Kleinschmidt named to succeed Pitlo as Clarion publisher

Vitto Kleinschmidt has been named publisher of the Peninsula Clarion, succeeding Stan Pitlo, veteran newspaperman who is retiring. The announcement was made by Derek May,… Continue reading

  • Jun 23, 2014
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/Peninsula Clarion Students at Mike O'Brien's annual grafting class receive hands on experience by learning basic grafting skills on plants kept inside the O'Brien Orchard high tunnels, Friday, May 20.

High tunnels boost Kenai orchard

Inside the towering high tunnels’ at O’Brien Garden and Trees, are rows of meticulously sown trees, erupting with vibrant green leaves; the branches laden with… Continue reading

  • Jun 22, 2014
  • By KELLY SULLIVAN and RASHAH McCHESNEY
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/Peninsula Clarion Students at Mike O'Brien's annual grafting class receive hands on experience by learning basic grafting skills on plants kept inside the O'Brien Orchard high tunnels, Friday, May 20.

Sikuliaq readies for ocean research

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Next summer, there’ll be a new ship docking in Dutch Harbor and Nome on its way to the Arctic. But first, the… Continue reading

  • Jun 22, 2014
  • By Molly Dischner

Agency: Dan Sullivan broke state law

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A report from a state agency says Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan broke state law when he issued a campaign-related press release… Continue reading

  • Jun 22, 2014
  • By Associated Press

Federal grants aid homeless in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Two homeless assistance projects in Alaska are recipients of a second round of federal grants to renew and expand services. Officials… Continue reading

  • Jun 22, 2014
  • By Associated Press

New green space in the works for Kenai

With help from the Kenai community, a vacant corner lot will transform into a green space park this summer. The Kenai City Council allocated $5,000… Continue reading

  • Jun 22, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion   Setnetters in the Kasilof Section of the East Side Setnet Fishery push a boat into shore June 27, 2013.  A judge recently denied a motion of a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit over Cook Inlet commercial salmon management that would have required the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to change it's management.

Kasilof setnetters to open, some face gear restrictions

As sockeye salmon continue to slam into the Kasilof River, a portion of the commercial set gillnet fishery will get a chance to intercept salmon… Continue reading

  • Jun 22, 2014
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion   Setnetters in the Kasilof Section of the East Side Setnet Fishery push a boat into shore June 27, 2013.  A judge recently denied a motion of a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit over Cook Inlet commercial salmon management that would have required the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to change it's management.
Missing Kenai woman found safe

Missing Kenai woman found safe

Update: 4:30 p.m. Sunday A Kenai woman who had been missing for nearly a week was found safe by Alaska State Troopers Sunday. Trooper spokesperson… Continue reading

  • Jun 21, 2014
Missing Kenai woman found safe
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Oria Stocks sits patiently as Sarah Overpeck and Celeste Kent tease her hair into a giant mane to match her tiger face paint,Frontier Community Services World Series Baseball, Saturday, June 21.

Frontier Community Services’ World Series of Baseball braves the rain

Editor's note: This story has been edited to correct a misspelling.  As Saturday’s rain soaked the Kenai Little League Fields, forming small pools and streams… Continue reading

  • Jun 21, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Oria Stocks sits patiently as Sarah Overpeck and Celeste Kent tease her hair into a giant mane to match her tiger face paint,Frontier Community Services World Series Baseball, Saturday, June 21.

Seward ready to move forward with dock development

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The City of Seward is ready to jumpstart development that has been decades in the making. When Gov. Sean Parnell signed the… Continue reading

  • Jun 21, 2014
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER

Funny River wildfire crews work on rehabilitation

Rehabilitation for the 195,858 acres Funny River Horse Trail wildfire firebreaks are complete, almost exactly a month after the blaze was first reported on May… Continue reading

  • Jun 21, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan
On a mission

On a mission

On a gray, raining morning in Kenai, about 40 people, eight dogs and a handful of four-wheelers parked on Dunes Road in Kenai and headed… Continue reading

  • Jun 21, 2014
  • By Rashah McChesney
On a mission
FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2011 file photo, Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska speaks in Anchorage, Alaska. On Friday, June 20, 2014, the House Ethics Committee announced that they have found that Young  violated House rules by using campaign funds for personal trips and accepting improper gifts. The committee called on the Republican to repay the value of the trips and gifts, totaling about $59,000, to his campaign and the donors, and to amend his financial disclosure statements to include gifts he had not reported. The committee also issued a "letter of reproval," or rebuke.  (AP Photo/Dan Joling, File)

Panel: Don Young violated U.S. House ethics

JUNEAU, Alaska — The House Ethics Committee has found that U.S. Rep. Don Young of Alaska violated House rules by using campaign funds for personal… Continue reading

  • Jun 21, 2014
  • By Becky Bohrer
FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2011 file photo, Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska speaks in Anchorage, Alaska. On Friday, June 20, 2014, the House Ethics Committee announced that they have found that Young  violated House rules by using campaign funds for personal trips and accepting improper gifts. The committee called on the Republican to repay the value of the trips and gifts, totaling about $59,000, to his campaign and the donors, and to amend his financial disclosure statements to include gifts he had not reported. The committee also issued a "letter of reproval," or rebuke.  (AP Photo/Dan Joling, File)

Panel: Don Young violated U.S. House ethics

JUNEAU — The House Ethics Committee has found that U.S. Rep. Don Young of Alaska violated House rules by using campaign funds for personal trips… Continue reading

  • Jun 20, 2014
  • By Becky Bohrer
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion A "Fish or Cut Bait" flag flies in the wind on a boat sitting on blocks at the Snug Harbor Seafoods receiving dock Thursday June 19, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska.

Drifters head into the season, setnets to remain dry

The Snug Harbor Seafoods receiving dock was bustling Thursday, though not with commercial drift gillnetters bringing in volumes of sockeye salmon from the season’s first… Continue reading

  • Jun 19, 2014
  • By By Rashah McChesney
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion A "Fish or Cut Bait" flag flies in the wind on a boat sitting on blocks at the Snug Harbor Seafoods receiving dock Thursday June 19, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska.

Small dog, great deed: Maltese finds lost wallet

When Lady Bunny, a 7-month-old Maltese pup, brought home a wallet, Bonnie and Brad Gruening weren’t the only ones who were surprised — Rudy Vonda… Continue reading

  • Jun 19, 2014
  • By Melissa Griffiths
Kenai stands with veterans in support of memorial

Kenai stands with veterans in support of memorial

After more than a year of internal debate about the cross symbol on the veteran’s memorial at Leif Hansen Memorial Park, the Kenai City Council… Continue reading

  • Jun 19, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Kenai stands with veterans in support of memorial

Alaska defends same-sex marriage ban

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state denies its laws on marriage curb the constitutional rights of five same-sex couples suing over Alaska’s gay marriage ban.The… Continue reading

  • Jun 19, 2014
  • By Becky Bohrer

Senators propose 12-cent gas tax increase

WASHINGTON — Two senators unveiled a bipartisan plan Wednesday to raise federal gasoline and diesel taxes for the first time in more than two decades,… Continue reading

  • Jun 19, 2014
  • By JOAN LOWY

Success with Sockeyes

Sockeye Fishing on the Russian river has yielded nothing but success for anglers since it’s opening one week ago, said Alaska Department of Fish and… Continue reading