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Snapper, long-time SeaLife Center resident, passes away

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Snapper, long-time SeaLife Center resident, passes away

He was a painter and father, who dedicated his life to aquatic research and provided valuable opportunities for…

Man accused of wielding axe at woman

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Man accused of wielding axe at woman

A Wasilla man currently residing in Kasilof was arrested over the weekend for wielding an axe at a…

Man charged with stealing library laptop

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Man charged with stealing library laptop

A man in jail for parole violations was charged Saturday with stealing a laptop from the Kenai library…

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Bill would hike fees for city, borough cars

Part of a bill introduced late in the legislative session would hike the price that municipalities pay for…

Chanelle Frances Usvat accepts her diploma from Cook Inlet Academy in Soldotna, Alaska, on Sunday, May 6. Usvat, who graduated summa cum laude, plans to attend the University of Alaska Anchorage in the fall and hopes to become a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

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Three students graduate Cook Inlet Academy

Three students from Cook Inlet Academy stepped across a commencement stage Sunday to accept their high school diplomas…

Residents vote in booths set up in Homer City Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Alaska considers measures to switch to mail voting

Alaska is looking into conducting more of its elections by mail, though it may not completely convert right…

A sheep waits in the barn at Lancashire Farm on Thursday, May 3, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. The farm, established in 1948, raises sheep both for wool and for meat. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

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Interest in farm-raised meat grows

For those who want farm-raised meat, it can be a challenge to get unless they happen to own…

This photo from David Leuthe’s book “The 50-Year Summer” shows David and Lynne Leuthe onboard their drift gillnet fishing boat, the F/V Lynne Marie, in Cook Inlet, Alaska. David Leuthe, who died in 2015, documented his decades of fishing in Cook Inlet in the book, which Lynne Leuthe worked to compile after his death with editor Jackie Pels and published in January 2018. (Photo courtesy Hardscratch Press)

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Book documents former fisherman’s decades on Cook Inlet

Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to show that Jackie Pels will speak at the Kenai Historical…

Public education supporters gather for a barbecue in the parking lot behind the George A. Navarre Borough Administration Building before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly’s meeting on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. Teachers, parents and school district administrators turned out in force to ask the assembly to increase funding to the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District on Tuesday. The assembly agreed to at least provide as much funding as it did in fiscal year 2018, but with a deficit in the borough budget, the source of the funding is still unclear. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

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Assembly sets base funding for school district at $49.7M

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will get at least as much funding from the borough in fiscal…

Man accused of choking woman at library

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Man accused of choking woman at library

A Kenai man was arrested last week after reportedly choking a woman at the Kenai Community Library. Brandon…

Woman accused of razor blade attack

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Woman accused of razor blade attack

A Kenai woman accused of punching another woman in the face while holding a razor blade between her…

Woman indicted for stealing thousands in fishing gear

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Woman indicted for stealing thousands in fishing gear

A Kenai woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars in fishing gear from several Soldotna properties was indicted…

This April 2017 photo shows the Alaska Railroad Corporation’s bridge across the Snow River near Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

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Resolution puts Legislature into railroad property dispute

A resolution before the Legislature attempts to put a stake in an ongoing disagreement between the Alaska Railroad…

Borough launches new emergency alert system

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Borough launches new emergency alert system

The borough is rolling out a new emergency notification system months after a spotty tsunami response highlighted flaws…

Commercial fishing vessels wait at anchor in the mouth of the Kenai River before a Saturday fishing period Friday, July 28, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

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Commercial fishermen to open with regular periods

Commercial fisheries managers in Cook Inlet are moving forward with a cautious eye on salmon runs but relatively…

Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly President Kelly Cooper, left, of Homer presents Wilma Gregory, right, of Homer with a borough proclamation naming Saturday Wilma Gregory Day in honor of Gregory’s 100th birthday. Friends and family celebrated with Gregory at a birthday party held at McNeil Canyon Elementary School. (Photo by McKibben Jackinsky)

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Local woman turns the big 100

When it comes to strong women, Homer has a former Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly president, city council members,…

Harper Leck, 3, watches as her line and weight sink into the water at an Alaska Department of Fish and Game-stocked fish pond at the annual Sports and Rec Trade Show at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Sunday, April 29, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

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A little skill, a lot of patience

Harper Leck, 3, watches as her line and weight sink into the water at an Alaska Department of…

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Health clinic, hospital finances center stage in boundary debate

For the third time in four years, the community of Ninilchik is the center of a debate about…

Luke Cross with a tyrannosaur fossil in the UAF paleontology lab.

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KMS students solve community problems

Editor’s note: There is a lot going on at Kenai Middle School, including the “KMS Purple Pages,” a…

What goes into the borough budget?

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What goes into the borough budget?

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly begins the long process of hashing out its budget for fiscal year 2019…