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Borough lists capital project priorities

Flood mitigation and renovations to the emergency dispatch building are the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s top priorities for state funding requests this year. The Kenai Peninsula… Continue reading

Bill to expand mental health coverage to telemedicine

Alaska’s mental health services may soon be easier to access, even for patients in remote and rural areas.A bill pre-filed for the January legislative session,… Continue reading

Beluga concerns arise for Cook Inlet oil leasing

With the annual lease sale approaching and the Alaska LNG Project proposed to enter Cook Inlet, some groups are asking what oil and gas development… Continue reading

Land use along Kenai River draws concern

Efforts by some riverfront property owners to skirt the anadromous stream setback rules along the Kenai River are drawing concern.The 50-foot setback requirement, established to… Continue reading

Soldotna karate instructor arrested on child porn charges

A Soldotna man was arrested Friday on charges of possessing and distributing child pornography.Alaska State Troopers arrested Michael Dean Hancock, 57, on Friday morning on… Continue reading

Cook Inlet might have more oil

Cook Inlet may have more oil and gas to give, but developing it could present a challenge. Though there is active development on oil fields… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Summer Parker (front) and Skye Lew (back) admire one of the tunics woven in the Ravenstail style, a type of weaving indigenous to the Pacific coast of Canada and Alaska. A display of multiple pieces woven by Juneau artist Kay Field Parker will be on display at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center for the winter and spring.

Weaving display features return of restoration lost art

At first glance, the Ravenstail robes don’t look like a piece of lost history. Had it not been for a group of enterprising weavers in… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Summer Parker (front) and Skye Lew (back) admire one of the tunics woven in the Ravenstail style, a type of weaving indigenous to the Pacific coast of Canada and Alaska. A display of multiple pieces woven by Juneau artist Kay Field Parker will be on display at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center for the winter and spring.

Borough debates local option zone changes

Forming a local option zone may soon be easier for residents who want more control over what businesses can move into their neighborhoods.Local option zones… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Kenai River Brewing Company co-owner Doug Hogue stands in the future brewing space in the brewing company's new building on Forty-Seventh Street in Soldotna.

Kenai River Brewing Company prepares for move

Even with walls of plywood and bare fixtures, the new Kenai River Brewing Company building gives off a welcoming air. Situated with its back to… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Kenai River Brewing Company co-owner Doug Hogue stands in the future brewing space in the brewing company's new building on Forty-Seventh Street in Soldotna.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Patricia Paterson, the owner of Lucky Raven Tobacco, displays her illustration of the financials of large and small marijuana businesses at the borough Marijuana Task Force's meeting Thursday. Patterson it will not be possible for marijuana businesses to operate in areas without high foot traffic.

Time winding down on Marijuana Task Force

With less than two months before the state will accept marijuana business applications, the borough’s Marijuana Task Force is still debating whether to set additional… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Patricia Paterson, the owner of Lucky Raven Tobacco, displays her illustration of the financials of large and small marijuana businesses at the borough Marijuana Task Force's meeting Thursday. Patterson it will not be possible for marijuana businesses to operate in areas without high foot traffic.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Boston Subaru, an independent Subaru repair shop in Soldotna, recently moved across the Kenai Spur Highway into its new expanded building.

Boston Subaru transitions into new building, new name

One of Evel Knievel’s cars sits outside the front door of Boston Subaru in Soldotna, and a map of the famous stunt man’s hometown of… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Boston Subaru, an independent Subaru repair shop in Soldotna, recently moved across the Kenai Spur Highway into its new expanded building.

CPH plans transitional living facility

For many patients recovering from drug or alcohol addiction, staying clean can get harder after they leave the treatment facility. Many of those who graduate… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this Nov. 24, 2015 file photo a moose looks for a bite to eat in a lawn on Beaver Loop Road in Kenai, Alaska. Some hunters have raised concerns about moose populations numbers on the southern part of the Kenai Peninsula and questioning an annual hunt carried out by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Moose count raises concern about hunt

Editor's note: The article has been edited to correct an error with the moose survey numbers. It was originally stated that Fish & Game estimated… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this Nov. 24, 2015 file photo a moose looks for a bite to eat in a lawn on Beaver Loop Road in Kenai, Alaska. Some hunters have raised concerns about moose populations numbers on the southern part of the Kenai Peninsula and questioning an annual hunt carried out by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this June 2, 2015 file photo, Mike Matheny of Kasilof eases a 20-pound king salmon back into the Kasilof River after catching it near Crooked Creek in Kasilof, Alaska.

