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Connecting your car with the pros at Auto Knechtion

AK may mean Alaska to the post office but to anyone in need of auto repairs or maintenance…

Gotta' have sweet dreams come true at iconic Kenai location

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Gotta’ have sweet dreams come true at iconic Kenai location

With the help of 4-year-old Isabella Havrilla of Soldotna, Kenai Mayor Pat Porter cut the ribbon to officially…

Texan takes two at Taste of the Kenai

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Texan takes two at Taste of the Kenai

The Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council (KPTMC) held its 5th Annual Taste of the Kenai Food and Spirit…

The Arness Septage Site in Nikiski, shown here from the air in September 1985. The site was contaminated with thousands of gallons of oil and other industry wastes. Concerns about the septage site and a new monofill waste site in the area prompted the Kenai Peninsula Borough to commission a groundwater movement study. The results will be presented at a March 23 meeting in Nikiski.

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Results of Nikiski groundwater study to be released

A series of underground maps designed to give researchers a picture of groundwater depth and flow direction in…

Letters to the Editor

Time to act on Medicaid expansion

I fully support the expansion of Medicaid in Alaska. The reason is quite simple: 40,000 of my fellow…

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State matchups announced for Kenai Peninsula teams

The 2015 Alaska School Activities Association March Madness Alaska brackets were announced late Sunday night, giving six Kenai…

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Delta Junction couple to speak at Garden Club

Tuesday’s Central Peninsula Garden Club meeting will feature special guests Bryce and Jan Wrigley, owners of The Alaska…

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Budget, confirmation hearing expected in legislature

JUNEAU, Alaska — The focus this week will be on the House, which is expected to take up…

Letters to the Editor

Alaska’s leaders should embrace free markets

Alaska boasts a proud constitution that requires current and future generations to reap the maximum benefit from our…

Opinion

Rich Lowry: Return of the Clinton scandals

The grim forced march to a Hillary Clinton coronation just got a little grimmer. The Hillary email scandal…

Opinion

What others say: Walker shocked to find politics going on in Juneau

There was a lot of Louis Renault going around Juneau last week. The Casablanca police captain unforgettably pronounced…

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Saturday Peninsula Conference roundup: CIA girls, Nikolaevsk boys make state

The Cook Inlet Academy girls and the Nikolaevsk boys won Peninsula Conference second-place games Saturday at Lumen Christi…

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Loss eliminates Brown Bears from postseason contention

The Kenai River Brown Bears were eliminated from the playoff chase with a 5-2 loss to the host…

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Saturday Southcentral roundup: Homer girls clash with Nikiski for title

The Homer girls continued their mastery of Nikiski, topping the Bulldogs 44-41 for the Southcentral Conference title Saturday…

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[Photo] Catching air

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400 HEA customers without power in Funny River, Scout Lake area

Homer Electric Association crews are working on an outage in the Scout Lake and Funny River area Saturday.…

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks during the Iowa Agriculture Summit, Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Beyond Clinton, many 2016 hopefuls have used private emails

ATLANTA (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton continues to catch heat for her extensive use of a private email…

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Spring forward: Daylight saving time returning to most of US

WASHINGTON (AP) — A sure sign that spring’s on the horizon: One hour less shut-eye Saturday night no…

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Local boy to attend state capital summit

While many students will be spending this spring break relaxing, one local boy is out to make a…

Musher Chuck Schaeffer and his team charge down Anchorage's 4th Avenue during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod sled sog race in Anchorage, Alaska on Saturday, March 7, 2015. A lack of snow forced race organizers to move the official start of the race to Fairbanks, but the ceremonial start remained in Anchorage. (AP Photo/Alaska Dispatch News, Loren Holmes)  KTUU-TV OUT; KTVA-TV OUT; THE MAT-SU VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN OUT

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Iditarod show goes on despite lack of snow

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — If there is one day when mushers in the Iditarod sled dog race don’t have…