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Alaska Communications progressing through Kenai Peninsula broadband wireless project

Alaska Communications progressing through Kenai Peninsula broadband wireless project

Statewide telephone and internet service provider Alaska Communications plans to begin offering wireless broadband internet to some rural areas of the western Kenai Peninsula in… Continue reading

Alaska Communications progressing through Kenai Peninsula broadband wireless project
Central Peninsula Hospital’s River Tower specialty services building stands on Sunday, June 24, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. The River Tower opened in early 2016 as the fifth phase of an expansion that the hospital began in 2003. Phase 6, which began with a cermonial ground-breaking on Friday, will add a new obstetrics center and a cardiac catheterization lab. (Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion).

Central Peninsula Hospital to have new birthing and cardiac facilities

Babies born on the central Kenai Peninsula soon after November 2019 may be the first to enter the world in a new birth center that… Continue reading

Central Peninsula Hospital’s River Tower specialty services building stands on Sunday, June 24, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. The River Tower opened in early 2016 as the fifth phase of an expansion that the hospital began in 2003. Phase 6, which began with a cermonial ground-breaking on Friday, will add a new obstetrics center and a cardiac catheterization lab. (Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion).
Horst Haunold, of Soldotna, coaches his team Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at Boys and Girls Club soccer at Kenai Middle School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Boys and Girls Club soccer builds community

The World Cup is currently showing what soccer can mean to the world. The Boys and Girls Club soccer program is showing what soccer can… Continue reading

Horst Haunold, of Soldotna, coaches his team Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at Boys and Girls Club soccer at Kenai Middle School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Peninsula Oilers infielder Jake Darrow keeps an eye on teammate Tyler Duke in a June 8, 2018, Alaska Baseball League game against the Anchorage Bucs at Coral Seymour Memorial Ballpark in Kenai. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna’s Darrow rejuvenates career with Oilers

Two years ago, Soldotna’s Jake Darrow was staring down the reality of possibly giving up his dream and his passion of playing the sport with… Continue reading

Peninsula Oilers infielder Jake Darrow keeps an eye on teammate Tyler Duke in a June 8, 2018, Alaska Baseball League game against the Anchorage Bucs at Coral Seymour Memorial Ballpark in Kenai. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Peninsula runners head north for Anchorage Mayor’s Marathon

Several Kenai Peninsula runners traveled north for the Anchorage Mayor’s Marathon and Half-Marathon on Saturday. The women’s marathon was won by Keri McEntee of Fairbanks… Continue reading

Life in the pedestrian lane: Going south

We just recently returned from our annual “duty call” to Idaho. You know, a couple of years ago I’d have referred to that trip as… Continue reading

What others say: Senate stands back amid escalating trade conflict

Would Republicans in Congress stay mute if a President imposed income or sales taxes on U.S. industries on an arbitrary whim? We doubt it, so… Continue reading

An Anchor River king salmon lies on the bank Saturday, May 19, 2018 in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Managers restrict Kenai late-run kings, setnets

Anglers won’t be able to use bait when the fishing for late-run Kenai River king salmon starts in July. The Alaska Department of Fish and… Continue reading

An Anchor River king salmon lies on the bank Saturday, May 19, 2018 in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)
Man dead after conflict, stabbing in Kasilof

Man dead after conflict, stabbing in Kasilof

Editor’s note: This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. A Kasilof man is dead after a conflict in… Continue reading

Man dead after conflict, stabbing in Kasilof
Ed Seaward operates a ham radio during the Moosehorn Amateur Radio Club’s annual field day event at Skyview Middle School on Saturday, June 23, 2018 near Soldotna, Alaska. The radio club joins with others across north America in a field day organized by the Amercan Radio Relay League every year, calling out to operators in Canada and the Lower 48 with the Kenai area’s call sign and recording how many contacts the operators make. Seaward, who moved to Soldotna from Connecticut about three years ago, said he has been operating ham radios since he was in high school and used them while he served in the military. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Ham radio operators connect across North America in annual Field Day

