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Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Alaska State Council on the Arts and the Nikiski Recreation Center paid for the Nikiski community mural's materials that were used on Friday and Saturday, April 11 and 12, at the Nikiski Recreation Center. Nikiski community mural were funded by

Painting the town

It took a small army to complete the 16-by-28 foot community mural. Nearly 100 eager Nikiski community members filled in the panels over two full-day… Continue reading

  • Apr 15, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Alaska State Council on the Arts and the Nikiski Recreation Center paid for the Nikiski community mural's materials that were used on Friday and Saturday, April 11 and 12, at the Nikiski Recreation Center. Nikiski community mural were funded by
Courtesy photo Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association The Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association bought the Port Graham hatchery Monday, shown in this 2013 photo, and has plans to incubate 84 million pink salmon eggs in 2014 at the facility.

Cook Inlet Aquaculture buys defunct Port Graham Hatchery

Pink salmon fishing in the Lower Cook Inlet could soon be revitalized as the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association finalized its purchase of the Port Graham… Continue reading

  • Apr 15, 2014
  • By Rashah McChesney
Courtesy photo Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association The Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association bought the Port Graham hatchery Monday, shown in this 2013 photo, and has plans to incubate 84 million pink salmon eggs in 2014 at the facility.
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Democratic U.S. Senator Mark Begich speaks at a joint Soldotna and Kenai Chamber Luncheon Tuesday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. Begich visited the Kenai Peninsula Tuesday to give a congressional update and answered questions about tax reform, oil production in the Arctic and health care.

Begich discusses economic future

Democratic U.S. Senator Mark Begich said he remembers driving through the Kenai Peninsula five years ago, shortly after his election to the U.S. Senate, and… Continue reading

  • Apr 15, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Democratic U.S. Senator Mark Begich speaks at a joint Soldotna and Kenai Chamber Luncheon Tuesday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. Begich visited the Kenai Peninsula Tuesday to give a congressional update and answered questions about tax reform, oil production in the Arctic and health care.

House panel advances governor’s pension plan

JUNEAU — The House Finance Committee advanced Gov. Sean Parnell’s plan for addressing the state’s pension obligation Tuesday, but the issue was not yet settled.As… Continue reading

  • Apr 15, 2014
  • By Becky Bohrer

Couple accused of stealing from two non-profits

A Soldotna couple is facing multiple felonies after more than $8,200 was stolen from two organizations with ties to Central Emergency Services. Bank account records… Continue reading

  • Apr 14, 2014
  • By Rashah McChesney

School board approves budget, leans heavily on savings

With very little fanfare the Kenai Peninsula Borough Board of Education passed a more than $161,206,000 budget operating budget that leans heavily on unassigned fund… Continue reading

  • Apr 15, 2014
  • By Rashah McChesney

Summer road construction nears

Several road construction projects on the Kenai Peninsula are planned for this summer, as are city road improvements in Soldotna and Kenai, while other projects… Continue reading

  • Apr 14, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER

Family seeks answers in Alaska inmate’s death

ANCHORAGE — A California parolee who recently was found dead in his Alaska jail cell continued to be held in custody even though his case… Continue reading

  • Apr 14, 2014
  • By Rachel D'oro

Coast Guard shooting trial continues

ANCHORAGE — The nail found in the truck tire of the man charged with killing two co-workers at a Kodiak Coast Guard facility likely was… Continue reading

  • Apr 14, 2014
  • By Dan Joling
Clarion file photo The Arctic Sun takes on a load of liquified natural gas bound for Japan in 1998. The shipment was ConocoPhillip's 1,000th to leave the Nikiski dock. On Monday, the company announced plans to resume shipments of LNG from its Nikiski facility.

ConocoPhillips to resume LNG exports

ConocoPhillips is restarting its liquefied natural gas plant on the Kenai Peninsula and will resume shipments of LNG in May, the company announced Monday. Five… Continue reading

  • Apr 14, 2014
  • By TIM BRADNER Morris News Service-Alaska
Clarion file photo The Arctic Sun takes on a load of liquified natural gas bound for Japan in 1998. The shipment was ConocoPhillip's 1,000th to leave the Nikiski dock. On Monday, the company announced plans to resume shipments of LNG from its Nikiski facility.

