Soldotna slope worker convicted of tax evasion

A Soldotna man was convicted of seven federal tax crimes in U.S. District Court in Anchorage last week.James Back, 60, a North Slope worker employed… Continue reading

  • Oct 5, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER

Attorneys in Alaska: Right to marry is fundamental

JUNEAU — Attorneys for the gay couples challenging Alaska’s ban on same-sex marriage say the right to marry is fundamental and due to all individuals.They… Continue reading

  • Oct 5, 2014
  • By Becky Bohrer
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Visitors attended the opening reception at the Voices of the Wilderness travelling art show that opened at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center, part of the Kenai Wildlife Refuge's yearlong celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act, Friday, October 3, 2014, at the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center in Kenai, Alaska.

Kenai National Wildlife Refuge celebrates Wilderness Act

For second-grader Ethan Ellis, Alaska is synonymous with the wild. In a drawing, below the black outlines of birds, trees and wild mammals filled with… Continue reading

  • Oct 4, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Visitors attended the opening reception at the Voices of the Wilderness travelling art show that opened at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center, part of the Kenai Wildlife Refuge's yearlong celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act, Friday, October 3, 2014, at the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center in Kenai, Alaska.

Kenai man named ‘Fisherman of the Year’

It was hard to hear the announcement over the din of the 150 people who attended 40th Anniversary banquet for the United Fishermen of Alaska… Continue reading

  • Oct 4, 2014
  • By Rashah McChesney

Fire briefly flares Friday on Baker platform

A fire that destroyed the crew barracks on the Baker platform, flared up briefly Friday but was quickly surpressed.The offshore natural gas platform caught fire… Continue reading

  • Oct 4, 2014
  • By Rashah McChesney

ADF&G biologist charged with moose hunting violations

An Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist has been charged with two violations related to a moose hunt last August. Jason Herreman, 33, was… Continue reading

Ebola patient’s condition worsens

DALLAS — After hospital officials on Saturday said the condition of the lone Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S. has worsened, the woman he came… Continue reading

  • Oct 4, 2014
  • By By JAMIE STENGLE

Mass grave found near Mexico town

IGUALA, Mexico — A clandestine grave site with multiple burial pits was found outside this city where violence last weekend resulted in six deaths and… Continue reading

  • Oct 4, 2014
  • By JOSE ANTONIO RIVERA

Juneau evidence room includes Palin photo cutout

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Juneau Police Department is having fun with its new Facebook page, posting old pictures of officers in uniform for #throwbackthursday, a… Continue reading

An Outdoor View: Rigged and ramblin’

Author’s note: This column, edited slightly for brevity, previously appeared Dec. 9, 1988, in “The Tides,” a Clarion supplement.   For reasons that defy logic,… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Brad Altman, 19, of Kasilof, plays guitar in the parking lot of Soldotna High School Thursday Sept. 25, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Brad Altman, 19, of Kasilof, plays guitar in the parking lot of Soldotna High School Thursday Sept. 25, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Alika Hammerle, sweeps a concrete pad near Sedona Florist Wednesday Oct. 1, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Alika Hammerle, sweeps a concrete pad near Sedona Florist Wednesday Oct. 1, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska.

[Photo] Crane terrain

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  • Oct 2, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Sterling woman arrested for kidnapping, sexual assault of a minor

A Sterling woman is in jail after Alaska State Troopers allege she forced a minor into the woods near the Sterling Highway and sexually assaulted… Continue reading

  • Oct 2, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Students from Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science share their concerns of the amount of trash in storm drains and along Shqit Tsatnu Creek at Wednesday's Kenai City Council meeting. The students requested permission to spray paint, "Keep it clean by the stream" on city storm drains.

Kaleidoscope students asks city to keep streams clean

Students from Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science filled the Kenai City Council chambers Wednesday night with a message for the city, “keep the streams… Continue reading

  • Oct 2, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Students from Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science share their concerns of the amount of trash in storm drains and along Shqit Tsatnu Creek at Wednesday's Kenai City Council meeting. The students requested permission to spray paint, "Keep it clean by the stream" on city storm drains.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/Peninsula Clarion LaDawn Druce spoke at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Candidate Forum at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center, on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska. Druce is running for the Sterling seat in the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly regular elections on Oct. 7.

Druce will stand for education

Sterling resident LaDawn Druce grew up knowing she wanted to be a teacher but never imagined she would get into politics.As a career educator with… Continue reading

  • Oct 2, 2014
  • By Stories by DAN BALMER
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/Peninsula Clarion LaDawn Druce spoke at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Candidate Forum at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center, on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska. Druce is running for the Sterling seat in the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly regular elections on Oct. 7.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Stan Welles spoke at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Candidate Forum at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center, Wednesday, September 17, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska. Welles is running for the Sterling seat in the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly regular elections on Oct. 7.

Welles hopes to take cost effective approach to borough

As the new kid on the block, Stan Welles has been tuning into issues in his district since he moved to Sterling in 2012 after… Continue reading

  • Oct 2, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Stan Welles spoke at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Candidate Forum at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center, Wednesday, September 17, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska. Welles is running for the Sterling seat in the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly regular elections on Oct. 7.
Anderson understands district past, present, future

Anderson understands district past, present, future

Marty Anderson has lived on the Kenai Peninsula for 33 years and his longevity in the area became the deciding factor when he filed on… Continue reading

  • Oct 2, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Anderson understands district past, present, future

Sterling woman arrested for kidnapping, sexual assault of minor

A Sterling woman is in jail after Alaska State Troopers allege she forced a minor into the woods near the Sterling Highway and sexually assaulted… Continue reading

  • Oct 2, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER