Dallas Seavey, the 2015 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champion poses with his lead dogs Hero, left, and Reef in Nome, Alaska on Wednesday, March 18, 2015.   Seavey won his third Iditarod in the last four years, beating his father, Mitch, to the finish line after racing 1,000 miles across Alaska. (AP Photo/Alaska Dispatch News, Loren Holmes)

Seaveys take top spots in Nome

NOME — If ever there was uncertainty about the outcome of the world’s most famous sled dog race, it was this year. Warm weather and… Continue reading

  • Mar 18, 2015
  • By Mark Thiessen
Dallas Seavey, the 2015 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champion poses with his lead dogs Hero, left, and Reef in Nome, Alaska on Wednesday, March 18, 2015.   Seavey won his third Iditarod in the last four years, beating his father, Mitch, to the finish line after racing 1,000 miles across Alaska. (AP Photo/Alaska Dispatch News, Loren Holmes)

Students experience jobs up close

Experience was the best teacher for many Kenai Central High School students this week.On Wednesday, more than 100 juniors from KCHS were sent out to… Continue reading

  • Mar 18, 2015
  • By IAN FOLEY

Game board lowers brown bear harvest cap

ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Board of Game voted to give Kenai Peninsula brown bears a bit more protection by lowering the cap on how many… Continue reading

  • Mar 17, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney

Legislative Information Office teleconference schedule for March 19

Thursday 8:00 a.m.The State Board of Education will hold their Regular Quarterly Meeting. For complete agenda go to the Board’s website: http://www.eed.alaska.gov/State_Board/ Testimony will be… Continue reading

  • Mar 18, 2015
Soldotna Chamber honors Students of the Month & calls for scholarship applicants

Soldotna Chamber honors Students of the Month & calls for scholarship applicants

For many years Bob Sizemore has sponsored the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce student of the month lunches, giving educators an opportunity to honor hard working… Continue reading

Soldotna Chamber honors Students of the Month & calls for scholarship applicants
Top 12 selected in the 25th Annual "Caring For the Kenai" environmental program

Top 12 selected in the 25th Annual “Caring For the Kenai” environmental program

With high schools from Homer to Seward participating in this year’s Caring for the Kenai (CFK) environmental and disaster preparedness contest, a panel of eight… Continue reading

Top 12 selected in the 25th Annual "Caring For the Kenai" environmental program
Jack White Real Estate opens at the "Y" in Soldotna

Jack White Real Estate opens at the “Y” in Soldotna

Prior to Alaska becoming the 49th State in the Union there was a Jack White Real Estate. In 1953 Jack White and his wife Willie… Continue reading

Jack White Real Estate opens at the "Y" in Soldotna
Soldotna Hardware & Fishing awards winners of Annual Ice Fishing Derby

Soldotna Hardware & Fishing awards winners of Annual Ice Fishing Derby

The snow may have been light and the temperatures warm in the month of February, but the ice fishing was the hottest ever in the… Continue reading

Soldotna Hardware & Fishing awards winners of Annual Ice Fishing Derby

Dallas Seavey wins third Iditarod sled dog race in 4 years

NOME, Alaska — Dallas Seavey has won his third Iditarod in the past four years, beating his father and more than 60 other mushers to… Continue reading

  • Mar 18, 2015
  • By Mark Thiessen
Kenai Fire Department Battalion Chief Tony Prior inspects the Fire Department's recently-acquired boat at the Kenai Fire Station on Tuesday, March 17.

Kenai fire department acquires boat

A 25-foot long aluminum-hull boat is the Kenai Fire Department’s latest piece of equipment. On Monday the department took possession of a US Coast Guard… Continue reading

Kenai Fire Department Battalion Chief Tony Prior inspects the Fire Department's recently-acquired boat at the Kenai Fire Station on Tuesday, March 17.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion 1st grade students from K-Beach Elementary School wave to the crowd during the Soldotna St. Patrick's Day parade at the Kenai Spur Highway on Tuesday, March 17.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion 1st grade students from K-Beach Elementary School wave to the crowd during the Soldotna St. Patrick's Day parade at the Kenai Spur Highway on Tuesday, March 17.

