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Discarded needles being placed in a sharps container. (Jenna Hauck/ The Progress file)

Department of Health and Human Services releases guidelines on safe needle disposal

The safest way to transport and dispose of used needles is by using a medical sharps container

Discarded needles being placed in a sharps container. (Jenna Hauck/ The Progress file)
Kenai Peninsula Disaster Action Team Coordinator Dave LaForest assists with sheltering displaced Anchorage residents following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake. (Photo courtesy of Abby Charles/American Red Cross)

Red Cross celebrating new Kenai office with open house

The Kenai office is located at 450 Marathon Road in the Beacon Fire Training Building

Kenai Peninsula Disaster Action Team Coordinator Dave LaForest assists with sheltering displaced Anchorage residents following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake. (Photo courtesy of Abby Charles/American Red Cross)
Collision on K-Beach Road stalls morning traffic

Collision on K-Beach Road stalls morning traffic

Both drivers were injured and transported to Central Peninsula Hospital

Collision on K-Beach Road stalls morning traffic
Court reports for April 2, 2019

Court reports for April 2, 2019

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Rebecca Carnell, Director of Nursing and Clinical Services at 1st Choice Home Health Care, gives a presentation to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on April 2, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Medical hospice could be coming to the peninsula soon

Carnell gave a presentation at the Borough Assembly Meeting Tuesday night

Rebecca Carnell, Director of Nursing and Clinical Services at 1st Choice Home Health Care, gives a presentation to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on April 2, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Public safety briefs for April 2, 2019
Public safety briefs for April 2, 2019
Peninsula residents attend the annual KPBA Home Show at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex as seen here in this undated photo. (Courtesy of Kirsten Raye)

40th annual KPBA Home Show will showcase Kenai’s past and present

This year’s theme fits with the 40th anniversary of the event

Peninsula residents attend the annual KPBA Home Show at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex as seen here in this undated photo. (Courtesy of Kirsten Raye)
The industrial area of Nikiski, featuring a refinery and currently mothballed LNG and fertilizer plants, was selected by the producer-led consortium of the Alaska LNG Project before the state took over in 2017. (Photo/File/AJOC)

LNG Project is MIA

Fate of long-awaited project still unclear

The industrial area of Nikiski, featuring a refinery and currently mothballed LNG and fertilizer plants, was selected by the producer-led consortium of the Alaska LNG Project before the state took over in 2017. (Photo/File/AJOC)
Kenai man charged with stealing snowmachine in Nikiski

Kenai man charged with stealing snowmachine in Nikiski

Brewer was wanted on prior charges of stealing cellphones from the Nikiski Pool.

Kenai man charged with stealing snowmachine in Nikiski
Co-owner Art Abel stands next to some of Greatland Ganja’s marijuana plants in Kasilof on March 19. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Peninsula marijuana industry continues to grow

The Kenai Peninsula has become home to 61 licensed retailers, cultivators, and manufacturers

Co-owner Art Abel stands next to some of Greatland Ganja’s marijuana plants in Kasilof on March 19. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Public safety briefs for March 29, 2019
Public safety briefs for March 29, 2019
Court reports for March 28, 2019

Court reports for March 28, 2019

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Kenai man charged with stealing cellphones from Nikiski Pool

Kenai man charged with stealing cellphones from Nikiski Pool

One of the victims called the troopers to say that she had located her phone using Find My iPhone

Kenai man charged with stealing cellphones from Nikiski Pool
Peninsula residents participate in the annual Choose Respect March in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

10th annual Choose Respect March draws crowd in Kenai

‘We honor the strength of the survivors among us, and know that healing is possible’

Peninsula residents participate in the annual Choose Respect March in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Public safety briefs for March 27, 2019
Public safety briefs for March 27, 2019
Protesters stand outside the Cannery Lodge in Kenai, Alaska, ahead of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s presentation about his proposed budget on March 26, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Dunleavy kicks off roadshow in Kenai

Gov. Mike Dunleavy launched his statewide roadshow on Monday with a presentation and panel discussion at the Cannery Lodge in Kenai. Dunleavy and several members… Continue reading

Protesters stand outside the Cannery Lodge in Kenai, Alaska, ahead of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s presentation about his proposed budget on March 26, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Community members show their support for the opening of Freedom House’s men’s residence in Soldotna, Alaska, on March 24, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Freedom House celebrates the opening of men’s residence

Freedom House uses a faith-based recovery program to help transition into a sober lifestyle

Community members show their support for the opening of Freedom House’s men’s residence in Soldotna, Alaska, on March 24, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
A technician from Anchorage Solar installs vertical solar panels at the new location for River City Books in Soldotna on Saturday. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

River City Books goes solar

People were also able to get an up-close look at the solar panels being installed

A technician from Anchorage Solar installs vertical solar panels at the new location for River City Books in Soldotna on Saturday. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Public safety briefs for March 24, 2019
Public safety briefs for March 24, 2019
Court reports for March 24, 2019

Court reports for March 24, 2019

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