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Don Young makes stop in Soldotna

The presidential candidates are set and the Republican Party has made an endorsement, but Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) won’t tell anyone who to vote for.“I… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Tim Dillon, the former city manager of Seldovia, pictured Monday, Aug. 1, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska, has stepped into a new role as executive director of the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District, a nonprofit that supports businesses on the peninsula.

By the numbers: Tim Dillon steps in as executive director of KPEDD

Organizing the Arctic Winter Games first brought Tim Dillon to the Kenai Peninsula, and a decade later, he will take another regional role as executive… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Tim Dillon, the former city manager of Seldovia, pictured Monday, Aug. 1, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska, has stepped into a new role as executive director of the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District, a nonprofit that supports businesses on the peninsula.

Citizen group submits marijuana ban petition

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to reflect the correct date for the determination deadline for the petition. The Kenai Peninsula Borough clerk’s office… Continue reading

Assembly requires member on nonprofit boards

Tourism- and public transportation-oriented nonprofits that get funding from the Kenai Peninsula Borough will have another member on their boards — an assembly representative.A resolution… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Fresh salmon on ice wait to be delivered to Kenai Wild Salmon Co. customers on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. Chuck Lindsay, one of the owners, is a direct seafood marketer, taking part of his catch directly to customers rather than going through a processor.

From sea to sale: Fishermen skip processors, go straight to buyers

Many of the salmon that wind up in the nets of the fishing vessel Ounce have their buyer’s name on them from the moment they… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Fresh salmon on ice wait to be delivered to Kenai Wild Salmon Co. customers on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. Chuck Lindsay, one of the owners, is a direct seafood marketer, taking part of his catch directly to customers rather than going through a processor.

Senior exemption reducton goes to ballot

Kenai Peninsula voters will decide whether to continue the borough’s optional senior property tax exemption in this fall’s election.The proposal comes out of a comprehensive… Continue reading

Sales tax cap increase goes to ballot

Editor's note: This article has been updated to show that the borough's optional senior property tax exemption would be phased out under a proposed borough… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Dipnetters haul a salmon onto the north Kenai beach on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. The popular Kenai River personal use dipnet fishery, which opened July 10, will close Sunday for the year. Thousands of Alaskans have come to the beaches and camped in tents, tarps and RVs to get their annual limit of sockeye salmon from the Kenai River.

Seeing reds

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Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Dipnetters haul a salmon onto the north Kenai beach on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. The popular Kenai River personal use dipnet fishery, which opened July 10, will close Sunday for the year. Thousands of Alaskans have come to the beaches and camped in tents, tarps and RVs to get their annual limit of sockeye salmon from the Kenai River.
Photo courtesy Rashah McChesney Anglers race up the river after trolling for king salmon on the Kenai River on Sunday, July 24, 2016 near Kenai, Alaska.

Fishing report: Kenai king fishing season approaches end

Anyone looking for a king salmon stamp in Soldotna after last weekend might be hard-pressed to find one.The three big-box stores in Soldotna — Fred… Continue reading

Photo courtesy Rashah McChesney Anglers race up the river after trolling for king salmon on the Kenai River on Sunday, July 24, 2016 near Kenai, Alaska.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Fish waste accumulates along the tide line at the Kenai River's north beach on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. The City of Kenai rakes the waste out to ocean every night and local groups contribute to cleanup efforts, but the waste still builds up on the tideline when the water washes it back in.

Keeping an eye on fish waste

At any given point, there are several lines drawn across the Kenai beach — the drag poles of dipnets, footprints on their way to the… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Fish waste accumulates along the tide line at the Kenai River's north beach on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. The City of Kenai rakes the waste out to ocean every night and local groups contribute to cleanup efforts, but the waste still builds up on the tideline when the water washes it back in.

