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Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Adam Cook and Jeremy Barfield, drillers for Alaska LNG contractor Fugro work on a small jackup rig docked at the Rig Tenders Marine Terminal on Thursday Sept. 24, 2015 in Nikiski, Alaska. As the company continues its fieldwork near the planned location of a proposed LNG plant marine terminal crews will move the rig to a location near Boulder Point to continue geotechnical sampling while others will do seismic work down Holt Lamplight Road.

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LNG data collection picks up in Nikiski

The exploratory work for the Alaska LNG is moving forward, both offshore and inland. Crews performing geologic and…

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EPA fines broadcaster for filling wetlands

A broadcasting company with a facility near Ninilchik has been fined $30,000 by the Environmental Protection Agency for…

A Kenai Peninsula Borough employee measures the stairs at Chapman School in Anchor Point Tuesday. Ramps are being installed at the school to help Anglelica Haakenson get around campus. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

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Back on her feet: Anchor Point girl returns to school after accident

She walks slowly, but Angelica Haakenson is back on her feet in Anchor Point. Haakenson, 12, lost both…

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Alaska poverty rate jumps to 11.2 percent in 2014

New census data shows that poverty has increased in Alaska, but it may not be as simple as…

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Task force addresses transit challenges

Getting around the peninsula without a car or license is a struggle — one that Trisha Lansing knows…

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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Conflict, controversy haunt K-Beach flooding solutions

With rubber boots up to his knees and only a gray sweatshirt to protect him from the cool…

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Healthcare Task Force debates direction

The borough’s newly formed Healthcare Task Force attempted to more clearly define its direction Wednesday night to help…

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HRSA awards funds to Seward, Seldovia, PCHS

The Health Resources and Services Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will…

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Hilcorp applies to drill two exploration wells

Hilcorp Alaska’s plans to drill two additional oil and natural gas exploration wells southeast of Ninilchik are moving…

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Renter beware

Ylka Ortega finally achieved a lifelong dream of living in Homer in March of 2014. Originally from California,…

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Kenai River Ranch development plans advance

As plans materialize for development on the Kenai River Ranch property, residents are caught between concerns of access…

The Ninilchik General Store, now Ninilchik Trading, pictured before its expansion is finished. Owner Jim Clark is seeking an exemption on his liquor from the Kenai Peninsula Borough after a nearby church refused to issue a letter of non-refusal for the permit.

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Ninilchik Trading hits roadblock with liquor license

Jim Clark didn’t expect significant opposition to his license to sell alcohol at his store in Ninilchik. Clark,…

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New community health center to open in Kenai

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the amount of federal grant money received by PCHS.…

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Borough receives OSHA citation for chemical labeling

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with new information including the details of the OSHA citation and…

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As state tightens belt, Community Revenue Sharing program may dry up

The annual dispersion of funds from the state to small communities statewide may grind to a halt in…

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Diamond View Estates to receive natural gas service

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approved a petition on Tuesday to establish a gas line in the Diamond…

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Borough Assembly OKs $3M in bonds for CPH

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly voted on Tuesday to move forward with issuing more than $3 million in…

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Assembly OKs bonds for CPH

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly voted on Tuesday to move forward with issuing more than $3 million in…