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CPH considers getting a new electronic medical records system

CPH considers getting a new electronic medical records system

Whether in response to looming deadlines for a federal mandate, or a push for better integration between off-campus clinics and the main campus, Central Peninsula… Continue reading

  • Feb 26, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
CPH considers getting a new electronic medical records system

Sterling woman accused of assaulting a child sees trial delay

A Sterling woman accused of dragging a 14-year-old boy off of his bicycle and sexually assaulting him, may not see trial until late in 2015… Continue reading

  • Feb 26, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney

Legislative Information Office teleconference schedule for Feb. 25

Wednesday 1:00 p.m.The House Judiciary Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss HB 79 Marijuana Regulation; Controlled Substance; Crimes; Defenses. Testimony by invitation only.ThursdayThe… Continue reading

  • Feb 24, 2015

Fish and Game to close early run king fishing on the Kenai River

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to show the area of the Kenai River closed to early run king salmon fishing. It is downstream… Continue reading

  • Feb 19, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney

Prisoner attack results in further charges

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to show the title of a CSO. It is a Court Services Officer, not a Community Safety Officer. … Continue reading

  • Feb 25, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Eric Durleth was the first to speak at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Building location during public comment at the Borough Assembly meeting Tuesday. Durleth spoke in against the ordinance, introduced by assembly member Kelly Wolf, that would put a proposition on the Oct. 6, 2015 regular election ballot asking voters whether or not commercial marijuana cultivation facilities should be banned in the borough's unincorporated areas.

Assembly won’t send commercial marijuana cultivation measure to voters

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly voted down a proposition that would have asked eligible voters outside of incorporated cities if the commercial cultivation of marijuana… Continue reading

  • Feb 25, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Eric Durleth was the first to speak at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Building location during public comment at the Borough Assembly meeting Tuesday. Durleth spoke in against the ordinance, introduced by assembly member Kelly Wolf, that would put a proposition on the Oct. 6, 2015 regular election ballot asking voters whether or not commercial marijuana cultivation facilities should be banned in the borough's unincorporated areas.
Photo courtesy Furie Operating Alaska The first production platform to be installed in Cook Inlet since the mid-1980s arrived in Kachemak Bay last September. The Furie Operating Alaska platform was completed in Ingleside, Texas, last summer, and began its journey from Corpus Christi to Alaska through the Gulf of Mexico and the Panama Canal on June 4, 2014. It will be installed over the company's Kitchen Lights Unit No. 3 this year.

State geologists raise estimates for Inlet gas reserves

State geologists have now increased the amount of natural gas they believe can be economically produced from known fields in Cook Inlet. The state Division… Continue reading

  • Feb 25, 2015
  • By Tim Bradner
Photo courtesy Furie Operating Alaska The first production platform to be installed in Cook Inlet since the mid-1980s arrived in Kachemak Bay last September. The Furie Operating Alaska platform was completed in Ingleside, Texas, last summer, and began its journey from Corpus Christi to Alaska through the Gulf of Mexico and the Panama Canal on June 4, 2014. It will be installed over the company's Kitchen Lights Unit No. 3 this year.
Photo courtesy Robert Hughes Geraldine Hughes, Michael Hughes and a family friend hike along the Kenai River on Sunday Feb. 22, 2015 in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. The Hughes family encountered a bear during a recent hike and said it followed them back to their vehicle, despite several warning shots that were fired at it. Wildlife managers said bears can be out in any month of the year, but hikers should be especially careful to be aware of wildlife activity, given the unseasonably warm temperatures.

Family encounters persistant bear on Skilak Loop

An idyllic hike along the Upper Kenai River Trail ended in a hasty retreat for a group of hikers who encountered a bear. The persistent… Continue reading

  • Feb 25, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo courtesy Robert Hughes Geraldine Hughes, Michael Hughes and a family friend hike along the Kenai River on Sunday Feb. 22, 2015 in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. The Hughes family encountered a bear during a recent hike and said it followed them back to their vehicle, despite several warning shots that were fired at it. Wildlife managers said bears can be out in any month of the year, but hikers should be especially careful to be aware of wildlife activity, given the unseasonably warm temperatures.

