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Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this July 14, 2014 file photo, people fishing with dipnets in the largest personal-use fishery in Alaska, crowd near the Kenai City Docks as they work to net some of the millions of sockeye that run on the Kenai River every year. The City of Kenai has been tasked with managing the massive fishery and made several changes, including adding enforcement, during the 2014 season.

Kenai talks 2014 dipnet fishery

Every year, after the sand settles from thousands of dipnetters visiting Kenai for the last three weeks of July, the city reviews its management of… Continue reading

  • Nov 23, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this July 14, 2014 file photo, people fishing with dipnets in the largest personal-use fishery in Alaska, crowd near the Kenai City Docks as they work to net some of the millions of sockeye that run on the Kenai River every year. The City of Kenai has been tasked with managing the massive fishery and made several changes, including adding enforcement, during the 2014 season.

DOE authorizes LNG exports to FTA countries

ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Department of Energy will allow the proposed Alaska LNG Project to export liquefied natural gas from the North Slope to free… Continue reading

  • Nov 21, 2014
  • By Molly Dischner

Native American studio releases Inupiat game

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — The video games released in the lead-up to the holiday season have something for everyone.You’ll be able to steal a car… Continue reading

  • Nov 23, 2014
  • By Matt Buxton
Ricky Gease and Brian Gabriel participate in the fisheries committee at the Walker-Mallott transition forum in Anchorage Nov. 22 along with Mike Wood and Carol Ann Woody.

Kenai Peninsula residents involved with Walker transition team

A dozen Kenai Peninsula residents were tapped to help Governor-elect Bill Walker transition into office. A team of nearly 250 volunteers from communities around the… Continue reading

  • Nov 22, 2014
  • By Rashah McChesney
Ricky Gease and Brian Gabriel participate in the fisheries committee at the Walker-Mallott transition forum in Anchorage Nov. 22 along with Mike Wood and Carol Ann Woody.
ADFG Fish and Game biologist Thomas McDonough and Jeff Selinger prepare to collar a tranquilized moose in February 2012

Learning after the burn: Fish and Game to study moose population

The Funny River wildfire burned nearly 200,000 acres, transforming the ecology of a large portion of the northern Kenai Peninisula. Researchers from the Alaska Department… Continue reading

ADFG Fish and Game biologist Thomas McDonough and Jeff Selinger prepare to collar a tranquilized moose in February 2012

Hilcorp buys Point Mac LNG Plant

ANCHORAGE — Hilcorp Energy has agreed to purchase the Southcentral liquefied natural gas plant that supplies Fairbanks Natural Gas.Fairbanks Natural Gas President and CEO Dan… Continue reading

  • Nov 21, 2014
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER

Walker names DNR, Revenue commissioners

JUNEAU — Just over a week before he is sworn in, Gov.-elect Bill Walker announced his first Cabinet picks — Mark Myers as Natural Resources… Continue reading

  • Nov 22, 2014
  • By Becky Bohrer

Emotions rise as Obama talks immigration

Thousands of immigrant-rights activists, families and elected officials cheered across the country as President Barack Obama announced on television his plan for relief from deportations… Continue reading

  • Nov 20, 2014

Tribes work to create sex-offender registries

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — More than three-quarters of American Indian tribes that have the authority to develop sex-offender registries are well on their way to… Continue reading

  • Nov 20, 2014
  • By Associated Press

Photo: Fired Up

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  • Nov 20, 2014
Clarion file photo In this 2011 file photo, a drilling rig operating for Buccaneer Energy stands in the spruce forest along Marathon Road in Kenai. The city recently approved a transfer of the lease it had signed with the now-bankrupt company.

Kenai sees changes looming

A municipal reaction to state-level marijuana legislation and the city’s purchasing policy were part of a discussion on long term planning during the Kenai City… Continue reading

Clarion file photo In this 2011 file photo, a drilling rig operating for Buccaneer Energy stands in the spruce forest along Marathon Road in Kenai. The city recently approved a transfer of the lease it had signed with the now-bankrupt company.

Kenai to review purchasing policy

Two members of the Kenai business community are hoping to see the city choose to use local professionals more often. Thomas Daly and Fred Braun… Continue reading

  • Nov 20, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER

Five juvenile escapees indicted on 15 felony charges

Editor's Note: This story has been changed to correct which juveniles escaped and which facility they were transported to following their indictment. Five inmates involved… Continue reading

  • Nov 19, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER

Newspaper subscription scam reaches Alaska

A new scam that sends out bogus newspaper subscription renewal notices has made its way to Alaska from the Lower 48. The Federal Trade Commission… Continue reading

  • Nov 17, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo Courtesy/ Tim Vlasak Kenai Peninsula Borough School District This photo taken by a chaperone of the 47 Native Alaskan and Native American KPBSD middle school students attending the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program Middle School Academy from Nov. 12-22, at the University of Alaska Anchorage in Anchorage, Alaska, said Assessment and Federal Programs Director Tim Vlasak.

Students immersed in engineering experience

Students from across the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District ditched their regular classes for two weeks and traveled to Anchorage for a rigorous, science-intensive learning… Continue reading

  • Nov 19, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo Courtesy/ Tim Vlasak Kenai Peninsula Borough School District This photo taken by a chaperone of the 47 Native Alaskan and Native American KPBSD middle school students attending the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program Middle School Academy from Nov. 12-22, at the University of Alaska Anchorage in Anchorage, Alaska, said Assessment and Federal Programs Director Tim Vlasak.
Courtesy photo by Dave Atcheson
Tight Lines

Tight Lines: Mouseanity in Western Alaska

When some fishing buddies heard I was headed to a particular Western Alaska stream, they said to be sure I had a good supply of… Continue reading

Courtesy photo by Dave Atcheson
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Kyle Hilleary and Amber Smith took time in their off day to peruse the shelves at River City Books Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, in Soldotna, Alaska. Smith said they were looking for some rest and relaxation.

Photo: Bookworms

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  • Nov 19, 2014
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Kyle Hilleary and Amber Smith took time in their off day to peruse the shelves at River City Books Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, in Soldotna, Alaska. Smith said they were looking for some rest and relaxation.

Kenai man arrested on sexual abuse of minor charges

After a two-month investigation, Alaska State Troopers reported Tuesday the arrest of a Kenai man for the alleged sexual abuse of a then 5-year-old girl.… Continue reading

  • Nov 19, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER

Alaska, B.C. cooperate quietly on transboundary issues

Alaskans concerned with mining in transboundary watersheds often aren’t aware of the cooperation between the state and provincial governments, according to a British Columbia resource… Continue reading

  • Nov 19, 2014
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER

Outage affects large swath of peninsula

Homer Electric Association members experienced a system-wide power outage Wednesday afternoon.A ccording to a press release from the cooperative, the outage started at 1:33 p.m.… Continue reading

  • Nov 19, 2014