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Midnight Sun Big Sit turns in big specie count

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Midnight Sun Big Sit turns in big specie count

The third annual 24 consecutive hour “Midnight Sun Big Sit” took place again this year during the Kenai…

Remembering the fallen while living free: Memorial Day 2015

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Remembering the fallen while living free: Memorial Day 2015

Memorial Day services in Kenai and Soldotna offered local families the opportunity to gather in remembrance of those…

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Photo: It’s official

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Anglers try in vain to catch a king salmon near the mouth of the Ninilchik River on May 23, 2015 in Ninilchik, Alaska. Many reported the area to be slow that day, the open weekend on the river for the 2015 king salmon season. Fish and Game biologists have seen a strong early return of king salmon stocks on southern and central Kenai Peninsula streams, but area not yet certain of the size or timing of the run.

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Despite promising numbers, king salmon managers still uncertain about run strength

Editor’s note: this story has been corrected as it contained an inaccurate geographical description for the Deshka river.…

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Senate Finance rolls out proposal meant to spur talks

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Senate Finance Committee on Sunday proposed a version of the budget similar to…

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Study: Frog deformities could be related to warming, copper

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Federal and university scientist have found new evidence that Alaska wood frogs may be…

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Surveillance powers lapse with no deal in Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Security Agency lost its authority at midnight to collect Americans’ phone records in…

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Mendenhall River raft tour capsizes

A group of tourists rafting the Mendenhall River on Thursday afternoon with a local tour company were plunged…

Building a sustainable future: Conversations with Alaskans

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Building a sustainable future: Conversations with Alaskans

Next weekend, Lt. Governor Byron Mallott and I will kick off a series of conversations about the future…

Opinion

Some black lives don’t seem to matter

Black Lives Matter, the slogan of the movement that began in earnest after the police shooting of Michael…

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Dunleavy, accomplices are a disgrace on Erin’s Law

Dysfunction has defined the 2015 Legislative session that will not die, and yet somehow a Wasilla senator —…

Sports

SoHi softball swept in Kodiak

The Soldotna softball team ended its season with a pair of losses in Kodiak over the weekend. The…

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Kenai Mayor Pat Porter and Soldotna City Council member Meggean Bos walk together during the 2015 Relay For Life opening lap for survivors of cancer Friday, May 29, 2015, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Relay for Life celebrates survivors

The Soldotna Regional Sports Complex parking lot was converted into the grounds of the 2015 Relay For Life…

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House ends stalemate, passes state spending plan

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska House voted early Saturday to pass a state spending plan, after an…

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White House vow to veto fishing law changes sparks fight

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A White House pledge to veto proposed changes to federal fishing laws has divided…

Opinion

Op-ed: Obama’s hot-air commencement address

I didn’t attend my commencement ceremony at American University in Washington, D.C. I chose instead to receive my…

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Op-ed: Bernie Sanders, the anti-candidate

Let’s hear it for Bennie Sanders, who is running for president! Wait, what’s that? His name is BERNIE…

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As legislature fights over a budget, KPBSD works to fix its own

While the Alaska Legislature continues to debate the state operating budget, we’re glad to see the Kenai Peninsula…

Life

Sterling Senior Center

JUNE SCHEDULE • SALMON CLASSIC KICK OFF DINNER Saturday, June 27, 5p.m., $25 per person Reservations Required ~…

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Kenai Senior Center

What’s happening at the Kenai Senior Center for the month of June 2015 call for 283-8211 for additional…