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Peter Kaiser (9) checks in at the finish line, Wednesday, March 13, 2019, in Nome, Alaska, after winning the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. It’s the first Iditarod victory for Kaiser in his 10th attempt. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP)

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Alaskan Native Pete Kaiser wins Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

Kaiser, who is Yupik, is from the southwest Alaska community of Bethel

Kenai City Manager Paul Ostrander facilitates a discussion about the city’s budget with residents through an interactive poll, at the Kenai Senior Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen

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Kenai citizens weigh in on budget cuts, tax hikes

Participants were asked to rank priorities for cuts to public services

Kenai librarian Bethany McMilin demonstrates how to use Lynda.com, an online learning resource available for free through the public library system, at the Kenai Community Library on Wednesday. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Local libraries highlight free online resources

Local libraries are part of a cooperative effort to expand online learning resources for Alaskans

Kasilof man pronounced dead at Soldotna gas station

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Kasilof man pronounced dead at Soldotna gas station

Levi Morris, 32, of Kasilof, was reportedly found by his coworkers on the property

Mayor Charlie Pierce speaks at a Kenai Peninsula Borough meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2018. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Borough asks to keep oil and gas property tax funds

The borough receives nearly $15 million in revenues from oil and gas properties

Amber Batts (left) and Terra Burns (right) speak to residents on behalf of CUSP at the Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna on March 11, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Advocacy group pushes for measure on police sexual contact

CUSP is pushing to make it illegal for police to have sexual contact during an investigation

People pack the room to give public testimony on the Alaska Marine Highway System in the House Transportation and Public Facilities committee on March, 12, 2019. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

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Frustrations run high as many testify in support of ferry system

Many did not get a chance to speak.

Lawmakers question repeal of anti-cruise pollution program

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Lawmakers question repeal of anti-cruise pollution program

It’s paid for by cruise passenger fees.

A sign supporting the Soldotna field house proposition sits inside local cafe, Everything Bagels, in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Field house proposition fails by narrow margin

The proposition was voted down by 18 votes

A rendering of the proposed Soldotna Regional Sports Complex field house. Voters rejected a proposition to take out a $10 million bond to pay for the project by a narrow margin Tuesday. (City of Soldotna)

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Field house ordinance voted down

The election’s certification is currently on the agenda for Wednesday’s Soldotna City Council meeting.

‘I was not the problem. The law was the problem’: Former Anchorage judge urges passing of crime bill

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‘I was not the problem. The law was the problem’: Former Anchorage judge urges passing of crime bill

The Schneider Loophole.

In this file photo, Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, Co-Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, raises his concerns about the proposed lack of funding for the Alaska Marine Highway System at the Capitol on Feb. 19. Major cuts to fuel for the ferries could effectively shut the transportation system down. (Michael Penn/Juneau Empire)

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Senate Finance co-chairs announce multi-year ‘step-down’ approach to budget cuts

Budget would be cut incrementally to reduce shock.

On day 56, the Alaska Legislature passes first resolution of session

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On day 56, the Alaska Legislature passes first resolution of session

Congress accepting comments on environmental impacts on ANWR through Wednesday.

The Alaska State Marine Highway Ferry Fairweather pulls up to the Auke Bay Terminal in this 2014 file photo.

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Legislature to hear public testimony on ferry system and PFD

Here’s how to make your voice heard.

Sustainable Seward members host sewing groups to create repurpose t-shirts into reusable shopping bags. (Photo courtesy of Jennny Nakao).

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Sustainable Seward upcycles in preparation for plastic bag ban

As Seward approaches a citywide plastic bag ban later this year, a local environmental awareness group is trying…

One dead after avalanche

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One dead after avalanche

An Anchorage man has died in an avalanche while backcountry snowboarding near Cooper Landing.

Cazin Daly and owner Deniece Isaacs stand outside of Majestic Gardens in Kenai on Friday. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Shop Talk: Majestic Gardens cannabis shop

Last year Deniece and Ron Isaacs opened up Magical Gardens, a specialty CBD shop in Kenai that sells…

Assembly members Kenn Carpenter and Brent Hibbert discuss Ordinance 2019-03 at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Meeting in Soldotna on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Borough postpones decision on land sale until April 2

The assembly postponed voting on an ordinance that would authorize the sale of several parcels of borough land…

Teachers and support staff from across the Kenai Peninsula fill the Betty J. Glick Borough Assembly Chambers during the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Education Board meeting in Soldotna, Alaska on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Schools face drastic cuts

District would see increased class sizes, school closures if Dunleavy budget passes

Kenai Central High School sophmore Riley Graves demonstrates a magnetic rake he built to pick up buried metallic debris on Kenai’s north beach on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)

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Caring for the Kenai selects top 12

Caring for the Kenai selects top 12