Camille Botello

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Image via Alaska Board of Fisheries

Board of Fish meeting scheduled for end of month

The Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting addressing issues affecting Cook Inlet will take placed March 26 through April 2, according to a press release from… Continue reading

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The logo for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is displayed inside the George A. Navarre Borough Admin Building on Thursday, July 22, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

KPBSD adds additional early release days

The early release days on March 16 and April 20 are canceled

The logo for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is displayed inside the George A. Navarre Borough Admin Building on Thursday, July 22, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
My mom Alex Botello, my aunt Melissa Botello, myself, and my aunt Kim Davis take a photo in Talkeetna on Friday Feb. 25, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

Chasing the lights

My mom loves looking up at the night sky. When we were kids, she’d wake my sister and me up and make us watch a… Continue reading

My mom Alex Botello, my aunt Melissa Botello, myself, and my aunt Kim Davis take a photo in Talkeetna on Friday Feb. 25, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)
Lucas Stumpf, a fishery biologist with the Division of Sport Fish, helps Aurora Borealis Charter School third grader Teagan Jorgensen, left, with her line while she ice fishes at Sport Lake in Soldotna as part of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s “Salmon in the Classroom” ice fishing educational program on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

‘Fish on!’

Kids cast lines and learn at ice fishing event

Lucas Stumpf, a fishery biologist with the Division of Sport Fish, helps Aurora Borealis Charter School third grader Teagan Jorgensen, left, with her line while she ice fishes at Sport Lake in Soldotna as part of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s “Salmon in the Classroom” ice fishing educational program on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)
photos by Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion Alex Rydlinski, executive director of the Kenai Art Center, sets up the “Small to Biggs” photography show at the Kenai Art Center on Wednesday,

A space for photos, big and small

Kenai Art Center features work by amateurs and professionals in show curated by local photographer

photos by Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion Alex Rydlinski, executive director of the Kenai Art Center, sets up the “Small to Biggs” photography show at the Kenai Art Center on Wednesday,
COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

Peninsula residents among newly reported COVID deaths

New deaths are reported through death certificate review each Wednesday

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)
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Wages up from a decade ago

Yearly wages rose 11% when adjusted for inflation — or approximately $5,809 annually — from 2010 to 2020

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Central Peninsula Hospital is seen in Soldotna on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

As COVID cases fall statewide, hospital feels relief

COVID cases have been plummeting in Alaska since mid-January

Central Peninsula Hospital is seen in Soldotna on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)
Austin Vanderford and his supporters, including his wife Paige VanZant, pose after a fight. (Photo courtesy of Lucas Noonan/Bellator)

Ninilchik grad to fight for Bellator title

An Alaska High School Hall of Fame wrestler and Ninilchik School graduate is fighting for the Bellator middleweight world mixed martial arts championship in Dublin,… Continue reading

Austin Vanderford and his supporters, including his wife Paige VanZant, pose after a fight. (Photo courtesy of Lucas Noonan/Bellator)
Kenai Central's Denali Bernard keeps the ball from Nikiski's Avery White and Destiny Langston on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai girls, Nikiski boys notch league wins

The Kenai Central girls basketball team defeated Nikiski in Peninsula Conference play Tuesday, 49-20, putting the Kardinals at 14-6 overall and 5-2 in conference. The… Continue reading

Kenai Central's Denali Bernard keeps the ball from Nikiski's Avery White and Destiny Langston on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)
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Kasilof fisherman convicted of PFD fraud

Additional charges against a longtime Kenai Peninsula fisherman were dropped by a prosecutor Tuesday, after a plea deal was reached in Juneau on Friday over… Continue reading

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Skiers take off for the men’s 40K freestyle race at Sunday’s Tour of Tsalteshi event just outside of Soldotna on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

Moose, midweek rain can’t stop Tour of Tsalteshi

A stubborn moose on the trail couldn’t even deter skiers at the fifth annual Tour of Tsalteshi ski race Sunday. Well, not completely. Soldotna’s Melissa… Continue reading

Skiers take off for the men’s 40K freestyle race at Sunday’s Tour of Tsalteshi event just outside of Soldotna on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)
Ashlyn O’Hara / Peninsula Clarion A bouquet of yellow roses is seen at the Triumvirate Theatre in Nikiski. The roses were placed by Rhonda McCormick on the site of the theater’s old greenroom, which was named after her mom, Rosie Reeder. Reeder used to run the bookstore attached to the theater’s Peninsula Center Mall location. The building burned in a fire on Feb. 20, 2021.

