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Soldotna Trustworthy Hardware & Fishing’s 29th Anniversary

The higher the number of anniversaries the faster the planet seems to be orbiting the sun agrees Scott…

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Firefighters keep Tyonek blaze away from oil and gas facilities

Firefighters have kept the wind-driven Tyonek fire on Cook Inlet’s west side away from the Beluga gas field…

Wasilla sophomore Daija Doughty fights past Nikiski's Molly Cason during a 3-0 win over the Bulldogs. The Warriors moved into the Northern Lights Conference Championships semifinals with the win.

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Soldotna, Homer, Kenai girls pick up day one wins in NLC soccer

The Northern Lights Conference Southern Division picked up victories in three of the four girls games Thursday in…

Palmer junior Glenn Woodworth collides with Homer's Max Mangue during a 3-0 loss to the Mariners in the first round of the Northern Lights Conference Championships soccer tournament at Wasilla High School May 22.

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NLC soccer: Homer, Kenai boys notch day one victories

The top two seeds from the Northern Lights Conference Southern and Northern Divisions advanced on the first day…

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Birch Ridge Golf Report: The eighth green is open and ready for play

Birch Ridge Golf Course has had an ominous vibe for the past few days. The views from the…

River City Academy graduate Kiowa Richardson gives a theatrical valedictorian speech at the school's graduation ceremony at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Wednesday. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion

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River City graduates a ‘diverse’ group

In the darkened arena of the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex, six soon-to-be River City Academy high school graduates-to-be…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Josh Thompson, firefighter with Central Emergency Services on the Kenai Peninsula, throws brush into a fire along Funny River Road Thursday May 22, 2014 as the group works to control the burning Funny River wildfire which has consumed more than 63,000 acres of Kenai National Wildlife Refuge land.

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Residents prepare to leave as Funny River fire grows swiftly

One by one, planes arrived Thursday to fight the Funny River Horse Trail wildfire that inched closer to…

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Elizabeth McGlothen chose to give her mother a yellow rose recognizing she helped her get through her high school years, Tuesday, May 22, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.

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Skyview grads face being last to graduate from closing school

At Skyview High School’s final graduation ceremony, every student crossing the stage was cheered for. But students say…

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Celebrating those who served

A handful of events are happening on the Kenai Peninsula this Memorial Day weekend to honor U.S. troops,…

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Tsalteshi to be home of two races this weekend

Tsalteshi Trails will be home to a pair of races this weekend. Tonight at 6 p.m. will be…

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Oilers Corner: Oilers to host work party at ballpark

Sixteen days until opening day! The Oilers will be hosting a work party at the ballpark on May…

Life

When it helps to remember

During a former memorial season, my column carried readers back to a country cemetery where I reminisced about…

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Church news

Church of Chris hosts gospel meeting The Church of Christ on mile 1/4 Funny River Road in Soldotna…

Opinion

To the Class of 2014: Never stop learning

Congratulations to the Class of 2014. Whether you’ve just completed high school, college, a technical training program or…

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Les Palmer: The state of the Kenai, Part 2

Author’s note: Part 2 in a series of two columns. Over the years, fish habitat and the quality…

Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Hunter Sundberg, 11, looks to get his footing on a rock wall built in the garage of Natalie and Nic Larson in Soldotna. The Larson's started teaching rock climbing sessions to several kids in March and are accepting new students for summer sessions beginning June 9.

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Rock climbers build confidence

Hunter Sundberg held on to a sloped rock wall trying to figure out his next move. With gravity…

The Hokulea sailing canoe is seen off Honolulu on Tuesday, April 29, 2014. The Polynesian voyaging canoe is setting off on a 3-year voyage around the world, navigating using no modern instrumentation. (AP Photo/Sam Eifling)

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Legendary Hawaii canoe embarks on global odyssey

HONOLULU — To take the Hokulea for a spin off the coast of Oahu is to see the…

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Pebble sues EPA over attempt to veto mine

The Pebble Limited Partnership took the Environmental Protection Agency to court May 21 and claimed the agency is…

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Evacuation lifted for Funny River Road Tuesday

Updated at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday: Rob Allen, incident commander with the Alaska Interagency Incident Management Team said today’s…

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SoHi softball updates

Due to the fire and smoky air conditions, Soldotna’s trip to Homer was cancelled and will be Wednesday,…