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Event to Solarize the Kenai kicks off

The project that gathers a group of solar power customers to ensure discounts on installment.

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Henry Smith checks out his fresh haircut courtesy of Gail Kennedy during the 2020 Project Homeless Connect event at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska, on Jan. 29, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Day to reach out, connect

Project Homeless Connect provides support, services for those experiencing homelessness.

Henry Smith checks out his fresh haircut courtesy of Gail Kennedy during the 2020 Project Homeless Connect event at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska, on Jan. 29, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
The Kenai Peninsula Borough building, pictured Sept. 12, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Assembly takes on political speech

The assembly passed a resolution supporting and calling for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough building, pictured Sept. 12, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
In this photo taken Aug. 25, 2017, provided by NOAA Fisheries, a newborn beluga whale calf sticks its head out of the water in upper Cook Inlet, Alaska. The population of endangered beluga whales in Alaska’s Cook Inlet continues to decline, federal marine mammal authorities announced Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. A biennial survey conducted by the fisheries arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimated the population of the white whales at 250 to 317, with a median estimate of 279. (NOAA Fisheries via AP)

Survey: Alaska’s Cook Inlet beluga whales continue decline

A biennial survey estimated the population of the white whales at 250 to 317.

  • Jan 29, 2020
  • By DAN JOLING Associated Press
In this photo taken Aug. 25, 2017, provided by NOAA Fisheries, a newborn beluga whale calf sticks its head out of the water in upper Cook Inlet, Alaska. The population of endangered beluga whales in Alaska’s Cook Inlet continues to decline, federal marine mammal authorities announced Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. A biennial survey conducted by the fisheries arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimated the population of the white whales at 250 to 317, with a median estimate of 279. (NOAA Fisheries via AP)
A king salmon is seen in August 2013. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Fish and Game forecasts below average 2020 king salmon run

The 2020 forecast for the early run is well below the 1986-2019 average of 9,196 large fish.

A king salmon is seen in August 2013. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Get connected at Project Homeless Connect

Get connected at Project Homeless Connect

The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.

Get connected at Project Homeless Connect
David A. Powell, 54, appears in court Monday after being charged with property damage for nailing a sign to the door of the governor’s mansion on Dr. Martin Luther King Day as a form of protest. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
David A. Powell, 54, appears in court Monday after being charged with property damage for nailing a sign to the door of the governor’s mansion on Dr. Martin Luther King Day as a form of protest. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Dunleavy seeks action on fiscal plan

Dunleavy seeks action on fiscal plan

He called for creation of a statewide lottery and doubled-down on proposed constitutional changes.

  • Jan 28, 2020
  • By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press
Dunleavy seeks action on fiscal plan
A closed entrance at the north terminal at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, where a flight plane carrying U.S. citizens being evacuated from Wuhan, China is expected later Tuesday, is seen Tuesday. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Passengers from Wuhan to stop in Anchorage

All passengers on board were screened multiple times prior to departure from Wuhan.

A closed entrance at the north terminal at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, where a flight plane carrying U.S. citizens being evacuated from Wuhan, China is expected later Tuesday, is seen Tuesday. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
Alaskans win thousands in state’s first ever PFD raffle

Alaskans win thousands in state’s first ever PFD raffle

Donations from PFD turned into huge payouts.

Alaskans win thousands in state’s first ever PFD raffle
The Kenai Peninsula Borough building, pictured Sept. 12, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Borough asks residents to weigh in

The survey asks residents how they perceive the borough.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough building, pictured Sept. 12, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
An octopus can be seen in the waters near Resurrection Bay, near Seward, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Kenny Regan)

Alaska beneath the surface

“Alaska has some of the best cold-water diving I’ve ever experienced,”

  • Jan 27, 2020
  • By Kat Sorensen For the Peninsula Clarion
An octopus can be seen in the waters near Resurrection Bay, near Seward, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Kenny Regan)
The industrial area of Nikiski, featuring a refinery and currently mothballed LNG and fertilizer plants, was selected by the producer-led consortium of the Alaska LNG Project before the state took over in 2017. (Photo/File/AJOC)

Borough OKs funds for legal help on LNG project

The firm is supporting the borough’s efforts to keep Nikiski as the ideal location for LNG project.

The industrial area of Nikiski, featuring a refinery and currently mothballed LNG and fertilizer plants, was selected by the producer-led consortium of the Alaska LNG Project before the state took over in 2017. (Photo/File/AJOC)
Schools briefs for the week Jan. 26-Feb. 2, 2020

Schools briefs for the week Jan. 26-Feb. 2, 2020

What’s happening this week

  • Jan 25, 2020
Schools briefs for the week Jan. 26-Feb. 2, 2020
Governor extends open invitation to mining industry
Governor extends open invitation to mining industry
Once again, veto override fails

Once again, veto override fails

45 is a hard number to reach.

Once again, veto override fails
Brian Mazurek / Peninsula Clarion                                Barbara Waters holds up the book “Profiles in Change: Names, Notes, and Quotes for Alaskan Women” by Ginna Brelsford while discussing women’s history in Alaska during the Centennial Voices event at the Soldotna Public Library in Soldotna on Saturday.

‘A multigenerational battle’

League of Women celebrate 100 years of women’s right to vote

Brian Mazurek / Peninsula Clarion                                Barbara Waters holds up the book “Profiles in Change: Names, Notes, and Quotes for Alaskan Women” by Ginna Brelsford while discussing women’s history in Alaska during the Centennial Voices event at the Soldotna Public Library in Soldotna on Saturday.
Tammie Willis speaks at the LGTBQ Town Hall at the Soldotna Public Library in Soldotna, Alaska, on Jan. 4, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna passes resolution in support of hate crime legislation

The resolution would add “sexual orientation and gender identity” as a factor considered at sentencing

Tammie Willis speaks at the LGTBQ Town Hall at the Soldotna Public Library in Soldotna, Alaska, on Jan. 4, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Gov. Mike Dunleavy gives his State of the State speech to a Joint Session of the Alaska Legislature in January 2019 at the Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Dunleavy expected to give State of the State address next week

The governor will likely address the Legislature Monday.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy gives his State of the State speech to a Joint Session of the Alaska Legislature in January 2019 at the Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
A sign directs voters at Soldotna City Hall during the special Field House election on March 5, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna to mark centennial of women’s vote

Marge Mullen will be the featured speaker at the event.

A sign directs voters at Soldotna City Hall during the special Field House election on March 5, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)