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Borough assembly passes invocation policy

Those wishing to give an invocation before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly now have to be either a…

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Flu season kicks off

The flu season is officially under way in Alaska, and while it’s impossible to say what exactly the…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Sunrise peeks over the top of the mountains to light up Bridge Access Road on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. Sunrise is migrating later in the morning as the winter approaches. The sun rose at 7:35 a.m. in Kenai on Monday and will rise two to three minutes later every morning until the winter solstice on Dec. 22, when the days will get longer again, according to the U.S. Navy's sunrise and sunset tables.

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Photo: Earlier to bed, later to rise

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District 30 candidates gear up for last month of campaigning

With less than a month to go until the general election, the four candidates for the Alaska House…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Kathryn Dunagan (right) embraces longtime Amundsen Educational Center instructor Judi Walgenbach (left) at a retirement party for Walgenbach on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. Walgenbach, who founded the New Frontiers vocational learning center before it merged with the Amundson Educational Center, is retiring after 30 years of teaching. Former students, board members and friends swirled around her at the retirement party Thursday with gifts, handshakes and hugs.

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Photo: Old friends, new adventures

Judi Walgenbach (left) receives an embrace from former student Kathryn Dunagan at a retirement party for Walgenbach on…

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Plane makes emergency landing in Sterling, pilot unhurt

A cockpit full of smoke forced a pilot to make an emergency landing near Sterling on Sunday. Central…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Bob Patterson and his daughter Rowen Patterson, both Kenai, wait in the lobby of the Kenaitze Indian Tribe's Dena'ina Wellness Center on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. With an Americorps grant, the Kenaitze Indian Tribe will soon add a legal fellow to its center, with free services available to low-income and some qualifying customers.

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Alaska Legal Services, Kenaitze partnership places lawyer in health clinic

A patient at Kenai’s Dena’ina Wellness Center may present with anxiety, but sometimes underlying that anxiety is a…

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Assembly to consider invocation policy

The topic of appropriate invocations will come back before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly at its next meeting…

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Preliminary results show Prop 1, 2 pass, Prop 3, 4 fail

Kenai Peninsula voters shot down two tax proposals but supported two bond issuances for new projects in Tuesday’s…

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Unofficial results show Fischer wins District 7

Voters in Kasilof, Clam Gulch, Ninilchik, Happy Valley and Nikolaevsk chose Paul Fischer to represent them on the…

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Hilcorp plans new gas wells near Ninilchik

The Alaska Division of Oil and Gas has approved a Plan of Operations for Hilcorp Alaska to develop…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Rook, who is approximately 3, sits on her owner Amanda Burke's lap at the St. Francis by the Sea Episcopal Church on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. Rook, who was rescued and is paralyzed in her back two legs, is an award-winning scenting dog.

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Blessing of the Animals brings out pet lovers

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct the spelling of Amanda Burg’s name. Rook, a little…

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion In this July 22, 2016 photo, two boats are towed by members of the Kenai Fire Department and Kenai Police Department. One boat capsized and another came to its rescue on the Kenai River in Kenai, Alaska. The three people in the capsized vessel were all saved from the water, and no one was harmed.

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Board of Fisheries to hold worksession in Soldotna

In three weeks, Kenai Peninsula residents will get a chance to air their concerns to the state Board…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Sockeye salmon fall onto the conveyor at Pacific Star Seafoods' plant on July 21, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.

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Upper Cook Inlet harvest comes in low

None of the fishermen in Cook Inlet had a traditional big catch day this year, for the second…

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Community Revenue Sharing amounts drop for 2nd year

For the second year in a row, the amount of money available to 27 unincorporated communities in the…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Pottery stands on display at the Kenai Fine Arts Center on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. The pottery and a collection of other pieces will be up for sale at the Peninsula Art Guild's annual Harvest Art Auction fundraiser Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016.

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Fall auction highlights local artists

A fish surfaces through a milky bath of wax and freezes broadside, the details of its scales and…

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Coalition plans walk-a-thon for addiction awareness

A group of locals will brave the fall chill Friday night to show their support for efforts to…

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District 7 candidates on the issues

Three candidates will vie to fill the seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough assembly representing District 7, which…

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Ogle, Bagley look forward to next terms

Although three Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly seats are up for re-election in the October election, familiar faces will…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion John Hellen of Anchorage heads down the home stretch toward the finish line to take first place in the Kenai River Marathon on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska. Hellen, who finished with a time of 3:08:04, will use his finishing time in the Kenai River Marathon when entering the Comrades Marathon in South Africa, the world's oldest and largest ultramarathon, next summer.

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Hundreds turn out for 11th Kenai River Marathon

Sunshine and patchy blue skies kept the rain at bay for part of the day at the 11th…