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Maps by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game Area one, or the western branch of the Soldotna Creek drainage will be treated with the poison rotenone, in order to eradicate invasive northern pike in the region.  Fish and Game plans to begin treatment on the four lakes in October. Once complete the project will be the largest rotentone treatment project carried out to date by Fish and Game.

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Fish & Game: Mackey, Derk, Union lakes northern pike-free

Ice fishermen in East and West Mackey lakes, Derks Lake and Union Lake will be limited to two…

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State focuses on business retention

In the face of impending fiscal disaster, the state of Alaska is partnering with regional economic development organizations…

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is investigating the cause of a die-off of grayling in Scout Lake this summer. (Photo courtesy the Alaska Department of Fish & Game)

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White spot disease kills Arctic grayling in Scout Lake

Hundreds of dead Arctic grayling washed up on the shores of Scout Lake in August, and the Alaska…

CIAA plans Martin Ponds sockeye project

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CIAA plans Martin Ponds sockeye project

Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to show that the ponds are at the mouth of the…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Duane Mays, the director of the Senior and Disability Services division of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, presented options to revise the Medicaid waiver program to a small crowd in Kenai Tuesday night.

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State considers Medicaid waiver revamp

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services is weighing its options to reduce costs on the Medicaid…

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FERC comments debate LNG location, impact

Comments from Alaska state agencies, citizens, national agencies and outside organizations zoomed in on the Alaska LNG Project’s…

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State river boating course to include Kenai unit

The statewide boating safety course will soon include a Kenai River-specific unit. Water Wise, the Alaska boating safety…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Kalifornsky Beach Road resident Dan Sterchi on Friday Sept. 4, 2015  stands near a drainage pipe on a piece of land the borough is considering trading to a private property owner. Sterchi is adamantly opposed to the trade which he says could severely limit the borough's options for mitigating floods in the area.

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Assembly rejects K-Beach land trade

After more than a year deliberating a land trade to resolve a leftover of the flooding disaster in…

Photo by Elwood Brehmer/Alaska Journal of Commerce The Seward Coal Loading facility.

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Permit to address coal spilled in Resurrection Bay

The Seward Coal Loading Facility has applied for a permit that will cover coal falling into Resurrection Bay.…

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Marijuana Task Force postpones regulation decision

Comments and discussion stretched late into the night at the borough’s first Marijuana Task Force meeting after the…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Steve Noble (right), the vice president of engineering consulting firm DOWL, explained the details of the Sterling Highway improvement project to the public at an open house Wednesday at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor's Center in Soldotna.

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Sterling Highway to include wildlife infrastructure

The Sterling Highway through the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge may soon be a little more wildlife-friendly. As a…

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Assembly, public debate alcohol setback rule

Two teenagers, eight community members and a lawyer turned out for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly’s heated discussion…

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State considers reused medical equipment

Medicaid patients in Alaska may soon be able to get recycled wheelchairs and walkers. The Alaska State Legislature…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/The Peninsula Clarion Tina Minster, a health care insurance navigator at Peninsula Community Health Services, handles the outreach and enrollment in the community. She regularly travels around and "sets up wherever they'll let me," she said.

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PCHS health insurance navigator sets up shop around community

Tina Minster carries her MiFi and laptop with her everywhere she goes so she can answer questions about…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/The Peninsula Clarion Sen. Peter Micciche spoke to a crowd of about 50 Wednesday night at Kenai Peninsula College about the upcoming legislative session and the fiscal options the state is considering to bridge the current budget gap.

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Micciche focuses on revenue sources

Some Alaskans may still want the state to cut its way to a balanced budget, but Sen. Peter…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Angela Rene Roberts paints Sara Christensen during a live body painting presentation on Tuesday Dec. 1, 2015 at Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River Campus in Soldotna, Alaska. Roberts, the 2014 U.S. National Makeup Artist of the Year, spent about four hours painting a mural on Christensen's body.

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Body painting artist visits KPC

None of Angela Rene Roberts’ paintings last longer than a few hours before they’re washed away. In the…

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Kasilof special use plan draws criticism

Several local organizations and activists are voicing opposition to the Department of Natural Resources Division of Mining, Land…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/The Peninsula Clarion Students at Tustumena Elementary School in Kasilof are taking part in a School Enrichment Model program, where they are taking three two-hour sessions on the week of Nov. 30 to participate in special sessions, including wrestling, basic carpentry and soap-making.

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Tustumena Elementary offers enrichment classes

Tustumena Elementary School may be the only elementary school in Alaska teaching karate this winter. The class was…

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Donor offers match for homeless student fund

An anonymous donor has offered $10,000 in match funds for the Students in Transition program in the Kenai…

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Reality tv star seeks permit to build retreat at Fox River

For nearly his entire life, Atz Kilcher has been going up into the Fox River flats to enjoy…