The Skyview Middle School parking lot became a window to all of North America for the day Saturday. A towering radio antenna linked the Moosehorn… Continue reading

Ed Seaward operates a ham radio during the Moosehorn Amateur Radio Club’s annual field day event at Skyview Middle School on Saturday, June 23, 2018 near Soldotna, Alaska. The radio club joins with others across north America in a field day organized by the Amercan Radio Relay League every year, calling out to operators in Canada and the Lower 48 with the Kenai area’s call sign and recording how many contacts the operators make. Seaward, who moved to Soldotna from Connecticut about three years ago, said he has been operating ham radios since he was in high school and used them while he served in the military. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
Chugiak/Eagle River Chinooks baserunner Luke VanDover tries to time a move with Peninsula Oilers shortstop Bryan Woo watching closely Friday night at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Chinooks snap Oilers 3-game win streak after 13 innings

Down to their last strike, the Chugiak/Eagle River Chinooks still had some last-second magic left in them. Facing a full count and with two outs… Continue reading

Chugiak/Eagle River Chinooks baserunner Luke VanDover tries to time a move with Peninsula Oilers shortstop Bryan Woo watching closely Friday night at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Twins suffer 3 losses in Anchorage

The American Legion Twins fell in a doubleheader sweep Saturday to cap a winless weekend road trip. Host South handed the Twins their first league… Continue reading

Oilers sputter in another loss to Chinooks

With the bats stuck in neutral, the Peninsula Oilers sputtered to another one-run loss Saturday night at Coral Seymour Memorial Park, dropping a 3-2 contest… Continue reading

What others say: Parkland students evoke action of 50 years ago

Music is healing. Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas Senior High School put that theory on display Sunday night in New York with their stirring performance… Continue reading

Op-ed: Harvard’s anti-Asian-American microaggression

The Harvard University admissions process appears to be an ongoing microaggression against Asian-Americans. A group called Students for Fair Admissions is suing the school for… Continue reading

Voices of Alaska: Children’s safety is not an acceptable price for border security

The Department of Homeland Security removed more than 2,000 children from their families in a matter of weeks. As mothers and grandmothers who have dedicated… Continue reading

What others say: Like all things, video games in moderation

The World Health Organization has a lot on its plate these days. Ebola’s made a comeback in central Africa. There are still parts of the… Continue reading

Dr. Alan Boraas, professor of anthropology at Kenai Peninsula College, leads a tour of Kalifornsky Villagein May 2015. The Native settlement was abandoned in the 1920s but is still home to a rich cultural history. (Photo courtesy of Jenny Neyman/Redoubt Reporter)

100 years ago, Spanish flu devastated Alaska Native villages

At the dawn of the 20th century, 15 people lived in the village of Point Possession on the northern tip of the Kenai Peninsula, according… Continue reading

Dr. Alan Boraas, professor of anthropology at Kenai Peninsula College, leads a tour of Kalifornsky Villagein May 2015. The Native settlement was abandoned in the 1920s but is still home to a rich cultural history. (Photo courtesy of Jenny Neyman/Redoubt Reporter)
Beluga Slough, in Homer, is one of several estuaries on the Kenai Peninsula. (Photo provided by Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

Estuaries on the Kenai Peninsula are special places

Growing up in Homer was an experience that I am incredibly happy to have had. From playing outside in the summers until midnight or helping… Continue reading

Beluga Slough, in Homer, is one of several estuaries on the Kenai Peninsula. (Photo provided by Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)
The Kenai River and Skilak Lake, as seen from the top of Hideout Trail Feb. 21, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Enjoying the silence

Just over five miles into my hike up and down Green Mountain in Chautauqua Park outside Boulder, Colorado, this past winter, I faced a choice.… Continue reading

The Kenai River and Skilak Lake, as seen from the top of Hideout Trail Feb. 21, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)