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Peninsula Christian Center, 161 Farnsworth Boulevard in Soldotna, will be giving away new snow boots for students K-12,…

Letters to the Editor

Deja vu in king salmon fishery

Well, our fearless leaders have done it again! It’s like deja vu all over again! Similar to last…

Letters to the Editor

Overloaded system causes underweight salmon

Regarding the underweight salmon “phenomenon” article in Friday’s Clarion, what do you expect when you overload the system?…

Sports

Wednesday: Panners hold off Oilers

The Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks held off the Peninsula Oilers for a 7-6 Alaska Baseball League victory Wednesday…

Sports

Bird Homestead Golf Report: Ladies Night, Men’s Night draw a crowd

Don’t let the weather discourage you from coming out to the golf course. The greens are looking fabulous,…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this March 19, 2013 file photo Soldotna mayor Nels Anderson speaks to a crowd during a candidate forum hosted by the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce. Anderson is resigning his post as Soldotna mayor and asking to be reappointed until October.

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Soldotna mayor steps down, asks for reappointment

Before he travels to west Africa in 2016, Soldotna Mayor Nels Anderson would like to save the city…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion An off balance seagull watches the Pocaher's Cove neighborhood from the roof of a fish processing shack on Wednesday July 1, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska. The gull has a length of fishing line wrapped around its leg and would not stand on it.

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Photo: Tangled

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Walker reduces amount available for oil tax credits

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker is limiting the amount available to pay for oil and gas tax credits…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion King salmon fishermen ride upriver during the first day of fishing on the late run of Kenai River king salmon on Wednesday July 1, 2015 near Kenai, Alaska.

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Fishing report: Slow start for kings, but plenty of other options

The Kenai River opened to sport fishing for king salmon on Wednesday, and despite restrictions on bait and…

Rickey Scott, Bradden Scott and fishing buddy Clayton Hindman pose with the barn door halibut which weighed in at 265.6 pounds. The fish was caught on June 20 and was in first place in the $10,000 Seward Halibut Derby until an angler from Michigan landed a 291.2-pound halibut.

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Hefty halibut

Letters to the Editor

Joy riders leave drivers in the dust

I’m so concerned about the joyriders in the dust (four-wheelers, dirt bikes and side-by-sides) riding at full speed…

Opinion

Op-ed: The next gay marriage battle

Everyone knows where the debate over gay marriage is going next. Now that the Supreme Court has imposed…

Opinion

What others say: Watershed officials advocate for use of herbicide on Elodea

The decision to make environmental changes is one that should never be taken lightly. This is especially true…

Arts & Entertainment

Love unique theaters, different crowds, and even the different concession options

In the past few years I’ve been lucky enough to travel quite a bit, and one of my…

'Born to be Wild'

Arts & Entertainment

‘Born to be Wild’

You’ll never be accused of missing adventure because you’re too tired. Two, in fact, is just the right…

Arts & Entertainment

What’s Happening

Best Bets ■ Celebrate Independence Day in Kenai. The theme of the day’s festivities is “Honoring Our Hometown…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  In this July 9, 2014 file photo Devin Every, Travis Every and Damien Redder pick fish from a setnet  in Kenai, Alaska. Alaska Department of Fish and Game managers have suspended regular fishing periods in the east side setnet fishery due to Kenai River king salmon restrictions.

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Kenai River king salmon return triggers restrictions in commercial setnet fishery

On the opening day of fishing for Kenai River late run king salmon Wednesday, Alaska Department of Fish…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  In this June 27, 2013 file photo sockeye salmon tumble into a tote at a receiving station south of Clam Gulch, Alaska. A new company has entered the Cook Inlet fish industry as Inlet Fish Producers announced its sale to Seattle-based North Pacific Seafoods Inc.

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Inlet Fish Producers sold to North Pacific Seafoods

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story misspelled the name of the Japanese trading house that owns…

Sports

Tuesday: Panners topple Oilers

A two-run homer by Matt Gelalich spurred the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks to a 4-2 win over the…

Sports

Kenai Golf Report: Memorial tournament honors those who have passed

The Memorial Golf Tournament is an important event at the Kenai Golf Course. This is a time when…