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Borough to provide maximum funding for school district
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will receive less money from the state this year than it did…
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Soldotna restaurant owner remains in ICE custody; federal charges dropped
Francisco Rodriguez-Rincon was accused of being in the country illegally and falsely claiming citizenship on a driver’s license…
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Showing up for Pride
Nearly two dozen people marched carrying flags, signs and other rainbow-hued decorations from The Goods Sustainable Grocery to…
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Pools, theaters, libraries in jeopardy as cuts loom
The district issued “notices of non-retention” to all its pool managers, library aides and theater technicians.
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Kenai fair shows off aircraft of all kinds
Cargo planes to helicopters were on display Saturday.
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Kids learn business skills at annual Lemonade Day
Around 40 stands were strewn around Soldotna, Kenai, Nikiski and Sterling for the event.
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Soldotna ‘No Kings’ protest draws hundreds
The nationwide protest came the same day as a military parade organized at the behest of the Trump…
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Mountain View vandalized by children, police say
Staff who arrived at the school on Monday found significant damage, according to police.
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Soldotna council mulls change to meeting time
Meetings would be moved from 6 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. under a resolution set to be considered on…
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‘Something for everyone to wonder and wander about’
Artists Theresa Ritter, Susan Watkins and Anna Widman are showcased at the Kenai Art Center through July 3.
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Preferred design alternative for Sterling Highway safety corridor introduced at town hall
The project is intended to redesign and construct improvements to the highway to reduce the number of fatal…
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Minimum wage increases to $13 per hour on July 1
Since 2014, Alaska’s minimum wage has increased from $7.75 to $11.91 through the Alaska Wage and Hour Act.
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Dunleavy vetoes education funding to $500 BSA increase
Per-student funding was increased by $700 in an education bill passed by the Alaska Legislature in May.
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KPBSD issues notice of non-retention to pool managers, theater techs and library aides
Those notices were issued due to the ongoing uncertainty in state education funding.
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Kenai council mulls name change for beach access road
A resolution would rename South Spruce Street to Kenai Beach Street.
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Kenai considering new fine for cutting through parking lots
Chief of Police Dave Ross said during the council’s May 7 meeting that the issue of “rat running”…
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Kenai OKs formal agreements with Kenaitze, Salamatof tribes
The agreements create a foundation for ongoing collaboration between the city and tribes.