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Kenai Peninsula Borough to consider potential ban on marijuana cultivation

Marijuana advocates are planning to fill Tuesday’s Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting for the introduction of an ordinance…

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Alaska lawmakers will scrutinize budget, pot and Medicaid

JUNEAU, Alaska — There’s big question as the Legislature convenes Tuesday: How low will oil prices go? Plunging…

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Alaska faces lean budget times as oil prices fall

JUNEAU, Alaska — After years of being flush with oil money, Alaska now faces drastic budget cuts and…

Sports

Gibson leads the way for area at Besh Cup

Kenai Central High School’s Addison Gibson led area skiers at Besh Cup racing Sunday in Fairbanks. In the…

Opinion

Voices of Alaska: Alaska must do better for children in foster care

Alaskans are caring and generous. We should agree we can’t avoid our responsibility to improve life for the…

Opinion

Rich Lowry: Of course it is Islam

It is settled: The Paris terror attacks had almost nothing to do with Islam. Consider that on the…

Opinion

What others say: No gray area for child predators

A former Petersburg School District employee was recently sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after authorities discovered…

Education

Around Campus: Traditional Irish music comes to KPC

The public is invited to come and enjoy an evening of traditional Irish music and folklore at 7…

Education

Around the District

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in…

Sports

Kenai, SoHi claim top-10 finishes at Glenn Vandergaw tourney

The Soldotna and Kenai Central wrestling squads racked up top-10 finishes at the 2015 Glenn Vandergaw Invitational tournament…

Sports

Weekend prep hockey roundup

A full weekend of North Star Conference hockey on the Kenai Peninsula ended with the three teams from…

Sports

Fox leads Peninsula at Besh Cup

Soldotna skier Sadie Fox led Kenai Peninsula skiers by taking third in the “A” final in classic sprint…

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Cooper Landing squatter gets a year on firearms violations

ANCHORAGE (AP) — A squatter described by prosecutors as a “parasitic presence” in his Kenai Peninsula community will…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion A WWII-era plane nicknamed "Salmon Ella," lands the Kenai Municipal airport on Tuesday Jan. 13, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska. Everts Air Fuel operates several of the planes to deliver fuel and cargo around the state.

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Flying through history: Rare planes continue to fly Alaska skies

In present day Alaska, World War II-era relics continue to fly the skies. Now, instead of being used…

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Assembly to request trooper post in Nikiski

In response to the rise of property crime in Nikiski last fall, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will…

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Legislator seeks delay in marijuana-concentrates regulations

JUNEAU — A Homer legislator has proposed delaying regulations for marijuana concentrates to allow officials to focus this…

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Chenault questions the process for Fish and Game finalists

JUNEAU — House Speaker Mike Chenault on Friday questioned the nominating process for Fish and Game commissioner and…

Letters to the Editor

Support for industry forum appreciated

On behalf of the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District Board of Directors, Kenai Chamber of Commerce, City of…

Opinion

Voices of Alaska: Celebrating some great Alaska innovations

Alaskans like to work hard and play hard — and sometimes there is a market waiting to be…

Opinion

Vitriol does little to further dialogue

What’s the point of lecturing children on cyber-bulling if parents cannot be bothered to extend the same courtesy…