ConocoPhillips to reopen Kenai LNG plant, resume exports

ConocoPhillips is restarting its liquefied natural gas plant on the Kenai Peninsula and will resume shipments of LNG in May, the company announced April 14.… Continue reading

  • Apr 14, 2014
  • By Tim Bradner

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

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Hundreds of people gathered for the 35th annual Home Show Sunday April 13, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska. More than 111 vendors were on hand to showcase their wares.

Annual Home Show draws hundreds to Soldotna

A mish-mash of vendors selling jacuzzis, wooden sheds and off-road vehicles sat near a Central Emergency Services fire truck on display in the parking lot… Continue reading

  • Apr 13, 2014
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Hundreds of people gathered for the 35th annual Home Show Sunday April 13, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska. More than 111 vendors were on hand to showcase their wares.
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Cristiana Moyer, 11, warms her takes a moment to warm her hands, one of many 4H's struggling with the cold at the AH Horse Contest, Friday, April 11, at the Solid Rock Bible Camp.

4-H state horse competition wraps up

With a prom dress in one hand and cowboy boots in another, Chena Litzen, 17, was ready to take on her hectic Saturday. During the… Continue reading

  • Apr 13, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Cristiana Moyer, 11, warms her takes a moment to warm her hands, one of many 4H's struggling with the cold at the AH Horse Contest, Friday, April 11, at the Solid Rock Bible Camp.

Department of Energy calls for methane proposals

ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Department of Energy is looking for research proposals that could advance what’s known about methane hydrates. They are considering it a… Continue reading

  • Apr 13, 2014
  • By Dan Joling

Group wants to export crude oil using Skagway’s port

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaskans know Valdez as the state’s oil port of choice, but an independent Yukon oil producer is planning to make Skagway No.… Continue reading

FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2013 pool file photo reviewed by the U.S. Department of Defense, one of Guantanamo Bay's two courthouses is seen through a broken window at Camp Justice at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. On Monday, April 14, 2014 a judge in Guantanamo will open a hearing into the sanity of prisoner Ramzi Binalshibh, whose courtroom outbursts about alleged mistreatment in Camp 7 have halted the effort to try five men in the Sept. 11 attacks, all of whom are held there. (AP Photo/Toronto Star, Michelle Shephard, Pool, File)

Window opens on secret camp within Guantanamo

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — Attorney James Connell has visited his client inside the secret Guantanamo prison complex known as Camp 7 only once,… Continue reading

  • Apr 13, 2014
  • By BEN FOX
FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2013 pool file photo reviewed by the U.S. Department of Defense, one of Guantanamo Bay's two courthouses is seen through a broken window at Camp Justice at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. On Monday, April 14, 2014 a judge in Guantanamo will open a hearing into the sanity of prisoner Ramzi Binalshibh, whose courtroom outbursts about alleged mistreatment in Camp 7 have halted the effort to try five men in the Sept. 11 attacks, all of whom are held there. (AP Photo/Toronto Star, Michelle Shephard, Pool, File)

Around Campus: KPC, KPBSD partner to expand JumpStart program

Kenai Peninsula College and the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District announced expansion of the Kenai Peninsula Borough sponsored program that offers high school seniors discounted… Continue reading

  • Apr 13, 2014
  • By Suzie Kendrick
  • Schools

Small Nebraska library takes innovative approach

OXFORD, Neb. — The kids come in their PJ’s. They curl up with stuffed toys and munch on popcorn. And, while their parents are watching… Continue reading

  • Apr 13, 2014
  • By CONNIE JO DISCOE
  • Schools
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Marlin, Dale and Rita Eicher had two barbecues making steaming chicken to fend off the cold at the Kenai Peninsula Home Show, Saturday, April 12, at the Soldotna Sports Center. The Home Show continues today from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Photo: Home Show cookin’

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  • Apr 12, 2014
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Marlin, Dale and Rita Eicher had two barbecues making steaming chicken to fend off the cold at the Kenai Peninsula Home Show, Saturday, April 12, at the Soldotna Sports Center. The Home Show continues today from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.