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The Caper performs in front of a live audience in an undated photo at the Flats Bistro south of Kenai. (Photo provided by Luke Thibodeau)

Flats Bistro showcases local musicians

“We try to find (musicians) who don’t play anywhere else.”

The Caper performs in front of a live audience in an undated photo at the Flats Bistro south of Kenai. (Photo provided by Luke Thibodeau)
The Kenai Peninsula Borough building, pictured Sept. 12, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Assembly seeks to lift borough hiring freeze

11 vacancies at the borough are “increasingly impacting remaining personnel.”

The Kenai Peninsula Borough building, pictured Sept. 12, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
A student from Redoubt Elementary holds up a discarded fishing line and lure during the 6th Annual Kids Kenai River Spring Cleanup at Swiftwater Park in Soldotna, Alaska on May 3, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Spring cleaning

Students remove trash from Kenai River shoreline

A student from Redoubt Elementary holds up a discarded fishing line and lure during the 6th Annual Kids Kenai River Spring Cleanup at Swiftwater Park in Soldotna, Alaska on May 3, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai approves funding for river bacteria testing

Kenai approves funding for river bacteria testing

The Kenai City Council appropriated grant funds for summer water quality testing in the Kenai River at their meeting Wednesday. Kenai received about $56,000 from… Continue reading

Kenai approves funding for river bacteria testing
Students strike against climate change

Students strike against climate change

Juneau high schoolers hope policy changes faster than the climate does.

Students strike against climate change
The Alaska State Capitol in April 2018. (Juneau Empire File)

GOP lawmaker leaves Alaska House majority over budget vote

With a full dividend, the Senate budget has a $1.2 billion hole that would still need to be filled.

  • May 4, 2019
  • By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press
The Alaska State Capitol in April 2018. (Juneau Empire File)
Refuge receives land donation from conservation group

Refuge receives land donation from conservation group

The land comprises an area around the Killey River

Refuge receives land donation from conservation group
The Alaska State Capitol in April 2018. (Juneau Empire File)

Alaska lawmaker takes issue with Black History Month bill

Eastman: Passing a law saying how much politicians care about African Americans is dishonest

  • May 2, 2019
  • By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press
The Alaska State Capitol in April 2018. (Juneau Empire File)
The distillery of the Kenai River Brewing Company in Soldotna, Alaska, is seen in April 2018. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

OrchestrAle to make brew debut Sunday

Sunday will see a brew debut with a musical twist. Kenai River Brewing Company will go public with its new signature beer, “OrchestrAle,” at a… Continue reading

The distillery of the Kenai River Brewing Company in Soldotna, Alaska, is seen in April 2018. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai City Council votes down onsite marijuana use

Kenai City Council votes down onsite marijuana use

Kenai City Council voted down an ordinance that would allow onsite marijuana consumption in retail stores at their council meeting Wednesday night. Alaska recently became… Continue reading

Kenai City Council votes down onsite marijuana use
Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks about his plan for a fiscally sustainable budget at the first event of his budget roadshow at the Cannery Lodge Monday, March 25, 2019 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Education advocacy group suing Dunleavy

Lawsuit asserts the governor violated constitution by impounding $20 million in education funds.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks about his plan for a fiscally sustainable budget at the first event of his budget roadshow at the Cannery Lodge Monday, March 25, 2019 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Alyeska Tire employee John Wilson balances a tire at the store in Kenai, Alaska on May 2, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Shop Talk: Alyeska Tire

When Alyeska Tire owner Jerry Wortham first opened a used car lot in Kenai in 1978 with his then-partner, former Borough Mayor and local legend… Continue reading

Alyeska Tire employee John Wilson balances a tire at the store in Kenai, Alaska on May 2, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Moss covers old growth trees along Auke Lake on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Moss covers old growth trees along Auke Lake on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
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 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)

New signs create gateway to Soldotna

The signs were built by the city’s maintenance department

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 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)
Alaska marijuana regulators vent over investigative help

Alaska marijuana regulators vent over investigative help

Troopers notified the Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office it would not access to certain databases.

  • May 1, 2019
  • By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press
Alaska marijuana regulators vent over investigative help
Electronics recycling day Saturday

Electronics recycling day Saturday

Saturday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Electronics recycling day Saturday
Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks about his plan for a fiscally sustainable budget at the first event of his budget roadshow at the Cannery Lodge Monday, March 25, 2019 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

House committee hears public testimony on Dunleavy’s constitutional amendments

A legal memo casts doubts on whether or not Dunleavy constitutional amendment is really a revision

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks about his plan for a fiscally sustainable budget at the first event of his budget roadshow at the Cannery Lodge Monday, March 25, 2019 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Senate President Cathy Giessel, left, listens to Senate leaders on the floor at the Alaska State Capitol on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
Senate President Cathy Giessel, left, listens to Senate leaders on the floor at the Alaska State Capitol on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

13 weekend wildfires signal kickoff to Alaska fire season

“This is really some of the driest parts of the year.”

  • May 1, 2019
  • By DAN JOLING Associated Press
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Alaska marijuana regulators to consider changes to onsite pot use

The board would need to get public comment on proposed changes to the rules.

  • Apr 30, 2019
  • By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press
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