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Nikiski Youth Track meet features 380 kids

Nikiski was the site of the Nikiski Youth Track Meet May 9 as all the fastest first- through…

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Middle school, unified results from borough track meet

The Kenai Peninsula Borough middle school and unified track meets were held in conjunction with the high school…

This August 2016 photo shows Skilak Lake with Mt. Redoubt in the background on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

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Refuge seeks information on black bear poaching

Federal wildlife managers are looking for information about a black bear poaching near Cooper Landing. Federal wildlife officers…

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Voices of Alaska: Stand for Salmon would hurt Alaska

I love salmon, but I care deeply about Alaska too. That’s why I oppose the salmon initiative that…

Seagulls flock to where participants in the personal use dipnet fishery fish on the north beach of the Kenai River on July 10, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

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Kenai to start using dipnet earnings

Kenai’s city government has made managing the summer dipnet fishery pay for itself. Soon, fishery revenues may pay…

Homer High’s Laura Inama sprints to the finish line in the Division II girls’ 100 meters during the Region III Championships Saturday, May 19, 2018, at Houston High School. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman.com)

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Homer girls, Soldotna girls grab Region III titles

The Soldotna girls won a Region III-Division I girls title Friday and Saturday at Houston High School, while…

The Rotary Club of Kenai honored Students of the Month from Nikiski Middle-High School and Kenai Central High School at one of its recent lunch meetings. Students from Nikiski recognized include Luck Broussard, Jamie Yerkes, Melanie Sexton, Donovan Smith, Ashlee Tiner, Ian Johnson and Rylee Jackson. Students recognized from Kenai include John Grossl, Doreena Doyle, Jian Hayes, Lauren Hall, Savannah Jones, Ithaca Bergholtz, Devynn Heath and Zada Slone. (Clarion staff photo)

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Kenai Rotary honors Students of the Month

The Rotary Club of Kenai honored Students of the Month from Nikiski Middle-High School and Kenai Central High…

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It is what it is: A stroll down memory lane

This past Tuesday was my last day as editor at the Peninsula Clarion. I’ve moved on to another…

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Weekend baseball: Kenai, SoHi, Homer win

The host Kenai Central baseball team picked up its first win of the season Friday by topping Houston…

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Kenai softball defeats Houston

The Kenai softball team defeated Houston 17-9 in five innings Thursday at Steve Shearer Memorial Ball Park in…

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SoHi baseball beats Houston, Homer edges Colony

The Soldotna baseball team used a six-run fourth inning to score a 15-5 Southcentral Conference win Thursday at…

Opinion

What others say: SB 26’s passage a win for Alaska

Alaska’s legislators took a large step toward closing the budget gap, and we can finally sigh with relief.…

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Anchorage’s Prop 1 failure endangers children

Anchorage’s Prop 1 failure endangers children Having very strong feelings against the passing of Proposition 1 in the…

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Thanks to Nikiski North Star PTA

Thanks to Nikiski North Star PTA The staff at Nikiski North Star Elementary would like to thank our…

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Thanks to Trout Unlimited film fest supporters

Thanks to Trout Unlimited film fest supporters The Kenai Peninsula Trout Unlimited Chapter would like to thank area…

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“Can you see the Time?”

I sat with some friends as we waited to officially start a meeting, when one glanced at the…

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Two candidates so far for House seat

Editor’s note: This story has been changed to correct the Kenai Peninsula Borough planning group that Shawn Butler…

A devil’s club bud stands ready for harvest May 14, 2018. (USFWS/Matt Bowser)

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Why I like devil’s club

If your only interactions with devil’s club have involved needle-sharp prickles poking into your legs, arms or hands,…

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The art of giving up

Years of practice and I’m finally ready to admit it — I’m great at giving up. In high…

This still released by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Storyteller Distribution Co. from the film “The Post” shows Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks) and Katharine Graham (Meryl Streep). (Photo by Niko Tavernise)

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Even less than his best, Spielberg brings spark to ‘The Post’

The box office silence between “Infinity War” and the rest of the summer has been a little deafening.…