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Kenai Police Chief David Ross. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai Police Chief talks police-civilian relationships, treating people ‘with dignity’

The Kenai Police Department looks at guidelines and training that could potentially prevent inappropriate police conduct, Ross said.

The RavnAir kiosk stands empty at the Kenai Airport on Thursday, April 2, 2020. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Council to mull potential Kenai air carrier

Rambler Air would join Grant Aviation and Ravn Alaska in offering scheduled service between Kenai and Anchorage.

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

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Kenai approves grace period utility payment plan

Doing nothing would have made delinquent accounts due with penalty and interest on past due amounts.

The Kenai City Council meets on Wednesday, Feb. 18 in Kenai, Alaska. (Screenshot)

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Kenai approves projects manager position

The manager will be responsible for capital projects “from inception to completion.”

Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion Dr. Peter Hansen stands in front of crane operators as they lift an antique steam donkey engine at the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center, July 15, 2019, in Kenai. Hansen died March 25.

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Pioneering Kenai doctor remembered

Peter Hansen died on March 25 from struggles with mesothelioma.

Mary Bondurant (left) and her assistant Erica Brincefield stand with an F22 pilot in front of the first F22 to land at Kenai Municipal Airport. (Photo courtesy Mary Bondurant)

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Bondurant to retire as airport manager

She began working at Kenai Municipal Airport in 1998.

Kenai Parks and Recreation Laborer Charlotte Thurman dresses up as a rabbit at an Easter event at Kenai Municipal Park on Friday, April 2, 2021 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Egg-stra special: Community turns out for Kenai Easter event

The egg hunt for children 5 years and younger was held in a cleared-off area, while older kids…

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

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Kenai departments aim to save time, money

The city’s “Efficiencies Report” details specific plans from each department on how they saved either time or money.

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

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Kenai shop local program extended 1 month

As of March 3, more than $55,000 in vouchers had already been distributed and more than 50 businesses…

The Kenai City Council meets on Wednesday, Feb. 18 in Kenai, Alaska. (Screenshot)

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Kenai extends disaster declaration to end of May

The declaration was first issued on March 18, 2020 and has since been extended six times.

Benjamin Jackinsky (left) and Sarah O’Brien work at Already Read on Friday, Feb. 19 in Kenai, Alaska.

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Shoppers make the most of program to boost Kenai business

598 people have already participated in Kenai’s shop local program.

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

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Kenai debates future of utility lenience

The city’s disaster declaration is set to expire at the end of this month

A sign describing bluff erosion is seen on Kenai North Beach in Kenai, Alaska, on Aug. 6, 2020. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai reiterates bluff importance in letter to state

The project would stabilize about 5,000 feet of bluff on the Kenai River’s north shore

The entrance to the Kenai Municipal Cemetery is seen on Thursday, Feb. 25 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai, Soldotna making headway on cemetery expansion

Both cities hope to complete expansion efforts this year

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

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Grocery incentive program goes live Monday in Kenai

The program aims to help people double the money they are able to spend on groceries and household…

Benjamin Jackinsky stands next to bookshelves inside of Already Read on Friday, Feb. 19 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Businesses await boost from shop local effort

The program aims to incentivize shopping at local businesses

Image courtesy Clark Fair In 1920, two years after the killings in Kenai, William Dawson had a new business partner, Emil Berg. When they witnessed this bill of sale, both men signed their names to the document.

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Exerting control in Old Kenai — Part 7

This is the seventh and final installment in a series about two killings that occurred in Kenai on…

The Kenai City Council meets on Wednesday, Feb. 18 in Kenai, Alaska. (Screenshot)

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Kenai council extends disaster declaration

The city’s declaration is now set to expire on March 31

Part of the grave marker for Cleveland L. Magill. (Photo courtesy Clark Fair)

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Exerting control in Old Kenai — Part 6

The sixth installment in a series about two killings that occurred in Kenai on April 8, 1918.

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Kenai to outsource engineering services for bluff stabilization project

The project aims to stabilized 5,000 of bluff along the north shore of the Kenai River.