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From left, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson, Gov. Mike Dunleavy, Alaska Department of Natural Resources Commissioner John Boyle and Alaska Department of Revenue Deputy Commissioner Fadil Limani discuss Cook Inlet oil and gas shortages during a press conference on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy the Office of the Governor)

Dunleavy looks to lower Cook Inlet oil and gas royalties

The governor said he plans to introduce legislation lowering the rate

From left, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson, Gov. Mike Dunleavy, Alaska Department of Natural Resources Commissioner John Boyle and Alaska Department of Revenue Deputy Commissioner Fadil Limani discuss Cook Inlet oil and gas shortages during a press conference on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy the Office of the Governor)
Sockeye salmon are caught in a set gillnet at a test site for selective harvest setnet gear in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Assembly calls for economic disaster declaration for east side setnet fishery

The resolution is in response to this year’s unprecedented closure of the fishery by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Sockeye salmon are caught in a set gillnet at a test site for selective harvest setnet gear in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
The Central Peninsula Landfill is seen on June 27, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion file)
The Central Peninsula Landfill is seen on June 27, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion file)
Statues of a sow and two bear cubs are seen in this mock-up of a potential sculpture at the Kenai Municipal Airport, in Kenai, Alaska. (Illustration via City of Kenai)

Kenai explores bronze bear sculpture garden for airport

The display would include a bronze sow and two cubs interacting with a river

Statues of a sow and two bear cubs are seen in this mock-up of a potential sculpture at the Kenai Municipal Airport, in Kenai, Alaska. (Illustration via City of Kenai)
Soldotna hoists the First National Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, after the Division II championship game at Service High School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna defeats Lathrop for Division II state football championship

Going into the Division II state football championship game Saturday at a sunny Service High School in Anchorage, Soldotna’s Class of 2024 was looking at… Continue reading

Soldotna hoists the First National Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, after the Division II championship game at Service High School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
A pack of runners, in costumes and in warm clothes, take off at the start of the Costume Caper at Nikiski Community Recreation Center in Nikiski, Alaska, on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Costume caper draws 2 dozen for a chilly morning fun run

The 2-mile run and food drive is put on by North Peninsula Recreation Service Area

A pack of runners, in costumes and in warm clothes, take off at the start of the Costume Caper at Nikiski Community Recreation Center in Nikiski, Alaska, on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
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Info sought on Salamatof area home invasion, assault

Troopers reported that a preliminary investigation found that an unknown individual assaulted a man and woman inside of their home

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The badge for the Kenai Police Department

Man dies after falling off Kenai bluff, police say

The man was found on North Kenai Beach, near the Kenai River and Cook Avenue

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A pumpkin is released from a plane during Kenai Aviation’s Fifth Annual Pumpkin Drop at the Kenai Airpark in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai Aviation celebrates fall with falling pumpkins

Hundreds gathered Saturday for the Fifth Annual Pumpkin Drop

A pumpkin is released from a plane during Kenai Aviation’s Fifth Annual Pumpkin Drop at the Kenai Airpark in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
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1 found dead inside burned Soldotna residence

Alaska State Troopers responded to reports of a structure fire with Central Emergency Services fire crews around 5 a.m.

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Soldotna city council members, staff and residents break ground on the Soldotna field house project on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna breaks ground on field house

When completed, the 40,500-square-foot field house will cover roughly an acre of land

Soldotna city council members, staff and residents break ground on the Soldotna field house project on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Jacquelynn Tomrdle, left, and Nicole Murphy, right, present on behalf of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Students in Transition program at the Kenai Peninsula Association of Realtors award ceremony at Kenai Catering on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

2 KPBSD staff appointed to state homeless education group

The state group is tasked with reviewing and updating Alaska’s McKinney-Vento policies and procedures

Jacquelynn Tomrdle, left, and Nicole Murphy, right, present on behalf of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Students in Transition program at the Kenai Peninsula Association of Realtors award ceremony at Kenai Catering on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai City Clerk Shellie Saner (right) administers an oath of office to Henry Knackstedt during a Kenai City Council meeting on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 in Kenai, Alaska. Knackstedt was elected to the council during the Oct. 3 election. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai council swears in 2 new members

Henry Knackstedt and Phillip Daniel took their oaths of office

Kenai City Clerk Shellie Saner (right) administers an oath of office to Henry Knackstedt during a Kenai City Council meeting on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 in Kenai, Alaska. Knackstedt was elected to the council during the Oct. 3 election. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
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Jessie Soyangco, right, leads a class of kindergarteners in dancing to a remix of the “Little Einstein’s” theme song at Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science in Kenai on Thursday.

Dance, dance diamonds

Diamond Dance Project co-director Jessie Soyangco is in-residence at Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science this week and next

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Jessie Soyangco, right, leads a class of kindergarteners in dancing to a remix of the “Little Einstein’s” theme song at Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science in Kenai on Thursday.
Brochures advertise information about the Safe School Helpline near the entrance to Hope School on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2023, in Hope, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

School district launches anonymous helpline

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District staff, students and community members can anonymously report concerns affecting district schools

Brochures advertise information about the Safe School Helpline near the entrance to Hope School on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2023, in Hope, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Joel Caldwell shows off the new Tecnam Traveller on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai Aviation to add 14 weekly flights between Kenai and Anchorage

The expansion will come just over a week after Ravn Alaska discontinues service at the Kenai Municipal Airport.

Joel Caldwell shows off the new Tecnam Traveller on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
The entrance to the George A. Navarre Admin Building in Soldotna, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion file)

Assembly OKs overhaul of borough gravel pit regs

The unanimous vote in support of the ordinance caps more than a year of work by an assembly material site subcommittee

The entrance to the George A. Navarre Admin Building in Soldotna, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion file)
Upper Cook Inlet Exclusive Economic Zone can be seen on this map provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Image via fisheries.noaa.gov)

NOAA seeking comment for proposed regulation of Cook Inlet commercial fishing

Public comment is being sought by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries on a proposed rule that would implement federal management on commercial and… Continue reading

Upper Cook Inlet Exclusive Economic Zone can be seen on this map provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Image via fisheries.noaa.gov)
Mary Lou Bottorff, a survivor of Holy Cross Mission, holds a picture taken of her en route to Holy Cross Mission taken in Nome in 1948, when she was eight years old, inside the Tyotkas Elder Center on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

‘You don’t understand unless you lived it’

On day of remebrance, two elders share stories of childhood in a boarding school

Mary Lou Bottorff, a survivor of Holy Cross Mission, holds a picture taken of her en route to Holy Cross Mission taken in Nome in 1948, when she was eight years old, inside the Tyotkas Elder Center on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
A man fishes in the Kenai River on July 16, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion/file)

Kenai River late-run kings designated a stock of management concern

The board-set optimal escapement goal for large late-run Kenai River king salmon has not been achieved in the four years that it has been in place

A man fishes in the Kenai River on July 16, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion/file)