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Martial arts students return from world championships
Seven students of Soldotna Martial Arts have returned from the World Tang Soo Do championships. Two students, Mika…
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Local nonprofit expanding chess program to central peninsula
A local nonprofit that’s teaching children to play chess is expanding its reach to the central peninsula.
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Soldotna to host eighth-annual Kenai Peninsula Beer Festival this Saturday
The eighth-annual Kenai Peninsula Beer Festival will celebrate community and locally crafted brewing this Saturday.
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School board discusses future capital projects, potential school in Nanwalek
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District leadership is exploring the most important infrastructure projects in local schools as…
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Shop Talk: TipsyGypsy Coffe Shop
After selling Veronica’s Cafe about three years ago, Diane Hooper still found she had a passion for food…
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New things to come for the 2018-2019 school year
As August begins, wild berries start to ripen, the fishing season slows and children, parents, educators and others…
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State mistake triggers Medicaid repayments from providers
Speech pathologist Carma Shay will have to find a way to reimburse the Alaska Department of Health and…
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Kenai music teacher earns national recognition
When Deborah Sounart came to Alaska, she had a roundtrip ticket and a plan to leave one year…
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Funny River Festival supports community’s ‘great big living room’
Mary Youngman describes the Funny River Community Center as the area’s big great living room.
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From broken glass to bling: Alaska Sea Glass
A desire to recycle more glass on the peninsula has become a long-lasting business for a Nikiski family.…
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A hub for industry becomes a community with opening of Nikiski youth center
Nikiski, an industrial base for oil, gas, mining and fishing for decades, was once rich with industry money…
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Soldotna mayor breaks tie, fails measure to give mayor a vote
The Soldotna City Council voted down a proposed ballot measure Wednesday that would include the mayor as part…
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Kenai dance troupe gets ready to perform in Japan
Young performers from the Diamond Dance Project, a dance studio near Kenai, are traveling to Kenai’s sister city,…
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2017 Kenai Peninsula History Conference releases book with presentations, stories, pictures and more
Last spring, local historians organized a history conference to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the U.S. purchase of…
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From surplus to soap: Peninsula goat farmers get crafty with products
Goat hobby herds are becoming more and more popular on the Kenai Peninsula.
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Shop Talk: Heather and Heather Screen Printing
One of Heather Lawson’s signature phrases is “it’s all good.” So when she was traveling in Oregon and…
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Sterling teen awarded Youth Salmon Fellowship
Eve Downing, a 16-year-old from Sterling, has been chosen as an Alaska Youth for Environmental Action Youth Salmon…
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Traffic delays in Kobuk Street Project coming soon
Residents and visitors to downtown Soldotna may have to plan a little extra time for construction on Kobuk…
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Progress Days market features food, crafts, music and more
Similar to the Wednesday Market in Soldotna, the Progress Days market Saturday and Sunday, July 27 and 28,…