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Peninsula sheds 234 jobs from 2017–2018
The Kenai Peninsula lost about 234 jobs in the third quarter of the fiscal year compared to the…
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Homeowners can be left holding the bag if they hire unlicensed contractors
A thin layer of snow shifted across the bare plywood floor of the unfinished house when construction contractor…
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Fish and Game to stock grayling in peninsula lakes again
Peninsula anglers hankering after grayling won’t have to go so far afield in the future — the fish…
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Council works to disentangle state, federal Cook Inlet salmon fisheries
About a year after the North Pacific Fishery Management Council first took up the Cook Inlet federal fishery…
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Court hears arguments on invocation lawsuit
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly’s policy on who can give invocations had its day in court. The American…
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CES looks to move Soldotna fire station
Central Emergency Services is looking to East Redoubt Avenue in Soldotna for its new Station 1 site. The…
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CES douses fire in K-Beach apartment building
No injuries were reported in an apartment building fire in the Kalifornsky Beach area Monday evening. Central Emergency…
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After public objection, borough trims land auction list
The list of Kenai Peninsula Borough-owned parcels up for auction got significantly shorter after the borough assembly trimmed…
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Copper River to stop operating Kenai dock
Seafood processor Copper River Seafoods won’t be operating the city of Kenai’s dock this year. The company, which…
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Public battles over gravel pit restrictions
The Kenai Peninsula Borough’s working group on gravel pits wanted public comment, and on Thursday night, they got…
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Salmon habitat bill still milling in House Fisheries committee
With the Legislature closing in on the final day of its regular session, the battle over a bill…
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Kenai refuge manager wins national recognition
The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge’s manager has been selected as the best refuge manager in the country for…
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Assembly hears tax options, postpones sales tax decision
The Kenai Peninsula Borough has a lot of options to balance its budget and fund public schools, but…
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Pebble lays out smaller mine plan
The Pebble Limited Partnership is changing its plans and its tone as it continues its permitting process. The…
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Assembly revisits hospital boundary move
The debate over who has to pay property taxes to which of the borough’s hospitals is getting into…
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After squall, fish board nominees sail through committee
After a rapid upheaval in the Board of Fisheries nomination process in March, Gov. Bill Walker’s two nominees…
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Road construction to tie up central peninsula this summer
The snow is melting, the aspens are budding and the construction contractors are gearing up to work on…
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Longtime Kenai doctor plans to retire
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to show that Central Peninsula Hospital opened in 1971. Though the…
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Ruffner files to run against Seaton for House seat
A Board of Fisheries member is planning to challenge Rep. Paul Seaton (R-Homer) for his seat in the…
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Sales tax increase back on assembly agenda
The public will have a chance to weigh in Tuesday on a proposition to ask voters whether the…