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Short-term rental boom exacerbating the summer labor shortage
Jessica Entsminger is back to living in a tent.
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Few lower peninsula residents comment on hospital service area boundary move
Two proposals that would alter the boundaries of the South Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area are poised to…
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The Pratt’s new gardener wants you to rediscover the many uses of plants
Yarrow Hinnant has long known the many health and subsistence benefits native plants can provide. As the Pratt…
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Assembly approves hospital boundary ballot questions
Voters in both hospital service areas will weigh in on who should pay taxes to which hospital this…
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High bacteria levels detected at Kenai beaches
Both of the Kenai beaches have too much fecal coliform and enterococci bacteria in the water to meet…
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Fish board denies emergency petition on hatchery permit
The Board of Fisheries declined to take up an emergency petition related to hatchery pink salmon production in…
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Hatchery-marked salmon important for management, international relations
Editor’s note: This story is the second in a three-part series about the operations of Alaska’s salmon hatcheries…
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Alaska Department of Labor to use $1.2 million grant for opioid response
The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development plans to use $1.2 million from the federal government for…
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Dog show brings paws to Soldotna
The occasional bark split the air from the fields behind Skyview Middle School on Saturday, but for the…
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King fishing to open in lower peninsula streams with gear restrictions
The Ninilchik and Deep Creek will finally be open to king salmon fishing, but with limited gear and…
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‘It is a blessing’: Grant offering housing for Alaska Native veterans
Program has helped 19 individuals or familes in the last year.
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Commercial fishing slow for sockeye, good for chum
Commercial fishermen around the Gulf of Alaska are seeing weaker sockeye salmon runs, but Cook Inlet salmon fishermen…
Education
School board discusses support for sales tax increase, no formal backing
At their Monday meeting, school board members expressed support for an initiative to bring a sales tax increase…
Arts & Entertainment
5th annual Swank Street Market celebrates boutique, antique and more in Soldotna this weekend
Swank Street Market will be hosting their fifth annual flea market today, Saturday and Sunday in Soldotna.
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Texas dentist arrested for allegedly shipping drugs to Kenai hotel
Postal inspectors flagged the package at the Anchorage airport as suspicious
Arts & Entertainment
Rock’N the Ranch music festival is back for second year
This Friday and Saturday, the RustyRavin Plant Ranch, a commercial greenhouse near Kenai, will be hosting the Rock’N…
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Democratic candidates spar in Homer debate
Homer has seen numerous campaign debates for city and state office, but Tuesday marked one of the first…
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School district waiting for details on extra state funding
The state has said it will send more money to the local schools this year, but the exact…
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People and bears intersect on the Kenai—not always badly
People and bears share space in Alaska — it’s a fact of life. Sometimes, that includes driveways and…