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Borough to extend gas line in Funny River

More residents of the Funny River area will soon have access to natural gas in their homes.The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approved a resolution at… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Stephanie Queen (left), the director of economic development and planning for the City of Soldotna, listens to citizens' concerns about the city's possible annexation of areas currently outside the city boundaries at a public meeting at the Don Gilman River Center in Soldotna, Alaska on Thursday, June 30, 2016.

Soldotna hosts annexation open house

The public got a chance to weigh in on the city of Soldotna’s initial annexation study at an open house Thursday.The city has been debating… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Stephanie Queen (left), the director of economic development and planning for the City of Soldotna, listens to citizens' concerns about the city's possible annexation of areas currently outside the city boundaries at a public meeting at the Don Gilman River Center in Soldotna, Alaska on Thursday, June 30, 2016.
A fishing vessel enters the mouth of the Kenai River Thursday. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is taking a conservative approach to managing the commercial fishery to start the season.

Fish and Game to manage setnets, drifters conservatively in July

Drift fishermen and setnetters in the Central District of Cook Inlet wet their gear for the first time last week, preparing for a large run… Continue reading

A fishing vessel enters the mouth of the Kenai River Thursday. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is taking a conservative approach to managing the commercial fishery to start the season.

Healthcare Task Force limited by hospital legal structure

If the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s Healthcare Task Force wants to make changes to how the hospitals operate, it will have to address some roadblocks in… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A guide rows a boat full of clients on the Kasilof River near Crooked Creek in Kasilof, Alaska on Friday, June 24, 2016.

Kenai, Russian rivers still see slow fishing

High water levels on the Kenai and Russian rivers have made fishing slow on the Kenai so far this summer.With above-average snowmelt in the mountains… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A guide rows a boat full of clients on the Kasilof River near Crooked Creek in Kasilof, Alaska on Friday, June 24, 2016.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A sign for Health North Family Medicine in Soldotna, Alaska, pictured June 29, 2016, offers 24/7 fish hook removal. The clinic probably sees eight to 10 cases of embedded fish hooks per week, said Dr. Rod Hall.

Fishermen can prepare for hooking injuries

Many fishermen are familiar with the feeling of getting a fishhook stuck in their hand, arm or elsewhere.Usually, it’s a quick fix if the fisherman… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A sign for Health North Family Medicine in Soldotna, Alaska, pictured June 29, 2016, offers 24/7 fish hook removal. The clinic probably sees eight to 10 cases of embedded fish hooks per week, said Dr. Rod Hall.

Fish and Game restricts bait on Kenai River late-run kings

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the type of tackle anglers are permitted to use on the Kenai River. Anglers are restricted… Continue reading

Horseshoes bring together neighbors in Kasilof

Horseshoes bring together neighbors in Kasilof

The term “beer garden” doesn’t quite suit the backyard of the Alaska Roadhouse Bar and Grill, but between the beer and the soft sound of… Continue reading

Horseshoes bring together neighbors in Kasilof

Ordinance to remove prayer in assembly meetings struck down

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly begins every meeting with a prayer.Technically called an invocation, the borough code provides for local religious leaders to come an… Continue reading

Photo courtesy Sam Rotman Sam Rotman, a concert pianist from Phoenix, will play a series of concerts in the central Kenai Peninsula this week in several churches.

Classical pianist to play in peninsula churches

Sam Rotman plays the music of dead men. To be specific, he plays the music of dead men from the 18th, 19th and early 20th… Continue reading

Photo courtesy Sam Rotman Sam Rotman, a concert pianist from Phoenix, will play a series of concerts in the central Kenai Peninsula this week in several churches.

Russian River fishing slow, opportunities on Kasilof River

The early run of sockeye salmon to the Russian River is much smaller than it was this time last year, with fewer than 1,100 fish… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Desiree Campos (left) and Eddie Perez (right) gut the sockeye salmon they caught in their personal use gillnet off the Kasilof River's south beach on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. The personal use gillnet fishery opened at 6 a.m. June 15 and will be open until 11 p.m. June 24.

