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Italian sweet red peppers for stuffing, English peas for braising

If you’ve ever been to the either the Dekalb Farmers Market or the Buford Highway Farmers Market, in…

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Area runners compete at Mayor’s Marathon

A big group of runners from the Kenai Peninsula headed north to compete in the Mayor’s Marathon on…

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Family Fun Run results posted

The Family Fun Run was held in Nikiski on Saturday as part of the Family Fun in the…

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Oilers top Bucs in ABL opener

The Peninsula Oilers opened up Alaska Baseball League play Monday with a 5-2 victory over the host Anchorage…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion

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Local fisherman dead after fishing accident in Bristol Bay

When longtime bartender, chef, fisherman and bookworm Chuck Voss’ skiff overturned in the Ugashik River on Sunday, killing…

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Restrictions loosened in Russian River sockeye fishery

As sockeye salmon continue to push up the Kenai River and into the Russian River — Alaska Department…

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Pursuit ends at Whittier tunnel

A Soldotna man is in jail after he led Alaska State Troopers on a chase on the Seward…

FILE - This October 2008 file photo shows Imam Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen. A federal appeals court on Monday, June 23, 2014, released a previously secret memo that provided legal justification for using drones to kill Americans suspected of terrorism overseas. The memo pertained specifically to the September 2011 drone-strike killing in Yemen of Anwar Al-Awlaki, an al-Qaida leader who had been born in the United States. (AP Photo/Muhammad ud-Deen, File)

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U.S. memo justifying drone killings released

NEW YORK — The secret U.S. government memo outlining the justification for the use of drones to kill…

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Pet photo: Goodbye, old friend

1 dead, 1 missing after skiff capsizes on Ugashik Bay

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1 dead, 1 missing after skiff capsizes on Ugashik Bay

One man is dead and a 17-year-old is missing after their skiff overturned on Ugashik River near Bristol…

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Tsunami warning downgraded to advisory

ANCHORAGE — Authorities have downgraded the tsunami warning that was issued for parts of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands after…

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Kleinschmidt named to succeed Pitlo as Clarion publisher

Vitto Kleinschmidt has been named publisher of the Peninsula Clarion, succeeding Stan Pitlo, veteran newspaperman who is retiring.…

Opinion

Cal Thomas: The difference between Republicans and Democrats

It is a line I have used to open speeches on the lecture circuit for years and it…

Opinion

What others say: Students need better example for fiscal responsibility

It’s general knowledge that standards for policymaking in Congress have sunk to abysmal lows. The executive branch of…

14th Annual Air Faire features Military Appreciation Day & WWII aircraft

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14th Annual Air Faire features Military Appreciation Day & WWII aircraft

Alaskan flyboys & girls had a nice window in the weather for the 14th Annual Kenai Peninsula Air…

Fur, Fins, Feathers, Flowers & Fun at Soldotna Creek Park

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Fur, Fins, Feathers, Flowers & Fun at Soldotna Creek Park

Happy campers rain or shine at Soldotna Creek Park as the science of the Kenai River becomes fun…

Three day celebration opens Dena'ina Wellness Center

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Three day celebration opens Dena’ina Wellness Center

The decades-long dream of an integrated health care facility for the Kenaitze Indian Tribe is now a beautiful…

Home Gallery has great Grand Opening

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Home Gallery has great Grand Opening

Much of the furniture that has made our houses our homes on the Peninsula has come from Lee…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion   Setnetters in the Kasilof Section of the East Side Setnet Fishery push a boat into shore June 27, 2013.  A judge recently denied a motion of a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit over Cook Inlet commercial salmon management that would have required the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to change it's management.

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Kasilof setnetters to open, some face gear restrictions

As sockeye salmon continue to slam into the Kasilof River, a portion of the commercial set gillnet fishery…