Elizabeth Earl

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Multiple seats to come open on assembly

There will be three empty seats to fill on the Kenai Peninsula Borough assembly as 2017 kicks off.Assembly member Gary Knopp, newly elected to the… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion In this June 2016 photo, shorebirds search for food on a rainy day during low tide on the mud flats of the Kasilof River in Kasilof, Alaska. The Kasilof River is an important birding area throughout the year.

Christmas Bird Count set for Saturday

Despite the recent streak of below-zero temperatures, organizers of the annual Christmas Bird Count in Soldotna are hoping people will turn out for the event… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion In this June 2016 photo, shorebirds search for food on a rainy day during low tide on the mud flats of the Kasilof River in Kasilof, Alaska. The Kasilof River is an important birding area throughout the year.

Man involved in Nikiski shooting arrested

The man shot during a confrontation with Alaska State Troopers in Nikiski on Dec. 7 was arrested in Anchorage on Friday.Soldotna resident Brian Tupper, 37,… Continue reading

Peninsula employment down 2.4%

Peninsula employment down 2.4%

Editor's note: This article has been updated to clarify that Brandii Holmdahl also has a background in the sportfishing industry. The Kenai Peninsula has seen… Continue reading

Peninsula employment down 2.4%
Quinton Beplat, 6, picks out cookies during a cookie exchange at the Kenai Community Library on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. The library hosted a one-for-one cookie exchange on Sunday, attracting about six attendees.

Photo: Cookies aren’t just for Santa

Quinton Beplat, 6, picks out cookies during a cookie exchange at the Kenai Community Library on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. The library… Continue reading

Quinton Beplat, 6, picks out cookies during a cookie exchange at the Kenai Community Library on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. The library hosted a one-for-one cookie exchange on Sunday, attracting about six attendees.

Troopers involved in shooting identified

The Alaska Department of Public Safety has identified the four Alaska State Troopers involved in a shooting in Nikiski on Wednesday.Lt. Dane Gilmore, the deputy… Continue reading

Board of Fish drafts support for habitat permitting reform

The Board of Fisheries is working toward a formal motion lending its support to a citizen-generated request for the Legislature to review the state’s fish… Continue reading

Assembly revives invocation policy

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly revived its controversial invocation policy during a reconsideration vote at its Tuesday meeting.The assembly passed an amendment at its Nov.… Continue reading

Board of Fish denies most winter kings proposals

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to show that there is no annual limit requirement during the winter king salmon fishery in Lower Cook… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion In this June 2016 photo, a guide rows clients on the Kasilof River near the confluence with Crooked Creek in Kasilof, Alaska.

Board of Fish approves guide regulations

The Board of Fisheries on Saturday reinstated the logbook and licensing program for sportfishing guides around the state. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion In this June 2016 photo, a guide rows clients on the Kasilof River near the confluence with Crooked Creek in Kasilof, Alaska.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Kaidence Shaeffer, one of the skaters who will perform in the annual "Christmas Lights and Holiday Nights" skating recital, runs through one of her routines at the Soldotna Public Library on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. The recital, scheduled for Dec. 17 at 1:15 p.m. at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex, will feature a number of holiday ice skating performances, followed by a free public skate from 5-7 p.m. The organizers will also be accepting donations of holiday dinner items. The donations will go to families in need of a holiday dinner.

Photo: Christmas on ice

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Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Kaidence Shaeffer, one of the skaters who will perform in the annual "Christmas Lights and Holiday Nights" skating recital, runs through one of her routines at the Soldotna Public Library on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. The recital, scheduled for Dec. 17 at 1:15 p.m. at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex, will feature a number of holiday ice skating performances, followed by a free public skate from 5-7 p.m. The organizers will also be accepting donations of holiday dinner items. The donations will go to families in need of a holiday dinner.

Board of Fish extends Ninilchik king season

King salmon anglers on the Ninilchik River will get a little more time to target hatchery fish in the summer.The Ninilchik River, which flows across… Continue reading

Commercial cod fishermen get more space in Kachemak Bay

Commercial groundfish fishermen in Kachemak Bay will get more space to operate after the Board of Fisheries redefined the closed waters in the area.In Lower… Continue reading

NOAA officer’s truck damaged by snowballs in Seward

A federal worker got dragged into a one-sided snowball fight near Seward on Black Friday, resulting in damage to his truck. At approximately 11:15 p.m.… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Two people walk their dog across Bishop's Beach on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 in Homer, Alaska. Homer got several inches of snow between Wednesday and Saturday, and while the clouds broke Saturday to provide a little sunshine, the wind was preparing to roll in across Kachemak Bay. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts the wind will keep blowing in the area for the remainder of the week, with winds about 20 knots on Monday, according to the NOAA marine forecast.

Photo: A little winter sun

Two people walk their dog across Bishop's Beach on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 in Homer, Alaska. Homer got several inches of snow between Wednesday and… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Two people walk their dog across Bishop's Beach on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 in Homer, Alaska. Homer got several inches of snow between Wednesday and Saturday, and while the clouds broke Saturday to provide a little sunshine, the wind was preparing to roll in across Kachemak Bay. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts the wind will keep blowing in the area for the remainder of the week, with winds about 20 knots on Monday, according to the NOAA marine forecast.

Minimal changes for hatchery harvest

Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association won’t have to make any major changes to its cost recovery harvest operations in Resurrection Bay, at least for now. Meeting… Continue reading

Fish and Game recommends lower goals in Lower Cook Inlet

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is reevaluating many of the sustainable escapement goals it has set around the state using a new method… Continue reading

Proposals would limit aquaculture’s cost recovery harvest

Staff kept busy Thursday at the Board of Fisheries meeting in Homer running microphones around the room to keep up with the public wanting to… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Members of the Board of Fisheries listen during public testimony from members of Cook Inlet Recreational Fishermen urging them to pass some proposals liberalizing regulations on the winter marine king salmon fishery in Lower Cook Inlet during the board's meeting Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 at the Islands and Oceans Visitor Center in Homer, Alaska. The board is scheduled to meet Wednesday through Sunday in Homer to consider fisheries regulations affecting the Lower Cook Inlet area, which stretches from Central Cook Inlet south to include Kamishak Bay and Kachemak Bay and wraps around the peninsula to stretch to Cape Fairfield, approximately 15 miles east of Seward.

Public weighs in on winter kings in Homer

Much of the conversation before the Board of Fisheries on Wednesday afternoon in Homer went back and forth on whether to liberalize the winter salt… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Members of the Board of Fisheries listen during public testimony from members of Cook Inlet Recreational Fishermen urging them to pass some proposals liberalizing regulations on the winter marine king salmon fishery in Lower Cook Inlet during the board's meeting Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 at the Islands and Oceans Visitor Center in Homer, Alaska. The board is scheduled to meet Wednesday through Sunday in Homer to consider fisheries regulations affecting the Lower Cook Inlet area, which stretches from Central Cook Inlet south to include Kamishak Bay and Kachemak Bay and wraps around the peninsula to stretch to Cape Fairfield, approximately 15 miles east of Seward.

Tribes receive funds for substance abuse, mental health programs

Two Alaska Native tribes on the Kenai Peninsula will receive approximately $1 million over the next five years to help address substance abuse and mental… Continue reading