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A new sign welcoming people to the City of Soldotna stands near the intersection of the Sterling Highway and Kenai River on May 1, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna Council meetings to be held Thursdays

Soldotna City Council members will be able to rock out at Music in the Park, or other Wednesday events, this summer. The council approved a… Continue reading

A new sign welcoming people to the City of Soldotna stands near the intersection of the Sterling Highway and Kenai River on May 1, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
A group of nursing graduates from Kenai Peninsula College’s Kenai River Campus get ready to walk the stage and receive their degrees on Thursday, May 9, 2019, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Walking toward a bright future

Kenai Peninsula College graduates 150 students

A group of nursing graduates from Kenai Peninsula College’s Kenai River Campus get ready to walk the stage and receive their degrees on Thursday, May 9, 2019, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Cindy Harris, right, receives the Advocate of the Year Award from the Alzheimer’s Association during its annual forum in Washington, D.C. on April 1. (Photo courtesy of Cindy Harris)

Soldotna advocate fights for Alzheimer’s awareness

Cindy Harris was named Advocate of the Year

Cindy Harris, right, receives the Advocate of the Year Award from the Alzheimer’s Association during its annual forum in Washington, D.C. on April 1. (Photo courtesy of Cindy Harris)
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District administration, members from the Kenai Peninsula Education Association and the Kenai Peninsula Education Support Association meet at a collective bargaining session to continue contract negotiations for employees who have been without contracts for a year, on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Employee associations reject school district contract proposals

The rising cost of health care has been a key sticking point in the negotiations.

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District administration, members from the Kenai Peninsula Education Association and the Kenai Peninsula Education Support Association meet at a collective bargaining session to continue contract negotiations for employees who have been without contracts for a year, on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Rep. Matt Claman, D-Anchorage, speaks about the House passing a crime bill during a press conference at the Capitol on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Rep. Matt Claman, D-Anchorage, speaks about the House passing a crime bill during a press conference at the Capitol on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Overnight prison riot at Spring Creek contained

Officers at Spring Creek Correctional Center in Seward have regained control after 62 prisoners barricaded entry to their housing unit and began destroying property, according… Continue reading

HEA Director of Power, Fuels and Dispatch Larry Jorgensen explains how the air-cooled condenser at the Nikiski Power Plant operates during a tour in Nikiski, Alaska on May 2, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Behind the scenes at Nikiski’s power plant

HEA offered a rare opportunity for the public to tour its Nikiski power plant

HEA Director of Power, Fuels and Dispatch Larry Jorgensen explains how the air-cooled condenser at the Nikiski Power Plant operates during a tour in Nikiski, Alaska on May 2, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Community members, parents, staff and students concerned about the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s potential plan to consolidate Soldotna High School and Soldotna Prep School gathered in the Soldotna High School Auditorium to get more information about how that consolidation would affect them, Thursday, April 11, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

SoHi, SoPrep to consolidate

Ninth graders will be joining the 10th, 11th and 12th grade students at the Soldotna High campus.

Community members, parents, staff and students concerned about the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s potential plan to consolidate Soldotna High School and Soldotna Prep School gathered in the Soldotna High School Auditorium to get more information about how that consolidation would affect them, Thursday, April 11, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Students wait to graduate at the University of Alaska Anchorage’s spring commencenet ceremony on Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

UAA graduates some of the school’s last teachers

504 students were enrolled in School of Education, 363 of them are affected by accreditation loss

Students wait to graduate at the University of Alaska Anchorage’s spring commencenet ceremony on Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
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Moose kills and bear season ramp up

‘Tis the season for being especially cautious in the out of doors

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In this Nov. 29, 2018 photo, clouds swirl over Douglas Island. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
In this Nov. 29, 2018 photo, clouds swirl over Douglas Island. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Two charged in Soldotna auto shop car theft

Two charged in Soldotna auto shop car theft

The Chrysler had been stolen out of the parking lot.

Two charged in Soldotna auto shop car theft
Michael O’Brien, owner of O’Brien Gardens and Trees, on his farm on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

A day to buy local

USDA census shows growth in peninsula agriculture in time for Alaska Agriculture Day

Michael O’Brien, owner of O’Brien Gardens and Trees, on his farm on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Amid concerns about ferries’ future, hundreds show up to greet new ship
Amid concerns about ferries’ future, hundreds show up to greet new ship
Mayor Charlie Pierce speaks at a Kenai Peninsula Borough meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Pierce vetoes $2.5 million for schools

The Borough Assembly passed an ordinance April 16 increasing the FY 2019 funds by $2,423,955.

Mayor Charlie Pierce speaks at a Kenai Peninsula Borough meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
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Schools briefs for the week of May 6, 2019

What’s happening this week

  • May 5, 2019
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HEA board election results announced

HEA board election results announced

Homer Electric Association elects three directors during annual meeting

HEA board election results announced
Amanda Reynolds and Melissa Williams, a mother-daughter duo, have opened Plus by Design, a business focused on providing clothing and accessories for larger-sized women in Kenai, Alaska, on Monday, April 29, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Fashioning a new business

Shop Talk: Plus by Design

Amanda Reynolds and Melissa Williams, a mother-daughter duo, have opened Plus by Design, a business focused on providing clothing and accessories for larger-sized women in Kenai, Alaska, on Monday, April 29, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Measles could be getting off the boat in Juneau

Measles could be getting off the boat in Juneau

Rash-causing virus is the most prevalent it’s been in 25 years.

Measles could be getting off the boat in Juneau
Bruce jaffa waits in line to speak to Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly against closing Moose Pass School, on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Assembly to discuss Moose Pass School’s future

If Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed budget passes, it could result in the closure of six schools.

Bruce jaffa waits in line to speak to Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly against closing Moose Pass School, on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)