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Fishermen took to the mouth of the Kasilof River for opening day of dipnetting, on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Fish and Game amends dipnet guidelines

Kasilof River dipnetting area expanded, bag and possession limit increased

Fishermen took to the mouth of the Kasilof River for opening day of dipnetting, on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Nate Rochon cleans our fish after dip netting in the Kasilof River, on June 25, 2019, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Dipping into dipnetting

The net needed to be assembled. The two pieces, one very long rod, connected to a shorter rod with a large square net, is awkward… Continue reading

Nate Rochon cleans our fish after dip netting in the Kasilof River, on June 25, 2019, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Teacher firearms training to be offered during nationwide event

Teacher firearms training to be offered during nationwide event

No Alaska teachers have signed up for the free training

Teacher firearms training to be offered during nationwide event
Kale Morse places produce at the pick up center for Ridgeway Farm’s community supported agriculture programs, which helps distribute locally grown produce to local residents, Wednesday, July 17, 2019, near Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Lettuce, zucchini and rhubarb!

Local CSA offers fresh fruits and vegetables right down the road

Kale Morse places produce at the pick up center for Ridgeway Farm’s community supported agriculture programs, which helps distribute locally grown produce to local residents, Wednesday, July 17, 2019, near Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Smoke from the Swan Lake Fire can be seen over the Kenai River valley from Cecil Rhode mountain in Cooper Landing, Alaska, on Friday, July 12, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak)

Cooper Landing businesses feel impacts from fire, smoke

Winds have blown the fire’s smoke into its valley, affecting the community’s local tourism industry.

Smoke from the Swan Lake Fire can be seen over the Kenai River valley from Cecil Rhode mountain in Cooper Landing, Alaska, on Friday, July 12, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak)
Borough to test emergency alert system in Cooper Landing

Borough to test emergency alert system in Cooper Landing

The test is being conducted to evaluate the system and encourage folks to register their cellphones.

Borough to test emergency alert system in Cooper Landing
Smoke from the Swan Lake Fire can be seen over the Kenai River valley from Cecil Rhode mountain in Cooper Landing, Alaska, on Friday, July 12, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak)

New team takes over in fire fight

Fire lines, natural features curtail Swan Lake Fire growth

Smoke from the Swan Lake Fire can be seen over the Kenai River valley from Cecil Rhode mountain in Cooper Landing, Alaska, on Friday, July 12, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak)
Victoria Petersen / Peninsula Clarion Dr. Peter Hansen stands in front of crane operators who are in the process of lifting an antique steam donkey engine Monday at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center, where it will be relocated on the lawn to make room for a cabin that will act as a Kenai Bush doctors museum.

Kenai’s pioneering Bush doctors earn a spot in history

Historic cabin to be featured near visitor’s center

Victoria Petersen / Peninsula Clarion Dr. Peter Hansen stands in front of crane operators who are in the process of lifting an antique steam donkey engine Monday at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center, where it will be relocated on the lawn to make room for a cabin that will act as a Kenai Bush doctors museum.
Storage Condominiums of Alaska units are being planned around the state, with the first being set up in Kenai, near the airport, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo courtesy of Pete Kineen/Storage Condominiums of Alaska)

Storage, without an expiration date

Business to offer storage units for sale

Storage Condominiums of Alaska units are being planned around the state, with the first being set up in Kenai, near the airport, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo courtesy of Pete Kineen/Storage Condominiums of Alaska)
Michael Penn/The Juneau Empire Lawmakers talk among themselves during a break of a joint session of the Alaska Legislature on Thursday in Juneau.

Efforts to override vetoes quashed

Without enough lawmakers in Juneau, session adjourns until Wednesday

Michael Penn/The Juneau Empire Lawmakers talk among themselves during a break of a joint session of the Alaska Legislature on Thursday in Juneau.
Erin Thompson / Peninsula Clarion file A rescued dog is pictured at the Kenai Animal Shelter on May 17, 2018.

Both Kenai and Soldotna approve shelter agreement

The city of Soldotna will pay $42,000 to Kenai for the care of 150 animals.

