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Nikiski Fire Station #2, seen here on July 15, 2019 in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Firefighter’s last call

Loved ones to hold open memorial service for former Nikiski fire chief Billy Harris

This image shows treponema pallidum, the bacteria that cause syphilis. Alaska's syphilis infection rates increased by 49% over 2019 numbers, the Department of Health and Social Services reported this week. (Courtesy Photo / NIAID)

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Alaska’s syphilis infection rate increases

State records 49% more cases in 2020

In this April 23, 2021, file photo, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland speaks during a news briefing at the White House in Washington. On Tuesday, June 22, 2021, Haaland and other federal officials are expected to announce steps that the federal government plans to take to reconcile the legacy of boarding school policies on Indigenous families and communities across the U.S. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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Dark history of Indigenous boarding schools to be reviewed

For over 150 years, Indigenous children were taken from their communities and forced into boarding schools that focused…

The Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Malaspina and Amak Towing tugboat Jennie B. share a mooring in Ketchikan, Alaska on May 21. The state of Alaska is trying to dispose of the 58-year-old ferry, and even has offered to give it free to the government of the Philippines. CoastAlaska reports Gov. Mike Dunleavy offered to give the Malaspina ferry away in a letter last month to the Philippines consul general in San Francisco. (Dustin Safranek/Ketchikan Daily News via AP)

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Alaska offers 58-year-old ferry for free to the Philippines

Gov. Mike Dunleavy offered to give the Malaspina ferry away in a letter last month to the Philippines…

Kenai City Hall on Feb. 20, 2020, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai considers donating land for affordable housing

The new units would be on Redoubt Avenue.

Resurrection Bay is photographed from Seward, Alaska, in March, 2018. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

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Seward foreign exchange program to be held virtually

In a typical year, a maximum of four students are selected for the program and go to Japan…

Emily Alvey explains the importance of trauma and adverse childhood experience awareness in her booth at the Soldotna Creek Park Wednesday Market on June 23, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Understanding trauma

Social services organizations do outreach during Wednesday market

The Kenai River flows through Soldotna, Alaska, on July 14, 2020. (Clarion file)

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Fish and Game now accepting habitat rehabilitation proposals

Selected proposals may have up to 50% of the cost of the project reimbursed through the program.

The George A. Navarre Kenai Peninsula Borough building. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)

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Borough transitions dispatch from state to local staff

Efforts to shift the center to being entirely borough-run began after DPS in 2019.

The George A. Navarre Kenai Peninsula Borough building. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)

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Borough working to repair tank at landfill

The leachate tank was one of many borough facilities that sustained damage during the 2018 7.0 earthquake.

An aerial photo of the 102-acre Loon Lake Fire footprint taken at approximately 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Swan Lake is in the background to the right. (Kale Casey/Alaska DNR-Division of Forestry)

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What peninsula residents need to know about fire season

Bouschor said the peninsula is known both for experiencing fires more frequently and producing larger-scale fires.

Anglers gather along the banks of the Kenai River near Sportsman’s Landing in Cooper Landing in September 2018. (Peninsula Clarion file)

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Sanctuary opens for sockeye sport fishing

The sanctuary opening is effective Thursday, June 24 through 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday on July 14.

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Federal Subsistence Board seeks comment on proposed changes

In total, there are 56 new proposed subsistence program regulations.

AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz, File Royal Caribbean’s “Radiance of the Seas” is docked in Seward on Sept. 7, 2007.

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Alaska’s cruise season ‘good to go’

Ships expected late July.

A graphic from the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s “Know Your Borough” campaign is posted on Facebook on July 15, 2021. (Screenshot)

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Borough launches ‘Know Your Borough’ campaign

The Kenai Peninsula Borough is using $29,000 to promote the borough and the services it provides through a…

A sign invites visitors into the Alaska State Capitol building on Monday, June 21, 2021. Lawmakers will begin their second special session of the year Wednesday after Gov. Mike Dunleavy sent the state’s budget bill back to lawmakers saying it lacked critical components. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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Courts asked to clarify budget dispute

Shutdown remains possible.

Police investigate the scene of an early morning fatal shooting along Gambell Street between Fourth Avenue and Fifth Avenue near downtown Anchorage, Alaska, Saturday, June 19, 2021. (Bill Roth/Anchorage Daily News via AP)

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Police: Anchorage man shot 5 after argument

Police responded to the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Gambell Street in downtown Anchorage about 2:45 a.m. Saturday

Kenai City Hall on Feb. 20, 2020, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai nixes tourism stimulus program

The council cited ‘unexpected recovery’ of tourism and hospitality industries

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Administration building in Soldotna, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)

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Assembly to consider sale of ‘surplus’ borough land

The program would be similar to land auctions offered at the state level for land owned by the…

Members of the Kenai Performers perform in the production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in the Kenai Central High School auditorium in Kenai, Alaska on Feb. 19, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Youth actors return to stage

Kenai Performers youth drama camp returns after a one-year hiatus.