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School briefs Jan. 14-Jan. 20

School briefs Jan. 14-Jan. 20

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Central Peninsula Child Find Screenings The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and Frontier Community Services Infant Learning will be offering… Continue reading

School briefs Jan. 14-Jan. 20
State population decreases, while borough population increases

State population decreases, while borough population increases

Alaska’s population decreased for the second year in a row. From July 2017 to July 2018, the state lost 1,608 people, or 0.2 percent of… Continue reading

State population decreases, while borough population increases
Gavel and scales

Kenai man convicted of threatening Superior Court Judge: ‘I’m going to kill her family’

A Kenai man has been convicted of threatening to kill an Alaska Superior Court Judge, according a release sent Thursday from U.S. Attorney Brian D.… Continue reading

Gavel and scales
Shutdown drags on, workers to go without pay

Shutdown drags on, workers to go without pay

Businesses reach out to affected workers, senators address Alaskans

Shutdown drags on, workers to go without pay

Anchorage couple indicted on charges of robbing, assaulting cab drivers

Two people were indicted last week for allegedly assaulting and robbing two Anchorage-area cab drivers last year. Hector Rivera, 21, and Shirley Borrero-Qinones, 21, were… Continue reading

  • Jan 10, 2019
  • By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion
  • Crime
Aleea Faulkner, 12, shares socks with mom Wausaumoutouikwe Sandman-Shelifoe on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, during Project Homeless Connect at the Soldotna Sports Complex. Faulkner spearheaded a sock drive to support the annual community service event. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Health care, hair cuts and more

Project Homeless Connect will offer services at eighth annual event

Aleea Faulkner, 12, shares socks with mom Wausaumoutouikwe Sandman-Shelifoe on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, during Project Homeless Connect at the Soldotna Sports Complex. Faulkner spearheaded a sock drive to support the annual community service event. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
Alaska Gasline Development Corporation Board of Directors elects new leadership

Alaska Gasline Development Corporation Board of Directors elects new leadership

The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation Board of Directors elected new leadership at Thursday’s board of directors meeting. Doug Smith was elected as board chair, Dan… Continue reading

Alaska Gasline Development Corporation Board of Directors elects new leadership
Soldotna postpones vote on school zone cellphone ban

Soldotna postpones vote on school zone cellphone ban

Soldotna City Council has postponed voting on an ordinance that would to prohibit the use of hand-held electronic devices, like cellphones, while driving in school… Continue reading

  • Jan 10, 2019
  • By KAT SORENSEN Peninsula Clarion
  • Soldotna
Soldotna postpones vote on school zone cellphone ban
Rep. Geran Tarr, D-Anchorage, and Rep. Andy Josephson, D-Anchorage, listen during a House Resource Committee hearing at the Capitol on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017.

Pre-filed bill would require rape kit testing within six months

On Monday, Alaska House Rep. Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage) pre-filed public safety legislation that would require the timely testing of sexual assault/rape kits in Alaska. HB… Continue reading

Rep. Geran Tarr, D-Anchorage, and Rep. Andy Josephson, D-Anchorage, listen during a House Resource Committee hearing at the Capitol on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017.
The industrial area of Nikiski is pictured in this undated photo. (Photo/File/AJOC)

LNG project committee focuses on public input

Chairman for the Alaska LNG Advisory Committee, Tim Johnson, presented an update at Tuesday’s Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting, saying the group is focusing on… Continue reading

The industrial area of Nikiski is pictured in this undated photo. (Photo/File/AJOC)
Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to members of the media before welcoming Juneau residents to the Governor’s Open House on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

ACLU prepares lawsuits against Dunleavy administration

More details will come Thursday.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to members of the media before welcoming Juneau residents to the Governor’s Open House on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Joe McCabe, a paralegal specialist with the NOAA General Counsel office, talks Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, about being being off work since the partial federal shutdown started on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. McCabe, 55, said he has always had work since he was 13. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

‘It’s ridiculous’: Furloughed Juneau residents frustrated at federal shutdown

It goes beyond just federal employees.

