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Judge rules in favor of merged Mallot and Walker campaigns

ANCHORAGE — A judge on Friday sided with the state of Alaska and ruled against a lawsuit that…

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Learning for Life: What to do with those beautiful flower baskets

Your summertime flower baskets were just gorgeous this year, but now that it is autumn what are you…

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Community news and notes

Tesoro Corp. awarded a $4,000 scholarship to Rylee DeVito, a graduate of Kenai Central High School in Kenai.…

In this photo provided by Wayfair.com, folding steps like these help ease the transport of elderly pets and can be conveniently stored at home or in your vehicle. (AP Photo/Wayfair.com)

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Critter comforts for older pets

Just as there are lots of products on the market to help ease the aches, pains and mobility…

Letters to the Editor

Community meeting offers few solutions

The much-touted Nikiski Community-Against Crime meeting on Wednesday night left me angry and frustrated. On the one hand…

Letters to the Editor

Navarre earns reader’s trust

Three trustworthiness factors will inform my vote for borough mayor this year: competence, character, and consistency. In my…

Letters to the Editor

Hospital seem to be well managed now

One of the Borough Mayoral Candidates seems to have it in for our hospital here in Soldotna and…

Sports

Seward football clinches 1st playoff berth in 10 years

Seward grabbed a pivotal 42-6 Greatland Conference win over Voznesenka Thursday night in Seward, clinching a small-schools playoff…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Peninsula College Professor of Anthropology, Alan Boraas, talks to a class during a walk near the college Thursday September 25, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska. Boraas took students and faculty members to several historical Dena'ina sites along Slikok Creek and the Kenai River.

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KPC class takes a walk through Dena’ina history

Alan Boraas took 22 people for an hour-long walk through a thousand years of history Thursday in the…

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Soldotna adds new voice to public meetings

Soldotna has added a new seat to city council, elected by a body that includes underage voters. Soldotna…

Dr. Takeshi Toriyama, of Japan, takes a video on Tuesday outside the Soldotna United Methodist Church of the Boy Scouts of America Troop 669 wishing the victims of the 2011 tsunami in Japan "good luck" in their ongoing effort to rebuild after the devastating disaster. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion

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The long road to recovery

More than three years later, areas of Japan are still recovering from the March 11, 2011 earthquake that…

Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Nikiski residents Jim and Nedra Evenson, victims of a burglary of their property, place a pin on a map that shows how many people in the community have been affected by theft. Hundreds of people attended a town hall meeting Wednesday at the Nikiski Recreation Center.

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Nikiski bands together against property crime

What started with a small grumble from a few Nikiski residents had built up to a loud roar…

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Military and veterans affairs official resigns

ANCHORAGE (AP) — The deputy commissioner of Alaska’s Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is resigning. Sharon Leighow…

Letters to the Editor

Begich represents all Alaskans

Senate candidate Dan Sullivan is being accused of being inconsistent since during the primaries he said he was…

Opinion

KTVA reporter’s actions undermine issue, profession

During a Sunday newscast, Charline Egbe, or Charlo Greene as she was known to her Anchorage-based CBS-affiliate station…

Sports

Pigskin Pick’Em Week 4: The Sultan’s swagger is back!

The Sultan of Sides has his swagger back after a scintillating 11-4-1 performance against the spread last week.…

The Funny River Fire burns high in the Andrew Simons Wilderness Unit on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge this past summer.  This unit is the largest of three that make up the 1.3 million-acre Kenai Wilderness. (Kenai National Wildlife Refuge photo)

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Refuge Notebook: Celebrating 50 years of Wilderness

Just a few weeks ago, the Wilderness Act celebrated its 50th anniversary. Signed into law by President Lyndon…

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An Outdoor View: Distractions

While waiting for a bite the other day, it dawned upon me that the main reason I don’t…

This May 9, 2010 photo provided by Marijn van den Brink shows Tulipa polychroma, a wild tulip, in a remote unforgiving native habitat in the Sahand Mountains of northwestern Iran. The fragrant blooms begin to emerge as soon as the snow melts. Bumblebees rely on the nectar from these low-lying flowers to survive in early spring.  (AP Photo/Marijn van den Brink)

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Go wild: Plant species tulips for early color

Maybe it’s time to rethink the way we landscape using tulips. True, the familiar, large, goblet-shaped blooms make…

In an Aug. 28, 2014 photo, a GPS device is shown along the Missouri River near Fort Benton, Mont. The Upper Missouri Breaks Interpretive Center recently established an EarthCache trail along the Wild and Scenic Upper Missouri River.(AP Photo/Great Falls Tribune, Erin Madison)

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EarthCache trail teaches geology of Missouri River

FORT BENTON, Mont. (AP) — Just down river from Fort Benton stands Signal Point. The knob along the…