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Fish and Game’s shelved reports show sportfishing may damage Kenai River banks
The increasing numbers of bank anglers and powerboats on the Kenai River may be damaging the river habitat.…
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Wildlife refuge opens for tree cutting
Families on the Kenai Peninsula can go pick out a Christmas tree from the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge…
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Businesses, organizations open doors for Thanksgiving
For the past seven years, Steve Chamberlain’s pizza ovens do double duty around Thanksgiving. Chamberlain, the owner of…
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Soldotna highway project goes out to bid
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities has opened bids for restoring the pavement on the Sterling…
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ConocoPhillips applies to extend LNG exports
With pressure from Alaska officials and local utility companies, a ConocoPhillips subsidiary has applied to keep exporting liquefied…
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FDA approves genetically modified salmon
After five years of debate, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved genetically modified salmon for food. The…
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KPC hosts Dena’ina language forum
Four sentences written nearly two centuries ago by a homesick man on a lonely California beach are being…
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Healthcare Task Force opts for consultant
The Healthcare Task Force is warily moving forward with Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre’s proposal to hire…
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Kenai River management board seeks member
The Kenai River Special Management Area board is seeking applicants to fill an open position. Former member Andy…
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Guides voice concerns on logbook program
As the Alaska Legislature looks at renewing the fishing guide logbook and registration program, Kenai Peninsula guides are…
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Cook Inlet sockeye forecast predicts growth
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game predicts that the Upper Cook Inlet will see a total run…
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Kenai Peninsula leads statewide elodea fight
Although elodea wasn’t discovered on the Kenai Peninsula until 2012, the peninsula is at the forefront of eradicating…
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LNG may bring more Kenai River traffic
Managers are concerned that pressure on the Kenai River could increase if the Alaska LNG project goes through.…
Education
Redoubt Elementary fires up annual food drive
Lunch was over, but the hallways of Redoubt Elementary School were still packed with yelling kids armed with…
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Passing through: Adventure brings North Carolina man to Alaska
Even though his truck has an extra long bed, at 6-foot-4, Dwayne Parton was cramped when he climbed…
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Reason for varying Anchor River king runs unclear
Managing the Anchor River’s king salmon runs for the past few years has taken a little strategy. The…
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Borough considers amending liquor license setback
The borough assembly will take up a proposed change to the Kenai Peninsula Borough code requiring liquor stores…
Arts & Entertainment
All about that bass: University Wind Ensemble concert highlights tuba
Most people don’t see the tuba as a lead instrument. But on Friday, the University of Alaska Anchorage’s…
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Planning commission defines ‘water-dependent’ buildings
The Kenai Peninsula Borough planning commission issued a more detailed definition for buildings placed inside the anadromous stream…
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Seniors give back to animal shelter
A black Labrador retriever pads around the halls of Heritage Place in Soldotna, entertaining the residents with a…