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Assembly OKs new borough logo
The new logo depicts trees silhouetted against mountains under the Big Dipper and North Star
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Elam enters Alaska House race
Elam has represented District 5, which includes Sterling and Funny River, on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly since…
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Soldotna ordinance would streamline child care permitting in more city zones
Day care centers could operate under a more streamlined permitting process in more city zones under an ordinance…
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Soldotna council fields feedback on postponed drag story hour
Community members moved discourse about a recently postponed drag story hour event from cyberspace to city hall Wednesday…
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Motion to dismiss filed in sexual abuse case against former SoHi teacher
The attorney representing a former Soldotna High School teacher and union head filed a motion Wednesday to dismiss…
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Out of the Office: New year, new hobby
As the saying goes, you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. I don’t know if the word…
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Group studying 4-day school week model takes shape
Members of a newly minted Kenai Peninsula Borough School District group convened for the first time Wednesday in…
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Bjorkman prefiles bills, says pressure is on for lawmakers this session
Sen. Jesse Bjorkman was well-represented on the list of bills prefiled by state lawmakers ahead of their upcoming…
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Off the Shelf: Unfinished Hammond manuscript is biting origin story of Alaska Permanent Fund
When, in 2020, I considered moving to Alaska, there was no shortage of online forums, Reddit threads and…
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School board mulls grad policy clarifications
High school graduates would only be permitted to participate in the commencement ceremonies of the school they are…
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Budget deficit continues to steer school board talks
Warnings about the implications and scale of the budget deficit the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is facing…
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New policy clarifies filming, recording in borough facilities
A new Kenai Peninsula Borough policy that explains what is and isn’t allowed in borough buildings when it…
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Kenai to assist borough with leachate management
Leachate is the word for liquid that touches trash at a landfill
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Kenai starts early budget talks
The City of Kenai on Wednesday kicked off its budget process for the upcoming fiscal year with a…
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Assembly calls on state to increase K-12 funding
School districts across Alaska lobbied lawmakers heavily last session for a meaningful increase to the base student allocation
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Soldotna Pride postpones drag story hour event, citing safety concerns
The story hour was one of three events scheduled as part of a “Happy New Queer Winter Celebration”
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Local Dena’ina linguist named DEED deputy commissioner
Joel Isaak teaches Dena’ina at Kenai Peninsula College and works as a linguist for the Kenaitze Indian Tribe
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Suit alleges fungal growth at 4 KPBSD schools caused health problems
The district has both acknowledged and responded to the complaint, KPBSD Superintendent Clayton Holland said
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Dash-cam video shows plane inverted, spinning before Anchor Point crash
The Dec. 8 crash killed 2
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Former Soldotna-based trooper sentenced for attempted sexual abuse of a minor
63-year-old Vance Peronto was sentenced to eight years in prison with four suspended