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State population climbs slightly, Kenai Peninsula continues growth

That increase is much larger than the increases reported in recent years.

A chart shows the unemployment rate of Alaska compared to that of the United States, included in data from the State Department of Labor and Workforce Development announcing job growth for 2024. (Courtesy Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development)

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Alaska added 7,700 jobs in 2024

The number exceeds the department’s projection of 5,400 published in its “Alaska Economic Trends” in January of last…

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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New York-based company in talks to develop Alaska LNG Pipeline

Though the state declined to name the partner, a statement from New York-based Glenfarne Group on Wednesday said…

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Finance Director Liz Hayes presents information on the district’ fiscal year 2024 budget at Kenai Central High School on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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KPBSD to hold community budget meetings in Homer, Kenai and Seward

The school district prepares budgets for fiscal years that run from July 1 to June 30

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Cannava, Goodrich win Homer Skiathlon

Soldotna’s Ariana Cannava and Homer’s Jody Goodrich won the Homer Skiathlon on Friday at Ohlson Mountain just outside…

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Saturday hoops: Kenai boys take 3rd at Mountain City tourney

The Kenai Central boys took third place at the Mountain City Basketball Invitational in Anchorage on Saturday with…

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Saturday: Windigo complete 2-game sweep of Bears

The visiting Kenai River Brown Bears lost 3-2 to the Wisconsin Windigo on Saturday in North American Hockey…

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Friday: Bears fall to Windigo

The Kenai River Brown Bears returned from the holiday break with a 5-2 loss to the Wisconsin Windigo…

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Friday hoops: SoHi sweeps Kodiak

The host Soldotna girls and boys basketball teams opened up Northern Lights Conference play Friday by sweeping Kodiak.

A sign welcomes visitors on July 7, 2021, in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Public comments show support for Seward air service

The proposal aims to restore federally subsidized essential air service to Seward

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Kenai boys win, Nikiski boys lose at Mountain City hoops tourney

The Kenai Central boys won and the Nikiski boys lost Thursday at the Mountain City Basketball Invitational in…

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Dayan convicted of 2020 murder

Keith Huss, 57, was found dead on Sept. 29, 2020, at a rest area in Turnagain Pass

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Homer man arrested for Cooper Landing burglaries

He is accused of at least five different burglaries, troopers said

Racers vie for the lead in the second race of the Kenai Peninsula Ice Racing season at Twin City Raceway in Kenai on Tuesday. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Ice racers kick off 2025 season at Twin City Raceway

Normally, racers hit the ice outside the Decanter Inn in Kasilof

The deadline for the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend, which comes from the fund managed by the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, is coming up fast, landing on March 31, 2022. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)

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PFD applications open for 2025

Residents can submit their applications online until midnight March 31

The entrance to the Kenai Peninsula Job Center is seen here in Kenai, Alaska, on April 15, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Minimum wage increases by $0.18

Another increase, to $13 per hour, is set for July 1

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Updated: Troopers take into custody ‘person of interest’ in Cooper Landing burglaries

Troopers asked people in Cooper Landing to be vigilant and urged against picking up hitchhikers

Assembly President Peter Ribbens speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Assembly to act on ordinances at Tuesday meeting

The legislation addresses public meeting comments, civil fine accrual, and a rezoning petition

Balloons fall on dozens of children armed with confetti poppers during the Ninth Annual Noon-Year’s Eve Party at the Soldotna Public Library on New Year’s Eve. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kids mark a colorful countdown to 2025

Soldotna library hosted ‘Noon-Year’s Eve’

The Anchor River flows in the Anchor Point State Recreation Area on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023 in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Trout Unlimited to host presentation on steelhead findings from Anchor River weir

The event is set for 6 p.m. at the Goods on Tuesday, Jan. 7