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Owner gives details about Nikiski house fire

Valerie Campbell, 58, was doing homework at her Aleutian Court home in Nikiski when her generator backfired Wednesday…

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Is overescapement financial or biological?

In the days and weeks ahead, we will be hearing all about “overescapement” of sockeye salmon into the…

Letters to the Editor

Safari Club grateful for volunteer support

On behalf of the board of directors of the Kenai Peninsula Chapter of Safari Club International, we would…

Sports

Dirt Shootout set for Friday, Saturday

The Kenai Peninsula Racing Lions – Circle Track Division will hold the Twin Cities Raceway Dirt Shootout today…

Sports

Walker Cup gets soggy

The 10th annual Walker Cup teed off at Kenai Golf Course on Thursday evening, and the relentless rain…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Tom Wilkinson, director of nurses, talks about surgical recovery rooms while Jake Savely, surgical tech listens during a tour of the Surgery Center of Kenai, LLC., Tuesday July 22, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska.

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Surgery Center of Kenai seeks transfer agreement with CPH

The Surgery Center of Kenai recently opened its doors to patients on Trading Bay Road in Kenai, but…

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Wilcox retires after 25 years as Kenai Fire Marshal

In 1985 as a 21-year-old volunteer firefighter for Central Emergency Services, Eric Wilcox spent every waking moment listening…

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Fed caps fine for not buying health insurance

MIAMI (AP) — Federal officials have capped the amount of money scofflaws will be forced to pay if…

Life

‘Give us this day our daily fish …’

It was not quite the weekend, but it might as well have been. I surveyed the beach below…

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Church News

Imagine No Malaria fundraiser planned A Basement Sale fundraiser for the Imagine No Malaria effort of the United…

Opinion

Voices of the Peninsula: Soldotna mayor looks at a year of progress

This weekend will be Progress Days in Soldotna. I talked to former Mayor Kearlee Wright who was rumored…

Letters to the Editor

A yes vote on Proposition 1

SB21 has been touted as the More Alaska Production Act. A more accurate description is Minimize Alaska’s Profits…

Opinion

Making good decisions on the water

It was with a great deal of relief last week that the Clarion reported the successful rescue of…

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Kenai River king salmon fishing closed for the rest of the season

Alaska Department of Fish and Game managers announced a closure of the Kenai River king salmon fishery Thursday…

In this July 2014 photo, Mike Wieser of Boise, Idaho rides Sun?Valley, Idaho's newest flow trail, Saddle Up, during a race at the ski resort. Sun?Valley's trails and lifts are open to cyclists for the summer. (AP Photo/The Idaho Statesman, Roger Phillips)

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Mountain bike trails go with the flow

BOISE, Idaho — Mountain biking started on hiking trails, then trails were later built with bikes in mind.…

Life

An Outdoor View: On filling the freezer

In a perfect world, we’d be eating a sandwich made from the last of last year’s salmon while…

Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Anchorage resident Mike Miles attempts a birdie shot during a round of disc golf July 20 at the Kenai Eagle Frisbee Golf Course. The shot clanged off the basket and MIles settled for a par.

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Watch for flying objects in area parks

With his target in sight at a distance of about 230 feet, Anchorage resident Mike Miles pulled out…

This Monday, July 7, 2014 photo shows a zucchini flower in New Paltz, New York. Zucchini, picked before the flower has been shed, is young and tender and can be eaten flower and all. (AP Photo/Lee Reich)

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Small is sometimes better in the vegetable world

Truman Capote famously told friends that the very wealthy eat better vegetables — tiny ones. So there’s another…

Letters to the Editor

Too much waste in personal-use fisheries

Why are you not showing the horrible waste that is happening on at the mouth of the Kenai…

Letters to the Editor

Festival organizers appreciate support

We would like to thank the Soldotna, Kenai, Funny River and surrounding areas and businesses for their wonderful…