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Assembly passes budget, raises mill rate
Editor’s note: This story will be updated with more detail. The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly passed its fiscal year…
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A hint of wilderness
The trails crew leaders call part of the Cottonwood Creek Trail “the Enchanted Forest.” I could immediately see…
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How to tax a tourist: Revenue debate at borough assembly seeks to target visitors
The Kenai Peninsula Borough is trying to figure out the best way to use tourists’ money to pay…
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Kids eat free at summer meal programs
The Kenai Community Library is expanding its summer meals program, with free lunches available to children twice weekly…
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About being afraid of big bodies of water and boats
Year: 1969, North Kenai, Alaska, now Nikiski, Alaska Growing up in Northern Colorado and coming to Alaska in…
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Warm weather kickstarts growing season on peninsula
It’s been a long, chilly spring for gardeners in the central Kenai Peninsula, but growing season is finally…
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Salmon runs lackluster so far across Gulf of Alaska
It’s not a great summer to be a salmon fisherman in Southcentral Alaska so far. Several major river…
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The northern horde descends
My wife and I never travel on Memorial Day weekend for three reasons. The first being that we…
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Design to start on Cooper Landing bypass
Design is set to start on a new stretch of the Sterling Highway around Cooper Landing after the…
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Firefighters save East End Road homes from wildfire
An alert neighbor and a quick response from firefighters at about 6 p.m. Sunday saved two East End…
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Few kings to be seen in peninsula rivers, sockeye start surfacing
The weather on the lower Kenai Peninsula streams couldn’t have been more perfect this weekend, but many visitors…
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Keeping an eye on sea lions: SeaLife Center crowdfunds for research funding
The video equipment used to monitor sea lions at a rookery just south of Resurrection Bay is at…
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Man allegedly starts fire in Soldotna park bathroom
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect that the Soldotna Police Department responded to the incident.…
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Snug Harbor’s fishing tender has a long history in crabbing
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify that Coastal Villages Region Fund is a federal Community…
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Pioneer Potluck: About bears and people
Driving from Anchorage to Nikiski I was “bombing” along in my old green L.T.D., radio blaring, arm out…
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Photo: Welcome to the world
Female moose are giving birth to calves all over Southcentral Alaska, usually twins, and will be temperamental and…
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Don Young optimistic about resource economy
Alaska’s 45-year veteran of the U.S. House, Rep. Don Young, is optimistic about the future of the state’s…
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Alaska lawmakers call for alliance with other states on Canadian mining issues
A group of Alaska lawmakers wants to team up with Montana and other U.S.-Canada border states in a…
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Gravel pit group chips away at bond issues
One of the key controversies with gravel pits in the borough is who is responsible for cleaning them…
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Construction pauses for Memorial Day
Memorial Day travelers on the Kenai Peninsula won’t have to worry about construction traffic delays. The work on…