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Study aims to help small farmers sell bigger

How does food grown by farmers on the Kenai Peninsula find its way into residents’ mouths — and…

Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Kenai city attorney Scott Bloom speaks to a Kenai Chamber of Commerce Luncheon crowd about the state of commercial marijuana in Kenai on Wednesday, Nov. 16 in the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center conferrence room.

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Kenai attorney preps residents for marijuana business

With Kenai’s first legal marijuana retailer preparing for an announced opening next Monday, Kenai City Attorney Scott Bloom…

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Cellist and pianist to play concert

Like chocolate and peanut butter, cello and piano are two great tastes that perfectly complement together. Composers have…

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AOGCC to hold hearing on fracking notice proposal

Alaska’s oil and gas regulatory oversight body, the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, is required to make…

Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Local U.S Army veterans stand during a recitation of the Army's Soldier's Creed during a Veteran's Day Ceremony at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Friday, Nov. 11 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Veterans’ actions, stories celebrated

Speaking at Friday’s Veterans Day ceremony, Colonel James “Doc” Halliday asked his audience to recognize veterans not only…

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District begins school budgeting with Oct. count

The Kenai Peninsula School District starts calculating its future budget by calculating its future students. At a work…

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Kenai Peninsula Board of Education approves employee contracts

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Board of Education approved agreements with its employee associations at its Monday meeting, finishing…

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Kenai Peninsula Board of Education approves employee agreements

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Board of Education approved agreements with its employee associations at its meeting Monday, finishing…

Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion A new drainage outlet holds the Kenai Municipal Airport floatplane pond to its winter level of about 4 feet on Thursday, Nov. 3 in Kenai, Alaska. When filled to its summer level, the upper grate, surrounded by a ring-shaped barrier, will prevent it from overflowing.

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Kenai airport finishes 2016 work with floatplane pond drainage, sinkhole filling

After a summer spent holding visiting floatplanes from around the state, the Kenai Municipal Airport’s floatplane pond is…

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J.R. Myers runs State House race as conservative

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct a spelling error. J.R. Myers, a behavioral health consultant…

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Chenault runs against write-in candidate Pedro Fernandez

Republican Mike Chenault is running for his eighth term as the Alaska State House Representative for the northern…

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Kenai council manages land

At their Wednesday meeting the Kenai City Council held two closed executive sessions about purchases of city land.…

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Mountain goat hunting season extended on parts of Kenai Peninsula

On Tuesday the Alaska Department of Fish and Game opened the south side of Kachemak Bay to a…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A dancer from Peninsula Artists in Motion, a central Kenai Peninsula dance group, rehearses Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016 at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. The group will perform Friday, Nov. 4, 2016 at the high school at 7 p.m. to mark its 15th anniversary.

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Peninsula Artists in Motion return to stage

This weekend’s performance by the dance troupe Peninsula Artists in Motion mark both the group’s 15th year of…

Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula ClarionThis icon of Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane sits behind the altar of Kenai's Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Russian Orthodox Church and was torn when a cross fell on it during the Jan. 24, 2016 Iniskin earthquake. It was photographed on Monday, Oct. 31 in Kenai. The church is raising funds to send the icon to a conservator in Colorado who will repair the rip, as well as an earlier candle burn above and to the right of the rip.

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Earthquake-damaged icon to be repaired

When the Kenai Peninsula was shaken by the 7.1 magnitude Iniskin earthquake in the early hours of Jan.…

Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion An F-22 Raptor fighter jet takes off from the Kenai airport on Friday, Oct. 28, 2016.

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Fighter planes land at Kenai Airport

A pair of F-22 “Raptor” fighter jets — from the U.S. Air Force’s 525 squadron and the Air…

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HEA subsidiary to also have deregulation election

As Homer Electric Association proceeds with its election to withdraw from the oversight of the state utilities regulator,…

Kenai to negiotiate city manager contract with Paul Ostrander

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Kenai to negiotiate city manager contract with Paul Ostrander

Kenai city council members decided Tuesday to negotiate an employment contract with Paul Ostrander, presently chief of staff…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion January's Iniskin earthquake, a 7.1-magnitude quake, damaged the Kenai City Dock, pictured Monday, Oct. 24, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. The Kenai City Council passed an ordinance in September authorizing the city administration to spend $35,000 to study the engineering required to repair it.

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Kenai dock to have minor repairs

In addition to a gasline rupture and subsequent explosions on Kenai’s Lilac Lane, the 7.1-magnitude Iniskin earthquake that…

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Kenai could consider legislative funding priorities

Kenai City Council members discussed Wednesday what projects they will request state money for in the coming year,…