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Kenai Golf Report: Sun and rain does a course good

What a great week of golf at the Kenai Golf Course! Rain and sunshine, a great combination that continues…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Mike Sounart walks with his border collie and blue heeler mix Keeta on an unnamed road at the end of Lawton Drive Tuesday June 10, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska.

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Photo: Out for a stroll

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Kenai Public Health Center on alert for measles

Tourists this season could bring more than money to the area. With a high number of measles outbreaks…

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Search for missing family continues

News of a family of four missing from their north Kenai residence for nearly two weeks has been…

In this photo taken Saturday, June 7, 2014, and released by BP Alaska, Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) technology using an AeroVironment Puma drone is given a pre-flight checkout in preparation for flights by BP at its Prudhoe Bay, Alaska operations. The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it has granted the first permission for commercial drone flights over land, the latest effort by the agency to show it is loosening restrictions on commercial uses of the unmanned aircraft. Drone maker AeroVironment of Monrovia, California, and BP energy corporation have been given permission to use a Puma drone to survey pipelines, roads and equipment in Alaska, the agency said. The first flight took place on Sunday. (AP Photo/BP Alaska)

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FAA OKs commercial drone flights over land

WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it has granted the first permission for commercial drone flights…

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Senate hopeful asks foe to help end attack ads

JUNEAU — Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Dan Sullivan said Tuesday that he supports the U.S. Supreme Court decision…

Life

Pioneer Potluck: About Alaskan forest fires, part 2

Swanson River Fire 1959 Funny River Fire 2014 I jumped in the Jeep parked in front of my…

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Memorable recipes make memorable meals

A plan to offer you some outstanding brownie recipes went awry after I took another exploration through Renée…

Opinion

Voices of Alaska: Oil industry crucial to Alaska economy

Only three legs support the Alaska economy: oil, the federal government and everything else. That’s why oil tax…

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Bob Franken: Competence comeuppance

The Barack Obama presidency is in fundamental trouble. According to a new Fox News poll, more Americans than…

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What others say: Prepare for the worst

Many residents were impacted by the news of missing hiker Sharon Buis. That’s because it could have been…

Letters to the Editor

Reaction would be more constructive

I just read “Eric Derleth Trial Lawyer” rant in the paper (June 2). Wow, he clearly expresses his…

Letters to the Editor

Community pitches in for baseball tournament

The Soldotna High school Baseball team hosted the Southcentral conference region baseball tournament this past weekend. I’d like…

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Relay for Life run/walk at Tsalteshi set for Friday

Relay for Life of the Central Peninsula will hold a fundraiser, five-kilometer run/walk at 6 p.m. Friday. The…

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Circle Track Division to start Saturday

The Kenai Peninsula Racing Lions — Circle Track Division will hold their first race of the season Saturday.…

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Oilers improve to 2-0 by stopping Seals

The Peninsula Oilers improved to 2-0 with a 6-3, nonleague victory over the San Francisco Seals on Monday…

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Military warns of unexploded ammunition

ANCHORAGE (AP) — Military officials in Alaska are warning the public that if they see a weathered metal…

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District boundaries adjusted to eliminate multiple ballots

With little discussion and unanimous approval, some Kenai Peninsula Borough district lines have shifted slightly. The borough assembly…

Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Police Sgts. Scott McBride (left) and Jay Sjogren review a map with Lisa Jaegar from the Mat-Su Search and Rescue Dogs on Borgen Av. Monday in North Kenai. Two rescue dog teams along with agents with the FBI are searching the wooded area north of Wildwood Correctional Facility for a Kenai family of four missing since May 27.

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Search for missing Kenai family continues

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and two search-and-rescue dog teams have joined the Kenai Police Department in the…

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91 marijuana plants seized in Kasilof

Alaska State Troopers stumbled upon marijuana grow house during an investigation of a separate incident in Kasilof last…