Early-run Kenai kings pass lower end of escapement goal

Fishermen flocked to the mouth of the Kasilof River Wednesday morning for the opening of the personal use gillnet fishery. Rows upon rows of camping… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Desiree Campos (left) and Eddie Perez (right) gut the sockeye salmon they caught in their personal use gillnet off the Kasilof River's south beach on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. The personal use gillnet fishery opened at 6 a.m. June 15 and will be open until 11 p.m. June 24.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Jen Peura, a seasonal biotech with the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, applies herbicide to invastive common yarrow plants near the Egumen Lake trailhead on Tuesday, June 21, 2016.

Keep out: Kenai Peninsula land managers work together to curb invasive species

Wearing a pump-powered backpack sprayer, long yellow gloves and protective goggles, Jen Peura looked more like she was out hunting ghosts than killing flowers. The… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Jen Peura, a seasonal biotech with the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, applies herbicide to invastive common yarrow plants near the Egumen Lake trailhead on Tuesday, June 21, 2016.

Borough sees jump in oil property values

The values of some oil and gas properties in the Kenai Peninsula Borough jumped in the most recent state assessment, producing about $1.1 million more… Continue reading

Questions remain in hospital service area boundary move

An invisible line near Clam Gulch Tower means the landowners on the north side are likely paying a few dollars in property taxes each year… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Kenny Rogers, the emergency department manager at South Peninsula Hospital in Homer, Alaska, demonstrates the hospital's eICU unit on Friday, June 17, 2016. The small rural hospital will now be able to teleconference with specialists at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage to confer about patients in intensive care.

South Peninsula Hospital installs eICU unit

When patients arrive at the emergency door of South Peninsula Hospital in Homer, they could be getting treatment from medical professionals in Anchorage. Because of… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Kenny Rogers, the emergency department manager at South Peninsula Hospital in Homer, Alaska, demonstrates the hospital's eICU unit on Friday, June 17, 2016. The small rural hospital will now be able to teleconference with specialists at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage to confer about patients in intensive care.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Dr. David Chambers, a cadiologist, recently moved to Soldotna, Alaska to begin practicing with the Alaska Heart and Vascular Institute. His clinic, pictured on Thursday, June 16, 2016, is located on the second floor of the specialty clinics buillding at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna.

Full-time cardiologist moves to Soldotna

Dickson, Tennessee never had its own cardiologist before Dr. David Chambers began practicing there in 1992. Eight weeks ago, he became the only full-time cardiologist… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Dr. David Chambers, a cadiologist, recently moved to Soldotna, Alaska to begin practicing with the Alaska Heart and Vascular Institute. His clinic, pictured on Thursday, June 16, 2016, is located on the second floor of the specialty clinics buillding at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Tom Toguchi of Anchorage caught a king salmon in the Anchor River on the morning of Saturday, May 21, 2016. The river is open for king salmon fishing on May 28-30 and June 1 next week, as well as additional days in June. The limit is one king salmon 20 inches or greater per day per person, five total in possession with only two able to come from the Anchor River or the Anchor River and Deep Creek combined.

Kenai River to open for king salmon retention

Anglers will have a shot at taking Kenai River king salmon for keeps starting Saturday. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game issued an emergency… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Tom Toguchi of Anchorage caught a king salmon in the Anchor River on the morning of Saturday, May 21, 2016. The river is open for king salmon fishing on May 28-30 and June 1 next week, as well as additional days in June. The limit is one king salmon 20 inches or greater per day per person, five total in possession with only two able to come from the Anchor River or the Anchor River and Deep Creek combined.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Jenna Hansen reaches into the cement mixer she uses to break up glass at her home in Nikiski, Alaska on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Hansen and her family turn recycled glass into jewelry to sell.

Nikiski residents make recycled glass into jewelry

If a concrete mixer ever dreamed of making something beautiful, Jenna Hansen is giving it a chance to live out that dream. With the little… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Jenna Hansen reaches into the cement mixer she uses to break up glass at her home in Nikiski, Alaska on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Hansen and her family turn recycled glass into jewelry to sell.
Photo: Lunch with Mom

Photo: Lunch with Mom

A mother moose and her calf graze in the green space near the intersection of Fidalgo Avenue and South Willow Street on Monday, June 13,… Continue reading

Photo: Lunch with Mom