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Trunk or treat… a decade of tons of fun & sweets

In keeping with the motto of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula “A Safe Place…

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First responders rescued in attempt to rescue boater

Editor’s Note: This story was updated with new information. In an attempt to rescue a stranded boater Sunday…

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Imaging the Future… IRIS brings new UAV industry to Kenai

At a recent Kenai Chamber of Commerce meeting John Parker outlined the mission of Integrated Robotic Imaging Systems…

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SoHi Junior builds perpetual woodshed at Food Bank

No one deserves to be hungry is the motto of the local Food Bank and now thanks to…

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Local Special Olympic bowlers qualify for State Tournament

An exciting weekend of bowling culminated Monday, October 27th with an awards ceremony and announcement of the local…

ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, NOV. 10 - In this photo taken on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, members of the Bravo Company Warrior Transition Unit on Fort Wainwright participate in adaptive sports, including wheelchair basketball, at the post's Physical Fitness Center near Fairbanks, Alaska, as the U.S. Army honors wounded, ill and injured soldiers and their families by commemorating November as Warrior Care Month. (AP Photo/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Eric Engman) MAGS OUT

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Soldiers recover in Warrior Transition Units

FAIRBANKS (AP) — The Warrior Transition Unit at Fort Wainwright invited families, friends and community members to the…

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Murkowski readies for role as Energy Committee chair

It was tough to find anyone who was more excited than Sen. Lisa Murkowski at Dan Sullivan’s election…

Opinion

Rich Lowry: A tired party

2008 feels long ago. A Democratic Party that rode the Obama wave to historic congressional majorities is now…

Opinion

What others say: NCAA goes overboard with punishment

Fans of Alaska Nanooks athletics got the equivalent of a body-check into the boards by the National Collegiate…

Education

Around the District

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in…

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Kenai Peninsula College: Around Campus

Kathy Becher, KRC Student Health Clinic advanced nurse practitioner, has raised the alarm that influenza has risen sharply…

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Nanwalek’s first quarter success

Nanwalek School is making an impression from across the Cook Inlet, with upgrades to programs and the ways…

Sports

Homer competes at Bush Brawl

The Homer wrestling team traveled to the Bush Brawl in Kotzebue this weekend. Jared Brant and Timmy Woo…

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Homer netters win title; Nikiski nabs 3rd

The Homer volleyball squad earned its first state berth since 2003 with a captivating semifinal victory over Anchorage…

Kenai's Amber Walter steps up to collect a dig during a loss to Soldotna early in the Northern Lights Conference Championships at Palmer High School. Kenai finished 0-2 in the tournament.

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Kenai, SoHi netters come up short of state

After dropping into the “second-chance” bracket of the Northern Lights Conference volleyball tournament, Soldotna saw its season come…

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Brown Bears swept in Fairbanks

The Kenai River Brown Bears were swept by the Fairbanks Ice Dogs on Friday and Saturday at the…

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Police catch five escaped juvenile offenders

The Kenai Police Department on Friday announced the five juvenile boys had escaped from the juvenile detention center…

Chenault named Speaker of the House

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Chenault named Speaker of the House

It has been a week of success for Mike Chenault. First, the longtime state representative beat a fellow…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Nels Anderson stands on his property on the bank of the Kenai River where  beaver has recently taken up residents, November 8, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska. The beaver has destroyed several trees on his property and a neighboring property in the process of building a dam between the two. Anderson said he plans to have a trapper take care of the problem.

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Eager beavers burden ‘burbs

This fall Soldotna mayor Nels Anderson realized he had a beaver problem. The home he shares with his…

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Three arrested in possession of imprisoned man’s items

Three people were arrested Oct. 31 at the Kenai Courthouse for the alleged burglary and theft of an…