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Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion In this Tuesday, May 24 photo, Laural Lee, 52, listens to closing arugments during the sixth day of trial at the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska. Lee was charged with kidnapping, sexual assualt and sexual abuse of a minor in 2014 after being accused of attacking a then-14-year-old boy near the Sterling Highway.

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Lee found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor

  Sterling resident Laurel Lee has been found guilty of one count of second-degree sexual abuse of a…

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Red tape prevents people from sitting on several pieces of vandalized furniture Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at the Kenai Community Library in Kenai, Alaska. Several chairs and a stool were destroyed with a paint-like substance, and a couch was slashed with a knife at the library last week.

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Library vandalism costs thousands in damage

When a patron of the Kenai Community Library prepared to sit down on one of the building’s chairs…

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Laural Lee, 52, listens to closing arugments during the sixth day of trial Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska. Lee was charged with kidnapping, sexual assualt and sexual abuse of a minor in 2014 after being accused of attacking a then-14-year-old boy near the Sterling Highway.

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State, defense rest in Laurel Lee case

After three and a half days of listening to testimony, a jury was sent Tuesday to deliberate on…

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End of Sterling sex assault case draws near

In the case of a Sterling woman accused of sexually assaulting a teenage boy in 2014, the state…

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Residents of Heritage Place enjoy a meal duirng the annual Return of the Salmon event Friday, May 20, 2016, at Heritage Place in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Heritage Place serves salmon to celebrate salmon

The line for fresh barbecued salmon snaked out the cafeteria door and down the brightly decorated hallway of…

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Sterling sexual assault trial continues

Attorneys in the case of a Sterling woman accused of sexually assaulting a minor closed out the second…

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Kristie Sellers, director of behavioral health at Central Peninsula Hospital, addresses a crowd of around 170 community members during a town hall meeting to go over issues with area heroin abuse Thursday, May 19, 2016 at the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska in Kenai, Alaska.

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Town hall examines heroin issue

Everyone crammed into a room at the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska on Thursday agreed that heroin abuse…

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Defense Attorney Dina Cale discusses photo evidence with Investigator Kevin Vik of the Alaska Bureau of Investigation during the trial for Laurel Lee on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska. The Sterling woman accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy in October 2014.

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Opening arguments heard in sex assault case

After nearly two years, lawyers in the case of a Sterling woman accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old…

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion River City Academy senior Marissa Jackson, 18, fidgets with her silver cords moments before walking into her graduation ceremony Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. She joined eight of her peers in an intimate ceremony filled with inside jokes and tearful thank you's.

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River City grads credit classroom environment

The nine graduates of River City Academy this year shared laugh after laugh — and a few tears…

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Artist to present 3-D quilting show

Members of the Kenai Peninsula Quilting Guild and the public alike are in for a quirky quilting show…

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Sex assault trial to begin

The case of a Sterling woman accused of sexually assaulting a minor will go to trial starting Tuesday.…

Matthea Boatright, 14, poses with her entry into the PEEPs art show for the Kenai Peninsula Birding Festival as her mother, Kirsten Boatright, takes her picture on Thursday May 7, 2015 at the Kenai Fine Arts Center in Kenai, Alaska. The birding festival kicks off Thursday. (Clarion file photo)

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Veteran, novice birders flock to festival

Kenai Birding Festival organizers are ready for birders and kids of all abilities to flock to the festivities…

Brynnen Hanson runs through a maze of cloth panels at AK Kids Early Learning Center on Saturday, April 30 in Kenai.

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Day care integrates curriculum

One local child care provider is hoping to better fill the niche of education-based day care on the…

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Students’ community service reaps awards

Fresh off their win at Caring for the Kenai, two Nikiski Middle-High School seniors are still seeing the…

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Wildland Fire and Resource Technician 3 Nick Adamson explains the ins and outs of a Bell 212 "Huey" helicopter to 3-year-old Casey Dahlman, 8-year-old Spencer Dahlman and 11-year-old Ashley Dahlman during an Alaska Division of Forestry open house Saturday, May 14, 2016 at the Kenai-Kodiak Area Office in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Better be prepared

Curious residents young and old turned out to get their questions answered — and a free tree —…

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion From left: Melita Efta, 12, Bailey Epperheimer, 13, and Shelbie Naylor, 12, take in new information during a team practice session Monday, May 10, 2016 at Aurora Borealis Charter School in Kenai, Alaska. The girls and their fourth teammate will travel with an older group from Kenai Central High School to compete in the Future Problem Solving Program 2016 International Conference in Michigan in June.

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Analyze that

While some students worry about math tests or an upcoming sporting competition, a handful at Aurora Borealis Charter…

Sandhill cranes are pictured on the Kenai River flats in the May 20, 2010 photo. (Clarion file photo)

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Migratory birds continue early arrival trend

Avid bird watchers and experts alike have been seeing their favorite migratory birds pop up on the Kenai…

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Evidence to be argued in sex assault case

Issues surrounding DNA evidence will be argued before the trial for a Sterling woman accused of sexually assaulting…

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Richele McGahan adjusts the pins in Victoria Cizek's hair moments before they joined their two fellow senior classmates to walk into their graduation ceremony Sunday, May 8, 2016 at Cook Inlet Academy in Soldotna, Alaska. The school had a smaller graduating class than usual, with only four high school seniors.

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Cook Inlet grads recall unique education

Always an intimate affair, this year’s Cook Inlet Academy graduation ceremony was smaller than usual, with four graduating…

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Election Board member Kim Macdonald cuts out enough stickers to keep up with voters during a special election Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at Soldotna City Hall in Soldotna, Alaska. The election held to decide if the city would form a charter commission saw a steady stream of voters during lunchtime hours.

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Commission accomplished

A seven-member charter commission will likely spend the next year working on a home-rule charter for Soldotna. In…