday night for the first full moon bike ride, a social event that brings participants on a slow, but steady, bike ride throughout the city’s streets to coincide with the full moon. Top: Bicyclists of all ages joined in on the first full moon bike ride, a social ride through the streets of Soldotna on Saturday night. (Photos by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)
Several inches of snow blanket the bluff along the Kenai River on Sunday afternoon during a slow snow fall that covered the Soldotna and Kenai area. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Blanketed bluff

Blanketed bluff Several inches of snow blanket the bluff along the Kenai River on Sunday afternoon during a slow snow fall that covered the Soldotna… Continue reading

Several inches of snow blanket the bluff along the Kenai River on Sunday afternoon during a slow snow fall that covered the Soldotna and Kenai area. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Auditor’s report identifies issues in borough assessment department

More than six months after controversy erupted in Homer over property appraisals, the Kenai Peninsula Borough assessing department is looking to make a few changes… Continue reading

Kennel of Iditarod champ in doping scandal probed

ANCHORAGE — Alaska investigators say no evidence of animal cruelty was found after an animal rights group complained about a kennel operated by four-time Iditarod… Continue reading

Retired educator uses veterans archives to teach on WWII

Retired educator uses veterans archives to teach on WWII

HOMER — What’s the difference between a sensor and a censor? Does it mean anything if a stamp is upside down? What is the significance… Continue reading

Retired educator uses veterans archives to teach on WWII
Voter turnout drops by 30 percent between regular election, runoff election

Voter turnout drops by 30 percent between regular election, runoff election

The scenes at Kenai Peninsula polling sites were very different on Oct. 3 and three weeks later on Oct. 24. On Oct. 3, lines stretched… Continue reading

Voter turnout drops by 30 percent between regular election, runoff election
Members of the Kenai River Queens watch their game and wait on a line shift on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017 at Kenai Multipurpose Facility in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

River Queens take the ice

Once the temperature drops, being a Kenai River Queen doesn’t mean you caught the biggest king — it means you’re on the ice. The Kenai… Continue reading

Members of the Kenai River Queens watch their game and wait on a line shift on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017 at Kenai Multipurpose Facility in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/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

Gov. Bill Walker to travel to China with President Donald Trump

Gov. Bill Walker will be among the entourage of President Donald Trump as the president begins a trip to Asia this week. Walker told reporters… Continue reading

LeeShore receives domestic violence, sexual assault prevention grant

The LeeShore Center is seeking a little more participation in its domestic violence prevention program Green Dot. The Kenai-based center, which operates an emergency shelter… Continue reading

Kenai to record work sessions

Kenai’s city government will now make audio and video recordings not only of official council meetings, but also the less-formal discussions called work sessions. The… 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)

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