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Ordinance would exempt freight hauling from sales tax
If the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approves an ordinance amending the sales tax code, freight haulers will again…
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Alaska delegation reacts to Trump’s suspension of DACA
On Tuesday, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the federal government will end a program known as…
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Mayoral candidates tout experience at forum
The three candidates for borough mayor are leaning hard on their past experience to garner votes in next…
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Schaefer withdraws from assembly race
One of the candidates for District 2 on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly is withdrawing from the race.…
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Assembly introduces ordinance for highway service area budget
A few more of the blanks are being filled in for the East Peninsula Highway Emergency Service Area,…
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Students return from Akita Sister City Youth conference
Following the amazing performance of the Kanto Performers from the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s Sister City of Akita, Japan…
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Hospital honors volunteers, awards scholarships
Central Peninsula Hospital honored its many volunteers with a summer barbecue August 16 and the auxiliary presented two…
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Hooking kids on fishing
August 16 saw nearly 100 youth from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) and Kenai Peninsula Boy Scouts and Girl…
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Wind and waves
High winds churn up the surface of Skilak Lake and blow in a mixture of clouds and blue…
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Sterling man arrested for drug charges
A Sterling man, Dennis Backstrom, was charged with controlled substance misconduct and theft after being arrested by Kenai…
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By the numbers: KPEDD delves into economic data
Although most of the Kenai Peninsula’s demographic metrics stayed level in 2016 — population grew slightly and schools…
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First-year PEAKS results show peninsula students ahead of state
The first year’s results of the state’s new standardized public school assessments show that students in general aren’t…
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Kenai Lions Club hosts annual rubber duck race
Of the approximately 650 to 700 yellow rubber ducks floating down the Kenai River on Monday morning —…
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Summer marijuana boom continues with sales high
In just one month, the state of Alaska has collected a third of the marijuana tax revenue it…
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Two state lawsuits hold national implications
The state of Alaska is caught up in two fish and wildlife-related lawsuits in federal courts that could…
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New school bus system faces hiccups on first week
Reading social media last week after the start of the Kenai Peninsula Borough school year, a reader might…
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4.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Nikiski
A brief earthquake rattled Nikiski on Labor Day, though not everyone felt the shaking. The U.S. Geological Survey…
Arts & Entertainment
Trio triumphs at Triumvirate
Guitarist Lisa Pimentel of LA rock trio No Small Children performs on Friday, September 1, 2017 at the…
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Kenai River silver salmon derby a go
The Kenai River silver salmon derby is set to go in two weeks after a long back-and-forth between…
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Alaska’s students failing, state tests show
More than half of Alaska’s schoolchildren are not proficient in math, science and English, according to the results…