Grandma Ellington starts her 105th lap around the sun

Grandma Ellington starts her 105th lap around the sun

As Wilma Ellington begins another lap around the sun, she says she’s feeling pretty good having completed her 104th year on planet earth where she… Continue reading

Grandma Ellington starts her 105th lap around the sun
More space for HOPE... The Power of Partnership

More space for HOPE… The Power of Partnership

A new facility is now underway for HOPE Community Resources on K-Beach Rd. “HOPE has been around for over forty years originally starting in Anchorage… Continue reading

More space for HOPE... The Power of Partnership
Alaska Rubber & Rigging Supply opens Kenai branch with free barbeque

Alaska Rubber & Rigging Supply opens Kenai branch with free barbeque

Alaska Rubber & Rigging Supply has been serving Alaska’s industrial since the 1980’s and now has opened a branch in Kenai to better service the… Continue reading

Alaska Rubber & Rigging Supply opens Kenai branch with free barbeque

Sports complex tops Soldotna priority list

The City of Soldotna is drafting plans for its 2016 fiscal year legislative priorities, which will be finalized early this fall. If the city council… Continue reading

  • Sep 24, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  The sun sets over a clearing near Skyline Drive Wednesday September 24, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  The sun sets over a clearing near Skyline Drive Wednesday September 24, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska.

NRA won’t endorse in Senate race

JUNEAU — The National Rifle Association has decided to not endorse in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race, with a spokesman saying Wednesday that Democratic Sen. Mark… Continue reading

  • Sep 24, 2014
  • By Becky Bohrer

Report finds fewer government jobs in Juneau

JUNEAU (AP) — Government jobs in Juneau are decreasing while private sector jobs are on the rise, though the largest growth area tends to be… Continue reading

  • Sep 24, 2014

Study finds lack of marine LNG infrastructure, regulations

A U.S. Maritime Administration study released this month found that the country is ill prepared for large vessels converting from traditional heavy diesel fuel to… Continue reading

  • Sep 24, 2014
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion A seagull with a hook and line stuck in its beak, takes flight over the Kenai River Tuesday September 23, 2014 at Centennial Park in Soldotna, Alaska.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion A seagull with a hook and line stuck in its beak, takes flight over the Kenai River Tuesday September 23, 2014 at Centennial Park in Soldotna, Alaska.

Murkowski appears in ad supporting Sullivan

JUNEAU — Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is featured in a new ad from Alaska GOP Senate candidate Dan Sullivan, calling him the partner she… Continue reading

  • Sep 23, 2014
  • By Becky Bohrer
In this Jan. 10, 2013 file photo a group of students dig into a carcass during a pink salmon dissection in a third grade classroom at K-Beach Elementary School in Soldotna, Alaska. The Kenai Peninsula Borough school district is implementing a new, number-based grading scale for elementary school students.

Making the grade

Elementary school students’ quarterly report cards will look a little different this year.The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District has implemented a Standards-Referenced reporting system, which… Continue reading

  • Sep 23, 2014
  • By KAYLEE OSOWSKI
In this Jan. 10, 2013 file photo a group of students dig into a carcass during a pink salmon dissection in a third grade classroom at K-Beach Elementary School in Soldotna, Alaska. The Kenai Peninsula Borough school district is implementing a new, number-based grading scale for elementary school students.

Nikiski town hall meeting to address recent thefts

A group of Nikiski residents, fed up with the increase of thefts in the area, have organized a town hall meeting today to address the… Continue reading

  • Sep 23, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER

Miller makes bid for Buccaneer as gas dispute continues

There is a new suitor for Buccaneer Energy’s Alaska assets and a tangled web of legal challenges continue for the bankrupt independent producer.Miller Energy Resources… Continue reading

  • Sep 23, 2014
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER

Man found dead on Robinson Loop Road

A section of Robinson Loop Road in Sterling was closed this morning after a Sterling man committed suicide on the roadway. Alaska State Troopers received… Continue reading

  • Sep 23, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER

Trial date set for founder of Boxes for Heroes

After more than two years since his indictment, a trial date has been set in the case against Frank Roach, organizer of the nonprofit Alaska… Continue reading

  • Sep 22, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion New Frontier Wrestling Alliance Champion Calvin James yells as Mickey "AK Lightning" twists his legs, Saturday, September 20, 2014 during the Kardinals Wrestling Team Fundraiser presented by Power Plant Productions at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion New Frontier Wrestling Alliance Champion Calvin James yells as Mickey "AK Lightning" twists his legs, Saturday, September 20, 2014 during the Kardinals Wrestling Team Fundraiser presented by Power Plant Productions at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska.

Judge rules in Alaska Native voting rights case

JUNEAU — A federal judge on Monday ordered the state to take additional steps to provide voting materials to Alaska Native voters with limited English… Continue reading

  • Sep 22, 2014
  • By Becky Bohrer

Anchorage TV reporter quits on air to promote pot

ANCHORAGE — A television reporter quit her job on live TV with a big four-letter flourish after revealing she owns a medical marijuana business and… Continue reading

  • Sep 22, 2014
  • By Mark Thiessen

Study links changing winds to warming in Pacific

A new study released Monday found that warming temperatures in Pacific Ocean waters off the coast of North America over the past century closely followed… Continue reading

  • Sep 22, 2014
  • By JEFF BARNARD

School briefs

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley… Continue reading