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Serious Pratfalls

It happens all too often: I’m on TV, cracking wise about something that’s happening in the wild and…

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Missing Malaysian flight hijacked, government says

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Someone deliberately diverted Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and shut down communications with the ground,…

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Bill to protect homeowners in flood-prone areas set to pass

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is set to sign into law a bipartisan bill relieving homeowners living in…

Andrew Spicher, of New York, messes around on his computer as he and several Alyeska-bound friends wait to leave the Kenai Municipal Airport Saturday March 15, 2014 in Kenai, Alaska.

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United Airlines flight, diverted to Kenai, safely landed in Anchorage

A United Airlines flight that was diverted to the Kenai Municipal Airport Friday evening safely landed at the…

Sports

Friday: Wildcats defeat Brown Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears lost a valuable opportunity to make up ground in the playoff chase, falling…

Life

Church Briefs

Hidden Talents show takes the stage The Midnight Son Seventh Day Adventist Church invites the public to watch…

Opinion

Generous local teaches people to ski, for free

ALASKANS HAVE A REPUTATION FOR BEING helpful but one local went out of his way this winter to…

Opinion

Revised HB77 deserves consideration

A little over three years ago, the Department of Natural Resources recognized that the status quo for permitting…

Letters to the Editor

Kudos to community for Senior Olympics

We would like to congratulate all of the 211 participants in the Senior Olympic Games and medal winners…

Students of the inagural Survival 101 spring break camp at the Challenger Center in Kenai learn how to make safety formations to conserve energy when stuck floating in cold water. Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion

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Teens learn to survive in frigid water

Instead of taking a break from learning, an eager group of seven teens spent their spring vacation developing…

Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Clark Whitney of Kenai gives his two-minute testimony telephonically to the Senate Resource Committee in opposition to House Bill 77 at the Legislative Information Office in Kenai Wednesday. Approximately 25 people packed the Kenai office to give testimony but only three were heard by the committee as they heard from residents all over the state. More than 40 people commented in the 90 minute period with only two people in support of the amended bill.

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Public testimony on HB77 extended to today

With each passing minute at the Legislative Information Office in Kenai, it became increasingly obvious that not all…

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Hawaii, Alaska, territories team up on Jones Act

HONOLULU — Lawmakers from Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and Guam are teaming up to pressure the U.S. government…

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Proposed education amendment pulled

JUNEAU — A proposed constitutional amendment that would allow for public money to be used for private or…

Life

A faithful mother inspires with a singing heart

When Susanna Annesley married young Samuel Wesley, she probably didn’t expect to give birth to nineteen children, eight…

Life

Les Palmer: Blown off again

My wife and I and another couple were all cranked up and ready to go king salmon fishing…

Photo courtesy Kenai National Wildlife Refuge The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center is under construction on Ski Hill Road in Soldotna.

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Refuge Notebook: New Visitor Center Becoming Reality

Up from the icy ground adjacent to the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters in Soldotna, a building has…

Letters to the Editor

Sponsors make a splash

They have made a very big splash! Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors of the monthly public…

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Ninilchik Beaches closed for clams

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced that the Ninilchik Beaches would be closed to harvest of…

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Early run Kenai king salmon closure a blow to guides

Bruce Ewitt guided on the Kenai River for 11 years before he quit after the 2012 fishing season…

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State announces oil and gas lease sale

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas announced its annual Cook Inlet oil and…