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Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Jen Peura, a seasonal biotech with the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, pulls on the long gloves necessary to spray herbicides on invasive plants near the Egumen Lake trailhead on Tuesday, June 21, 2016.

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Keep out: Kenai Peninsula land managers work together to curb invasive species

Wearing a pump-powered backpack sprayer, long yellow gloves and protective goggles, Jen Peura looked more like she was…

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Borough sees increase in oil property values

The values of some oil and gas properties in the Kenai Peninsula Borough jumped in the most recent…

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Proposal would move hospital service area south

A proposed ordinance before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly would move the hospital service area boundary south. The…

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Report examines five-year outlook for peninsula economy

The Kenai Peninsula’s relatively diverse economy has some room to grow in the next few years, accommodating for…

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Landfill discussed as assembly passes budget

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approved the budget for fiscal year 2017 at its Tuesday meeting. The budget…

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Borough eliminates funding for CARTS program

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly cut its support for the Central Area Rural Transit System out of its…

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Assembly shoots down gun range in Seldovia

The power of public comment took down an effort to set up a gun club in a valley…

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Division of Parks to sell merchandise to help pay costs, become self-sufficient

Add promotional hats, water bottles, visors and other promotional items to the list of ways Alaska hopes to…

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Support industries feel pinch

The round tables were fringed with people chatting leisurely and exchanging bits of news, like they were on…

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Borough disbands Central Peninsula Hospital service area board

Governance at Soldotna’s Central Peninsula Hospital will go directly to the hospital’s operating board and the Kenai Peninsula…

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Ordinance would merge two borough departments

Facing decreased revenue from the state, the Kenai Peninsula Borough has proposed merging the Capital Projects Department with…

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Teen birth rate declines in Alaska

The number of teenage parents in Alaska is continuing its downward trend. Nationwide, the birth rate among teenage…

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Report analyzes short-term economic impacts of cuts

The Legislature must take strides to reduce the deficit, but the transition will be smoother if it is…