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Court reports for Oct. 30, 2019

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Court reports for Oct. 30, 2019

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Brian Mazurek / Peninsula Clarion                                LeeShore Center Executive Director Cheri Smith speaks to members of the Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Wednesday.

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Peninsula advocates, lawmakers recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and local lawmakers took time last week to recognize the LeeShore…

Borough to spend $150,000 burning brush at the landfill

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Borough to spend $150,000 burning brush at the landfill

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly is taking a torch to the problem of excess brush and woodland debris…

Court reports for Oct. 23, 2019

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Court reports for Oct. 23, 2019

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Public safety briefs for Oct. 23, 2019

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Public safety briefs for Oct. 23, 2019

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Findings from investigation into Seward homicide sent to District Attorney

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Findings from investigation into Seward homicide sent to District Attorney

Nearly two months after a Seward man was found dead, Seward Police have forwarded the findings from their…

Brian Mazurek / Peninsula Clarion                                Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly President Kelly Cooper and Vice President Hal Smalley attend the assembly meeting Tuesday in Soldotna.

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Borough Assembly elects new leadership

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly elected new leadership during their meeting Tuesday night, following the municipal elections at…

Soldotna student dies after rolling her car into a ditch last Thursday

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Soldotna student dies after rolling her car into a ditch last Thursday

A Soldotna High School student died last Thursday in a motor vehicle collision along the Sterling Highway.

courtesy photo                                State Sen. Peter Micciche (R-Soldotna) listens to testimony in Juneau in this undated photo.

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Senator Micciche asks for clarification on Swan Lake Fire Management

In the wake of the Swan Lake Fire, Sen. Peter Micciche (R-Kenai/Soldotna) is requesting a frank discussion on…

Court reports for Oct. 6, 2019

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Court reports for Oct. 6, 2019

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Public safety briefs for Oct. 6, 2019

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Public safety briefs for Oct. 6, 2019

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Signs redirecting traffic along the Kenai Spur Highway between Kenai and Soldotna can be seen on Saturday. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Construction season coming to a close

Some will be completed by the end of construction season; others will be picked up next spring.

A sign directing voters to the polls stands outside Soldotna City Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Bjorkman, Cox, Johnson lead early returns

Voters decide on Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly members.

A map of the Swan Lake Fire as of Monday, Sept. 30, 2019. (Courtesy Alaska Type 3 Incident Management Team)

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Local agencies take control of Swan Lake Fire

The fire is 90% contained.

Heavy seas caused an Offshore System Kenai (OSK) earth and fill dock, with fuel lines, to collapse, Oct. 2, 2019, resulting in the discharge of approximately 300 gallons of oil. Inspectors from Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Homer responded to the incident and are coordinating with the responsible party and state authorities to mitigate further pollution. The dock continues to erode, but all remaining hazardous materials have been removed. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

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Portion of Nikiski dock collapses in Cook Inlet

Heavy seas reportedly collapsed a 50-foot section of the Offshore Systems Kenai dock in Nikiski.

Brian Mazurek / Peninsula Clarion                                Cole Harmon shows off his great wheel — also known as a muckle wheel — during the Fireweed FiberFest at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. Harmon spins with qiviut, which is the inner wool of the musk ox and is harvested by Alaska Native elders in Nome. Harmon discovered recently that his wheel was built in the 1750s out of salvaged shipwreck wood by Quakers on the east coast. The wood itself is about 900 years old and was originally harvested in Scotland.

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Spin City

Fireweed FiberFest comes to Soldotna

Public safety briefs for Sept. 29, 2019

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Public safety briefs for Sept. 29, 2019

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The line outside of the Moose is Loose Bakery can be seen here on their last day of business in Soldotna, Alaska on Sept. 28, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Moose Is Loose serves up its final pastries

The Soldotna bakery shuttered Saturday after 18 years.

A young firefighter-in-training practices knocking down a water jug with a fire hose during the Central Emergency Services Open House at Fire Station 1 in Soldotna, Alaska on Sept. 28, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Emergency services hosts open house

Community members met the new fire marshal, got safety tips and enjoyed a meal.

Participants in the 2019 Stomp Out Stigma Color Run make their way through a haze of pink chalk at Soldotna Creek Park on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Putting addiction on the run

Community turns out for Stomp Out Stigma Color Run.