A group of Soldotna Prep teachers collaborate on Friday. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion

Staff at Soldotna’s reconfigured schools prepare for first day

Moving can be a daunting task, especially when it involves three different schools. With the approval of the reconfiguration of three Soldotna schools by the… Continue reading

  • Aug 16, 2014
  • By KAYLEE OSOWSKI
A group of Soldotna Prep teachers collaborate on Friday. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Fireweed Fiber Guild members Lee Choray-Ludden, Martha Merry, Jane Conway answer questions from Telotha Braden and her father Mario Reyna, Friday, August 15, at the Kenai Peninsula Fair in Ninilchik, Alaska.

Taking a spin at the Ninilchik fair

Between the intermittent downpours that pounded the grounds, droves of locals hustled around inside the gates of the Kenai Peninsula Fair, Friday, in Ninilchik. Carol… Continue reading

  • Aug 16, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Fireweed Fiber Guild members Lee Choray-Ludden, Martha Merry, Jane Conway answer questions from Telotha Braden and her father Mario Reyna, Friday, August 15, at the Kenai Peninsula Fair in Ninilchik, Alaska.

Homer Coast Guard Auxiliary, crew rescue boaters off Homer

The Homer Coast Guard Auxiliary and two crewmembers from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Roanoke Island rescued two mariners with boat trouble in lower Cook… Continue reading

GOP Senate candidates square off one last time

The three Republican U.S. Senate candidates squared off against each other in the KTUU Channel 2 debate Aug. 14, touching mostly on old and familiar… Continue reading

  • Aug 16, 2014
  • By Tim Bradner

Gubernatorial races low-key for primary

ANCHORAGE — Leading into Tuesday’s primary, Alaska’s gubernatorial campaigns have been largely overshadowed by hard-driving runs for a U.S. Senate seat and a ballot referendum… Continue reading

  • Aug 16, 2014
  • By Rachel D'oro

Fishery disaster fund plan moving forward

Cook Inlet and Yukon River commercial fishermen could receive direct payments as part of the 2012 fishery disaster relief aid this fall.According to a National… Continue reading

  • Aug 16, 2014
  • By Molly Dischner

Organization aims to rebuild Southeast herring stocks

By MARY CATHARINE MARTIN Archaeological records and cultural memory indicate that in addition to being more abundant in Southeast Alaska, herring spawning locations were once… Continue reading

Les Palmer: Year of the Pink

Editor’s note: This column first appeared in the Clarion on Aug.16, 2002.   Every other year, the Kenai River is blessed with what anglers hereabouts… Continue reading

Walmart shooter pleads guilty to felony weapon and drug misconduct charges

A woman originally charged with attempted murder in a shooting outside of the Kenai Walmart last November pleaded guilty to two Class B felonies and… Continue reading

  • Aug 14, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Kids and guides come off the Kenai RIver at the end of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula and the Kenai River Foundation's Take Our Kids Fishing event on Thursday at Centennial Park in Soldotna. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion
Kids and guides come off the Kenai RIver at the end of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula and the Kenai River Foundation's Take Our Kids Fishing event on Thursday at Centennial Park in Soldotna. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion

Wolf wants to give voters a choice

Local elected official Kelly Wolf, R-Kenai, is running for Lt. Governor.Wolf said he decided to run to give voters a choice and because too much… Continue reading

  • Aug 14, 2014
  • By KAYLEE OSOWSKI

Oilers face tough decisions

The Peninsula Oilers board of directors and concerned community members are set to begin a major fundraising push that will determine not only the fate… Continue reading

KPBSD changes lockdown policy

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is in the process of revising its Emergency Action Plan and is working with local law enforcement to implement… Continue reading

  • Aug 14, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER

Pinks still dominating the waterways

While anglers are waiting for the waves of silver salmon to flow through the Cook Inlet tributaries, pink salmon are easily accessible and still plentiful.… Continue reading

Fly away to wilderness fishing

While salmon and trout fishing on the Kenai River is what brings anglers from all over the world to the Kenai Peninsula, more guides are… Continue reading

Soldotna council approves information for voters

At the Soldotna City Council meeting Wednesday, council members reviewed the ballot summary statement for the city's Proposition No. 1, which will appear in the… Continue reading

  • Aug 13, 2014

Ninilchik Emergency Services unveils new facility

The new Ninilchik Emergency Services facility is open and active, one year after the groundbreaking. The building was completed in June, and was unveiled to… Continue reading

  • Aug 13, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan

Reminder: Deadline to return personal-use permits is Friday

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is reminding residents who utilized the Upper Cook Inlet personal-use fisheries this year to turn in their permits… Continue reading

  • Aug 13, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan
One of the 35 dogs rescued from a Knight Drive home just outside of Soldotna on Monday sits outside at Alaska's Extended Life Animal Sanctuary in Nikiski. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion

Volunteers rescue 35 dogs

With bellies still swollen from a lack of food, 35 dogs are on their way to recovery after being rescued Monday. The dogs are currently… Continue reading

  • Aug 13, 2014
  • By KAYLEE OSOWSKI
One of the 35 dogs rescued from a Knight Drive home just outside of Soldotna on Monday sits outside at Alaska's Extended Life Animal Sanctuary in Nikiski. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion

Juneau School District hires lawyer to investigate hazing

JUNEAU (AP) — The Juneau School District has hired an Anchorage attorney to help investigate alleged hazing involving high school athletes and a wooden paddle.Schools… Continue reading

  • Aug 13, 2014