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Erik Boraas speaks during the Celebration of Life for his father, Dr. Alan Boraas, at Kenai Peninsula College in Soldotna, Alaska on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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State Rep. Gary Knopp introduces bill to change College Road to Alan Boraas Road

A state bill introduced by Rep. Gary Knopp, R-Kenai/Soldotna, would change College Road, near Soldotna, to Alan Boraas…

Brian Mazurek, left, and Ben Weagraff, right, are seen ice fishing on Paddle Lake off of Swan Lake Road in Sterling, Alaska on Feb. 2, 2020. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Cold brings ideal ice fishing conditions

$30 million bond package to address aging school facility needs

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$30 million bond package to address aging school facility needs

A $30 million bond package proposal is in the works to tackle nearly 20 different deferred maintenance projects…

Sen. Click Bishop, R-Fairbanks, rests his head on a Constitution of Alaska booklet as he listens to Donna Arduin, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Mike Barnhill, policy director for the OMB, present Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget to the Senate Finance Committee at the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2019. Senate President Cathy Giessel, R - Anchorage, left, and Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, right, are in the background. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Proposed tax would boost school maintenance, construction

A bill that would deduct $30 a year from every worker in Alaska and pool that money to…

Tammie Willis speaks at the LGTBQ Town Hall at the Soldotna Public Library in Soldotna on Jan. 4. (Brian Mazurek | Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai to vote on resolution in support of hate crime legislation

A state bill looking to expand hate crime protections to include crimes motivated by the victim’s sexual orientation…

Cold, wind can’t stop Ski for Women

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Cold, wind can’t stop Ski for Women

Like the Kansas City Chiefs later Sunday, Morgan Aldridge proved it’s not how you start, it’s how you…

Red Cross of Alaska CEO Tanguy Libbrecht installs free, 10-year lithium battery smoke alarms at a home in Anchorage, Alaska in May 2018. (Photo courtesy Cari Dighton/Red Cross Alaska)

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Red Cross provides free smoke alarms

Last year the Red Cross installed 2,170 free smoke alarms in 670 households across the state.

Record request deadline could be extended to 10 days

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Record request deadline could be extended to 10 days

Ten days is the time limit for a response enforced by the State of Alaska and the Mat-Su…

A sign directs voters at Soldotna City Hall during the special Field House election on March 5, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Ordinance would extend residency requirements for local office

The ordinance would require candidates to have lived in the borough for one year.

Governor begins town hall series on Monday

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Governor begins town hall series on Monday

PFD change needs a vote, governor said.

Substance misuse costs the state of Alaska $3.45 billion every year, according to a report released recently by the McDowell Group. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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“Every hour of every day:” the cost of substance misuse in Alaska

Alaskans are paying in money and lives.

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Snowfall boosts area avalanche hazard

The snowpack in the mountain needs time to adjust to the heavy snow load.

Mike Crawford barrels down a hill during Fat Freddie’s Bike Race and Ramble on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, in the Caribou Hills near Freddie’s Roadhouse. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Freddie’s Roadhouse closes doors

Freddie’s became more and more of a gateway to the Caribou Hills as the years went on.

Kasilof man killed by troopers

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Kasilof man killed by troopers

The Alaska Bureau of Investigation and the General Investigative Unit in Soldotna are investigating.

Teagen Kobylarz, Mia Hannevold and Carson Cobb from Soldotna Elementary School play their recorders during “Link Up: The Orchestra Rocks!” at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska on Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo courtesy Sue Biggs/Kenai Peninsula Orchestra)

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Kids, orchestra to make music together

“Link Up: Orchestra Rocks!” allows third, fourth and fifth graders to perform with an orchestra.

Juneau residents line up outside of the Planet Alaska Gallery to sign an application petition to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Judge halts enforcement of decision in Dunleavy recall case

The judge agreed with arguments made by the recall opposition group Stand Tall With Mike.

In this photo taken Aug. 25, 2017, provided by NOAA Fisheries, a newborn beluga whale calf sticks its head out of the water in upper Cook Inlet, Alaska. The population of endangered beluga whales in Alaska’s Cook Inlet continues to decline, federal marine mammal authorities announced Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. A biennial survey conducted by the fisheries arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimated the population of the white whales at 250 to 317, with a median estimate of 279. (NOAA Fisheries via AP)

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Survey: Alaska’s Cook Inlet beluga whales continue decline

A biennial survey estimated the population of the white whales at 250 to 317.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough building, pictured Sept. 12, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Assembly takes on political speech

The assembly passed a resolution supporting and calling for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Henry Smith checks out his fresh haircut courtesy of Gail Kennedy during the 2020 Project Homeless Connect event at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska, on Jan. 29, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Day to reach out, connect

Project Homeless Connect provides support, services for those experiencing homelessness.

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Event to Solarize the Kenai kicks off

The project that gathers a group of solar power customers to ensure discounts on installment.