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Member Jordan Chilson speaks in support of an ordinance that would establish a residential property tax exemption during a meeting of the Soldotna City Council in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna defines legislative priorities for upcoming session

Roof replacement, signalization study and road improvements top the list.

Tim Daugharty speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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KPBSD launches conversation on $17 million deficit

The district says overcoming the deficit without heavy cuts would require a substantial increase to the BSA.

Bill Elam speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Elam prepares for freshman legislative session

He’s excited to get onto the floor and start legislating.

Soldotna goalie Brycen Clyde turns aside a shot Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Friday: South hockey holds off Soldotna

The South hockey team notched a 3-2 nonconference victory over Soldotna on Friday at the Soldotna Regional Sports…

Palmer's KJ Henry tries to get past Soldotna's Owen Buckbee during a win over the Stars Friday, Jan. 10, 2024, at the Palmer Elks Showdown at Palmer High School in Palmer, Alaska. (Bruce Eggleston/matsusports.net)

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Friday hoops roundup: Seward sweeps Nikiski

The host Seward basketball team notched a nonconference victory over Nikiski on Friday.

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Saturday: South completes 3-0 trip to peninsula by topping Kenai

The South hockey team finished a 3-0 trip to the Kenai Peninsula with an 8-6 nonconference victory over…

Sam Anderson (15) of the Kenai River Brown Bears celebrates his first goal in the North American Hockey League on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Brown Bears, Ice Dogs split weekend series

The Kenai River Brown Bears and Fairbanks Ice Dogs split a North American Hockey League series Friday and…

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Saturday hoops roundup: CIA boys win Birchwood Bash

The Cook Inlet Academy boys basketball team won the Birchwood Bash on Saturday in Chugiak by defeating Birchwood…

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Thursday hoops roundup: SoHi girls score big comeback in Ketchikan

The visiting Soldotna girls basketball team notched a 32-30 victory over Ketchikan on Thursday in nonconference action.

Nikiski's Kevin Love drives on Kenai Central's Ben Harris on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai Central basketball squads sweep Nikiski

The visiting Kenai Central girls and boys basketball teams swept Nikiski on Thursday in Peninsula Conference action.

Students embrace Aubrie Ellis after she was named National Outstanding Assistant Principal of 2025 by the Alaska Association of Elementary School Principals at Mountain View Elementary School in Kenai, Alaska, on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Mountain View assistant principal earns national recognition

Aubrie Ellis named Alaska’s National Outstanding Assistant Principal of 2025.

Sockeye salmon caught in a set gillnet are dragged up onto the beach at a test site for selective harvest setnet gear in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Borough accepts fishery disaster funds, calls for proclamation of fishery disaster

The funding stems from fishery disasters that were first recognized and allocated in 2022.

Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, R-Nikiski, delivers a legislative update to the joint Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Vance, Bjorkman prefile bills ahead of session

In total, 37 House bills, 39 Senate bills and five Senate joint resolutions had been filed as of…

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Thursday prep hockey: South topples Kenai

The South hockey team defeated Kenai Central 7-4 on Thursday in nonconference action at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility.

Alaska State Troopers badge. File photo.

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Updated: Arson, burning charges dismissed in Homer fire case

Kimberly Ketter, 41, was arrested on Jan. 4 for several charges including arson.

Natural gas processing equipment is seen at Furie Operating Alaska’s central processing facility in Nikiski, Alaska, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Company in talks to helm Alaska pipeline project says LNG is key to ‘global energy transition’

Glenfarne Group said they had entered into an agreement with AGDC to develop the Alaska LNG Project.

Project Manager Jason Graf points to a map while answering questions from attendees on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, at the Soldotna Riverfront Redevelopment Open House at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna PZ Commission gets 1st look at draft Riverfront Redevelopment zoning plan

The draft document describes a new riverfront mixed-use district.

Patricia Bouton speaks in opposition to a proposed ordinance to modify public comment to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly during their meeting in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Assembly kills ordinance that would have cut one public comment period

Opposition was brought forward by several last month when the ordinance was introduced.

Soldotna High School Student Council President Emma Glassmaker and executive board members Cammy Kincaid and Will Klein speak to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna gives 1st student council presentation to borough assembly

The presentation period was created during the assembly’s June 4 meeting.

Bill Elam speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Borough taking applications to fill assembly seat vacated by Elam

Elam resigned his position after winning election in November to the Alaska House of Representatives.