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Injury knocks Ostrander from 5,000; Theisen becomes All-American

Soldotna’s Allie Ostrander stepped off the track two-thirds of the way through the 5,000 meters at NCAA Division…

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Jr. Blues sweep Brown Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears saw their losing streak reach 16 after dropping a pair of games on…

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26-year-old man arrested in connection with Iditarod crashes

ANCHORAGE — A man suspected of intentionally driving a snowmobile into teams of two mushers near the front…

Wildlife biologists Rob Kaler of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Sarah Schoen of the U.S. Geological Survey examine body parts of a common murre during a necropsy on Friday, March 11, 2016, in Anchorage, Alaska. Kaler and Schoen are among scientists attempting to find out the reason for a massive common murre die-off in the North Pacific that began one year ago. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

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Scientists continue researching seabird death mystery

ANCHORAGE — The common murre on Sarah Schoen’s examination table lived a short, hungry life. Measurements of its…

Opinion

Op-ed: White poverty and me

In his continuing effort to pit races and classes against each other, Democratic presidential candidate and socialist Sen.…

Opinion

Lawmakers address growing epidemic

Over the past several days lawmakers at the state and federal levels have approved measures to address the…

Opinion

News Analysis: Chicago chaos tests Trump promises of unity

ORLANDO, Fla. — Donald Trump says he can unify the country. Now, he has to prove it. The…

Life

Community News and Notes

Weber named to Dean’s List at idaho State University Shelby Weber of Kenai has been named to the…

Life

Growing up on a farm taught me to save food

Although I have never been a finicky eater, I grew up skinny. Skin­ny as a rail, they used…

Wasilla senior Justin Lee works to get past Kenai's Garrett Fitt during a 57-50 overtime win over Kenai in the Northern Lights Conference Championships semifinals March 11, 2016, at Palmer High School.

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Kenai boys, SoHi girls fall in NLC semis, 3rd-place games

PALMER — Valley hoops fans have been anticipating an all-Valley matchup in the championship game of the boys…

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Kenai Central graduate Cooper is U-20 men’s ‘King of Mountain’ at Junior Nationals

2015 Kenai Central graduate Travis Cooper helped Team Alaska to victory in the hill climb relay on the…

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Bears fall to Blues, see losing streak reach 15

The visiting Kenai River Brown Bears lost their 15th straight game, falling 4-0 to the Springfield (Illinois) Jr.…

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Knee injury takes Ostrander out of 5,000; Jonah Theisen becomes All-American

Soldotna’s Allie Ostrander stepped off the track two-thirds of the way through the 5,000 meters at NCAA Division…

Letters to the Editor

Still looking for options

Like me, I think a good majority of Americans are disgusted with the polarization — without compromise —…

Letters to the Editor

People – not buildings, lawsuits or politics

I have never been so angered by the legislature’s actions! The Governor has proposed reasonable reductions. Decimating programs…

Letters to the Editor

Searching for the hidden pots of gold

My family used to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a bit of fun for the children. Even my…

Sports

Nikiski, Seward boys move to Southcentral semis

The Nikiski boys basketball team shook off a slow start to defeat Homer 56-37 on Thursday in the…

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Ostrander to compete live on ESPN3

Soldotna’s Allie Ostrander will compete today and Saturday at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships…

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Oilers Corner: Oilers welcome 3 from Baylor University

As the Oilers 2016 roster continues to take shape the team is welcoming a trio of redshirt players…

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School district compliant with state immunization requirements

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District was found to be 100 percent compliant in ensuring students without exemptions…