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The Caper performs in front of a live audience in an undated photo at the Flats Bistro south of Kenai. (Photo provided by Luke Thibodeau)

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Flats Bistro showcases local musicians

“We try to find (musicians) who don’t play anywhere else.”

A student from Redoubt Elementary holds up a discarded fishing line and lure during the 6th Annual Kids Kenai River Spring Cleanup at Swiftwater Park in Soldotna, Alaska on May 3, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Spring cleaning

Students remove trash from Kenai River shoreline

The Alaska State Capitol in April 2018. (Juneau Empire File)

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GOP lawmaker leaves Alaska House majority over budget vote

With a full dividend, the Senate budget has a $1.2 billion hole that would still need to be…

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

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Assembly seeks to lift borough hiring freeze

11 vacancies at the borough are “increasingly impacting remaining personnel.”

Students strike against climate change

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Students strike against climate change

Juneau high schoolers hope policy changes faster than the climate does.

Refuge receives land donation from conservation group

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Refuge receives land donation from conservation group

The land comprises an area around the Killey River

Moss covers old growth trees along Auke Lake on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Congress attempts to strengthen Roadless Rule

Environmental groups are elated.

The distillery of the Kenai River Brewing Company in Soldotna, Alaska, is seen in April 2018. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

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OrchestrAle to make brew debut Sunday

Sunday will see a brew debut with a musical twist.

Alyeska Tire employee John Wilson balances a tire at the store in Kenai, Alaska on May 2, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Shop Talk: Alyeska Tire

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks about his plan for a fiscally sustainable budget at the first event of his budget roadshow at the Cannery Lodge Monday, March 25, 2019 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Education advocacy group suing Dunleavy

Lawsuit asserts the governor violated constitution by impounding $20 million in education funds.

Kenai City Council votes down onsite marijuana use

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Kenai City Council votes down onsite marijuana use

Kenai City Council voted down an ordinance that would allow onsite marijuana consumption in retail stores at their…

The Alaska State Capitol in April 2018. (Juneau Empire File)

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Alaska lawmaker takes issue with Black History Month bill

Eastman: Passing a law saying how much politicians care about African Americans is dishonest

Senate President Cathy Giessel, left, listens to Senate leaders on the floor at the Alaska State Capitol on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

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Senate passes budget, with full PFD

‘A budget that no one loves’

Electronics recycling day Saturday

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Electronics recycling day Saturday

Saturday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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13 weekend wildfires signal kickoff to Alaska fire season

“This is really some of the driest parts of the year.”

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks about his plan for a fiscally sustainable budget at the first event of his budget roadshow at the Cannery Lodge Monday, March 25, 2019 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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House committee hears public testimony on Dunleavy’s constitutional amendments

A legal memo casts doubts on whether or not Dunleavy constitutional amendment is really a revision

Alaska marijuana regulators vent over investigative help

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Alaska marijuana regulators vent over investigative help

Troopers notified the Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office it would not access to certain databases.

A new sign welcoming people to the City of Soldotna stands near the intersection of the Sterling Highway and Kenai River on May 1, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)                                A new sign welcoming people to the City of Soldotna stands near the intersection of the Sterling Highway and Kenai River on May 1, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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New signs create gateway to Soldotna

The signs were built by the city’s maintenance department

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Kenai to look at onsite marijuana consumption

The ordinance permits the activity through a conditional use permit process.

The Alaska State Capitol in April 2018. (Juneau Empire File)

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Alaska Senate committee advances rewrite of dividend formula

JUNEAU — The size of the check residents receive from Alaska’s oil wealth fund would be smaller next…