Erin Thompson / Peninsula Clarion file A rescued dog is pictured at the Kenai Animal Shelter on May 17, 2018.
State Sen. Bill Wielechowski, an Anchorage Democrat, speaks in favor of lawmakers overriding Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes Wednesday, Juneau. Nearly a third of lawmakers were absent from the session at the Capitol, opting to meet in Wasilla instead, leaving only 38 members meeting in Juneau. It would take 45 votes to override the vetoes. (Michael Penn/Juneau Empire via AP)

Local lawmakers split on session location

Gov. Mike Dunleavy last month called a special session in Wasilla

State Sen. Bill Wielechowski, an Anchorage Democrat, speaks in favor of lawmakers overriding Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes Wednesday, Juneau. Nearly a third of lawmakers were absent from the session at the Capitol, opting to meet in Wasilla instead, leaving only 38 members meeting in Juneau. It would take 45 votes to override the vetoes. (Michael Penn/Juneau Empire via AP)
Dipnet fishery has quiet open

Dipnet fishery has quiet open

Wednesday was windy and cloudy, and dipnetters jumped with every wave to avoid getting splashed.

Dipnet fishery has quiet open
Scoop the Oilers mascot helps the police direct traffic during the 2019 July 4th parade in Kenai. The city hit an all-time high of 89 degrees. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Fourth of July heat breaks records in Kenai

The previously recorded all-time high for Kenai was 87 degrees.

Scoop the Oilers mascot helps the police direct traffic during the 2019 July 4th parade in Kenai. The city hit an all-time high of 89 degrees. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Students, Claira and Aliya, put their robot to the test in one of the many challenges in the Lego robotics UAA College of Engineering Summer Engineering Academies, on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, at the Kenai Peninsula College near Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Local students learn robotics with Legos

The camp offers a series of weeklong, hands-on instructional sessions for students.

Students, Claira and Aliya, put their robot to the test in one of the many challenges in the Lego robotics UAA College of Engineering Summer Engineering Academies, on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, at the Kenai Peninsula College near Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
A map shows the extent of the Swan Lake Fire as of Monday, July 8, 2019, which has grown to 96,889 acres on the Kenai Peninsula. (Courtesy Northwest Incident Management Team)

Swan Lake Fire expansion slows over weekend

The fire is 96,889 acres and moving into higher elevations.

A map shows the extent of the Swan Lake Fire as of Monday, July 8, 2019, which has grown to 96,889 acres on the Kenai Peninsula. (Courtesy Northwest Incident Management Team)
A Pacific sleeper shark is being held at the Alaska SeaLife Center while a research team studies the bottom-dwelling fish, in Seward , Monday. (Photo courtesy of the Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska)

Alaska SeaLife Center brings in Pacific sleeper shark for studying

The shark is a close relative of the Greenland shark, which can live hundreds of years.

A Pacific sleeper shark is being held at the Alaska SeaLife Center while a research team studies the bottom-dwelling fish, in Seward , Monday. (Photo courtesy of the Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska)
This June 14 photo shows a Wasilla sign on the outskirts of Wasilla. Gov. Mike Dunleavy has called lawmakers into special session in Wasilla beginning July 8, but some lawmakers have expressed concerns over security and logistics with the location more than 500 miles from the state capital of Juneau. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Where will your lawmaker be Monday morning?

Local lawmakers are divided on where to go

This June 14 photo shows a Wasilla sign on the outskirts of Wasilla. Gov. Mike Dunleavy has called lawmakers into special session in Wasilla beginning July 8, but some lawmakers have expressed concerns over security and logistics with the location more than 500 miles from the state capital of Juneau. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
The Swan Lake Fire can be seen from the East Fork Moose River bridge on Thursday, June 27, 2019. (Photo courtesy Robert Kuiper)

Dense smoke advisory in effect for interior Kenai Peninsula

Smoke from the Swan Lake Fire will reduce visibility to 1/4 mile or less at times

The Swan Lake Fire can be seen from the East Fork Moose River bridge on Thursday, June 27, 2019. (Photo courtesy Robert Kuiper)
The east entrance of the Upper Kenai River Trail is photographed on Sunday, June 23, 2019, in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Some campgrounds, trails reopened near Skilak

Hidden Lake Campground and the recreational trails accessed along Skilak Lake Road opened Thursday.

The east entrance of the Upper Kenai River Trail is photographed on Sunday, June 23, 2019, in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)