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Anglers gather along the banks of the Kenai River near Sportsman’s Landing in Cooper Landing in September 2018. (Peninsula Clarion file)

Sockeye fishing slows in Russian River, still ‘fair’

Northern Kenai Fishing Report for June 29, 2023

Anglers gather along the banks of the Kenai River near Sportsman’s Landing in Cooper Landing in September 2018. (Peninsula Clarion file)
The interns working with Salamatof Tribe Duhdeldiht Youth Services excavate an archaeological site near Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Michael Bernard)

‘Not just building resumes’

Salamatof youth interns connect with culture, learn skills to enter the workforce

The interns working with Salamatof Tribe Duhdeldiht Youth Services excavate an archaeological site near Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Michael Bernard)
Kenai Peninsula Food Bank Administrative Assistant Claire Jones and Donations and Communications Manager Lilly Murray stand with Soldotna Vice Mayor Lisa Parker as they fundraise for the King of the River Food Drive at the Wednesday Market in Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai-Soldotna rivalry central to new food bank fundraiser

The latest fundraiser for the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank pits the cities of Kenai and Soldotna against one another in a friendly competition to donate… Continue reading

Kenai Peninsula Food Bank Administrative Assistant Claire Jones and Donations and Communications Manager Lilly Murray stand with Soldotna Vice Mayor Lisa Parker as they fundraise for the King of the River Food Drive at the Wednesday Market in Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
A sign displays the logo of the Kenaitze Indian Tribe at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

Senior centers, social services suggested as stops for Kenaitze fixed-route bus

Project leaders on a proposed fixed-route bus service for the central Kenai Peninsula are requesting public input on what the scope of that service should… Continue reading

A sign displays the logo of the Kenaitze Indian Tribe at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Baby white spruce trees sit newly potted near the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

Tree-for-all: Inletkeeper tree-planting campaign underway

From a white truck parked at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Tuesday, David Knight hauled a large bag full of sawed-off plastic containers. Dropping… Continue reading

Baby white spruce trees sit newly potted near the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
The Kasilof River is seen from the Kasilof River Recreation Area, July 30, 2019, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Low king salmon counts spur continued restrictions

An emergency order issued by the Department of Fish and Game on Wednesday will continue a restriction on king salmon fishing in the Kasilof River… Continue reading

The Kasilof River is seen from the Kasilof River Recreation Area, July 30, 2019, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
A sockeye salmon rests atop a cooler at the mouth of the Kasilof River on Monday, June 26, 2023, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Sockeye limits upped on Kasilof River

The limits for sockeye salmon fishing on the Kasilof River will increase to six per day and 12 in possession Friday. The increase will be… Continue reading

A sockeye salmon rests atop a cooler at the mouth of the Kasilof River on Monday, June 26, 2023, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
A sockeye salmon rests atop a cooler at the mouth of the Kasilof River on Monday, June 26, 2023, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Youth-only king salmon fishery at Seward Lagoon extended

A youth-only king salmon fishery at Seward’s Seward Lagoon will be extended through July 16, the Department of Fish and Game announced Tuesday. The fishery,… Continue reading

A sockeye salmon rests atop a cooler at the mouth of the Kasilof River on Monday, June 26, 2023, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Signs direct visitors at the City of Seward’s city hall annex on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021 in Seward, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

Seward City Council ponders path forward for electric utility

Seward-area residents interested in serving on a newly formed city committee that will help plan the future of the city’s electric utility will have two… Continue reading

Signs direct visitors at the City of Seward’s city hall annex on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021 in Seward, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Oilers general manager Derek Foote talks with a pair of players Saturday, June 24, 2023, before a game against the Anchorage Bucs at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

New Oilers GM looks to lead organizational revival

The Peninsula Oilers board took a chance. Derek Foote took a pay cut. That’s how Foote, the third generation in a line of pro baseball… Continue reading

Oilers general manager Derek Foote talks with a pair of players Saturday, June 24, 2023, before a game against the Anchorage Bucs at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
An audience of seagulls waits impatiently as an angler cleans their catch at the mouth of the Kasilof River on Monday, June 26, 2023, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Red alert in Kasilof

Dipnetters take advantage of strong sockeye run

An audience of seagulls waits impatiently as an angler cleans their catch at the mouth of the Kasilof River on Monday, June 26, 2023, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Contestants race down the Kenai River during the 16th Annual Cooper Landing Drift Boat Regata near the Eagle Landing Resort in Cooper Landing, Alaska, on Saturday, May 20, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Officials: Wear life jackets, use caution when recreating on water

A group of seven people were rescued Saturday from Mile 80 of the Kenai River

Contestants race down the Kenai River during the 16th Annual Cooper Landing Drift Boat Regata near the Eagle Landing Resort in Cooper Landing, Alaska, on Saturday, May 20, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Sarah Walters of Seward snags for sockeye salmon in the saltwaters of Resurrection Bay near Seward. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Resurrection Bay sockeye limit increased

The limit increases to 12 per day and 12 in possession on Wednesday

Sarah Walters of Seward snags for sockeye salmon in the saltwaters of Resurrection Bay near Seward. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai Peninsula Borough Clerk Johni Blankenship oversees the testing of voting equipment ahead of the Oct. 5, 2021, municipal election on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

Borough proposes changes to write-in candidate rules

The changes are being proposed in response to questions that came up after the most recent special mayoral election

Kenai Peninsula Borough Clerk Johni Blankenship oversees the testing of voting equipment ahead of the Oct. 5, 2021, municipal election on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Bill Farrell leads a Guided Discovery Hike on the Bear Mountain Trail, near Cooper Landing, Alaska, on Friday, June 23, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Working their way up

Refuge offers summer guided hikes

Bill Farrell leads a Guided Discovery Hike on the Bear Mountain Trail, near Cooper Landing, Alaska, on Friday, June 23, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Alaska State Troopers logo.

Soldotna man found dead

The investigation is ongoing

Alaska State Troopers logo.
Anchorages Bucs' Curtis Hebert beats the tag of Peninsula Oilers catcher Ben Griffin on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Saturday: Bucs top Oilers in game played under protest

The Anchorage Bucs defeated the Peninsula Oilers 9-5 on Saturday in Alaska Baseball League action at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. Oilers head coach… Continue reading

Anchorages Bucs' Curtis Hebert beats the tag of Peninsula Oilers catcher Ben Griffin on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets on Monday, April 10, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

School board starts conversation about 4-day school week

KPBSD Superintendent Clayton Holland made clear to board members that the purpose of the discussion was not to make any decisions

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets on Monday, April 10, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
A spruce tree seeps sap outside of the Kenai Post Office on Friday, July 2, 2021, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

New federal grant will fund borough beetle-kill mitigation

Assembly members on Tuesday voted to accept more than $70,000 for the effort

A spruce tree seeps sap outside of the Kenai Post Office on Friday, July 2, 2021, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
A man fishes in the Kenai River on July 16, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion/file)

Sockeye salmon fishing ‘good to excellent’ on Russian River, slower elsewhere

Northern Kenai Fishing Report for June 23

A man fishes in the Kenai River on July 16, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion/file)