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Public lands open for Christmas tree cutting
With Thanksgiving over and the floodgates officially open for Christmas décor, many people will be looking for that…
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CPH moves forward with expansion project
Central Peninsula Hospital is moving forward with the plans for an expansion of its obstetrics wing and the…
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Runners work up an appetite at Turkey Trot fundraiser
One piece of pumpkin pie has about 350 calories in it. The runners at the revived Soldotna Turkey…
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Bed tax decision delayed until March
The proposed bed tax before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly won’t go anywhere until at least March. The…
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Forecast predicts another below-average sockeye year
Next year’s sockeye salmon forecast for Upper Cook Inlet looks only slightly rosier than this year’s forecast. The…
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Peninsula professionals talk drones
Kenai Peninsula professionals are starting to look at using unmanned aerial vehicles for industries ranging from real estate…
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Board of Game turns down feral cat proposal
Colonies of domestic feral cats occupy corners of Alaska, and after the state Board of Game turned down…
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Target practice
Dawson Lockwood lets off a shot at a flying clay target through filtering snow during an event at…
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Community organizations, volunteers offer Thanksgiving dinner
Not everyone has the traditional combination of family, food and friends for Thanksgiving within reach at Thanksgiving. Volunteers…
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Alaska VA to expand, continue work on wait time issues
Leaders at Alaska’s veterans health care system are planning to expand the agency’s workforce in the state. The…
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Board of Game takes no action on permit requirement for domestic sheep, goats
Owners of domestic sheep and goats won’t have to get permits for their animals for now, though members…
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Mountains to Sea Partnership looks to conserve river corridors
A new partnership between conservation-minded government agencies and nonprofits is aiming to comprehensively protect 20 major river corridors…
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Board of Game upholds restriction on sheep spotting by plane
Using an airplane to spot Dall sheep while hunting will stay illegal in the state for now. The…
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Trial for Kasilof woman charged with manslaughter pushed back
The trial for a woman charged with manslaughter after a car accident that left a Sterling teenager dead…
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Pond plan along the Kenai River draws concern
A Kenai landowner’s plan to excavate two ponds on his property near the Kenai River has some residents…
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UFA names new executive director
The biggest commercial fishing organization in the state will have a new executive director in January. The United…
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New owners take over at Nikiski’s The Place Bar
Bears peek out from various corners of the inside of the bar at The Place Bar and Motel…
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Photo: The youth court of Whoville
Right: Kelly Brewer’s second grade class at Kalifornsky Beach Elementary School took over the courtroom for the morning…
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Report says meth use up across state
Alongside the national conversation over the opioid epidemic, Alaskan health professionals are seeing a rise in methamphetamine use.…
Opinion
Alaska’s fiscal cliff is here
Unless the Alaska Legislature acts, the state of Alaska will run out of money at some point in…