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Chambers set schedules ■ The Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon at noon…

Opinion

Op-ed: The business of Planned Parenthood

It’s hard to have an honest debate about abortion in this country, when the issue is so often…

Sports

Alaska Midnight Sun Rowing, Kenai Crewsers Rowing Club compete in Moose Nugget Regatta

The Alaska Midnight Sun Rowing Association of the central Kenai Peninsula and the Kenai Crewsers Rowing Club of…

Sports

Monday: Oilers hold off Bucs to snap skid, draw even in American League

The Peninsula Oilers moved into a first-place tie in the Alaska Baseball League American League with a 4-3…

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Brian Olson tests the ripeness of his haskaps Monday, July 20, 2015, at Alaska Berries in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Local grower cultivates rare berry

Haskaps are nearly ripe and ready for picking. The tiny fruit, rare anywhere outside of Hokkaido, Japan, is…

News

Wreckage from plane crash flown to Juneau

The wreckage of a Wings of Alaska Cessna 207 that crashed Friday, 18 miles from Juneau, was flown…

Opinion

What others say: Despite likely political backlash, securing care and funding overdue

On Thursday morning, Gov. Bill Walker announced Alaska will become the 30th state to accept Medicaid expansion under…

Mouth to mouth run

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Mouth to mouth run

The 2nd fat tire race from the mouth of the Kenai River down the Cook Inlet beach to…

Kenai Chamber honors community leaders

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Kenai Chamber honors community leaders

Wednesday, June 24th the Kenai Chamber of Commerce held its annual community awards luncheon before a capacity crowd…

Run for the heart

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Run for the heart

The tradition of the Rotary Unity Run is well rooted in the twin cities of Kenai and Soldotna…

Dog Show

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Dog Show

The love of dogs brought hundreds of breeders, trainers, owners and fans of canine ability and agility to…

Oilers help American League take All-Star Game

Sports

Oilers help American League take All-Star Game

The Peninsula Oilers helped the American League to a 4-0 victory Saturday at the Alaska Baseball League All-Star…

News

Report recommends realignment of Railbelt utilities

Issues of reliability and cost in Alaska’s Railbelt electric transmission system are slowly coming to a head. The…

In this Monday, July 13, 2015 photo Earl Charles Williams Sr., 59, sits next to some of the medication he must take for his diabetes in his Chicago home. Williams was uninsured for about a year before a county-run clinic helped him sign up for care under the Affordable Care Act.  More than a dozen states that opted to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act have seen enrollments surge way beyond projections, raising concerns that the added costs will strain their budgets when federal aid is scaled back starting in two years.   (AP Photo/Christian K. Lee)

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Medicaid enrollment surges, stirs worry about state budgets

ATLANTA — More than a dozen states that opted to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act have…

Opinion

Op-ed: Defining Hillary Clinton

When I listen to Hillary Clinton speak, as she did Monday at The New School in New York,…

Opinion

What others say: Alaska’s pilots are its lifeblood

In the opening pages of Colleen Mondor’s book, “The Map of My Dead Pilots,” a handful of bush…

Sports

Results posted for Tsalteshi Cycle Series No. 2

The Tsalteshi Cycle series held its second race of the season Thursday night, with Adam Rothman taking the…

Sports

Twins take 3 of 4 to move up in standings

The American Legion Twins took three of four from Fairbanks squads Friday and Saturday in Anchorage to shoot…

Sports

Oilers drop pair of exhibition games

It did not count against their Alaska Baseball League record, but the Peninsula Oilers continued a recent slump…

Sports

Pro-Am and Skins Game features great play, barbecue

The Birch Ridge Golf Association All-Alaska Pro-Am and Skins game went off without a hitch last Monday. Special…