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First Harvest Moon Festival ‘celebrates progress’
The peninsula’s biggest food celebration commences this Saturday with live music, activities, guest speakers, cooking demonstrations, farm vendors…
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On the lookout for Cook Inlet’s belugas
Cook Inlet’s belugas will be the target of a different kind of hunt this weekend.
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Kenai hosts Silver Salmon Derby second year in a row
Kenai’s second Silver Salmon Derby starts Friday. The derby is unlike other derbies you’ll see around the state.…
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Kenai Peninsula Borough assembly unanimously votes down cigarette tax
A cigarette and tobacco products tax was voted down unanimously by the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly last Tuesday,…
Education
School board fields questions, accusations about health care plan
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct information about how the school district’s health care committee…
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Brothers’ Cafe opens in Kenai Airport with focus on family and food made with love
Brothers’ Cafe is the newest tenant inside the Kenai Municipal Airport restaurant space. The business venture reunited two…
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9/11 Tribute Rodeo benefits heroes, local family
The final scene in the classic Christmas film, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” may make for a tear-shedding ending,…
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1 rescued from Lower Russian Lake by Alaska Air National Guard
One person was air-lifted from Lower Russian Lake by the Alaska Air National Guard and taken to Anchorage…
Elections
Recount shows Carpenter winner in House District 29, Gillham launches write-in campaign
Recount shows Carpenter wins in District 29; Gillham mounts write-in campaign in District O
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O’Brien Garden’s annual tasting event features the tastes of fall harvest
There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Trying a…
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Freedom House looks to expand its mission
When Jennifer Waller launched Freedom House, she had $800, a dream of creating a safe space for women…
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First of its kind farm tour kicks off Harvest Moon Local Food Week
To kick off the Harvest Moon Local Food Week, the Kenai Soil and Water Conservation District will be…
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Kenai adds training in effort to prevent cyber attack
Kenai Mayor Brian Gabriel announced at Wednesday’s, Kenai City Council meeting that the city is taking preventive steps…
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Meth, heroin and marijuana top peninsula illicit drug seizures
Peninsula police departments confiscated about $150,000 in illegal drugs — the majority heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana — in…
Government
Borough votes to oppose Soldotna annexation process
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly voted Tuesday night to oppose the city of Soldotna’s plan to annex surrounding…
Elections
Official results: Micciche, Carpenter narrowly win primary elections
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to show the correct difference of votes in the District O…
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Volunteers bring a smile and support to Central Peninsula Hospital
Whether patient or visitor, those walking through the doors of Central Peninsula Hospital can count on one thing…
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Election results to be certified Tuesday
Candidates and voters will have to wait out the holiday weekend for the final results of the primary…
Opinion
What others say: South Korea, U.S. must maintain ties to counter nuclear threat
Diplomatic maneuvering has been intensifying between the United States, which is calling for denuclearization, and North Korea, which…
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From Kentucky to Soldotna, veterans come to fish — and heal
When a group of veterans arrived from the Lower 48 to Alaska, some didn’t know each other from…