KRSA Trout pond gave kids a chance to bring home supper.

Play time! KPAR hosts 33 Peninsula Sport, Rec and Trade Show

About eight years ago when the organizers of the annual Sport, Rec and Trade Show were leaving the area, the Kenai Peninsula Association of Realtors… Continue reading

KRSA Trout pond gave kids a chance to bring home supper.
An elementary school student accepts a rainbow trout from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game Thursday during the 18th Annual Kenai Peninsula Salmon Celebration at Johnson Lake State Recreation Site in Kasilof. Approximately 950 borough students released 5,000 fish into Johnson Lake as part of the restocking effort. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Kids release rainbow trout at annual fish celebration

Students released rainbow trout into Johnson Lake during the 18th Annual Kenai Peninsula Salmon Celebration in Kasilof. Approximately 950 borough students released 5,000 fish into… Continue reading

An elementary school student accepts a rainbow trout from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game Thursday during the 18th Annual Kenai Peninsula Salmon Celebration at Johnson Lake State Recreation Site in Kasilof. Approximately 950 borough students released 5,000 fish into Johnson Lake as part of the restocking effort. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Nikiski man to serve four years for illegally owning firearms

A former Nikiski man who posed as a state trooper last year will serve nearly four years in federal prison for illegally possessing firearms as… Continue reading

Bartender Kristin Dunn pours a beer in the taproom of Kenai River Brewing Company in Soldotna Wednesday. An amendment to legislation overhauling state alcohol regulations would reduce the amount of alcohol that can be legally served at breweries and distilleries by 12 ounces. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Sponsor to pull alcohol bill if brewery serving size cuts stay

The sponsor of a bill revising state alcohol laws will quash the legislation if a recently introduced amendment lowering the amount of alcohol breweries and… Continue reading

Bartender Kristin Dunn pours a beer in the taproom of Kenai River Brewing Company in Soldotna Wednesday. An amendment to legislation overhauling state alcohol regulations would reduce the amount of alcohol that can be legally served at breweries and distilleries by 12 ounces. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
Snapper, long-time SeaLife Center resident, passes away

Snapper, long-time SeaLife Center resident, passes away

He was a painter and father, who dedicated his life to aquatic research and provided valuable opportunities for scientists and visitors to better understand marine… Continue reading

Snapper, long-time SeaLife Center resident, passes away
Man accused of wielding axe at woman

Man accused of wielding axe at woman

A Wasilla man currently residing in Kasilof was arrested over the weekend for wielding an axe at a woman. Ross S. Knapp Jr., 31, faces… Continue reading

Man accused of wielding axe at woman
Man charged with stealing library laptop

Man charged with stealing library laptop

A man in jail for parole violations was charged Saturday with stealing a laptop from the Kenai library in April. Brandon E. Douglass, 35, faces… Continue reading

Man charged with stealing library laptop

Bill would hike fees for city, borough cars

Part of a bill introduced late in the legislative session would hike the price that municipalities pay for their license plates. The bill, HB 409,… Continue reading

Chanelle Frances Usvat accepts her diploma from Cook Inlet Academy in Soldotna, Alaska, on Sunday, May 6. Usvat, who graduated summa cum laude, plans to attend the University of Alaska Anchorage in the fall and hopes to become a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Three students graduate Cook Inlet Academy

Three students from Cook Inlet Academy stepped across a commencement stage Sunday to accept their high school diplomas and begin their next journeys in life.… Continue reading

Chanelle Frances Usvat accepts her diploma from Cook Inlet Academy in Soldotna, Alaska, on Sunday, May 6. Usvat, who graduated summa cum laude, plans to attend the University of Alaska Anchorage in the fall and hopes to become a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
Residents vote in booths set up in Homer City Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Alaska considers measures to switch to mail voting

Alaska is looking into conducting more of its elections by mail, though it may not completely convert right away. Interest at the state and local… Continue reading

Residents vote in booths set up in Homer City Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Health clinic, hospital finances center stage in boundary debate

For the third time in four years, the community of Ninilchik is the center of a debate about who in the Kenai Peninsula Borough should… Continue reading

