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SoHi’s Harvey makes all-state team

Soldotna senior goalie Cody Harvey made the all-tournament team at the Alaska Schools Activities Association state hockey tournament.…

Reps. Kurt Olson, R-Kenai, and House Speaker Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski listen to David Caswell talk about making the Honor and Remember Flag a national symbol to recognize those who have died as a result of serving in the U.S. military. The representatives heard from a handful of central peninsula residents on Saturday at a town hall meeting in Soldotna. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion

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Locals get face time with representatives

Local representatives listened to central Kenai Peninsula residents’ concerns and comments about various state and peninsula issues at…

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Concealed carry on campus?

Fittingly, the bill introduced Friday that would prohibit the University of Alaska Board of Regents from banning concealed…

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Skepticism dooms study of rail link to North Slope

FAIRBANKS (AP) — A North Pole legislator wants money to see whether a railroad extension to far northern…

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Exploration off 38%, producing mines strong

JUNEAU — Mining is good for Alaska’s economy, but while the state’s six producing mines are holding up…

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Lowry: Obama’s lawmaking from on high

We were told that President Barack Obama would wield his executive power this year to defy Congress. Instead,…

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Lots of tools available for entrepreneurs

Low interest rates, helpful banks and a variety of tools for entrepreneurs are helping foster new business on…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  The Dena'ina Wellness Center in Old Town Kenai is in its final stages of construction Jan. 30, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska.  Several architectural additions to the building are reminiscint of Alaska Native staples including this one meant to look like a fish rack.

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New Dena’ina Wellness Center opens

To take a walk around through Old-Town Kenai toward the new Dena’ina Wellness Center is to see time…

Tourism industry expects record season

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Tourism industry expects record season

Get ready for another busy tourist season in the Kenai Peninsula. Projections for 2014 have called for another…

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With new development, housing market heating up

Increased oil and gas activity are driving the central Kenai Peninsula real estate market, according to local realtors.…

Peninsula Clarion file photo Tugs pull the Spartan 151 jack-up drilling rig up Cook Inlet in August 2011. New oil and gas development in the inlet, along with major projects planned for the area, could mean a boom for the Kenai Peninsula economy.

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Energy industry projects expected to bring economic boom to area

In the fall of 2013 a wave of announcements for development in the Nikiski industrial area began making…

Clarion file photo Dr. Craig Humphreys talks about how the O-arm takes the 3D images it produces as a spine surgery aid in late July 2011 at Central Peninsula Hospital. Health care is one of the fastest growing sectors of the Kenai Peninsula economy.

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Kenai Peninsula economic outlook slowed, but steady

While job growth has risen steadily that past few years, a state economist predicts a slight decrease in…

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Enrollment remains steady

Five weeks into the 2014 spring semester, KPC’s overall enrollment is up 2.8 percent in student headcount and…

Education

Schools briefs

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

Mountain View Elementary School music teacher Jonathan Dillon sits next to student Harley Farabee before the bus takes off for its afternoon route. Teachers from the Kenai school joined students for their bus rides to promote bus safety and good bus behavior on Wednesday. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion

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Promoting bus kindness

Mountain View Elementary School teachers spent a little extra time with students on Wednesday by riding the bus…

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Support businesses see growth, need laborers

Alongside the increased oil and gas exploration and production in the Cook Inlet, support companies on the Kenai…

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Weekend hoops roundup

The Kodiak girls basketball team swept Soldotna in a battle of Northern Lights Conference heavyweights Friday and Saturday…

Photo by Jeff Helminak Soldotna High School's Addison Downing climbs a big hill near the start of Friday's boys five-kilometer freestyle at the Region III Nordic Ski Championships at Tsalteshi Trails.

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Photo: Making tracks

Illustration of proposed mini roundabout at Binkley Street and Wilson Lane. Rendering provided by the City of Soldotna.

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Soldotna residents talk roundabouts with city officials

The City of Soldotna invited the public to an open house on Tuesday night to discuss road rehabilitation…

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Former territorial governor dies at age 94

ANCHORAGE — A man who lobbied congressional members for Alaska statehood and served as one of the state’s…