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The rules of the roundabout

The rules of the roundabout

After months of shifting detours Binkley Street is completely open. Drivers can turn off the Sterling Highway onto South Binkley Street and commute to the… Continue reading

  • Oct 18, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan
The rules of the roundabout

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Searchers found human remains on Saturday that could be those of a University of Virginia sophomore who has been missing since Sept.… Continue reading

  • Oct 18, 2014

Kenai man arrested on drug charge

A Kenai man was arrested on two drugs charges Wednesday after Alaska State Troopers investigated a report of a suspicious motor home. Troopers with the… Continue reading

  • Oct 18, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER

Gay marriage: Alaska, Arizona couples win fight

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After a short hiatus, gay marriage once again became legal in the state of Alaska when the U.S. Supreme Court on… Continue reading

  • Oct 18, 2014
  • By Mark Thiessen
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Kenai firefighter Dustin Voss takes money from a woman at a traffic light Friday October 17, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska. Several off-duty firefighters held a fill-the-boot campaign to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Kenai Firefighters host first fill-the-boot campaign

Justin Horton had the better spot for soliciting donations along the Kenai Spur Highway, but Abe Porter had a secret weapon. As the two firefighters… Continue reading

  • Oct 17, 2014
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Kenai firefighter Dustin Voss takes money from a woman at a traffic light Friday October 17, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska. Several off-duty firefighters held a fill-the-boot campaign to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Man loses wife,

MCKEESPORT, Pa. — The sole survivor of a deadly house fire in western Pennsylvania lost his new wife, her four young children and his disabled… Continue reading

  • Oct 18, 2014
  • By By JOE MANDAK
Fish Board spurns Central Peninsula

Fish Board spurns Central Peninsula

Editor's Note: This story has been edited to correct the meeting place for the Board of Fisheries next meeting on Kodiak issues. It will happen… Continue reading

  • Oct 16, 2014
  • By Rashah McChesney
Fish Board spurns Central Peninsula
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion The Kenai City Council recommended a 30-foot tall fir tree (pictured middle) be cut down when the mural "Kenai La Belle" is installed on the exterior of the Kenai Municipal Airport between the arrival and departure doors. The installation and tree removal dates have not yet been determined.

Tree stands in way of Kenai mural

To cut or not to cut? That is the question the Kenai City Council briefly considered Wednesday. At issue is a 30-foot tall fir tree… Continue reading

  • Oct 16, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion The Kenai City Council recommended a 30-foot tall fir tree (pictured middle) be cut down when the mural "Kenai La Belle" is installed on the exterior of the Kenai Municipal Airport between the arrival and departure doors. The installation and tree removal dates have not yet been determined.

Soldotna names Sports Complex its ‘top priority’

Soldotna identified an expansion to the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex as its top capital project for the fiscal year 2016. City council member Pete Sprague… Continue reading

  • Oct 16, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Town hall meeting with trooper leadership Saturday in Kenai

A town hall meeting to continue the discussion of the recent drug-related burglaries that have surfaced throughout the Kenai Peninsula will be held Saturday at… Continue reading

  • Oct 16, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Chairman Karl Johnstone, center, runs a Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting at Centennial Hall on Wednesday. Along with Johnstone are board members Fritz Johnson, left, Tom Kluberton, second from left, Glenn Haight, Executive Director, second from right, and John Jensen. The meetings continue on Thursday.

Fish and Game rescinds Cook Inlet season summary to correct ‘nomenclature’

No matter how far they travel, members of the Alaska Board of Fisheries cannot seem to stop talking about Cook Inlet salmon. A work session… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2014
  • By Rashah McChesney
Chairman Karl Johnstone, center, runs a Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting at Centennial Hall on Wednesday. Along with Johnstone are board members Fritz Johnson, left, Tom Kluberton, second from left, Glenn Haight, Executive Director, second from right, and John Jensen. The meetings continue on Thursday.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion The Dena'ina Wellness Center in Old Town Kenai is in its final stages of construction Jan. 30, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska. Several architectural additions to the building are reminiscint of Alaska Native staples including this one meant to look like a fish rack.

New Dena’ina Wellness Center opens

To take a walk around through Old-Town Kenai toward the new Dena’ina Wellness Center is to see time and geography slowly compressed into one building.… Continue reading

  • Feb 16, 2014
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion The Dena'ina Wellness Center in Old Town Kenai is in its final stages of construction Jan. 30, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska. Several architectural additions to the building are reminiscint of Alaska Native staples including this one meant to look like a fish rack.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Nathan Warren, of Soldotna, talks about the physics of launching a plane to Alston Thomas, 10 Wednesday October 15, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska.

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  • Oct 15, 2014
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Nathan Warren, of Soldotna, talks about the physics of launching a plane to Alston Thomas, 10 Wednesday October 15, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Kasilof man arrested in heroin bust

A Kasilof man was found with $38,000 worth of heroin in his home last Friday.Paul Robson, 33, was arrested for second-degree misconduct involving a controlled… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Three newly elected Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly members get sworn-in to office at the assembly meeting Tuesday in Soldotna. (From left) Stan Welles will replace Charlie Pierce on the Sterling and Funny River district, Kelly Cooper will replace Bill Smith for the Homer district seat, and Blaine Gilman was elected to replace outgoing Kenai district member Hal Smalley.

Assembly bids farewell to three, welcomes replacements

Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly members said goodbye on Tuesday to three outgoing members and welcomed their elected replacements.Termed-out members Charlie Pierce, Bill Smith and Assembly… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Three newly elected Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly members get sworn-in to office at the assembly meeting Tuesday in Soldotna. (From left) Stan Welles will replace Charlie Pierce on the Sterling and Funny River district, Kelly Cooper will replace Bill Smith for the Homer district seat, and Blaine Gilman was elected to replace outgoing Kenai district member Hal Smalley.

Navarre, Knackstedt claim Kenai council seats

After counting more than 300 absentee votes, Tim Navarre and Henry Knackstedt have received the most votes for the two at-large Kenai City Council seats.The… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER

Appeals court puts gay marriage on hold

ANCHORAGE — The federal appeals court for the West on Wednesday issued a temporary halt to gay marriages in Alaska, just hours before most couples… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2014
  • By Mark Thiessen

Soldotna council takes up home rule issue

With regular elections over, the city of Soldotna is wasting no time in adopting policy that facilitates the process of moving from general law to… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Navarre, Knackstedt claim Kenai council seats

After more than 300 absentee votes were counted, Tim Navarre and Henry Knackstedt received the most votes for the two at-large Kenai City Council seats.… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Daniel, Daisy & Jose welcome you to Playa Azul.

Playa Azul joins a family of Mexican Restaurants

Ramon Gonzalez, the new owner of Playa Azul in Kenai brings the popular café into a family of Mexican restaurants with over 25 years of… Continue reading

Daniel, Daisy & Jose welcome you to Playa Azul.