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Board of Game upholds restriction on sheep spotting by plane
Using an airplane to spot Dall sheep while hunting will stay illegal in the state for now. The…
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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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UAF says ‘thanks, but no thanks’ to Kenai salmon research offer
KENAI — The University of Alaska Fairbanks turned down an offer for funding for research on Kenai River…
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Tourism businesses are going green
Tourism businesses in Alaska are getting certified for green practices, both as a way to move toward sustainability…
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Kenai Peninsula still struggles to house homeless
KENAI — Snow blew lightly across the threshold of the Friendship Mission when a knock came on the…
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Marijuana businesses settling in
KENAI – “You’re on camera.” Mike Harris nodded up at the corners of the ceiling, where spherical black…
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Governor’s budget would cut 76 DOT jobs
KENAI — The proposed cuts in Gov. Bill Walker’s fiscal year 2018 budget would fall heavily across the…
Neighbors
Fish board denies most winter kings proposals
Despite a number of proposals and public comments in favor, the Board of Fisheries made few changes to…
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Tribes receive funds for substance abuse, mental health programs
Two Alaska Native tribes on the Kenai Peninsula will receive approximately $1 million over the next five years…
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Hospice of the Central Peninsula celebrates 30 years
KENAI — Grief is a living thing, developing through a process and staying with the affected person forever.…
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Gov.’s oil advisor provides outlook
Gov. Bill Walker’s lead oil and gas advisor on Tuesday emphasized the importance of a fiscal plan to…
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SeaLife Center to lead oil spill marine mammal response network
KENAI — The Alaska SeaLife Center got its start with funds from the Exxon Valdez oil spill settlement.…
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Opioid task force issues recommendations
The task force considering how to address the growing opioid addiction crisis in Alaska is seeking public comment…
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Fake ‘trooper’ scamming peninsula residents
KENAI — Alaska State Troopers are warning Kenai Peninsula residents to be aware of a scam in which…
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As Alaska tourism grows, industry groups look to new marketing funding
KENAI — Alaska likely saw another record-breaking tourism year in 2016, according to preliminary numbers from the industry.…
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What’s killing sockeye salmon?
KENAI — If any fish population in Upper Cook Inlet could be considered in trouble, Shell Lake’s sockeye…
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Many professionals will have to pay more to work
KENAI — Juniper Lanmon-Freeman cried the first time she attended the birth of a child. A licensed midwife,…
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Kenai Assembly overturns mayor’s veto of invocation policy
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will keep its invocation policy for now. The assembly passed a policy at…
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ACLU: Kenai assembly invocation violates religious liberties
KENAI — The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska has asked the Kenai Peninsula Borough to back down…
Neighbors
Public gets open mic at first day of fish board meeting
SOLDOTNA — Fishermen and the fisheries-inclined turned out by the dozens Tuesday for an open hearing before the…