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People with Soldotna Senior Citizens drive a Thunderbird during the 30th Annual Sweeney’s St. Patrick’s Day parade on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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St. Pat’s on tap for next week

Soldotna’s St. Patrick’s Day parade is slated to be back in full swing this year.

About 45 people participated in a demonstration on Thursday, March 3, 2022, at WKFL Park in Homer, Alaska, in support of Ukraine and against the Russian invasion. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Homer supports Ukraine

About 45 people demonstrated on March 3 in support of Ukraine and against the Russian invasion.

This Feb. 9, 2016, file photo shows an ice-covered ConocoPhillips sign at a drilling site in Nuiqsut, Alaska. Authorities are investigating a natural gas leak detected last week at a ConocoPhillips Alaska oil drill site on Alaska’s North Slope, officials said. Grace Salazar, a special assistant with the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, said Wednesday, March 9, 2022, that the commission that oversees oil and gas drilling in the state is investigating the matter. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

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North Slope natural gas leak is under investigation

The company described the gas leak as being below the surface of the ground and said the cause…

A spruce tree seeps sap outside of the Kenai Post Office on Friday, July 2, 2021, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Russian River, Quartz Creek campgrounds closed for tree removal

The closure will allow trees infected with spruce bark beetles to be removed

Peter Segall / Juneau Empire file This file photo shows the mill facility at the Kensington Gold Mine on Oct. 14, 2019. A new study from the Institute of Social and Economic Research at the University of Alaska Anchorage tries to imagine what the state’s mining industry could look like in 20 years.

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Economists explore mining’s future in Alaska

Study envisions scenarios for mining in 20 years

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Hilcorp fined for Clean Air Act violations on North Slope, near Kenai

The company paid a roughly $180,000 penalty for the violations

Joel Caldwell, director of operations for Kenai Aviation, sits in the pilot’s seat of Kenai Aviation’s nine-seat Beechcrafter Super King Air B200 plane in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Airline preps to serve Kenai, region

Kenai Aviation seeks to add weekday commuter flights beginning in May

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

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State reports backlogged COVID cases, 10 new deaths

There were a total of 69 COVID-related hospitalizations in Alaska as of Wednesday

Former Kenai Vice Mayor Bob Molloy proposes changes to the City of Kenai’s draft Land Management Plan during a city council work session on Monday, March 7, 2022 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai finalizing comprehensive inventory of city land

The final plan is subject to approval by the city council

Larry Talley / Courtesy photo A dead whale previously seen and necropsied on a small island near Angoon was spotted afloat on March 3. The cuts visible come from the necropsy effort, said a NOAA official.

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Whale’s body spotted near Tenakee Inlet in Southeast Alaska

The animal with a long history in the area has been necropsied.

Susie Smalley demonstrates during a vigil in support of Ukraine on Saturday, March 5, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Dunleavy directs state agencies, corporations to divest from Russia

The move is in response to the nation’s invasion of Ukraine

Shannon Martin is the new executive director of the Kenai River Sportfishing Association. (Courtesy/KRSA)

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New KRSA director emphasizes watershed health

Martin was KRSA’s office and events manager for three years until she took on the director role in…

A map indicates the location of the 3.6-magnitude earthquake that struck the northern Kenai Peninsula on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. The earthquake was 28 miles deep and struck 29 miles northeast of Kenai, Alaska. (University of Alaska Fairbanks Earthquake Center/screenshot)

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Peninsula feels jolt from 3.6 magnitude quake

The temblor struck at 12:28 p.m. 29 miles northeast of Kenai at a depth of 28 miles

Nikiski Fire Station No. 3 is seen on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021 in Nikiski, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Project will treat water at Nikiski Fire Station #3

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approved additional funds for the project this month

Cyclers race at the Soldotna Cycle Series at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna, Alaska, on July 18, 2019. The Kenai City Council last week approved funding for a local bike repair station at Kenai Community Library. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Bike repair station coming to Kenai library

The bike repair station is expected to be installed this summer

In this aerial photo provided by Alaska State Troopers, an Alaska Air National Guard helicopter arrives at a frozen lake that was the scene of a small plane crash on Saturday, March 5, 2022, near Iliamna, Alaska. Authorities say the five people on board the plane were injured. (Trooper Travis Lons/Alaska State Troopers via AP)

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Small plane crashes on frozen lake, injuring 5 people

The Cessna 206 single-engine propeller plane crashed on Lake Iliamna

Alaska House Rep. Ben Carpenter, R-Nikiski, speaks at a town hall meeting in Nikiski, Alaska, on Saturday, March 5, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Election changes dominate town hall

Carpenter addressed ranked choice, legislation aimed at voter fraud

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State still at high risk level but COVID cases falling

There were a total of 70 COVID-related hospitalizations in Alaska as of Monday

The sign in front of the Homer Electric Association building in Kenai, Alaska as seen on April 1, 2020. (Peninsula Clarion file)

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HEA announces board candidates

Ballots will be mailed to HEA members on April 4

In this July 31, 2020, file photo, a plane rests in brush and trees outside of Soldotna, Alaska, after a midair collision that killed seven people, including State Rep. Gary Knopp. A Feb. 22 report by the National Transportation and Safety Board is recommending that all pilots be required to communicate their positions on a designated radio frequency when entering and exiting areas not controlled by air traffic control towers throughout Alaska. (Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion via AP, F-le)

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Safety recommendations issued after midair crash that killed state lawmaker

A midair collision killed seven people, including Alaska state lawmaker Gary Knopp, near Soldotna on July 31, 2020.