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Alaska LNG submits second draft of resource reports

Members of the public can get another look at the results of years of fieldwork conducted by the Alaska LNG Project now in the reports… Continue reading

Central Peninsula Landfill to close on Sundays

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to show that the landfill is open until 5:45 p.m. every day. Starting Oct. 1, Central Peninsula Landfill… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A once-hooked sockeye salmon bares its teeth after being caught in the Ninilchik Traditional Council's subsistence gillnet on the Kenai River on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016 near Soldotna, Alaska. The tribe gained approval for the controversial net on July 27 and was able to fish it until Aug. 15.

Ninilchik tribe wraps up subsistence gillnet season

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to show that the Ninilchik Tribe operates the only subsistence gillnet in the Kenai River. The heads of… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A once-hooked sockeye salmon bares its teeth after being caught in the Ninilchik Traditional Council's subsistence gillnet on the Kenai River on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016 near Soldotna, Alaska. The tribe gained approval for the controversial net on July 27 and was able to fish it until Aug. 15.
Courtesy the Kenai Peninsula Borough

Borough marks land near Crown Point as recreational

More than 1,000 acres of borough land near Crown Point will now be classified as recreational.The land, a variety of parcels in the Crown Point… Continue reading

Courtesy the Kenai Peninsula Borough
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion After making a trot through the neighborhood, a caribou stops to munch on some fresh greens near Kenai Central High School on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.

Photo: Breakfast on the town

After making a trot through the neighborhood, a caribou stops to munch on some fresh greens near Kenai Central High School on Saturday, Aug. 13,… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion After making a trot through the neighborhood, a caribou stops to munch on some fresh greens near Kenai Central High School on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.

CARTS cuts back on service

In response to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly and the City of Soldotna withdrawing their financial support, the Central Area Rural Transit System will eliminate… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Jaden Garner unloads the three salmon he caught from the boat at Centennial Campground's boat launch during the annual "Take Our Kids Fishing" event sponsored by the Boys & Girls Club and the Kenai River Foundation on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. The free event offers kids a chance to learn about the river and go out fishing with guides who volunteer their time.

Hooking ’em young

Hooking ‘em young   Groups of young anglers crowded the boat launch Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016 at Centennial Campground in Soldotna, Alaska during the annual… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Jaden Garner unloads the three salmon he caught from the boat at Centennial Campground's boat launch during the annual "Take Our Kids Fishing" event sponsored by the Boys & Girls Club and the Kenai River Foundation on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. The free event offers kids a chance to learn about the river and go out fishing with guides who volunteer their time.

Assembly won’t reconsider hospital service area boundary move

Voters won’t be asked whether a group of residents between Ninilchik and Clam Gulch should be moved into the Central Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area… Continue reading

Fishing report: Silvers to be found in a sea of pinks

Fishing report: Silvers to be found in a sea of pinks

Boat after boat full of kids came to dock at the Harry Gaines Fish Camp Wednesday, where proud kids held up their catch of pink… Continue reading

Fishing report: Silvers to be found in a sea of pinks
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A sign outside Kenai Welding on Bridge Access Road, pictured on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska, advertises for dipnets for purchase from the welding business.

Man catches seal in dipnet, releases it unhurt

At first, Tom Weber thought he had gotten lucky and caught a king salmon in his dipnet. Out fishing from a boat on the final… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A sign outside Kenai Welding on Bridge Access Road, pictured on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska, advertises for dipnets for purchase from the welding business.

Kenai native, playing with Navy Fleet Band, performs in local visit

In some respects, Sterling Strickler followed in his father’s footsteps; in other ways, he found his own path. Like his father, he enlisted in the… Continue reading

District 30 candidates talk taxes

The field of candidates seeking to represent the central Kenai Peninsula to the state House of Representatives will narrow after next Tuesday, when four Republicans… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Gary Knopp, pictured on Sept. 30, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska, is running on the Republican ticket for the Alaska House of Representatives seat in District 30.

Knopp makes run for House District 30 seat

After successfully winning a seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly last fall, Gary Knopp is making a bid for the next step up the… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Gary Knopp, pictured on Sept. 30, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska, is running on the Republican ticket for the Alaska House of Representatives seat in District 30.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Dan Pascucci, the education specialist for the Kenai Watershed Forum, treats the crowd to a rendition of "Sea Stars Are Not Starfish" on Friday, Aug. 5, 2016 at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, Alaska. After 10 years, Pascucci will leave his position with the local conservation organization to take a job in Kentucky.

Small actions make big salmon

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to reflect that Soldotna Mayor Pete Sprague made a proclamation honoring Dan Pascucci and read it at the… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Dan Pascucci, the education specialist for the Kenai Watershed Forum, treats the crowd to a rendition of "Sea Stars Are Not Starfish" on Friday, Aug. 5, 2016 at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, Alaska. After 10 years, Pascucci will leave his position with the local conservation organization to take a job in Kentucky.

Kelly Wolf makes run for District 30 seat

A year off from the political scene is apparently long enough for Kelly Wolf. After leaving the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in the October 2015… Continue reading

Marijuana ban petition will not be on October ballot

A citizen initiative seeking to ask voters whether commercial marijuana is legal in the Kenai Peninsula Borough outside the cities is a no-go.The borough clerk’s… Continue reading

Assembly shoots down hospital service area boundary move

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to show that if the assembly chooses to reconsider the ordinance at its Aug. 9 meeting, it could… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A sockeye salmon's tail protrudes above the edge of a bin on a setnet site on Monday, July 11, 2016 near Kenai, Alaska. Though the preseason forecasts predicted a larger-than-average sockeye salmon run to Upper Cook Inlet and the first few days of commercial fishing looked promising, the run has not lived up to the forecast.

Fish and Game drops estimates for Kenai, Kasilof sockeye

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to show that the Division of Commercial fisheries originally projected between 4.3 and 5.6 million sockeye to return… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A sockeye salmon's tail protrudes above the edge of a bin on a setnet site on Monday, July 11, 2016 near Kenai, Alaska. Though the preseason forecasts predicted a larger-than-average sockeye salmon run to Upper Cook Inlet and the first few days of commercial fishing looked promising, the run has not lived up to the forecast.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion An angler's line pulls tight against the current of the Kenai River on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016 at Cunningham Park in Kenai, Alaska.

Fishing report: Silvers come in slow, pinks abound on Kenai

Though the king salmon season is over, the fishing season for other species is just getting started on the Kenai River.In less than an hour… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion An angler's line pulls tight against the current of the Kenai River on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016 at Cunningham Park in Kenai, Alaska.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Sue Biggs (right) plays the fiddle with flautist Mi'shell French (right) during a noon concert on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016 at the Flats Bistro in Kenai, Alaska. Biggs and French join a host of other musicians playing daily concerts on the central and southern Kenai Peninsula for the annual Summer Music Festival, which features a variety of musicians from the Kenai Peninsula Orchestra as well as guest artists from Alaska and elsewhere.

Sweet sounds of summer

During recent rehearsals, Tammy Vollom-Marrurro told her violinists to play as horribly as possible.The harsh, raking sound is an important part of the drama required… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Sue Biggs (right) plays the fiddle with flautist Mi'shell French (right) during a noon concert on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016 at the Flats Bistro in Kenai, Alaska. Biggs and French join a host of other musicians playing daily concerts on the central and southern Kenai Peninsula for the annual Summer Music Festival, which features a variety of musicians from the Kenai Peninsula Orchestra as well as guest artists from Alaska and elsewhere.