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Local employers attend annual job fair
More than 50 employers attended the Peninsula Job Center at Old Carrs Mall yesterday for the annual Kenai…
Arts & Entertainment
Dancers take up social message with ‘Be Light, Be Love’
The dancers onstage at Forever Dance Alaska’s upcoming show hope to start a dialogue without saying much at…
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KPBSD faces budget deficits, dropping enrollment
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education sought to explain why district costs continue to rise,…
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Without both commercial and sport funding, UAF declines research donation
The University of Alaska Fairbanks turned down an offer for funding for research on Kenai River king salmon…
Life
Local greenhouses are springing to life
On the first day of spring, greenhouse workers’ hands were busy mixing, potting and planting, even though their…
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Despite colder winter, ‘blob’ may not be gone yet
A more normal winter has helped to dispel a warm water patch in the North Pacific, but it…
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KPC to offer classes to non-native English speakers
A new Career Pathways course geared toward non-native English speakers is being offered at the Kenai River Campus…
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Forthcoming economic strategy takes a look at plan for Alaska
A coalition of state and business leaders is working on a five-year economic strategy for Alaska. The strategy…
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Soldotna’s pot of gold: Residents turn out to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
The Kenai Spur Highway was lined with green at the 26th annual Soldotna St. Patrick’s Day parade. The…
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CES douses two structure fires
Central Emergency Services responded to two structure fires Thursday night, one at Cad-Re Feed in Soldotna and the…
Life
Refuge notebook: March Madness – Alaska style
As many eyes turn to their television sets this week to watch the 7-10 match up between the…
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Judge denies assembly member’s request for expedited hearing in complaint against borough
An Alaska Superior Court judge has denied a Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly member’s request for an expedited hearing…
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After Board of Fish, few changes to conflict between drifters, northern sport fishermen
The Board of Fisheries wrapped up its Upper Cook Inlet meeting in Anchorage with few changes for the…
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A champion on and off the field
Soldotna High School junior Brenner Furlong has proven himself to be an amazing athlete as a running back…
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Standerfer Stoneworks for rock solid service, creativity
Dave and Audrey Standerfer agree with the Nobel Prize winning poet Boy Dylan that “everybody must get stoned”…
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Kaleidoscope students channel the Bard
All the world’s a stage, and on Thursday afternoon, the students at Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science…
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Ice Fishing Derby records first Royal Flush, youngest participant
There have been two decades of family ice fishing memories on the Kenai Peninsula thanks to the family-owned…
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Biologist shares dos and don’ts of bear encounters
Ever wonder what a grizzly is thinking when it wanders into a back yard, or comes face to…
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Board of Fisheries doubles commercial smelt quota
Every spring, a few commercial fishermen jump out of their boats and net for eulachon by hand in…
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Connections student invited to STEM congress
A Funny River Connections home-school student will travel to Massachusetts this summer as an Alaska delegate to the…