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Shanon Davis (right), the executive director of the Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council, speaks to the crowd at the Industry Outlook Forum on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017 at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center in Kenai, Alaska. The annual forum, hosted by the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District, features speakers from a variety of different industries to provide insight on the upcoming year in their businesses. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

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Tourism projected to grow 2% in 2017

Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to show that total taxable sales for primarily tourism businesses in…

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Peninsula economy still better than state, economist says

The economy of the Kenai Peninsula is a little better off than the state as it heads into…

In this July 11, 2016 near Kenai, Alaska, sockeye salmon caught in a set gillnet wait to be set to the a processor. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

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Study shows Cook Inlet sockeye harvested in Kodiak

New genetic data indicates that many of the sockeye harvested by Kodiak’s commercial fishery may originate from Cook…

A member of the Catholic Church holds her rosary as she prays near a Planned Parenthood clinic in this Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. Members of the church gathered at the clinic before walking to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Administration Building to pray after a Satanic invocation was given to open the Aug. 9 borough assembly meeting. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, File)

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Invocation policy lawsuit moves to federal court

A lawsuit over the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly’s invocation policy has moved to a federal court. The lawsuit,…

The moon peers through trees at the edge of Ryan's Creek on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. The sun rose at 10:05 a.m. and set at 4:21 p.m. in Kenai for a total of 6 hours and 16 minutes of daylight Monday, according to the National Weather Service. Kenai residents will gain a few minutes every day in January as the sun rises a minute or two earlier and sets a minute or two later. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

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Photo: Goodnight, moon

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Budget would cut funds from Alaska Construction Academies

The Alaska Construction Academies might see a steep decline in funding next year if the Legislature accepts Gov.…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Don Poole measures the circumference of a mule deer's antler duing a Boone and Crockett Club and Pope and Young Club trophy measuring day on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 at Sportsman's Warehouse in Soldotna, Alaska. Poole has been an official measurer for both clubs since 1980. Hunters brought in game they'd killed for Poole to measure and score for potential recording by the Boone and Crockett Club, now more than a century old. Store patrons and workers walked by and stopped to admire the various racks and mounted heads waiting to be measured, exchanging stories. All trophies have to be dried for at least 60 days from the date of kill and pre-measured by the owner to check that it makes minimum scores. Score sheets and instructions for measuring can be found online on the Boone and Crockett and Pope and Young websites. Trophy measuring will aslo take place Feb. 12 and March 12 from 1 p.m.- 3 p.m.

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Photo: Measuring up

Don Poole measures the circumference of a mule deer’s antler duing a Boone and Crockett Club and Pope…

Photo courtesy Joe Kashi The remains of the Clam Shell Lodge smolder in this photo taken Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 in Clam Gulch, Alaska. The building, which had not been open since 2011, burned down Friday night.

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CES douses three fires over weekend

The Central Emergency Services firefighters kept busy this weekend with a series of structure fires around the central…

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Assembly to consider advance loans before bond issuance

Two public projects may get advances from the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s general fund before revenue bonds are issued…

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Rescued tapes show Kenai Peninsula history conference in 1974

A demure box logged in the Alaska State Library Historical Collections in Juneau has produced long-lost films of…

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2 file for borough mayor race

Though there are still nearly 10 months before Kenai Peninsula Borough residents will pick their new borough mayor,…

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Gilman resigns from assembly

Kenai residents have a chance this month to apply to represent their district on the Kenai Peninsula Borough…

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Assembly declines to change invocation policy

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly voted not to change its invocation policy during its Tuesday night meeting. The…

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Hibbert to replace Knopp on assembly

Brent Hibbert will step into a seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly representing District 1, effective Wednesday.…

Photo courtesy the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Workers respond to a spill of mixed crude oil and water near the Tesoro Refinery on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016 in Nikiski, Alaska. The facility operator discovered the spill Dec. 18 and reported it to the Department of Environmental Conservation. The cause is still under investigation.

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Cleanup underway on small oil spill at Tesoro

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is investigating the cause of a recent oil spill near the Tesoro…

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Proposal would reauthorize wolf management on lower peninsula

The Board of Game plans to debate a proposal at its Bethel meeting that would reauthorize a program…

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Assembly to consider invocation policy revisions

With a lawsuit filed in court against its standing invocation policy, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will again…

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State verifies Nikiski petition to incorporate

Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to show that Seldovia is a first-class city, not a home-rule…

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Menorah candles glow for Hanukkah, lit by members of the Kenai Peninsula's Briat Elohim Jewish congregation in a celebration at the home of member Allison Gottesman on Friday, Dec. 30 near Kenai. This past Sunday was the final day of Hanukkah.

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Peninsula’s Jewish congregation observes Hanukkah

Marking the end of a year and the beginning of another comes with a variety of traditions. For…

Ben Boetter/Peninsula Clarion  Fireworks in celebration of the New York explode over Kenai's south beach on Jan. 1, 2017 in Kenai.

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Photo: Two kinds of light

The Northern Lights appear over the bluff as fireworks erupt in celebration of New Year’s Eve on Saturday,…