Joe McCabe, a paralegal specialist with the NOAA General Counsel office, talks Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, about being being off work since the partial federal shutdown started on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. McCabe, 55, said he has always had work since he was 13. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Borough works toward collecting sales tax on online purchases

Borough works toward collecting sales tax on online purchases

An ordinance introduced at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting would appropriate $10,000 to help set up a work group, which would establish a system… Continue reading

Borough works toward collecting sales tax on online purchases
Chelsea Hart, who was born and raised in Kenai and has been performing comedy and opera across Europe for the past four years, is pictured in this undated photo. (Photo by Zowwi Ranford/Courtesy of Chelsea Hart)

Kenai local Chelsea Hart returns home to teach comedy writing workshop for Kenai Performers

Globetrotting comedienne and entertainer Chelsea Hart has returned to her hometown of Kenai to offer a comedy writing workshop with the Kenai Performers today. Hart… Continue reading

Chelsea Hart, who was born and raised in Kenai and has been performing comedy and opera across Europe for the past four years, is pictured in this undated photo. (Photo by Zowwi Ranford/Courtesy of Chelsea Hart)
Gov. Mike Dunleavy meets with his cabinet members and gives attending media a list of his administration’s priorities at the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. The 31st Legislative Session opens next Tuesday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Dunleavy vows to crack down on crime, restore PFD

New governor, new cabinet.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy meets with his cabinet members and gives attending media a list of his administration’s priorities at the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. The 31st Legislative Session opens next Tuesday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Alaska port official charged with trying to drown daughter

Alaska port official charged with trying to drown daughter

ANCHORAGE — A high-ranking port official in Alaska’s largest city has been arrested, accused of twice trying to drown his 8-year-year-old daughter in a bathtub… Continue reading

  • Jan 8, 2019
  • By RACHEL D’ORO Associated Press
Alaska port official charged with trying to drown daughter
A male black bear chases spawning sockeye salmon in Steep Creek at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Thursday, August 16, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire) A male black bear chases spawning sockeye salmon in Steep Creek at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on August 16, 2018. (Michael Penn/Juneau Empire)

Alaska calls for less federal control of wildlife management

ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Department of the Interior in September asked states what it could do to “restore trust and be a good neighbor.” Alaska’s… Continue reading

  • Jan 8, 2019
  • By DAN JOLING Associated Press
A male black bear chases spawning sockeye salmon in Steep Creek at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Thursday, August 16, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire) A male black bear chases spawning sockeye salmon in Steep Creek at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on August 16, 2018. (Michael Penn/Juneau Empire)
Alaska guide pleads guilty to herding bears toward clients

Alaska guide pleads guilty to herding bears toward clients

ANCHORAGE (AP) — An Alaska hunting guide who instructed employees on snowmobiles to herd grizzly bears toward clients has lost his master guide’s license for… Continue reading

  • Jan 8, 2019
  • By DAN JOLING Associated Press
Alaska guide pleads guilty to herding bears toward clients
In this Oct. 4, 2017 file photo, a sign meant to entice recipients of payouts from the state’s Permanent Fund Dividend Division, also known as PFD, advertises a sale in Anchorage, Alaska. The Alaska Department of Revenue shut down online applications for Alaska Permanent Fund dividends because of security concerns. The department in an announcement Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, said some applicants had inadvertently seen personal information belonging to other applicants who had filed previously. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

Alaska resumes online applications for oil-wealth checks

JUNEAU — The state has resumed accepting applications online for checks from Alaska’s oil-wealth fund after resolving what the Department of Revenue described as “software… Continue reading

  • Jan 8, 2019
  • By Associated Press
In this Oct. 4, 2017 file photo, a sign meant to entice recipients of payouts from the state’s Permanent Fund Dividend Division, also known as PFD, advertises a sale in Anchorage, Alaska. The Alaska Department of Revenue shut down online applications for Alaska Permanent Fund dividends because of security concerns. The department in an announcement Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, said some applicants had inadvertently seen personal information belonging to other applicants who had filed previously. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)
Patrons stand at the bar with their drinks March 31, 2017 at Kenai River Brewing Company in Soldotna. (Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion file photo)

Kenai River Brewing Company participates in Camp fire fundraiser

Soldotna’s Kenai River Brewing Company is joining thousands of breweries across the country in brewing up a Resilience Butte County Proud IPA to support Californians… Continue reading

Patrons stand at the bar with their drinks March 31, 2017 at Kenai River Brewing Company in Soldotna. (Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion file photo)