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Assembly takes down ZipMart structure
The dilapidated ZipMart building in Sterling was demolished last week, capping monthslong efforts to mitigate a structure the…
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Utilities, state lawmaker call on state to investigate Hilcorp compliance with Cook Inlet leases
A state lawmaker and the leaders of four major electric utilities are calling for the State of Alaska…
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Resolution would ask borough voters whether to align state and local election days
A resolution up for consideration by the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday would put before peninsula voters…
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Kenai grand jury indicts former SoHi teacher on 61 counts of sexual abuse of a minor, possession of child pornography
A former Soldotna High School teacher and head of the local teachers union is facing 61 counts of…
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KPBSD celebrates Summer Work Program students
About 45 people gathered in the Soldotna High School commons last week to celebrate the latest group of…
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Seward offers city manager gig to Sorensen
Sorensen currently serves as the executive director of the Seward Chamber of Commerce
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Off the Shelf: Chris McCandless in a new light
I get a lot of podcast recommendations from my friends who work in public radio. Sometimes the recommendation…
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Soldotna swears in new police officer
A new officer joined the ranks of the Soldotna Police Department during Wednesday’s meeting of the Soldotna City…
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Field house tops Soldotna’s capital priority list
Soldotna City Council members Wednesday got their first look at the lineup of capital projects the city expects…
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Tree-for-all: Inletkeeper tree-planting campaign underway
From a white truck parked at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Tuesday, David Knight hauled a large…
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Senior centers, social services suggested as stops for Kenaitze fixed-route bus
Project leaders on a proposed fixed-route bus service for the central Kenai Peninsula are requesting public input on…
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Seward City Council ponders path forward for electric utility
Seward-area residents interested in serving on a newly formed city committee that will help plan the future of…
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Borough proposes changes to write-in candidate rules
The changes are being proposed in response to questions that came up after the most recent special mayoral…
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Officials: Wear life jackets, use caution when recreating on water
A group of seven people were rescued Saturday from Mile 80 of the Kenai River
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New federal grant will fund borough beetle-kill mitigation
Assembly members on Tuesday voted to accept more than $70,000 for the effort
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School board starts conversation about 4-day school week
KPBSD Superintendent Clayton Holland made clear to board members that the purpose of the discussion was not to…
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Amid misconduct allegations, new district policies promise diligence
KPBSD says it is confident the Title IX policies implemented will prevent harm against students by staff members
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Assembly OKs ZipMart demolition
The building, located on Swanson River Road, started to collapse earlier this year
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Assembly backs expanded use of e-bikes in Chugach
The nonbinding resolution calls for class I and II electronic bicycles to be allowed on the forest’s nonmotorized…
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Assembly strengthens borough protections against malfeasance
Legislation overhauls the sections of borough code that discuss employee protection, surety bonds, liability for conduct and indemnification