A sheep waits in the barn at Lancashire Farm on Thursday, May 3, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. The farm, established in 1948, raises sheep both for wool and for meat. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Interest in farm-raised meat grows

For those who want farm-raised meat, it can be a challenge to get unless they happen to own enough property for a pasture or barn.… Continue reading

A sheep waits in the barn at Lancashire Farm on Thursday, May 3, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. The farm, established in 1948, raises sheep both for wool and for meat. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
This photo from David Leuthe’s book “The 50-Year Summer” shows David and Lynne Leuthe onboard their drift gillnet fishing boat, the F/V Lynne Marie, in Cook Inlet, Alaska. David Leuthe, who died in 2015, documented his decades of fishing in Cook Inlet in the book, which Lynne Leuthe worked to compile after his death with editor Jackie Pels and published in January 2018. (Photo courtesy Hardscratch Press)

Book documents former fisherman’s decades on Cook Inlet

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to show that Jackie Pels will speak at the Kenai Historical Society's meeting at 1 p.m. Every place… Continue reading

This photo from David Leuthe’s book “The 50-Year Summer” shows David and Lynne Leuthe onboard their drift gillnet fishing boat, the F/V Lynne Marie, in Cook Inlet, Alaska. David Leuthe, who died in 2015, documented his decades of fishing in Cook Inlet in the book, which Lynne Leuthe worked to compile after his death with editor Jackie Pels and published in January 2018. (Photo courtesy Hardscratch Press)
Public education supporters gather for a barbecue in the parking lot behind the George A. Navarre Borough Administration Building before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly’s meeting on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. Teachers, parents and school district administrators turned out in force to ask the assembly to increase funding to the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District on Tuesday. The assembly agreed to at least provide as much funding as it did in fiscal year 2018, but with a deficit in the borough budget, the source of the funding is still unclear. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Assembly sets base funding for school district at $49.7M

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will get at least as much funding from the borough in fiscal year 2019 as it did this year.… Continue reading

Public education supporters gather for a barbecue in the parking lot behind the George A. Navarre Borough Administration Building before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly’s meeting on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. Teachers, parents and school district administrators turned out in force to ask the assembly to increase funding to the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District on Tuesday. The assembly agreed to at least provide as much funding as it did in fiscal year 2018, but with a deficit in the borough budget, the source of the funding is still unclear. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
Man accused of choking woman at library

Man accused of choking woman at library

A Kenai man was arrested last week after reportedly choking a woman at the Kenai Community Library. Brandon M. Knight, 23, faces one count of… Continue reading

Man accused of choking woman at library
Woman accused of razor blade attack

Woman accused of razor blade attack

A Kenai woman accused of punching another woman in the face while holding a razor blade between her knuckles has been charged with kidnapping, robbery… Continue reading

Woman accused of razor blade attack
Woman indicted for stealing thousands in fishing gear

Woman indicted for stealing thousands in fishing gear

A Kenai woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars in fishing gear from several Soldotna properties was indicted on multiple felony counts last week. Pamela… Continue reading

Woman indicted for stealing thousands in fishing gear
This April 2017 photo shows the Alaska Railroad Corporation’s bridge across the Snow River near Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Resolution puts Legislature into railroad property dispute

A resolution before the Legislature attempts to put a stake in an ongoing disagreement between the Alaska Railroad Corporation and landowners next to its tracks.… Continue reading

This April 2017 photo shows the Alaska Railroad Corporation’s bridge across the Snow River near Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
Borough launches new emergency alert system

Borough launches new emergency alert system

The borough is rolling out a new emergency notification system months after a spotty tsunami response highlighted flaws in the borough’s 20-year-old disaster alert process.… Continue reading

Borough launches new emergency alert system
Harper Leck, 3, watches as her line and weight sink into the water at an Alaska Department of Fish and Game-stocked fish pond at the annual Sports and Rec Trade Show at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Sunday, April 29, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

A little skill, a lot of patience

Harper Leck, 3, watches as her line and weight sink into the water at an Alaska Department of Fish and Game-stocked fish pond at the… Continue reading

Harper Leck, 3, watches as her line and weight sink into the water at an Alaska Department of Fish and Game-stocked fish pond at the annual Sports and Rec Trade Show at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Sunday, April 29, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)