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Accident on Seward Highway leaves 1 dead
One person has died and three more are in the hospital after an accident just north of the…
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Troopers arrest 2 for snowmachine, vehicle theft
Two men were arrested after a long car chase between Soldotna and Kenai with Alaska State Troopers on…
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Mayor opens up state’s fiscal problems with town hall meetings
As time closes in on the end of the Legislature’s regular three-month session, budget solutions are still unclear,…
Environment
Hilcorp platform leaking oil into Cook Inlet
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include a statement from Gov. Bill Walker. It has also…
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North Road extension project to go out to bid in fall
Kenai Peninsula Borough project managers are moving forward with plans to extend the Kenai Spur Highway north, but…
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Sprinklers extinguish small fire in Soldotna store
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the name of Inkwell’s Bookshop. Sprinklers beat firefighters to…
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Board of Fish nominees move through committee, weigh in on membership
The Alaska House of Representatives’ Resources Committee advanced the three Board of Fisheries nominees to a joint Senate…
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Job Shadows experience real world
Job Shadow Day for Kenai Central High School juniors was Feb. 22 this year. For more than two decades…
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Employers, job seekers mix at Job Fair
For several years the annual Job Fair at the old Carr’s Mall has been seen as a sign…
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Snow doesn’t slow Alaska’s only St. Patrick’s Day parade
Despite tall snow berms and glaciated sidewalks, Soldotna hosted its 26th St. Patrick’s Day parade March 17. According…
Government
Kenai Chamber plans silver salmon derby
Move over, Seward — the Kenai River will get its own silver salmon derby this fall. The Kenai…
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North Pacific council to take up Cook Inlet salmon plan
Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to show that UCIDA is no longer asking the court to…
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Assembly resolution supports ‘steady stream’ of resources for national parks
The Kenai Peninsula is a jumping-off point for three major national parks in Alaska, and the borough government…
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Graphite mining company considering plant on peninsula
Kenai, Homer and Seward are up for consideration as sites for a new graphite processing plant. A Vancouver-based…
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Refuge notebook: A brief history of mountain goat population management on the Kenai Peninsula
Mountain goats are found throughout the Kenai Mountains, including lands managed by the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. While…
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An outdoor view: Coming full circle
The other day, I looked in the mirror and saw a man who isn’t the same fishing nut…
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Pink salmon forecasts look up for 2017
After last year’s disastrously low pink salmon runs to drainages all across the Gulf of Alaska, the forecasts…
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KPC students fold good fortune
The Kenai Senior Center received a special gift from Kenai Peninsula College students on Tuesday in the form…
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Assembly members vote against marijuana license based on personal objection
Local governments in Alaska have the right to object to proposed marijuana licenses, but only if the marijuana…
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Assembly denies ordinance to drop invocation, lawsuit, controversy go on
After reams of public comments, dozens of emails and a legal challenge still wending its way through the…