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Italian tourist killed when hit by piece of Alaska glacier

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 28-year-old Italian tourist was killed in Alaska when he was crushed by a chunk of ice that broke from a… Continue reading

  • Mar 3, 2015
  • By Associated Press
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion A lynx takes a stroll down Skilak Loop Road on Sunday March 1, 2015 near Cooper Landing, Alaska.

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  • Mar 2, 2015
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion A lynx takes a stroll down Skilak Loop Road on Sunday March 1, 2015 near Cooper Landing, Alaska.

Soldotna website gets new look

The city of Soldotna’s website has received a makeover. The new site, which launched last week, offers a more modern version of its predecessor. It… Continue reading

  • Mar 2, 2015
  • By IAN FOLEY
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker holds a print out of a bill introduced in the Alaska House that would limit participation by the Alaska Gasline Development Corp. in an alternate gas line project during a news conference Monday, March 2, 2015, in Juneau, Alaska. Walker expressed shock with the bill and said he would veto it if the bill reached his desk. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Tensions flare between House, governor over pipeline project

JUNEAU — Tensions flared Monday between members of the Alaska House and Gov. Bill Walker over how best to advance state efforts to secure a… Continue reading

  • Mar 2, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker holds a print out of a bill introduced in the Alaska House that would limit participation by the Alaska Gasline Development Corp. in an alternate gas line project during a news conference Monday, March 2, 2015, in Juneau, Alaska. Walker expressed shock with the bill and said he would veto it if the bill reached his desk. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Panel to consider limiting households to 12 marijuana plants

JUNEAU — A House committee is trying to determine how much pot can be grown at one house.The House Community and Regional Affairs Committee will… Continue reading

  • Mar 2, 2015
  • By Molly Dischner

Midwest utlity offers proposal to shore up Railbelt grid

A Midwest utility company hopes to help Alaska fix its strained Railbelt electric transmission system.Xcel Energy Inc. representatives presented to the House and Senate Energy… Continue reading

  • Mar 2, 2015
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER

Legislative Information Office teleconfernce schedule for March 3

Tuesday 8:00 a.m. The House Community & Regional Affairs Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss HB 75 Municipal Regulation of Marijuana; Advisory Boards.… Continue reading

  • Mar 2, 2015

Kenai Peninsula College: Around Campus

KPC’s summer enrollment numbers have steadily climbed during the last two decades. The number of student credit hours generated during summer of 1990 compared to… Continue reading

  • Mar 1, 2015
  • By Suzie Kendrick
  • Schools

Around the District

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley… Continue reading

  • Mar 1, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo courtesy Derek Schramm David and Marina Schramm created the card game 'Show Dog!' during their 2014 summer break. The game has sold nearly four dozen copies online and within the local community.

Students dedicate summer to educational fun

Like most students in kindergarten through twelfth grade, Marina and David Schramm had some free time last summer. And just like many of their peers,… Continue reading

  • Mar 1, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
  • Schools
Photo courtesy Derek Schramm David and Marina Schramm created the card game 'Show Dog!' during their 2014 summer break. The game has sold nearly four dozen copies online and within the local community.
Photo: A 'Great' Evening

Photo: A ‘Great’ Evening

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  • Mar 1, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo: A 'Great' Evening

Non-profit to provide residents relief from surface water

Kalifornsky Beach residents are working toward solutions to the incessant surface water afflicting hundreds of subdivision properties.The goal is to complete a 2-mile Seventh Street… Continue reading

  • Mar 1, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Upsized ASAP may rattle AK LNG Project

JUNEAU — Finance subcommittees in the state House were closing out budgets for state agencies this week, while other legislative committees heard updates on the… Continue reading

  • Mar 1, 2015
  • By Tim Bradner
Contributed photo by Krystal Autrey

Local woman to compete at Mrs. Alaska pageant

For one Kenai Peninsula resident, life is more than a beauty pageant. On March 14, Krystal Autrey from Sterling, will participate in the 2015 Mrs.… Continue reading

  • Feb 28, 2015
  • By IAN FOLEY
Contributed photo by Krystal Autrey
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Debbie Brown, of Soldotna, squats in her damp crawl space on Silverweed Street where she said water has been seeping underneath the plastic on Saturday Feb. 28, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Fighting back against the flood

The frozen pools cemented in Silverweed Street’s culverts are not natural. Some of the contaminated ice was pumped directly from the crawl space of various… Continue reading

  • Feb 28, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Debbie Brown, of Soldotna, squats in her damp crawl space on Silverweed Street where she said water has been seeping underneath the plastic on Saturday Feb. 28, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.
Photo by Brian Smith Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, talks at the Soldotna Sports Center on Friday. The Senator spoke about a wide array of issues from federal budget and spending issues to Cook Inlet gas and exploration.

Murkowski pressures Forest Service

Senator Lisa Murkowski said the United States Forest Service needs to commit to the future of Alaska’s forest management.Speaking on Thursday at the Senate Energy… Continue reading

  • Feb 28, 2015
  • By IAN FOLEY
Photo by Brian Smith Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, talks at the Soldotna Sports Center on Friday. The Senator spoke about a wide array of issues from federal budget and spending issues to Cook Inlet gas and exploration.

Bill with constitutionalism requirement for schools advances

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska lawmakers have advanced a bill that would require school districts to include American constitutionalism in their coursework. The House Education… Continue reading

  • Feb 27, 2015
  • By Molly Dischner

Panel takes Medicaid-expansion items from department budget

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A House subcommittee on Friday removed items related to Medicaid expansion from the Alaska health department's budget, despite the objections of… Continue reading

  • Feb 27, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer

Panel takes Medicaid-expansion items from department budget

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A House subcommittee on Friday removed items related to Medicaid expansion from the Alaska health department's budget, despite the objections of… Continue reading

  • Feb 27, 2015
  • By By BECKY BOHRER

In-stream flow reservation for Chuitna’s Middle Creek open to comment

Update: As of February 26, Alaska Department of Natural Resources has granted Cook Inletkeeper's request to extend the comment period to April 9 from the… Continue reading