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Assembly passes invocation policy

Those wishing to give an invocation before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly now have to be either a…

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Public weighs in before fish board

SOLDOTNA — Fishermen and the fisheries-inclined turned out by the dozens Tuesday for an open hearing before the…

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Assembly reduces Planning Commission

The number of Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission members will decrease to 11, but not until 2020. After…

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Assembly to consider invocation policy

The topic of appropriate invocations will come back before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly at its next meeting…

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Board of Fisheries to hold work session in Soldotna

Later this month, Kenai Peninsula residents will get a chance to air their concerns to the state Board…

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Hilcorp plans new gas wells near Ninilchik

The Alaska Division of Oil and Gas has approved a Plan of Operations for Hilcorp Alaska to develop…

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Borough bonds pass; tax proposals fail

Kenai Peninsula voters shot down two tax proposals but supported two bond issuances for new projects in Tuesday’s…

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KPB Prop 4: Voters asked about senior exemptions

Kenai Peninsula Borough voters will decide whether future seniors should continue to get $350,000 in property tax exemptions…

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Walker talks finances, LNG in Kenai

KENAI — Gov. Bill Walker reiterated a call Monday for a fix to Alaska’s budget deficit while also…

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Borough opposes DOT Copper Landing bypass route

Several organizations, including the Kenai Peninsula Borough, are opposing the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities’ selected…

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USFS releases Chugach plan scoping report

The U.S. Forest Service is moving forward with revisions to its management plan for the Chugach National Forest.…

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Assembly passes property tax code changes

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly has passed an ordinance amending the property tax code and is reviewing another…

Hemp advocate Jack Bennett passes around a BMW automobile part made from a hemp-plastic composite at the Homer City Council meeting on Monday. Bennett did a presentation on industrial hemp before the council.

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Hemp proposed as agricultural crop for Alaska

When an oil spill occurs, one of the first reactions is to use something to mop it up.…