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Assembly resolution: Members only speak for themselves

A resolution planned for hearing at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly would clarify that each assembly member’s opinions about the assembly’s controversial invocation policy are… Continue reading

Peninsula schools take part in orchestra concert

Kenai Peninsula students will get a chance to play and sing along with the Kenai Peninsula Orchestra in a set of concerts this week. Through… Continue reading

Snow begins to fly in the mountains around Skilak Lake near the Skyline Trail on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 near Cooper Landing, Alaska. The Kenai Peninsula saw a warm day Friday, with temperatures up to 20 degrees on parts of the peninsula, but will plunge into a cold snap along with the rest of the state in the coming week. Sunday’s high is 13 degrees with a chance of snow, and by Wednesday, the high will be approximately 4 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. In the Interior, the National Weather Service predicts a high of minus 18 degrees for Fairbanks on Sunday. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Photo: Winter days

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Snow begins to fly in the mountains around Skilak Lake near the Skyline Trail on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 near Cooper Landing, Alaska. The Kenai Peninsula saw a warm day Friday, with temperatures up to 20 degrees on parts of the peninsula, but will plunge into a cold snap along with the rest of the state in the coming week. Sunday’s high is 13 degrees with a chance of snow, and by Wednesday, the high will be approximately 4 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. In the Interior, the National Weather Service predicts a high of minus 18 degrees for Fairbanks on Sunday. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Board of Game reauthorizes wolf control on lower peninsula

The Alaska Board of Game passed a proposal at its Bethel meeting reauthorizing a predator control area for wolves in part of a game management… Continue reading

Shanon Davis (right), the executive director of the Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council, speaks to the crowd at the Industry Outlook Forum on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017 at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center in Kenai, Alaska. The annual forum, hosted by the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District, features speakers from a variety of different industries to provide insight on the upcoming year in their businesses. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Tourism projected to grow 2% in 2017

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to show that total taxable sales for primarily tourism businesses in 2016 was $175 million, up 1.7 percent… Continue reading

Shanon Davis (right), the executive director of the Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council, speaks to the crowd at the Industry Outlook Forum on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017 at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center in Kenai, Alaska. The annual forum, hosted by the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District, features speakers from a variety of different industries to provide insight on the upcoming year in their businesses. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Peninsula economy still better than state, economist says

The economy of the Kenai Peninsula is a little better off than the state as it heads into a year with steeper predicted job losses… Continue reading

State verifies Nikiski petition to incorporate

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to show that Seldovia is a first-class city, not a home-rule city. The Local Boundary Commission is seeking… Continue reading

In this July 11, 2016 near Kenai, Alaska, sockeye salmon caught in a set gillnet wait to be set to the a processor. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Study shows Cook Inlet sockeye harvested in Kodiak

New genetic data indicates that many of the sockeye harvested by Kodiak’s commercial fishery may originate from Cook Inlet streams. The Alaska Department of Fish… Continue reading

In this July 11, 2016 near Kenai, Alaska, sockeye salmon caught in a set gillnet wait to be set to the a processor. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)
A member of the Catholic Church holds her rosary as she prays near a Planned Parenthood clinic in this Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. Members of the church gathered at the clinic before walking to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Administration Building to pray after a Satanic invocation was given to open the Aug. 9 borough assembly meeting. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, File)

Invocation policy lawsuit moves to federal court

A lawsuit over the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly’s invocation policy has moved to a federal court. The lawsuit, Hunt v. Kenai Peninsula Borough, was filed… Continue reading

A member of the Catholic Church holds her rosary as she prays near a Planned Parenthood clinic in this Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. Members of the church gathered at the clinic before walking to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Administration Building to pray after a Satanic invocation was given to open the Aug. 9 borough assembly meeting. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, File)
The moon peers through trees at the edge of Ryan's Creek on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. The sun rose at 10:05 a.m. and set at 4:21 p.m. in Kenai for a total of 6 hours and 16 minutes of daylight Monday, according to the National Weather Service. Kenai residents will gain a few minutes every day in January as the sun rises a minute or two earlier and sets a minute or two later. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Photo: Goodnight, moon

