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Couple opens taekwondo studio in Nikiski
The theme of the day in the Challenge Martial Arts taekwondo class was self-control, and the students repeated…
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Most commercial fishing ends Monday
Most commercial fishing in Upper Cook Inlet ended Monday, with the set gillnet fishermen in the Kasilof section…
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Welles to resign from assembly
Assembly member Stan Welles has submitted his resignation from the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly. Welles submitted his resignation…
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Missing man’s family continue search on Kenai River
The family of a man who went missing on the Kenai River last week coordinated a search effort…
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Photo: Signals of summer
Signals of summer Fireweed blooms on the banks of the Kenai River in Soldotna Creek Park on Wednesday,…
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Nature photographer focuses on hard-to-see birds, plants
From deep in the trees comes the voice of a bird. Even without looking up from his fishing,…
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Fishing report: River traffic quiets as sockeye taper off, silvers begin
The crowds on the Kenai River fishing docks have thinned out for the time being as the river’s…
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Look out for bears at Russian River
As salmon crowd into the Russian River, so do the people — and the bears. A black bear…
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Assembly declines support for Nikiski incorporation
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to show that the borough assembly opposed the incorporation of a…
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Kenai Peninsula gets 6 projects in capital budget
The Kenai Peninsula will get a few projects funded in the Legislature’s fiscal year 2018, the majority of…
Opinion
Long live the Salmon Run Series
The sun peeked through the July clouds just long enough for me and 100 other people to run…
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Assembly approves 10-year agreement with CPH
The Kenai Peninsula Borough and Central Peninsula Hospital have a contract for the next decade. The Kenai Peninsula…
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Commercial fishermen see more pinks, chums than expected
It’s been an oddly large year for chum and pink salmon in Upper Cook Inlet’s commercial fisheries. Odd-numbered…
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Fishing report: Reds still running, some silvers showing
Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to show that the bag and possession limit has been increased…
Opinion
What others say: Fourth go around
A fourth special legislative session this year would be prudent. The state Legislature is well aware of Alaska’s…
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Assembly debates bed tax, introduces sales tax cap increase
The Kenai Peninsula’s lodging industry is mounting opposition to the Kenai Peninsula Borough administration’s proposed bed tax. The…
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Peninsula residents lead, contribute to state boards
The Kenai Peninsula has a number of voices on Alaska’s myriad boards and commissions. The state has about…
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Man charged with stealing, burning car
A Kenai man has been arrested after allegedly stealing a car and setting it on fire. Kenai Police…
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Commercial fishermen harvest 1.8M sockeye so far, no fishing Tuesday
Upper Cook Inlet’s commercial drift gillnet commercial fishermen got to fish throughout the waters of the central district…
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Soldotna man, 18, arrested for holding 14-year-old against her will
A Soldotna-area man was arrested Saturday after allegedly holding a 14-year-old girl against her will, firing shots at…