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United Way of the Kenai Peninsula expresses appreciation for successful campaign

As April closed out the 2013 United Way of the Kenai Peninsula campaign executive director Lisa Roberts presented…

Soldotna Pharmacy hosts Drug Take Back Day

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Soldotna Pharmacy hosts Drug Take Back Day

Spring cleaning included medicine cabinets last week as Soldotna Pharmacy in cooperation with the Alaska State Troopers, DEA,…

Letters to the Editor

‘Pink in the rink’ supports local oncology patients

On October 11 and 12, 2013, the Kenai River Brown Bears went pink in the rink and auctioned…

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Shrinking the funding gap

While the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will see more money to help close its funding gap thanks…

Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion More than 40 motorcycle enthusiasts gathered at the Nikiski Church of the Nazarene for a biker blessing Sunday.

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Bikers get blessed for safe riding season

A convoy of motorcycles pulled into the Nikiski Church of the Nazarene parking lot Sunday and before long…

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Tustumena departs Ketchikan after overhaul

KETCHIKAN — A remarkable vessel in Alaska maritime history — some say legendary —was hunkered down at the…

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School briefs

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

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Adam McKenzie helps during clean up for Construction Career Day, Tuesday, April 29, at the Soldotna Sports Center.

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Construction Career Day

Since its Soldotna debut three years ago, Alaska Construction Career Day is seeing a more diverse group of…

Opinion

Rich Lowry: Obama at a ‘dead point’

When the Washington Post-ABC News poll at the end of March showed a very slim plurality supporting Obamacare,…

Letters to the Editor

New camera will benefit Cook Inlet mariners

While monitoring busy beaches may be one welcome benefit of our latest ice camera (Peninsula Clarion, April 25),…

Opinion

What others say: Peace prize or salmon exports?

Norway wears its status as homeland of the Nobel Peace Prize proudly, which is why the decision by…

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3 motorcyclists killed in Glenn Highway accident

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Three motorcyclists are dead and another is injured following a crash Saturday night on…

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Weekend softball roundup

A road trip up to Anchorage did not dividends for the Kenai Central softball team — at least…

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Weekend baseball roundup

The visiting Colony baseball team took Friday and Saturday games from Homer in Northern Lights Conference play. Saturday,…

Weekend track roundup

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Weekend track roundup

The Soldotna girls track and field team grabbed a fifth-place finish among 13 teams at the Anchorage Invite…

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Weekend soccer roundup

Ty Fenton had three goals in the first half to lead host Soldotna to a 6-1, NLC victory…

Firefighters stand at attention and salute as the procession for two slain Alaska State Troopers arrives at the State Medical Examiners office in Anchorage, Alaska on Friday, May 2, 2014. Troopers Sgt. Patrick "Scott" Johnson and Gabriel "Gabe" Rich were killed in the line of duty in Tanana, Alaska on Thursday, May 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Anchorage Daily News, Bob Hallinen)

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Charge: Alaska man, 19, shot troopers from behind

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — As two state troopers struggled to arrest his father, a 19-year-old man armed himself…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Dana Gibson brushes a mosquito off of Andy Loranger, Refuge Manager at the Kenai Wildlife Refuge, Saturday May 3, 2014 during a Youth Game Warden Camp at the refuge headquarters in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Playing outside: 42 kids learn how to be game wardens during new wildlife refuge program

Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to reflect Kelly Modla’s title as a Federal Wildlife Officer.  The…

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion After Robia Bishop's ceremonial installment, Sherrill Behm and Ronald Haberman joined her outside the Post Office, Wednesday, April 30, in Soldotna.

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Soldotna gets new postmaster

Robia Bishop has been performing the duties of Postmaster in Soldotna for a year, but still had trouble…

Candidates Joe Miller, left, Dan Sullivan, center, and Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell appear on stage together at the state Republican Convention at Centennial Hall on Friday. The three are running against each over for the Republican nomination to run against Democrat Sen. Mark Begich next November.

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Republican candidates rally party support

JUNEAU — Alaska’s largest political party and its candidates for major offices are bracing for a fight this…