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Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion                                From left, Terry Carter, Dave Unruh, and Dan Gregory smile for the camera at Fire Station #2 during the Nikiski Fire Department’s 50th anniversary celebration Monday in Nikiski. Carter has been the front desk receptionist for the department for 30 years. Unruh is a retired captain and was the second person employed by the department, and Gregory was fire chief from 2000 to 2005.

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‘Always ready, proud to serve’

Nikiski Fire Department celebrates 50 years

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)

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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.

A view of the back burning operations being conducted on the Swan Lake Fire as seen from Watson Lake in June 2019. (Courtesy Jessica St. Laurent/BLM Alaska Fire Medic)

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Swan Lake Fire growth stalled

The latest measurement of the fire puts it at 100,812 acres.

Michael Penn | Juneau Empire                                University of Alaska Southeast administrators and staff applaud a speech by Sen. Click Bishop, R-Fairbanks, as they watch an online meeting being held Monday at UA campuses around the state on Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget cuts.

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Financial exigency delayed, but drastic changes ahead for University of Alaska

The University of Alaska of the future will not look like it does now.

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.

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Kenai’s pioneering Bush doctors earn a spot in history

Historic cabin to be featured near visitor’s center

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)

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New team takes over in fire fight

Fire lines, natural features curtail Swan Lake Fire growth

Localz owner Angel Stanton, right, shows Heidi Vann, left, and Denali Jackson, center, some of the products featured in her store on July 11, 2019 in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Shop Talk: Localz of Nikiski

Nikiski boutique features products by peninsula artisans

Borough to test emergency alert system in Cooper Landing

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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.

Over hundrend people attend a rally starting at the Capitol to protest budget vetoes by Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Friday, July 12, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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‘Shame on you, 22’: Protesters march to Governor’s Mansion

Protesters rally in Juneau.

Michael Penn/The Juneau Empire                                Lawmakers talk among themselves during a break of a joint session of the Alaska Legislature on Thursday in Juneau.

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Efforts to override vetoes quashed

Without enough lawmakers in Juneau, session adjourns until Wednesday

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)

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Storage, without an expiration date

Business to offer storage units for sale

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)

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Swan Lake Fire growth slows

The latest measurement of the Swan Lake Fire puts it at 100,516 total acres.

Michael Penn / Juneau Empire                                 Senate President Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, (left) leans in to listen to Rep. Jennifer Johnston, R-Anchorage, during a Joint Session of Alaska Legislature at the Capitol on Thursday to debate and vote on an override of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes. The vote didn’t take place.

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Veto override still short on votes

Lawmakers give impassioned speeches, but don’t have the votes to override vetoes.

Erin Thompson / Peninsula Clarion file                                A rescued dog is pictured at the Kenai Animal Shelter on May 17, 2018.

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Both Kenai and Soldotna approve shelter agreement

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

Trooper recruits hit the streets

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Trooper recruits hit the streets

Three recruits will be in Soldotna for their field training.

In this July 10, 2019, photo provided by Rochelle Adams, the mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, Bert Cottle, center left in the orange shirt, is seen grabbing the arm of Alaska Native activist Haliehana Stepetin, who was trying to take part in a sit-in of legislators meeting in Wasilla. Stepetin filed an assault complaint with the Wasilla Police Department on Thursday, naming Cottle and Zachary Freeman, the spokesman for the Republican House Minority, seen next to Cottle in the white dress shirt. (Rochelle Adams via AP)

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Alaska Native activist alleges assault by Wasilla mayor

“I felt like I was in a vulnerable place … And I still feel like I’m in a…

A map of the Swan Lake Fire as of Thursday. (Courtesy Northwest 13 Incident Management Team)

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Firefighters complete containment line near Sterling as Swan Lake Fire slows

As of the latest update Thursday, the fire is 100,027 acres and is 24% contained.

Holiday DUIs down from last year

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Holiday DUIs down from last year

2018 saw 21 misdemeanor and three felony arrests occurring during the same period.

Rep. Tammie Wilson, R-North Pole, speaks against an override vote during a Joint Session of the Alaska Legislature to vote on an override of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes at the Capitol on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Legislators use ‘symbolic’ vote to deliver verbal smackdown to vetoes

The vote failed, but they said a lot.

Anchor Point responders douse vehicle fire

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Anchor Point responders douse vehicle fire

Upon arrival crews put out the fully involved fire in the vehicle.