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Kenai River opened to catch-and-release king salmon fishing
Sportfishermen can target king salmon for catch-and-release fishing only on the lower Kenai River starting Saturday after midnight.…
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8 candidates file for District 30 House seat
The central Kenai Peninsula will host the most contested Alaska State House race in the fall. Eight candidates…
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DNR approves final Kasilof development plan
The north side of the Kasilof River will get a parking lot, a vehicle turnaround and dune fencing…
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Kings run to Ninilchik River, Deep Creek
Dogs bounded happily across the banks amid smoke billowing from grills near the Ninilchik River as residents and…
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King fishing, youth fishery come to lower peninsula
The first weekend in June will offer more chances to fish for king salmon on the lower Kenai…
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Murkowski holds meeting to discuss federal management
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) visited Kenai Tuesday to hold a field hearing for the Senate Resources Committee on…
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Great Pacific Seafoods files for bankruptcy
With its three Alaska processing plants closed, Great Pacific Seafoods filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Sunday. The…
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Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe moves into new location
Even a stack of barn wood is worth something in the Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe, which recently moved…
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Ninilchik couple to travel world by motorcycle
Randy and Lana McKinney are packing light on the backs of their motorcycles, even though they’re not planning…
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Second heroin town hall focuses on solutions
Talking about the heroin addiction problem is simpler than identifying solutions. However, that is where a crowd of…
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Great Pacific Seafoods’ Alaska plants closed
Several industry sources and a former plant manager have confirmed that the seafood processor Great Pacific Seafoods has…
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Memorial Day weekend promises sun, Lower Peninsula fishing
Memorial Day weekend will likely bring a wash of fishermen down to the Kenai Peninsula with school out,…
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More kings return to Anchor River
Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to show that Fish and Game has returned to the regulations…
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Swanson River campground to close for 2 days
The Swanson River landing and campground will be closed for two days on Wednesday and Thursday for some…
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Citizens’ group aims to organize history conference
There are bits and pieces of the Kenai Peninsula’s history scattered in archives from Russia to Washington, D.C.…
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Gun club in Seldovia shot down
The power of public comment took down an effort to set up a gun club in a valley…
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Fish board proposals ask for changes in dipnet fishery
Thousands of Alaskans flock to the mouth of the Kenai River each July to scoop up the sockeye…
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SoHi graduates gather for a few last laughs
After three and a half years at Kenai Central High School and then one semester at Soldotna High…
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Borough eliminates funding for CARTS
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly cut its support for the Central Area Rural Transit System out of its…
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Borough debates school funding, landfill closures
The Kenai Peninsula Borough assembly got into the weeds on its budget Tuesday night, with great attention on…