Gov. Bill Walker plans bill on Medicaid expansion, overhaul

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker said he will introduce legislation to overhaul and expand the Medicaid system in Alaska.Walker, who campaigned on expanding Medicaid coverage,… Continue reading

  • Mar 17, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer

Bill would remove some records from online court system

JUNEAU — Republican Rep. Tammie Wilson has proposed legislation that would remove certain criminal cases from the state’s online court-records system.Applicable cases would be ones… Continue reading

  • Mar 17, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Area management biologist Jeff Selinger talks to the Board of Game about the Kenai Peninsula's wildlife management areas on Monday March 16, 2015 in Anchorage, Alaska.  The board is set to take up several proposals on moose, brown bears and smaller game on Tuesday.

Board of Game to take up Kenai Peninsula issues

ANCHORAGE — After three days of reports, public testimony and proposals on game issues stretching from Cordova to Glennallen and Kodiak to Anchorage, Alaska’s Board… Continue reading

  • Mar 16, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Area management biologist Jeff Selinger talks to the Board of Game about the Kenai Peninsula's wildlife management areas on Monday March 16, 2015 in Anchorage, Alaska.  The board is set to take up several proposals on moose, brown bears and smaller game on Tuesday.
State Health Commissioner Valerie Davidson, left, speaks with reporters during a news conference as Gov. Bill Walker, far right, watches on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in Juneau, Alaska. Walker announced plans to introduce legislation to reform and expand the Medicaid system in Alaska.

Gov. Bill Walker plans bill on Medicaid expansion, overhaul

JUNEAU, Alaska — Gov. Bill Walker said he will introduce legislation to overhaul and expand the Medicaid system in Alaska. Walker, who campaigned on expanding… Continue reading

  • Mar 17, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer
State Health Commissioner Valerie Davidson, left, speaks with reporters during a news conference as Gov. Bill Walker, far right, watches on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in Juneau, Alaska. Walker announced plans to introduce legislation to reform and expand the Medicaid system in Alaska.

Lawmakers advance bill prioritizing personal use fishing

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A Senate committee has advanced a bill prioritizing personal use fisheries. Senate State Affairs heard public testimony Tuesday mostly in support… Continue reading

  • Mar 17, 2015
  • By Molly Dischner

Premera Blue Cross says data breach could affect 11M people

NEW YORK (AP) — Premera Blue Cross, a health insurer based in the Pacific Northwest, said Tuesday that it was the victim of a cyberattack… Continue reading

  • Mar 17, 2015
  • By Associated Press

Reinbold loses most committee assignments after budget vote

JUNEAU — A conservative Republican lawmaker who broke with her caucus in voting against the state operating budget has been stripped of most of her… Continue reading

  • Mar 16, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer
Photo By Ian Foley/Peninsula Clarion Tera Cunningham trains a dog at Blue Moose Bed and Biscuit on Monday, March 16 in Soldotna.

Lucky dogs: Soldotna business expands

One peninsula business is expanding to ensure every dog has its day. Since 2008, the Blue Moose Bed and Biscuit on Hallelujah Drive in Soldotna… Continue reading

  • Mar 16, 2015
  • By IAN FOLEY
Photo By Ian Foley/Peninsula Clarion Tera Cunningham trains a dog at Blue Moose Bed and Biscuit on Monday, March 16 in Soldotna.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion The warm, interior temperature of Lark Ticen's Arctic Dome has enabled premature sprouts to poke through the thawed soil that stays protected inside the structure, Monday, March 16, 2015, in Kenai Alaska.

No place like dome: Structure makes growing year-round an option

Kenai Peninsula growers now have the option to grow year round. Arctic domes, reminiscent of their close Geodesic dome cousins, “mirror the shape of the… Continue reading

  • Mar 16, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion The warm, interior temperature of Lark Ticen's Arctic Dome has enabled premature sprouts to poke through the thawed soil that stays protected inside the structure, Monday, March 16, 2015, in Kenai Alaska.