Soldotna postpones pot ordinance vote

While marijuana is now legal in Alaska, the city of Soldotna is waiting a little longer to clarify some city laws regarding the drug. On… Continue reading

  • Feb 25, 2015
  • By IAN FOLEY

Assembly votes down commercial marijuana cultivation ordinance

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly voted down a proposition that would have asked eligible voters outside of incorporated cities if the commercial cultivation of marijuana… Continue reading

  • Feb 25, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Soldotna High School Drama Troupe presents Play On!

Soldotna High School Drama Troupe presents Play On!

This weekend Soldotna High School English teacher Sarah Erfurth and a group of eleven students will present four showings of the hour-long comedy Play On!… Continue reading

Soldotna High School Drama Troupe presents Play On!

Near miss results in DUI arrest

Alaska State Troopers stopped a Nikiski woman near Mile 20 of the Kenai Spur Highway Tuesday after they said she failed to yield to a… Continue reading

  • Feb 25, 2015
  • By Staff Report
Annual Hospice Wine tasting event sets new records

Annual Hospice Wine tasting event sets new records

Cupid had his bow aimed at a lot of big hearts this year as it just happened that St. Valentine’s Day, February 14th fell on… Continue reading

Annual Hospice Wine tasting event sets new records
Giana opens new Enchanted Crystals & Antiques at Red Diamond Center

Giana opens new Enchanted Crystals & Antiques at Red Diamond Center

Reminiscent of the quaint antique shops of Europe and New England Alaskan collectors now have a new antiquing experience awaiting them at Giana Pitsilionis’s Enchanted… Continue reading

Giana opens new Enchanted Crystals & Antiques at Red Diamond Center
24th Career Day at KPC's Kenai River Campus offers in depth look at work

24th Career Day at KPC’s Kenai River Campus offers in depth look at work

As the first month of the New Year was passing away KPC’s Kenai River Campus held their 24th Career Day specifically designed to provide attendees… Continue reading

24th Career Day at KPC's Kenai River Campus offers in depth look at work
Soldotna Chamber taps Tami Murray for executive director position

Soldotna Chamber taps Tami Murray for executive director position

Former event and visitor center coordinator for the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce Tami Murray has moved into a new office, that of executive director for… Continue reading

Soldotna Chamber taps Tami Murray for executive director position
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this May 17, 2014 file photo Ted Nichols, 12, and his father John Nichols, of Chugiak, dig for razor clams at Whiskey Gulch. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has closed the beaches on the east side of the Cook Inlet to clamming after data indicated a nearly 80 percent drop in the average number of clams in the population.

Eastside Cook Inlet beaches closed to clamming

The Kenai Peninsula’s east side razor clam population has crashed, according to Fish and Game abundance data. The Sport Fish Division of the Alaska Department… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this May 17, 2014 file photo Ted Nichols, 12, and his father John Nichols, of Chugiak, dig for razor clams at Whiskey Gulch. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has closed the beaches on the east side of the Cook Inlet to clamming after data indicated a nearly 80 percent drop in the average number of clams in the population.

K-Beach High-Water Task Force makes progress

The K-Beach High-Water Drainage Task Force is targeting five streets in Kalifornsky Beach subdivisions affected by surface-water flooding as potential culvert construction sites. Buoy Avenue,… Continue reading

  • Feb 24, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
From left, Coalition for Responsible Cannabis Legislation spokesman Bruce Shulte and initiative co-sponsor Dr. Tim Hinterberger discuss the legalization of marijuana as the new law took effect in Alaska, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. The pair held a press conference in Anchorage noting among other items, that the neither had heard of any rallies or arrests in the new law's first hours. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)

Alaska quietly becomes 3rd state to legalize marijuana

JUNEAU — Alaska on Tuesday became the third U.S. state to legalize marijuana. But the historic day passed with little public acknowledgement in a state… Continue reading

  • Feb 24, 2015
  • By Molly Dischner
From left, Coalition for Responsible Cannabis Legislation spokesman Bruce Shulte and initiative co-sponsor Dr. Tim Hinterberger discuss the legalization of marijuana as the new law took effect in Alaska, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. The pair held a press conference in Anchorage noting among other items, that the neither had heard of any rallies or arrests in the new law's first hours. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)

Assault trial for former music teacher pushed back to August

A former Nikiski teacher accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting one of his students has had his trial pushed back to mid-August due to his lawyer’s… Continue reading

  • Feb 24, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney