The Kasilof River is seen from the Kasilof River Recreation Area, July 30, 2019, in Kasilof, Alaska. A section of the Kasilof River estuary called “the Dinosaur Parcel,” sized at 309 acres, has been added to the Alaska State Parks system for conservation. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

News

Kasilof River parcel added to Alaska State Parks

The Dinosaur Parcel, named for its unique shape, has long been prioritized for conservation

Senior Elijah Gordon competing in the senior division performs the Kneel Jump during the Salamatof Tribe Traditional Native Games Invitational at Kenai Middle School in Kenai, Alaska, on Friday, April 14, 2023. Photo provided by Megan Gordon.

News

Homer NYO athletes head to state competition in Anchorage

The Homer Halibuts, local Native Youth Olympic team, will send eight athletes to the statewide meet in Anchorage…

All 12 finalists of the Caring for the Kenai competition receive their awards at Kenai Central High School on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (Clarion file)

News

Caring for the Kenai finalists to present Thursday

12 high school finalists are expected to take the stage to present their proposals

Resurrection Bay is photographed from Seward, Alaska, in March 2018. (Staff/Peninsula Clarion)

News

Rockfish limits in Cook Inlet, Resurrection Bay reduced

The change is being implemented in response to substantial increases of rockfish harvest in those areas

Spencer Co and Clark Milstead prepare for Homer High School prom at Land’s End Resort on Friday. (Photo by Emilie Springer/ Homer News)

News

Homer students prep for prom

Homer High School prom took place on Saturday, April 15 at Land’s End on the Homer Spit.

The Juneau Empire printing press produces the Friday paper on Thursday evening. Beginning May 3, the Juneau Empire will be printed in Washington state, and delivered on Wednesdays and Saturdays. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

News

Clarion to print 2 days a week beginning May 3

The paper will be moving to off-site printing

News

Tribal councils sue over salmon bycatch

The battle over salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea and crashed runs in the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers…

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets on Monday, April 10, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

News

Connections looks to boost home-school enrollment

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche has pointed to state money that goes to non-KPBSD home-schooled students

Peter Micciche (second from left) is sworn in as mayor of the Kenai Peninsula Borough on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

News

Micciche reflects on taking helm at ‘rudderless’ borough

Micciche cruised to victory in the Feb. 14 Kenai Peninsula Borough mayoral special election

Acting Kenai Peninsula Borough Clerk Michele Turner, left, accepts a ballot from Richard Derkevorkian during an assembly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

News

Assembly considers resuming annual meetings in Homer, Seward

The assembly currently meets at the George A. Navarre Administration Building in Soldotna

From left: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education member Penny Vadla; Assistant Superintendent Kari Dendurent; Board members Jason Tauriainen and Matt Morse; and student representative Ashley Dahlman participate in a board meeting on Monday, April 11, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

News

School board sends KPBSD budget, with cuts, to borough assembly

Among the cuts put forth were the elimination of theater technicians and pool supervisors

Donna Weeks volunteers at the Central Peninsula Hospital Gift Shop in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

News

Hospital volunteer program struggles to bounce back

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the volunteer program at Central Peninsula Hospital boasted a team of around 250.

Photo by Christina Whiting
Karalee Bechtol, owner of Divinitea, is photographed in her store on Thursday, March 16.

News

Meet Your Neighbor: Divinitea

Where tasty treats and treasures abound, Homer woman strives to build community through her store