UFA asks for fishermen’s input on habitat

The biggest commercial fishing trade organization in the state is looking for a little more information about engagement and habitat from its members.The United Fishermen… Continue reading

DHSS tightens public health center services

State budget cuts will set some limits on access to services at Alaska’s public health clinics.The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services’ Section of… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Kalani Ross, the owner of Ol' Boy Cuisine, mans his food truck on the north Kenai Beach on Friday, July 15, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. Ross is among a number of vendors serving the personal use dipnet fishery at the mouth of the Kenai River.

Vendors take businesses straight to the beach

Rattling along the deep ruts of the sand on the Kenai River’s south beach in a side-by-side, Jason Floyd took orders for mochas. He wheeled… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Kalani Ross, the owner of Ol' Boy Cuisine, mans his food truck on the north Kenai Beach on Friday, July 15, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. Ross is among a number of vendors serving the personal use dipnet fishery at the mouth of the Kenai River.

BOEM releases draft plan for Lower Cook Inlet oil leasing

Residents of Anchor Point, Homer and Seldovia could see drilling rigs off their coasts in the future if the federal Department of the Interior gives… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Sockeye salmon fall onto the sorting belt at Pacific Star Seafoods on Wednesday, July 21, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. Upper Cook Inlet commercial fishermen have brought in more than 1.6 million sockeye salmon this season as of July 19, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Upper Cook Inlet commercial fishermen near 2M salmon harvest

Salmon are rolling into Upper Cook Inlet’s commercial fishery. The drift fleet and setnetters in Cook Inlet have been out frequently in the past two… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Sockeye salmon fall onto the sorting belt at Pacific Star Seafoods on Wednesday, July 21, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. Upper Cook Inlet commercial fishermen have brought in more than 1.6 million sockeye salmon this season as of July 19, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A dipnetters hauls in a sockeye salmon he caught at the Kenai beach in Kenai, Alaska on Sunday, July 10, 2016. The popular Kenai River personal use dipnet fishery opened Sunday at 6 a.m. and will be open until July 31.

Dipnet extended to 24 hours

Dipnetters in the Kenai River personal use dipnet fishery will be able to fish around the clock starting Friday after 11 p.m. until July 31.The… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A dipnetters hauls in a sockeye salmon he caught at the Kenai beach in Kenai, Alaska on Sunday, July 10, 2016. The popular Kenai River personal use dipnet fishery opened Sunday at 6 a.m. and will be open until July 31.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Candidates for the U.S. Senate Edgar Blatchford (left), Bob Lochner (center) and Margaret Stock (right) speak to the joint Kenai and Soldotna chambers of commerce at a luncheon held Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at the Kenai Visitor's and Cultural Center in Kenai, Alaska.

Senate candidates visit Kenai

With the primary election less than a month away, three U.S. Senate candidates made their cases in Kenai Wednesday. There are currently 13 active or… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Candidates for the U.S. Senate Edgar Blatchford (left), Bob Lochner (center) and Margaret Stock (right) speak to the joint Kenai and Soldotna chambers of commerce at a luncheon held Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at the Kenai Visitor's and Cultural Center in Kenai, Alaska.
Photo courtesy Andy Foor Andy Foor of Everett, Pennsylvania, helped pull a woman out of the Kenai River on Saturday, July 16, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. "I said a prayer and I just heard a voice that said, 'Throw your line out,'" Foor said.

Angler goes fishing, catches a human

With early morning settling in on the bright blue waters of the Kenai River, Andy Foor was prepared for a long morning of fishing when… Continue reading

Photo courtesy Andy Foor Andy Foor of Everett, Pennsylvania, helped pull a woman out of the Kenai River on Saturday, July 16, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. "I said a prayer and I just heard a voice that said, 'Throw your line out,'" Foor said.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Anglers cast along the banks of the Kenai River on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Fishing report: Fishing slows on the Kenai, holds on the Kasilof

Anglers may have to work a little harder this week on the Kenai River as the fishing has slowed down.The banks of the Kenai River… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Anglers cast along the banks of the Kenai River on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Planning Commission opposes reducing membership

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission chose not to support an assembly ordinance that would reduce its membership.The proposed ordinance, which will go to public… Continue reading