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Assembly sets base funding for school district at $49.7M
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will get at least as much funding from the borough in fiscal…
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Borough trims employees, travel to cut back expenses
Most departments in the borough are looking at budget cuts in the upcoming fiscal year in personnel, supplies,…
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Resolution puts Legislature into railroad property dispute
A resolution before the Legislature attempts to put a stake in an ongoing disagreement between the Alaska Railroad…
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Commercial fishermen to open with regular periods
Commercial fisheries managers in Cook Inlet are moving forward with a cautious eye on salmon runs but relatively…
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A little skill, a lot of patience
Harper Leck, 3, watches as her line and weight sink into the water at an Alaska Department of…
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Health clinic, hospital finances center stage in boundary debate
For the third time in four years, the community of Ninilchik is the center of a debate about…
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What goes into the borough budget?
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly begins the long process of hashing out its budget for fiscal year 2019…
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Alaska Volcano Observatory marks 30th anniversary
If you know that a volcano is at risk of erupting, you can thank the Alaska Volcano Observatory…
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Gravel pit group digs into recommendations
With two public listening sessions behind them, the members of the borough’s working group on gravel pits are…
Arts & Entertainment
Nikiski’s ‘Mary Poppins’ premieres Friday
Some of the actors in Nikiski Middle-High School’s production of “Mary Poppins” have mastered their characters’ British accents.…
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Result in borough invocation case could take 6 months
With the open court discussion done, the plaintiffs and the Kenai Peninsula Borough may have to wait up…
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Farmers look to attract tourists
Farmers in Alaska are looking to tourists to help round out their profit margins. Agritourism, or farm-based tourism,…
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Public hearing on hospital boundary move set for Ninilchik
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to show that South Peninsula Hospital’s revenues would be reduced under…
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Birders, senators concerned at memo on bird protections
Birding activists and a group of senators are asking the U.S. Department of the Interior to rethink a…
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Borough mayor looks forward at budget balancing, future revenue plans
Just over a month remains before the Kenai Peninsula Borough administration plans to bring its proposed budget to…
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DEC cleans up small spill on Kenai Lake
State spill response workers cleaned up some contaminated soil on the shore of Kenai Lake left over from…
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Borough passes tax exemption code, targeting Nutrien plant
The borough administration and assembly are dangling a tax exemption carrot in front of fertilizer company Nutrien as…
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Safety, PFD high on Republican governor candidates’ talking points
Crime, the Permanent Fund Dividend and state budget solutions are three of the top line items in the…
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Resolution would ask DOT to lower Cooper Landing speed limit
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly may ask the state to drop the speed limit on part of the…
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Senators look back on productive year
Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to show that the land exchange between the U.S. Fish and…