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Thursday hockey roundup: SoHi takes Wasilla to overtime

WASILLA — The Soldotna Stars rallied to force overtime, but Wasilla prevailed. In a rematch of last year’s…

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Former firefighter, wife, plead guilty to theft

Over the course of three years, a former firefighter and his wife stole more than $8,200 from two…

Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Two Gray Cliffs property owners take off on all-terrain vehicles at the end of the Kenai Spur Highway to access their property Wednesday. The property owners said they cannot get to their land by vehicle because of the rough terrain. Apache Alaska Corporation has proposed a 7.5-mile extension of the Spur Highway to the Gray Cliffs subdivision that would benefit their oil and gas exploration as well as property owners.

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Apache unveils north road extension plans

Once the pavement ends past Mile 39 of the Kenai Spur Highway at Captain Cook State Park, an…

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New attorney general to review Guard issues, gay marriage case

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s new attorney general said he will review issues related to the Alaska National…

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Safeguard Bristol Bay watershed

Too few Alaskans know the humbling beauty of the Alaska Peninsula and the imposing journey into Bristol Bay.…

Opinion

Patent award is an inspiration

Congratulations to Alexandra West, who was recently awarded a U.S. patent for her design of a hyrdo-powered fish…

Kenai Refuge biological intern Jen Peura collects vegetation data on one of the plots (Elizabeth Bella/Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

Life

Refuge Notebook: Are we winning the war on invasives?

Invasive plants are now well known as a threat to ecosystem integrity across the Kenai Peninsula. We’ve watched…

Life

An Outdoor View: This fishing thing

There must be something to this fishing thing, or we wouldn’t do the things we do to do…

Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Members of the Kenai Peninsula Outdoors Club traverse down a hill during a hike on Vista Trial Nov. 22, 2014 off Skilak Lake Road.

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‘Get out and play’: Kenai Peninsula Outdoor Club continues to grow

The Kenai Peninsula Outdoor Club was once a small group of friends that enjoyed a shared interest in…

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Struggling with God

I love to sword fight! There is nothing like the feeling of standing face to face with an…

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Church news

Cookies benefit church youth Our Lady of the Angels 21st annual Cookies “Buy” the Pound fundraiser is on…

Sports

Sultan of Sides has a turkey of a week

The column’s first losing week (7-9) in over two months has left the Sultan of Sides desperate for…

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School pool discussion makes waves

In the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, school-maintained swimming pools could be sapping valuable education resources or saving…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  A dog stands guard over Emerald Road Wednesday Dec. 3, 2014 in Nikiski, Alaska.

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Interim superintendent shares progress

Interim Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendant Sean Dusek had mostly positive news about the current state of…

Photo courtesy AST An unknown man attempted to burglarize the Kasilof Mercantile on the Sterling Highway Sunday at about 3 a.m. Anyone with information on the attempted burglary is encouraged to contact the Soldotna troopers at 907-262-4453.

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Kasilof prowler caught on video

Alaska State Troopers are looking for help in identifying an unknown male caught on camera who attempted to…

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2008, file photo, former Alaska governors Bill Sheffield, left, Walter J. Hickel, Frank Murkowski, Tony Knowles, Steve Cowper, and Keith Miller, right, with then Gov. Sarah Palin, front left, and Territorial Gov. Mike Stepovich, front right, talk as they wait for a ceremony to honor Alaska governors as part of Alaska's 50th anniversary in Anchorage, Alaska. Bill Walker became the 13th governor of Alaska this week. Or its 11th governor. Or 16th or 17th. It depends on how you count. As it turns out, the state of Alaska doesn't appear to have an official way of counting governors and their terms. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)

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How do you count Alaska’s governors? It depends

JUNEAU — This week, Bill Walker became the 13th governor of Alaska. Or the 11th. Or 16th. Depends…

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Chill put Brown Bears in deep freeze

The Kenai River Brown Bears’ problems with consistency have followed them all the way on the road to…

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USS Anchorage to retrieve Orion capsule at sea

ANCHORAGE (AP) — When NASA’s new state-of-the-art space capsule returns from its first orbit of the Earth, a…

Visualize three-and-a-half steps

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Visualize three-and-a-half steps

Three-and-a-half steps. Visualize it: that’s how big your home is. Back against the wall, three-and-a-half steps until you…