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Budget officials grilled on 10-year plan

JUNEAU — Members of the House Finance Committee grilled state budget officials Monday on how realistic their 10-year…

Photo courtesy/Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Invasive plant elodea in one of the many ways it is transported from lake to lake.

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Assembly to consider federal priorities list

Topping the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s federal priorities list for fiscal year 2015 are environmental concerns that, without action,…

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Former school nurse pleads guilty to tampering

A former Soldotna school nurse pleaded guilty to a charge of tampering with public records Monday afternoon at…

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Oil taxes debated on Senate floor

JUNEAU — The floor of the Alaska Senate broke into an impromptu debate over oil taxes Monday. Sen.…

Photo: All together now

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Photo: All together now

Kenai Central High School will host a Mass Choir festival, with high school choirs from across the Kenai…

Opinion

A trust deficit

Most people accept the notion that politicians don’t always tell the truth. Some lies are harmless enough; others…

Opinion

Voices of the Peninsula: The dangers of school choice

Rushing headlong like lemmings into the sea, Christians are piling on their legislative efforts to enable people to…

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What others say: Governor slips up on education lawsuit

Take note, Fairbanks. Gov. Sean Parnell doesn’t much like it that the Ketchikan Gateway Borough has filed a…

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BOF changes commercial drift fishing in Cook Inlet

On Monday, the Alaska Board of Fisheries approved several changes to the Central District Drift Gillnet Fishery Management…

A 30K day in January for September

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A 30K day in January for September

Many of the folks waving signs and dressed in pink in front of Stanley Ford and around the…

"ROC the Kenai" founder Courtney Stroh gets standing ovation at Alaska Forum on the Environment

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“ROC the Kenai” founder Courtney Stroh gets standing ovation at Alaska Forum on the Environment

When a diverse group of Alaskans from all over the country gathered last week in Anchorage for the…

Renewal Skin Care welcomes massage therapist Akcinia Kulikov

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Renewal Skin Care welcomes massage therapist Akcinia Kulikov

Looking for a unique Valentine or just a different kind of gift? Try a crazy wrap thing at…

Relay for Life prepares for new location

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Relay for Life prepares for new location

With commitments to finish the fight against cancer by continuing to fund research until the final nail is…

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Kenai boy in ICU after swim accident

A 6-year-old Kenai boy remains in an Intensive Care Unit at Children’s Hospital in Anchorage after a swimming…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Brent Johnson, a commercial setnetter from Clam Gulch, talks about his proposal to allow setnetters to fish an experimental type of setnet he calls special harvest modules, Thursday Feb. 8, 2014 during the triennial Board of Fisheries meeting on the Upper Cook Inlet.

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Fishing for a change

Editor’s note: This article was corrected to reflect the net length allowed to Cook Inlet setnetters.  ANCHORAGE —…

Photo by Dan Balmer Peninsula Clarion Kenai Fire Chief Mike Tilly is retiring after 23 years of service to the City of Kenai. On Wednesday the department held a retirement party and presented Tilly with an achievement award. His last day is Friday.

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Kenai Fire Chief Tilly retires

After 23 years serving the City of Kenai, Fire Chief Mike Tilly hung his hat up for the…

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Saving cash, better communication top DOT aviation priorities

In-step with Gov. Sean Parnell’s message of fiscal restraint, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Deputy Commissioner John…

Letters to the Editor

Competition benefits food bank

The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank extends a warm thank you to the Public Defender’s Office and to the…

Letters to the Editor

Contributions support students in transition

I would like to recognize recent contributors to the KPBSD Students in Transition Program for homeless children and…

Education

Schools briefs

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