School district predicts enrollment growth

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is expecting up to 50 new students to fill seats in district classrooms next year. It would be the… Continue reading

  • Jan 6, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  (left)Carl Bauman, Jeremy Sorhus and Rob Meyer play racquetball at the Kenai Recreation Center Tuesday Jan. 6, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska. A group typically meets to play on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  (left)Carl Bauman, Jeremy Sorhus and Rob Meyer play racquetball at the Kenai Recreation Center Tuesday Jan. 6, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska. A group typically meets to play on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Contributed photo/Kenai Fire Department

Unoccupied home burns in Kenai

Kenai firefighters responded to a fire in an unoccupied home on Iowa Street in Kenai Tuesday morning. Firefighters were called to the four-bedroom home at… Continue reading

  • Jan 6, 2015
  • By Rashah McChesney
Contributed photo/Kenai Fire Department
Vice President Joe Biden administers the Senate oath to Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, left, with wife Julie Sullivan, during a ceremonial re-enactment swearing-in ceremony, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, in the Old Senate Chamber of Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Sullivan sworn in as new U.S. senator

JUNEAU — Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan was sworn in at the start of the new Congress on Tuesday, becoming Alaska’s junior senator.An Alaska contingent… Continue reading

  • Jan 6, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer
Vice President Joe Biden administers the Senate oath to Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, left, with wife Julie Sullivan, during a ceremonial re-enactment swearing-in ceremony, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, in the Old Senate Chamber of Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Senate majority looks to hire ex-military affairs official

JUNEAU — A state military affairs official, who was asked to resign as part of a leadership change following problems within the Alaska National Guard,… Continue reading

  • Jan 6, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer

Anchorage woman indicted in burglary of Soldotna home

Editor's Note: This story has been changed to remove a false name the suspect gave to police. The name is of someone who lives in… Continue reading

  • Dec 16, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion JoAnna Ray Hadassah Chatham, born on Jan. 2, was the first baby born at Central Peninsula Hospital in 2015. JoAnna is the second child for Issac and Amber Chatham of Soldotna. Their firstborn daughter Mary-Katherine Chatham, 4, is on the right.

Soldotna family has first CPH baby of 2015

After 10 hours of labor, Amber and Issac Chatham of Soldotna welcomed their baby girl into the world as the first born at Central Peninsula… Continue reading

  • Jan 5, 2015
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion JoAnna Ray Hadassah Chatham, born on Jan. 2, was the first baby born at Central Peninsula Hospital in 2015. JoAnna is the second child for Issac and Amber Chatham of Soldotna. Their firstborn daughter Mary-Katherine Chatham, 4, is on the right.

Navarre ready to tackle health care costs

With the rising cost of health care set to have a major impact on the Kenai Peninsula Borough budget, Mayor Mike Navarre has made it… Continue reading

  • Jan 5, 2015
  • By DAN BALMER

Dish dispute leaves many without regular programming

Since January 3, KTBY Fox 4 in Anchorage has not been available on Dish Network due to a contract dispute between Coastal Television, the channel’s… Continue reading

  • Jan 5, 2015
  • By IAN FOLEY

Special investigator will look into Guard allegations

JUNEAU — Alaska’s new attorney general is in the process of hiring a special investigator to look into the handling of sexual assault complaints within… Continue reading

  • Jan 5, 2015
  • By Becky Bohrer

After 40 years, eye doctors call it quits … kind of

After providing eye care for residents of the Kenai Peninsula for nearly 40 years, Dr. Dennis Swarner and Dr. Robert O’Connell have relinquished ownership of… Continue reading

  • Jan 5, 2015
  • By IAN FOLEY

KPBSD deals with larger classes

This school year, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District teachers have been responsible for educating larger groups of students in their classrooms than in previous years.… Continue reading

  • Jan 4, 2015
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Pic of Palin’s son standing on dog draws reaction

A photo of Sarah Palin’s young son standing on a dog to reach the kitchen sink is drawing sharp reaction.The image of 6-year-old Trig, presumably… Continue reading

  • Jan 4, 2015
  • By BOB SEAVEY
Wes Remmer  - Kenai "I recently relocated back to the peninsula after being gone for a few years, so I'm most excited to reconnect with the community and pursue everything Alaska has to offer."

Looking forward to 2015

As we say goodbye to 2014, Peninsula Clarion reporters Ben Boettger, Dan Balmer and Ian Foley asked people in the community what they are looking… Continue reading

  • Jan 3, 2015
  • By Dan Balmer, Ben Boettger and Ian Foley
Wes Remmer  - Kenai "I recently relocated back to the peninsula after being gone for a few years, so I'm most excited to reconnect with the community and pursue everything Alaska has to offer."

Car chase results in arrest

An attempt by the Kenai Highway Patrol to contact a stopped vehicle on December 31 resulted in a car chase and an arrest the next… Continue reading

Repeat shoplifter busted with heroin

A Kenai woman previously banned from Wal-Mart for shoplifting returned to the Kenai store on New Year’s Eve and allegedly attempted to steal more than… Continue reading

  • Jan 3, 2015
  • By DAN BALMER

Marijuana regulation to remain on schedule

Following a meeting with state leaders to discuss the timeline for marijuana regulations, Gov. Bill Walker on Tuesday announced the implementation of the regulations will… Continue reading

  • Jan 3, 2015
  • By DAN BALMER

North Dakota, Alaska locked in rivalry for oil, population

BISMARCK, N.D. — Forget South Dakota. North Dakota’s most similar sister state these days is some 2,000 miles away.Alaska and North Dakota — which once… Continue reading

  • Jan 3, 2015
  • By JAMES MacPHERSON

Politicos have tough hands to play in 2015

Gov. Bill Walker and his new administration are still settling in as state legislators are packing up to head to Juneau for the 2015 session.The… Continue reading

  • Jan 3, 2015
  • By Tim Bradner