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The moon peers through trees at the edge of Ryan's Creek on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. The sun rose at 10:05 a.m. and set at 4:21 p.m. in Kenai for a total of 6 hours and 16 minutes of daylight Monday, according to the National Weather Service. Kenai residents will gain a few minutes every day in January as the sun rises a minute or two earlier and sets a minute or two later. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Budget would cut funds from Alaska Construction Academies

The Alaska Construction Academies might see a steep decline in funding next year if the Legislature accepts Gov. Bill Walker’s proposed budget cuts.The governor’s fiscal… Continue reading

Photo courtesy Joe Kashi The remains of the Clam Shell Lodge smolder in this photo taken Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 in Clam Gulch, Alaska. The building, which had not been open since 2011, burned down Friday night.

CES douses three fires over weekend

The Central Emergency Services firefighters kept busy this weekend with a series of structure fires around the central Kenai Peninsula. The first call came for… Continue reading

Photo courtesy Joe Kashi The remains of the Clam Shell Lodge smolder in this photo taken Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 in Clam Gulch, Alaska. The building, which had not been open since 2011, burned down Friday night.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Don Poole measures the circumference of a mule deer's antler duing a Boone and Crockett Club and Pope and Young Club trophy measuring day on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 at Sportsman's Warehouse in Soldotna, Alaska. Poole has been an official measurer for both clubs since 1980. Hunters brought in game they'd killed for Poole to measure and score for potential recording by the Boone and Crockett Club, now more than a century old. Store patrons and workers walked by and stopped to admire the various racks and mounted heads waiting to be measured, exchanging stories. All trophies have to be dried for at least 60 days from the date of kill and pre-measured by the owner to check that it makes minimum scores. Score sheets and instructions for measuring can be found online on the Boone and Crockett and Pope and Young websites. Trophy measuring will aslo take place Feb. 12 and March 12 from 1 p.m.- 3 p.m.

Photo: Measuring up

Don Poole measures the circumference of a mule deer's antler duing a Boone and Crockett Club and Pope and Young Club trophy measuring day on… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Don Poole measures the circumference of a mule deer's antler duing a Boone and Crockett Club and Pope and Young Club trophy measuring day on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 at Sportsman's Warehouse in Soldotna, Alaska. Poole has been an official measurer for both clubs since 1980. Hunters brought in game they'd killed for Poole to measure and score for potential recording by the Boone and Crockett Club, now more than a century old. Store patrons and workers walked by and stopped to admire the various racks and mounted heads waiting to be measured, exchanging stories. All trophies have to be dried for at least 60 days from the date of kill and pre-measured by the owner to check that it makes minimum scores. Score sheets and instructions for measuring can be found online on the Boone and Crockett and Pope and Young websites. Trophy measuring will aslo take place Feb. 12 and March 12 from 1 p.m.- 3 p.m.

Assembly to consider advance loans before bond issuance

Two public projects may get advances from the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s general fund before revenue bonds are issued to pay for them.Voters approved two bond… Continue reading

Rescued tapes show Kenai Peninsula history conference in 1974

A demure box logged in the Alaska State Library Historical Collections in Juneau has produced long-lost films of a Kenai Peninsula history conference.The films, taken… Continue reading

2 file for borough mayor race

Though there are still nearly 10 months before Kenai Peninsula Borough residents will pick their new borough mayor, two people have already thrown their hats… Continue reading

Gilman resigns from assembly

Kenai residents have a chance this month to apply to represent their district on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly. Assembly member Blaine Gilman submitted his… Continue reading

Assembly declines to change invocation policy

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly voted not to change its invocation policy during its Tuesday night meeting.The policy, which the assembly passed in October, is… Continue reading

Hibbert to replace Knopp on assembly

Brent Hibbert will step into a seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly representing District 1, effective Wednesday. Gary Knopp, the current assembly member from… Continue reading

Proposal would reauthorize wolf management on lower peninsula

The Board of Game plans to debate a proposal at its Bethel meeting that would reauthorize a program allowing the Alaska Department of Fish and… Continue reading