King salmon stocking to expand at Crooked Creek

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to clarify the stocking numbers. The Alaska Department of Fish & Game increased the smolts stocked in Crooked… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this June 2, 2015 file photo, Mike Matheny of Kasilof eases a 20-pound king salmon back into the Kasilof River after catching it near Crooked Creek in Kasilof, Alaska.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Two men prepare to moor the fishing vessel Machinator on the Kenai River near the Kenai City Docks on Tuesday June 30, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska.

State fishery spending analyzed

Most of the benefit from the commercial fishing industry goes to local government, while the state overspends itself, according to a new analysis. A study… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Two men prepare to moor the fishing vessel Machinator on the Kenai River near the Kenai City Docks on Tuesday June 30, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, gives a presentation - focused primarily on the state's budget woes - on Tuesday Jan. 5, 2016 during a Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Soldotna Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.

Economy, budget at forefront of legislative session

With the Alaska legislative session beginning Jan. 19, many residents are holding their breath to see how legislators will address the budget concerns. About a… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, gives a presentation - focused primarily on the state's budget woes - on Tuesday Jan. 5, 2016 during a Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Soldotna Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Dr. Michael Merrick talks to a patient about her addiction as she comes in to get her perscription to Suboxone, a medicine used to treat opioid addictions, on Dec. 23, 2015 in Merrick's office in Kenai, Alaska. Kenai Peninsula doctors wrangle with access and treatment for opoid addicts.

Peninsula doctors wrangle with access, treatment for opioid addicts

Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series on opioid addiction on the Kenai Peninsula. For the first part, check the Dec. 31… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Dr. Michael Merrick talks to a patient about her addiction as she comes in to get her perscription to Suboxone, a medicine used to treat opioid addictions, on Dec. 23, 2015 in Merrick's office in Kenai, Alaska. Kenai Peninsula doctors wrangle with access and treatment for opoid addicts.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Kalifornsky Beach Road resident Dan Sterchi on Friday Sept. 4, 2015 stands near a drainage pipe on a piece of land the borough is considering trading to a private property owner. Sterchi is adamantly opposed to the trade which he says could severely limit the borough's options for mitigating floods in the area.

Conflict, controversy haunt K-Beach flooding solutions

With rubber boots up to his knees and only a gray sweatshirt to protect him from the cool drizzle, Dan Sterchi crashed through waist-high weeds… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Kalifornsky Beach Road resident Dan Sterchi on Friday Sept. 4, 2015 stands near a drainage pipe on a piece of land the borough is considering trading to a private property owner. Sterchi is adamantly opposed to the trade which he says could severely limit the borough's options for mitigating floods in the area.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Dr. Sarah Spencer of the Ninilchik Community Clinic demonstrates how to equip a vial of naloxone, an overdose rescue medication, into an injectable pen. She sends many of her opiate addict patients home with one in case of an emergency.

Opioid addicts face stigma even while seeking treatment

Editor's note: This is part one of a two-part series on opioid addiction on the Kenai Peninsula. For the second part of the series, check… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Dr. Sarah Spencer of the Ninilchik Community Clinic demonstrates how to equip a vial of naloxone, an overdose rescue medication, into an injectable pen. She sends many of her opiate addict patients home with one in case of an emergency.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Jay Kane (left) and Kole McCaughey (right) manned Nikiski Fire Station 1 on Christmas Day. Usually, Christmas Day is pretty slow, and the two had plans to make a ham to celebrate.

Central Peninsula first responders spend quiet Christmas Day at stations

Editor's Note: This story has been edited to correct the spelling of Kole McCaughey's and Justin Horton's names.  Other than the carols ringing from a… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Jay Kane (left) and Kole McCaughey (right) manned Nikiski Fire Station 1 on Christmas Day. Usually, Christmas Day is pretty slow, and the two had plans to make a ham to celebrate.