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Shell Oil Co. President Marvin Odum gestures while speaking to The Associated Press on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2015, in Anchorage, Alaska. He says exploratory drilling is going well in the Arctic Ocean despite stormy weather last week that caused the company to halt operations for a few days.

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Shell says it will cease Alaska offshore Arctic drilling

ANCHORAGE, Alaska  — Royal Dutch Shell will cease exploration in Arctic waters off Alaska’s coast following disappointing results…

Photo by Rashah MCChesney/Peninsula Clarion Allan Spangler, of Anchorage, held a lengthy lead over the other 54 marathon runners in the Kenai River Marathon for the last half of the race on Sunday Sept. 27, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska. Spangler won the marathon with a time of 2:36:42.

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Results for Kenai River Marathon

Here are the results for Sunday’s Kenai River Marathon: Kenai River Marathon Sunday MARATHON Men — 1. Allan…

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Soldotna adopts plan to manage its capital assets

Soldotna is working to improve its paper trail. While city employees follow an informal procedure for requesting and…

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State’s only coal mine to halt exports for remainder of year

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s only working coal mine plans to halt exports for the rest of the…

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19 years after teen vanished, family is still searching

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — It’s been nearly two decades since a 17-year-old Bethel girl vanished, and her family…

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Group fights to keep Consulate of Mexico in Anchorage

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Mexicans living in Alaska will soon have to travel out of state to receive…

Opinion

Lowry: The fashionable pope

Pope Francis has enjoyed a high-spirited welcome in the United States. The infectiously likable pope kissed babies along…

Opinion

UA’s budget strategy is akin to climate change denial

UA’s budget strategy is akin to climate change denial There are two ways to address an unpleasant truth:…

Lunch time program gets kids moving

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Lunch time program gets kids moving

From a casual stroll, to a racing pace, many Nikiski North Star Elementary School students have ditched the…

Education

UAA Seawolves hockey team to play in Soldotna

The UAA Seawolves hockey team will be playing the Mount Royal University Cougars at 7:07 p.m. on Oct.…

Search resumes for missing Anchorage man

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Search resumes for missing Anchorage man

As Alaska State Troopers combed an portion of the Seward Highway where missing Anchorage man Kevin Mitchell’s truck…

Sports

Homer, Voznesenka football roundup

The Homer Mariners notched a 48-18 nonconfence road win over the Valdez Buccaneers Saturday in Valdez. Homer boosted…

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Brown Bears finish up play at Showcase

The Kenai River Brown Bears lost games Friday and Saturday to finish the North American Hockey League Showcase…

Region cross-country roundup

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Region cross-country roundup

The Kenai Peninsula claimed three of the four team titles and three of the four individual crowns Saturday…

Nikiski running back Rykker Riddall (28) carries the ball during the Bulldogs' 28-21 win over the Thunder Mountain Falcons in Juneau on Friday. Bulldog's blockers Luke Johnson (54), Corin Cooper (29), Jon McCormick (58), Ian Johnson (4) and Rueben Sepeda (75) opened the hole.

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Nikiski football nips Thunder Mountain

Nikiski sophomore running back Rykker Riddall scored four touchdowns and senior captain Luke Johnson recovered a Thunder Mountain…

Kenai's Zach Tuttle runs the ball during a game against North Pole at North Pole High School on Friday, September 25, 2015. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER

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Kards roll over North Pole in the snow

FAIRBANKS — James Watson-Patriot Pride Field at North Pole High School was covered with snow for Friday night’s…

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Volleyball roundup: SoHi takes 2nd in Silver Bracket

The Soldotna volleyball team led Peninsula squads by taking second in the Silver Bracket at the West Spiketacular…

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Ostrander’s runner-up finish leads Broncos to team title

2015 Kenai Central graduate Allie Ostrander didn’t notch another win the second meet of her college career, but…

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Three-time cancer survivor Becky Zaverl tells her story

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Becky Zaverl is one of those rare people who can make you feel you’ve known…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this June 4, 2015 file photo Nikiski resident and activist Ann Krogseng speaks to a crowd during a borough assembly hearing on a proposed law enforcement service area in Nikiski, Alaska. Korgseng died in an ATV rollover accident at her property on Thursday.

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Community mourns death of Nikiski activist

A Nikiski resident and community activist died on Thursday after she was ejected and pinned beneath her ATV.…