Soldotna Council chips in for Skyview pool

With a handfull of community supporters watching, the Soldotna City Council voted to allocate $50,000 of the city budget toward keeping the Skyview pool open.… Continue reading

  • Apr 9, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan

KPC JumpStart program opens to juniors

This fall Kenai Peninsula Borough School District juniors will be able to get a jump on college at a reduced rate.Kenai Peninsula College and KPBSD… Continue reading

  • Apr 9, 2014
  • By KAYLEE OSOWSKI

Soldotna man indicted on tax charges

A Soldotna man was indicted for allegedly filing false tax returns and failing to file a return from 2006 to 2012, according to a release… Continue reading

  • Apr 9, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER

House Resources advances gas line bill

JUNEAU — Following an intensive amendment process that began last week, the House Resources Committee on Wednesday passed out its rewrite of a bill aimed… Continue reading

  • Apr 9, 2014
  • By Becky Bohrer

Senate Finance advances budget bill

JUNEAU — The Senate Finance Committee advanced a $2.1 billion capital budget Wednesday.Perhaps the biggest change compared with the draft unveiled earlier this week was… Continue reading

  • Apr 9, 2014
  • By Becky Bohrer

Troopers identify plane crash victims

ANCHORAGE — The remains of two pilots have been found in the wreckage of a small commercial plane that crashed during a training flight near… Continue reading

  • Apr 9, 2014
  • By Rachel D'oro
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Natalie Merrick, of Soldotna, and Susie Stafford, of Kenai, have a laugh after joking about running into traffic to deliver materials for the Green Dot Alaska campaign Tuesday April 8, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska. The two were joined by others who stood at the intersection of the Kenai Spur Highway and the Sterling Highway offering information about the campaign to drivers who were interested. It is a violence prevention initiative funded through the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault and is currently being implemented in five Alaskan communities including Homer, Fairbanks, Juneau and Kenai.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Natalie Merrick, of Soldotna, and Susie Stafford, of Kenai, have a laugh after joking about running into traffic to deliver materials for the Green Dot Alaska campaign Tuesday April 8, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska. The two were joined by others who stood at the intersection of the Kenai Spur Highway and the Sterling Highway offering information about the campaign to drivers who were interested. It is a violence prevention initiative funded through the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault and is currently being implemented in five Alaskan communities including Homer, Fairbanks, Juneau and Kenai.

House committee advances bill on AGDC appointments

JUNEAU — The House Rules Committee on Tuesday advanced legislation that would allow out-of-state residents to serve on the board of directors of the Alaska… Continue reading

  • Apr 8, 2014
  • By Becky Bohrer

Alaska’s largest daily newspaper sold for $34 million

ANCHORAGE — An online competitor announced plans Tuesday to buy Alaska’s largest daily newspaper.Alaska Dispatch Publishing LLC, the parent company of the online newspaper the… Continue reading

  • Apr 8, 2014
  • By Mark Thiessen

Coghill: Reluctance to move on minimum wage bill

JUNEAU (AP) — Senate Majority Leader John Coghill says there’s probably reluctance among senators to move forward on a bill to raise Alaska’s minimum wage.Coghill… Continue reading

  • Apr 8, 2014

Senate panel supports alcohol ‘no sell’ list

ANCHORAGE (AP) — The state Senate Finance Committee has backed a $5 million proposal that includes establishing a list of people who would be banned… Continue reading

  • Apr 8, 2014

Clarification

A story in Tuesday’s Clarion about the renovation of a former cannery in Kenai contained incorrect information. The story said the cannery had been out… Continue reading

  • Apr 8, 2014

Kenai man found walking along Seward Highway after overnight crash

A Kenai man, who initially reported he had been in a plane crash near Summit Lake along the Seward Highway, was one of three people… Continue reading

  • Apr 8, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER

Kenai police car totaled

The City of Kenai is in the process of replacing a police cruiser totaled in a traffic stop last month.On March 8, Kenai Police stopped… Continue reading

  • Apr 8, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER

Education bill rewrite leaves some frustrated

JUNEAU — The broad-ranging education bill that passed the state House after hours of debate seemed to leave few representatives completely satisfied.Some, like Reps. Alan… Continue reading

  • Apr 8, 2014
  • By Becky Bohrer

House Fisheries Committee hears from fish board nominees

The House Fisheries Committee held a short hearing on Gov. Sean Parnell’s appointees to the Board of Fisheries today, and public testimony on the incumbents… Continue reading

  • Apr 8, 2014
  • By MOLLY DISCHNER Morris News Service-Alaska

Alaska’s largest daily newspaper sold for $34M

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An online competitor announced plans Tuesday to buy Alaska's largest daily newspaper. Alaska Dispatch Publishing LLC, the parent company of the… Continue reading

  • Apr 8, 2014
  • By By MARK THIESSEN
Ravn has landed... Fly Era is now Fly Ravn

Ravn has landed… Fly Era is now Fly Ravn

Everyone who has become accustomed to flying ERA is now flying RAVN, the new name for the company that has been serving Kenai and rural… Continue reading

Ravn has landed... Fly Era is now Fly Ravn
Taking wounded warriors fishing on Kenai gets new name

Taking wounded warriors fishing on Kenai gets new name

Sharing the freedom and experience of fishing on the Kenai River with those who have been wounded while protecting our freedoms through their military service… Continue reading

Taking wounded warriors fishing on Kenai gets new name
KPC hosts networking luncheon with Alliance

KPC hosts networking luncheon with Alliance

In less than a year since the opening of the new Process Technology & Instrumentation (PRT) facilities at Kenai Peninsula College Kenai River Campus, the… Continue reading

KPC hosts networking luncheon with Alliance