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    Articles by Brian Mazurek
    Courtesy Eastern Area Incident Management Team                                A map of the Swan Lake Fire as of Monday.
    Swan Lake Fire growth stalls, crews near containment...
    By Brian Mazurek • July 24, 2019 1:30 am

    The fire is approximately 102,027 acres.

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    Measles case confirmed in Soldotna
    Measles case confirmed in Soldotna
    By Brian Mazurek • July 24, 2019 1:30 am

    A single case of measles in Soldotna was confirmed by Alaska’s Department of Health and Social Services last Tuesday, July…

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    A view of the back burning operations being conducted on the Swan Lake Fire as seen from Watson Lake in June 2019. (Courtesy Jessica St. Laurent/BLM Alaska Fire Medic)
    Swan Lake Fire growth stalled
    By Brian Mazurek • July 17, 2019 1:30 am

    The latest measurement of the fire puts it at 100,812 acres.

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    Central Emergency Services respond to the scene of a drowning on the Moose River Monday evening in Sterling . (Photo courtesy Sonya Childs)
    Woman drowns in Moose River Monday night
    By Brian Mazurek • July 10, 2019 1:30 am

    The woman was reported disappearing under the water near the Izaak Walton Campground in Sterling.

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    Flying over western Alaska, home to numerous Yup’ik communities, April 15, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
    Budget cuts leave Village Public Safety Officer Program...
    By Brian Mazurek • July 10, 2019 1:30 am

    On June 28, the same day U.S. Attorney General William Barr declared a law enforcement emergency in rural Alaska, and…

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    Swan Lake Fire prompts open fire ban in state and national parks on the peninsula
    Swan Lake Fire prompts open fire ban in...
    By Brian Mazurek • July 10, 2019 1:30 am

    After a brief period of slowed growth, the Swan Lake Fire flared up again on Monday — reaching 99,086 acres,…

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    Swan Lake Fire causes heavy smoke conditions on peninsula
    Swan Lake Fire causes heavy smoke conditions on...
    By Brian Mazurek • July 3, 2019 1:30 am

    Blaze surpasses 77,000 acres

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    A map of the Swan Lake Fire as of Tuesday, June 25, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency Management)
    Crews work to keep fire from highway
    By Brian Mazurek • June 26, 2019 1:30 am

    Firefighters to hold second community meeting to address Swan Lake Fire

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    The Tustumena Lake Fire as seen from the air during the early stages of initial attack on June 6, 2019, near Clam Gulch, Alaska. (Photo by Tim Whitesell/Alaska Division of Forestry)
    Swan Lake Fire grows to 2,400 acres
    By Brian Mazurek • June 12, 2019 1:30 am

    The Swan Lake Fire is about 70% active and spreading

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    Rep. Gary Knopp, R-Kenai/Soldotna, and Rep. Dave Talerico, R-Healy, sit next to each other after Knopp voted not to confirm Talerico as Speaker of the House on Feb. 5. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
    Knopp censured by Alaska Republican Party
    By Brian Mazurek • May 22, 2019 1:30 am

    Knopp will no longer receive any official support from the Alaska Republican Party

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    Alaska Food Hub customer Roger Clyne picks up his order at one of the Food Hub’s designated locations in this undated photo. (Photo courtesy of Robbi Mixon/Alaska Food Hub)
    Alaska Food Hub celebrates 4th year with open...
    By Brian Mazurek • May 15, 2019 1:30 am

    Alaska Food Hub is an online marketplace that connects local producers with customers

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    An aerial view of a brush fire in Ninilchik on Saturday. (Photo by Tim Whitesell/Division of Forestry)
    Peninsula heads into fire season
    By Brian Mazurek • May 1, 2019 1:30 am

    Ninilchik fire is 12th to occur in region since the start of fire season

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    From left, the Caring for the Kenai finalists Akilena Veach and Lindy Guernsey (second place), Austin Cline (first place), and Anna DeVolld (third place) pose for a photo at Kenai Central High School in Alaska on Thursday, April 18, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
    Homer High student wins Caring for the Kenai...
    By Brian Mazurek • April 24, 2019 1:30 am

    What do butterflies, video games and a parody of “Ice, Ice, Baby” by Vanilla Ice have in common?

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