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The Kenai Central girls defeated Juneau 44-35 in the Maroon bracket of the Lady Lynx Prep Shootout in…

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Homer advances; Kenai, SoHi lost at NSC tourney

WASILLA — A barrage of shots downed one team and a late tip bounced the other as a…

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker gives his first State of the State address Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, in Juneau, Alaska. Walker called on Alaskans to pull together, and not panic, as the state faces multibillion-dollar budget deficits amid a fall in oil prices. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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Layoffs on the horizon for state employees

As state employees waited for an official announcement of Gov. Bill Walker’s new budget, warnings of potential position…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Ice crystals form on a tree branch recently. Forecasters are calling for continued chilly temperatures and mostly clear skies over the weekend.

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Photo: Frosted

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Soldotna street upgrades earn award

After years of planning and implementation, the city of Soldotna has been praised for its street improvements. Last…

Brig. Gen. Leon "Mike" Bridges, center, testifies before the Senate State Affairs Committee on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, in Juneau, Alaska. Pictured on the left is Alaska Attorney General Craig Richards. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

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Ex-acting adjutant general to retire from National Guard

JUNEAU — Brig. Gen. Leon “Mike” Bridges, who served as acting adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard…

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Governor weighs in on marijuana regulations

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker has suggested that a new board help write the regulations surrounding legalized marijuana…

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Legislative Information Office teleconference schedule for Feb. 6

Friday 8:00 a.m. The House Education Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss HCR 2 Alaska School…

Opinion

Time to stop leaving kids behind

We live in a time where school counselors are essential — yet it seems our school counselors are…

Bruce Edgerly, vice president of marketing and sales with BCA, a Boulder, Colorado-based company, holds their float avalanche airbag at their exhibit at the Outdoor Retailer Show Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, in Salt lake City. "It makes you a bigger object. In an avalanche, the biggest objects, like the biggest pieces of debris, end up on the surface." Air bags become more affordable and easy to use in recent years, Edgerly said. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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Technology improves avalanche gear for backcountry skiers

SALT LAKE CITY — As outdoor recreation companies increasingly cater to skiers and snowboarders who like to venture…

Hikers in pursuit of the Alaska Dream looking over Doroshin Bay and the Skilak Glacier outwash plain in Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo courtesy Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

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Refuge Notebook: Following the Alaska dream

When I was 6 years old, my family traveled the Alcan Highway from California to the Arctic Circle…

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An Outdoor View: Together again

Author’s note: A loyal reader recently noted that it has been two years since I bamboozled readers into…

Roger Phillips rides down a snowy trail near Eagle, Idaho, Jan. 2, 2014, in this self portrait.   Regular mountain bikes can be ridden on trails with hard-packed snow. Dropping tire pressure by about 5 pounds improves traction. (AP Photo/Idaho Statesman, Roger Phillips)

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Don’t let winter keep you off your mountain bike

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — I used to think winter mountain biking was a stunt you did once to…

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Help for the hurting, love for the unlovable

Have you ever been hurt? Have you ever been attacked when you least expected? Have you ever walked…

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Church news

The 19th Annual Mardi Gras fundraiser will be Feb. 13 at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church…

Sports

Wednesday prep hoops roundup

The Soldotna and Kenai Central girls hoops teams fell to a pair of Southeast squads Wednesday on the…

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Five Kenai Peninsula residents appointed to state boards, commissions

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has appointed several more people to boards and commissions in the state. The Governor’s…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  The sun sets over a bluff on the Kenai River on Sunday Feb. 1, 2015 near Sterling, Alaska.

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Photo: On the river

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Funding for health care panel OK’d

The Kenai Peninsula community may have a chance to make reforms in local health care. The Kenai Peninsula…

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Walker proposes $65M supplemental budget for current year

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker has proposed a $65 million supplemental spending bill, including $50 million in unrestricted…