Triumvirate reflects on year of loss, year of gain

Joe Rizzo said he remembers getting the call around 3 a.m. on Feb. 20, 2021. The voice on the other end told him the Triumvirate… Continue reading

Ashlyn O’Hara / Peninsula Clarion A bouquet of yellow roses is seen at the Triumvirate Theatre in Nikiski. The roses were placed by Rhonda McCormick on the site of the theater’s old greenroom, which was named after her mom, Rosie Reeder. Reeder used to run the bookstore attached to the theater’s Peninsula Center Mall location. The building burned in a fire on Feb. 20, 2021.
Anchorage Wolverines defenseman Ben Edwards shields the puck from Kenai River Brown Bears forward Bryce Monrean on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

Wolverines sweep Brown Bears

The Anchorage Wolverines swept the Kenai River Brown Bears on Friday and Saturday in North American Hockey League action at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.… Continue reading

Anchorage Wolverines defenseman Ben Edwards shields the puck from Kenai River Brown Bears forward Bryce Monrean on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai’s Amber Nash defends Homer’s Sophie Ellison during the conference game in Kenai on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai girls, Homer boys notch wins

The Kenai girls basketball team won their senior night conference matchup against Homer on Saturday, 43-34, putting the Kards at 4-2 in the Peninsula Conference… Continue reading

Kenai’s Amber Nash defends Homer’s Sophie Ellison during the conference game in Kenai on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)
Dr. Anne Zink, Alaska's chief medical officer, addresses reporters during a Wendesday, March 25, 2020 press conference in the Atwood Building in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Office of the Governor)

As COVID cases drop, long-term questions remain

As COVID-19 cases are falling in Alaska and nationwide once again, health officials are pondering what other kinds of health implications survivors of the disease… Continue reading

Dr. Anne Zink, Alaska's chief medical officer, addresses reporters during a Wendesday, March 25, 2020 press conference in the Atwood Building in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Office of the Governor)
Soldotna's Tanner Inman looks to drive on Homer's Mel Morris on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

Hoops roundup: SoHi, Kenai hoops get sweeps

The Soldotna girls basketball crew pulled out a nonconference win against Homer on Thursday night, 39-34, lifting the Stars to 7-12 overall. The Mariners stand… Continue reading

Soldotna's Tanner Inman looks to drive on Homer's Mel Morris on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)
Chad Moore, left, and Travis Temple, right, prepare for the 2022 Iron Dog snow machine race. (Photo provided by Travis Temple)

Area riders ready for Iron Dog

Travis Temple, of Sterling, is back after two years for the start of one of the world’s toughest snowmachine competitions. The Iron Dog Pro Class… Continue reading

Chad Moore, left, and Travis Temple, right, prepare for the 2022 Iron Dog snow machine race. (Photo provided by Travis Temple)
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Local bands to celebrate anti-Valentine’s Day

Now that cupid’s day is in the rearview mirror this year, local bands are reclaiming Saturday as anti-Valentine’s Day. Ben Mattox, the lead singer and… Continue reading

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Richard Dowling poses with a piano. (Photo provided by Richard Dowling)

Performing Arts Society returns with piano concert

After rescheduling for two years and a long trip from the East Coast this week, Richard Dowling is back Saturday for the Performing Arts Society’s… Continue reading

Richard Dowling poses with a piano. (Photo provided by Richard Dowling)