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New sales taxes may be delayed

Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to show that the ordinance to delay sales taxes for nonprofits…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion In this June 2016 photo, the clouds mass over the mountains around Lower Russian Lake near Cooper Landing, Alaska. The conservation nonprofit Cook Inletkeeper recently installed a temperature sensor on the Russian River below Lower Russian Lake to keep track of the river's temperatures on a real-time basis.

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Cook Inletkeeper adds Russian River temperature sensor

Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to show that Trout Unlimited is represented on the Kenai Peninsula…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion In this April 29, 2016 photo, an old car is parked on the side of the road near the bluff in Clam Gulch, Alaska. The Kenai Peninula Borough Assembly passed an ordinance Nov. 22 that will allow residents to register cars at least eight years old permanently, replacing the current biennial registration system.

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Borough opts into permanent vehicle registration

Kenai Peninsula Borough residents with cars and trailers more than eight years old will now be able to…

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Assembly moves to drop invocation policy

After more than a month of discussion and litigation threats, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly passed an amendment…

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Newcomers seek to make pool hall a safe community space

Two weeks, some planning and a little financial help was all it took for three Kenai residents to…

A northern pike dies inside of a bucket as Fish and Game staff net the dead and dying fish out of East Mackey Lake during a poisonous rotentone treatment designed to clear the lake of invasive species on October 8, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Clarion file photo)

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Fish and Game wraps up Soldotna Creek pike work

Soldotna Creek got a shock of chemicals this summer designed to kill off invasive northern pike, which appear…

Photo courtesy Rashah McChesney Anglers race up the river after trolling for king salmon on the Kenai River on Sunday, July 24, 2016 near Kenai, Alaska.

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Inch by inch

Each summer for the past several years, Kenai River anglers have noticed that the river’s famous king salmon…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Adam Trujillo lets off a shot at a pie plate for a chance at winning a turkey at the Snowshoe Gun Club on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. The club, located on the Kenai Spur Highway between Kenai and Soldotna, hosted a series of events Sunday, including an "Annie Oakley" trap-shooting game and the pie-plate shooting. The club, which is always open for members, will host its annual membership meeting on Sunday, Dec. 3.

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Photo: Ready, aim, fire

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Sharps Billiards, 11888 Kenai Spur Highway, has reopened under new management after closing in 2014.

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Newcomers seek to make pool hall a safe community space

Two weeks, some planning and a little financial help was all it took for three Kenai residents to…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A scrapbook details the history of Hospice of the Central Peninsula at the nonprofit's 30th anniversary event at Central Peninsula Hospital on Friday, Nov. 18, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Hospice celebrates 30 years

Grief is a living thing, developing through a process and staying with the affected person forever. Lee Coray-Ludden…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, FIle In this July 20, 2016 photo, a dipnetter walks along the southern bank of the Kenai River near the Warren Ames Bridge in Kenai, Alaska. The Alaska Department of Natural Resources' Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation plans to repair the riverbanks in the area and install elevated light-penetrating boardwalks to combat some of the vegetation and bank loss due to high levels of foot traffic.

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Parks plans riverbank repair work on Kenai Peninsula

Trampled riverbanks on several Kenai Peninsula rivers will get a $2 million cash infusion to help mitigate some…

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Fish and Game recommends big-fish Kenai king goal

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is recommending putting a big-fish goal in place for Kenai River…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion John Hendrix, Gov. Bill Walker's oil and gas advisor, speaks to attendees at the joint Kenai and Soldotna chambers of commerce at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Governor’s oil advisor gives outlook

Gov. Bill Walker’s lead oil and gas advisor Tuesday emphasized the importance of a fiscal plan to ensure…

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Juneau Creek route for bypass unlikely

The state and the stakeholders are stuck between a rock and a number of legal hard places on…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion The moon looms over streetlamps in the parking lot outside Safeway on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. The earth's orbital neighbor was the closest it will be until 2034 on Sunday and Monday, earning the name "supermoon." Because the moon's orbit around the earth is elliptical, sometimes it is closer than other times. On Sunday and Monday, the moon appeared 14 times brighter than when it is at its furthest from the earth, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administation. The moon will also appear to be larger and brighter on Dec. 14, 2016, according to NASA.

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Photo: By the light of the moon

The moon looms over streetlamps in the parking lot outside Safeway on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016 in Kenai,…

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Assembly to revisit invocation policy

The discussion over the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly’s invocation policy isn’t over yet. After the assembly passed a…

Fishing, hunting license fees to increase in 2017

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Fishing, hunting license fees to increase in 2017

Starting next year, hunters and sportfishermen will have to put up a little more cash for their licenses…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A moose grazes on a lawn in a neighborhood on Cannery Road near the Kenai River's south beach on Friday, Nov. 11, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.

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Photo: Watch for moose

A moose grazes on a lawn in a neighborhood on Cannery Road near the Kenai River’s south beach…

Photo courtesy Bridget Clark Natasha Weissenberg presents pieces of art from her home country of Moldova during an English as a Second Language conversation group at Kenai Peninsula College on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska.

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College ESL program expands offerings

Though her English is heavily accented and she sometimes flounders for a word, it would be hard to…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Students from Bob Summer's U.S. History class at Kenai Middle School got the chance to cast their ballots in a mock election held Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. The students learned about the electoral college system and filled out sample ballots for U.S. President and senator and Congressman from Alaska.

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Kenai Middle students participate in mock election

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct information on the number of electoral votes for each…