Top News Archives - Peninsula Clarion https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/category/top-news/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 23:26:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 250542530 Update: Power restored at Central Peninsula Hospital facility https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/2026/02/20/central-peninsula-hospital-facility-experiencing-power-outage/ https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/2026/02/20/central-peninsula-hospital-facility-experiencing-power-outage/#respond Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:30:00 +0000 https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/2026/02/20/central-peninsula-hospital-facility-experiencing-power-outage/

The River Tower on the CPH campus will resume normal operations on Monday.

]]> https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/2026/02/20/central-peninsula-hospital-facility-experiencing-power-outage/feed/ 0 92663 Central Peninsula Health Foundation to host annual fundraiser https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/2026/02/19/central-peninsula-health-foundation-to-host-annual-fundraiser/ https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/2026/02/19/central-peninsula-health-foundation-to-host-annual-fundraiser/#respond Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:30:00 +0000 https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/2026/02/19/central-peninsula-health-foundation-to-host-annual-fundraiser/

“Evening by the River” will support expanded mammography access.

]]> https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/2026/02/19/central-peninsula-health-foundation-to-host-annual-fundraiser/feed/ 0 92615 Facing $8.6 million shortfall, school district asks for community input https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/2026/02/19/facing-8-6-million-shortfall-school-district-asks-for-community-input/ https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/2026/02/19/facing-8-6-million-shortfall-school-district-asks-for-community-input/#respond Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:30:00 +0000 https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/2026/02/19/facing-8-6-million-shortfall-school-district-asks-for-community-input/

The district held a second community budget meeting on Tuesday at Kenai Central High School.

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The Feb. 20 edition of the Clarion is reporter Chloe Anderson’s last.

]]> https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/2026/02/19/out-of-the-office-one-last-edition/feed/ 0 92624 Local student wins Kenai Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot for 2nd year in a row https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/2026/02/16/local-student-wins-kenai-elks-lodge-hoop-shoot-for-2nd-year-in-a-row/ https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/2026/02/16/local-student-wins-kenai-elks-lodge-hoop-shoot-for-2nd-year-in-a-row/#respond Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:30:00 +0000 http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/news/local-student-wins-kenai-elks-lodge-hoop-shoot-for-2nd-year-in-a-row/

Laila Taylor will compete in the Elks National Hoop Shoot semi-finals in Idaho next month.

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A team of cadets won the highest score in the state after months of practice.

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About 70 skiers participated in the 20th annual 5-kilometer Ski for Women race on Sunday, Feb. 8, hosted by the Tsalteshi Trails Association at the Skyview Trailhead.

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Aurora Borealis Charter School will begin accepting high school students in the next academic year.

]]> https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/2026/02/12/school-board-approves-aurora-borealis-charter-amendment/feed/ 0 91960 ‘The Addams Family’ comes to Kenai https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/2026/02/12/the-addams-family-comes-to-kenai/ https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/2026/02/12/the-addams-family-comes-to-kenai/#respond Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:30:00 +0000 http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/news/the-addams-family-comes-to-kenai/

The play will debut at Kenai Central High School next Friday.

]]> https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/2026/02/12/the-addams-family-comes-to-kenai/feed/ 0 91962 Assembly addresses formal presentations in code amendment https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/2026/02/10/assembly-addresses-formal-presentations-in-code-amendment/ https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/2026/02/10/assembly-addresses-formal-presentations-in-code-amendment/#respond Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:30:00 +0000 http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/news/assembly-addresses-formal-presentations-in-code-amendment/

An ordinance passed Feb. 3 clarifies that formal presentations made before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly should relate to borough matters.

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