Peninsula Clarion

The Peninsula Clarion is a local newspaper based in Kenai, Alaska, catering to the residents of the Kenai Peninsula. In addition to the main publication, they produce the Peninsula Clarion Dispatch, a complimentary weekly circular that comes out every Wednesday, featuring local stories and ads. Established in 1970, the newspaper was acquired by Morris Communications, a company based in Georgia, in 1990.

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Sterling Highway reconstruction delayed

1 week ago | peninsulaclarion.com | Delcenia Cosman

Road construction on the Sterling Highway from Anchor Point to Baycrest Hill is delayed, according to an update provided last week by the Alaska Department of Transportation. Homer News previously reported in February that highway reconstruction from MP 157-169 was slated to begin this year, potentially seeing at least preliminary construction. Now, DOT has divided the project into two phases, anticipating construction to start next year.
33rd Shorebird Festival starts next week

1 week ago | peninsulaclarion.com | Delcenia Cosman

Homer in May is for the birds — literally. Visitors, both winged and otherwise, will soon be flocking in for the 33rd annual Shorebird Festival, held May 7-11. Registration for the festival remains open online.
Education funding bill passes Legislature with veto-proof margin

1 week ago | peninsulaclarion.com | Mark Sabbatini

A compromise education bill again easily cleared the Alaska Legislature by a veto-proof margin Wednesday, but lost two Senate votes — including the minority leader’s — after Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s education commissioner on Monday sent school districts a threatening letter telling them to support his policy priorities or risk having education funding vetoed.
Spend more for programs or PFDs? Legislators say reality may mean less money for both.

1 week ago | peninsulaclarion.com | Mark Sabbatini

“Fund people not the PFD” was the plea on the sign of a protester pleading for more child care funds outside the Alaska State Capitol on Tuesday. But legislative leaders inside the building say both are facing cuts due to the state’s increasingly grim financial outlook.
2 dead, 1 hospitalized in Nanwalek plane crash

1 week ago | peninsulaclarion.com | Delcenia Cosman

Two people are dead and another is hospitalized following a Monday afternoon plane crash in Nanwalek. Alaska State Troopers received “multiple 911 calls” about a plane crash near the Nanwalek airport that occurred on Monday, April 28, at 1:57 p.m., according to a Tuesday morning dispatch. According to the dispatch, troopers responded to the scene as first responders and “Good Samaritans” in Nanwalek helped provide medical assistance.
Kenai man pleads guilty to 2019 sexual assault

1 week ago | peninsulaclarion.com |

More than five years after his December 2019 arrest on charges of sexual assault and assault, Travis Amos George of Kenai pleaded guilty last week and will be sentenced to 33 years in prison. The change of plea came on Thursday, April 23, the first day of trial for George, now 42. He pleaded guilty to second-degree sexual assault — different from the first-degree original charge — as well as to third-degree assault. George was arrested Dec.
Kenai begins community conversation about parks and recreation master plan

1 week ago | peninsulaclarion.com |

Work on a master plan for Kenai’s parks and recreation department kicked off Tuesday with a listening session at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce. Staff from Corvus Design, with whom the city has contracted to develop the plan, solicited input on the city’s parks facilities as well as hopes for the future. The meeting is the first step, Corvus staff said, in a roughly yearlong process to create a guiding document for the next 20 years of outdoors and recreation development in the city.
KPEDD forum focuses on borough economy, vision for future

1 week ago | peninsulaclarion.com |

At the annual Industry Outlook Forum, hosted by the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District on Thursday in the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center, economists shared their appraisal of the current state of the Kenai Peninsula Borough economy — before KPEDD rolled out the details of its effort to plan for the future.
Monday: Smith pitches Kenai Central baseball past Soldotna

1 week ago | peninsulaclarion.com | Jeff Helminiak

The Kenai Central baseball team defeated Soldotna 4-3 on Monday in Northern Lights Conference action at the Soldotna Little League fields in Soldotna. The Kardinals improved to 2-1 in the league and 3-1 overall. The Stars, the three-time defending Division II state champs, played their first Division II competition of the season and fell to 0-1 in the league and 2-7-2 overall. This is the third straight season Kenai defeated Soldotna in the first game of the season between the two rivals.
Kenai finishes 6th, Soldotna takes 10th, Homer nabs 13th at Rally in the Valley

1 week ago | peninsulaclarion.com | Jeff Helminiak

Kenai Central finished sixth, Soldotna finished 10th and Homer finished 13th at the Rally in the Valley Softball Tournament, which finished Saturday. The Kardinals lost to Sitka 9-2 and Ketchikan 11-2 on Saturday to finish the tourney at 3-3. Against Sitka, the Wolves got to Lola McEwen for five runs — two earned — on two hits in two-thirds of an inning, and Kennah Gregory for four runs — three earned — on a hit in 1 1-3 innings.