The Sterling Highway crosses the Kenai River near the Russian River Campground on March 15, 2020, near Cooper Landing, Alaska. (Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
The Sterling Highway crosses the Kenai River near the Russian River Campground on March 15, 2020, near Cooper Landing, Alaska. (Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
A firefighter from Cooper Landing Emergency Services refills a water tanker at the banks of the Kenai River in Cooper Landing, Alaska on Aug. 30, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
A firefighter from Cooper Landing Emergency Services refills a water tanker at the banks of the Kenai River in Cooper Landing, Alaska on Aug. 30, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Snow is cleared from a sidewalk along the Sterling Highway in Soldotna, Alaska, on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Winter storm brings school closures, power outages and impassable roads

Up to 3 feet of snow was reported on the Seward Highway

Snow is cleared from a sidewalk along the Sterling Highway in Soldotna, Alaska, on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
KPBSD Finance Director Liz Hayes presents information to school board members during the third installment of the district’s “Budget 101” information series on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Screenshot)

‘Budget 101’: School district savings accounts

The series aims to inform the general public about how the KPBSD budget process works

KPBSD Finance Director Liz Hayes presents information to school board members during the third installment of the district’s “Budget 101” information series on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Screenshot)
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More charges, new defendants added in MediCenter fraud case

The Monday release describes 11 new felony counts, bringing the total against defendants in the case to 126 charges

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Cars travel over the Kenai Spur Highway in Kenai, Alaska, after snow and rain fell Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Peninsula gets 1st dose of winter with snow, rain

A low-pressure system moved north up Prince William Sound and struck much of Southcentral

Cars travel over the Kenai Spur Highway in Kenai, Alaska, after snow and rain fell Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
A sign welcoming people to the City of Soldotna stands near the intersection of the Sterling Highway and Kenai River on May 1, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Proposed Soldotna bed tax gets 1st public hearing

The ordinance, brought forward by Soldotna Vice Mayor Lisa Parker, would apply to people making lodging reservations within the city

A sign welcoming people to the City of Soldotna stands near the intersection of the Sterling Highway and Kenai River on May 1, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Adam Bertoldo testifies in opposition to a resolution only permitting certain chaplains to deliver invocations before Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meetings on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

Assembly OKs changes to borough invocation policy

The new policy says only chaplains may give assembly invocations

Adam Bertoldo testifies in opposition to a resolution only permitting certain chaplains to deliver invocations before Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meetings on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Snow is cleared from the road on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, outside the Peninsula Clarion offices in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Snow, wind, and possible rain forecast for tonight

A winter weather advisory is in effect from 9 p.m. tonight until 5 a.m. Wednesday

Snow is cleared from the road on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, outside the Peninsula Clarion offices in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
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School board briefed on e-cigarette use by SoHi assistant principal

Results from the 2019 Alaska Youth Risk Behavior Survey found that one in four students said they currently used an electronic vaping product

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Vendors sell wares to attendees of the Vintage Collectibles and Craft Show at the Kenai Senior Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

‘Tis the season of craft fairs

Across the peninsula, community organizations host holiday vendors

Vendors sell wares to attendees of the Vintage Collectibles and Craft Show at the Kenai Senior Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
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Margarette Marsh sits to eat lunch and visit with friends at the Soldotna Senior Center on Monday.

Doing as she ‘darn well’ pleases

Soldotna resident celebrates 101 years on her own terms

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Margarette Marsh sits to eat lunch and visit with friends at the Soldotna Senior Center on Monday.
A Kenai Peninsula Food Bank truck in the food bank parking lot on Aug. 4, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Food bank seeks support for turkey fundraiser

The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank is asking the community to help provide more than 1,000 turkeys to peninsula residents

A Kenai Peninsula Food Bank truck in the food bank parking lot on Aug. 4, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Illustration of GameTime’s “Inclusive Seesaw.” (Image via City of Kenai)
Illustration of GameTime’s “Inclusive Seesaw.” (Image via City of Kenai)
The Seldovia archway is one of the first landmarks visitors see when stepping off the boat. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)

Seldovia receives $2.3M to replace Jakolof Bay dock

The project is one of seven in Alaska funded through the department’s Port Infrastructure Development Program,

The Seldovia archway is one of the first landmarks visitors see when stepping off the boat. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)
Alaska State Troopers investigate a shooting scene on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, at the Anchor Point Warehouse in Anchor Point, Alaska, at the store on the Sterling Highway in which an Alaska State Trooper was shot. Bret Herrick, 62, of Anchor Point was sentenced on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, for the attempted murder of Alaska State Trooper Bruce Brueggeman and related crimes that occurred outside the grocery store. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Anchor Point man sentenced for attempted murder of state trooper

Herrick received a composite sentence of 74 years with 15 years suspended

Alaska State Troopers investigate a shooting scene on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, at the Anchor Point Warehouse in Anchor Point, Alaska, at the store on the Sterling Highway in which an Alaska State Trooper was shot. Bret Herrick, 62, of Anchor Point was sentenced on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, for the attempted murder of Alaska State Trooper Bruce Brueggeman and related crimes that occurred outside the grocery store. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
Brianna Hetrick. (Photo courtesy of GoFundMe)

Fundraiser open for family of Homer woman killed in shooting

Brianna Hetrick was fatally shot on Saturday, Oct. 28 in Homer

Brianna Hetrick. (Photo courtesy of GoFundMe)
Hope School K-5 teacher Jeremy McKibben assists third grade students with reading skills part of CKLA’s “How Does Your Body Work?” unit on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Hope, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

From Hope to Homer, KPBSD adjusts to Alaska Reads Act

Implementing the standards outlined by the legislation is not a one-size-fits-all approach

Hope School K-5 teacher Jeremy McKibben assists third grade students with reading skills part of CKLA’s “How Does Your Body Work?” unit on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Hope, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
A gingerbread house designed by Ulysses Haberman is displayed at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
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A gingerbread house designed by Ulysses Haberman is displayed at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022.
A gingerbread house designed by Ulysses Haberman is displayed at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
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A gingerbread house designed by Ulysses Haberman is displayed at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022.
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Kenai man accused of emailing threats to US senator

Graham was arrested on Monday by special agents from the U.S. Capitol Police and the FBI

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