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Redington wins Mid Alaska shootout against Homer

The visiting Redington football team defeated Homer 56-46 on Friday in Mid Alaska Conference action. The Huskies move to 3-1 in the league and 4-2… Continue reading

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Pacific walrus calf rehomed to SeaWorld Orlando

The calf was first discovered orphaned in Utqiagvik in July

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Jodi Stuart speaks after being recognized by the Alaska Children’s Trust as a “Champion for Kids” during a meeting of the Soldotna Rotary Club at Addie Camp in Soldotna, Alaska, on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Jodi Stuart recognized as ‘Champion for Kids’

During a meeting of the Soldotna Rotary Club on Thursday, the Alaska Children’s Trust recognized Jodi Stuart as a “Champion for Kids,” citing her passion… Continue reading

Jodi Stuart speaks after being recognized by the Alaska Children’s Trust as a “Champion for Kids” during a meeting of the Soldotna Rotary Club at Addie Camp in Soldotna, Alaska, on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Assembly Vice President Tyson Cox speaks during a Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly work session in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Applications open for working group tasked with exploring bed tax

Of the group’s seven voting members, four will be members of the public and three will be representatives of the tourism industry

Assembly Vice President Tyson Cox speaks during a Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly work session in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Snow is cleared from a sidewalk along the Sterling Highway in Soldotna, Alaska, on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. This tractor is similar to the new Trackless MT 7 and snowblower attachment being purchased by the city for this coming winter. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion file)

Soldotna to add new tractor for snow clearing

Council adds funds after purchase price unexpectedly exceeds budget

Snow is cleared from a sidewalk along the Sterling Highway in Soldotna, Alaska, on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. This tractor is similar to the new Trackless MT 7 and snowblower attachment being purchased by the city for this coming winter. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion file)
Virginia Morgan, volunteer director of the Cooper Landing Community Library, speaks to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on the Public Library Assistance Grant reduction on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Libraries face uncertainty in wake of funding cuts

The annual Public Library Assistance Grant funding was cut for 82 libraries statewide for FY2025

Virginia Morgan, volunteer director of the Cooper Landing Community Library, speaks to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on the Public Library Assistance Grant reduction on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Seats are filled as the Alaska Board of Fisheries meets at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska, on Feb. 24, 1999. (M. Scott Moon/Peninsula Clarion file)

Borough, cities again ask State Board of Fisheries for local meeting

The board has declined to host an Upper Cook Inlet Finfish meeting on the central peninsula for over 25 years

Seats are filled as the Alaska Board of Fisheries meets at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska, on Feb. 24, 1999. (M. Scott Moon/Peninsula Clarion file)
A man fishes in the Kenai River on July 16, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion/file)

Coho fishing ‘poor’ on Kenai, Kasilof, Russian rivers

Fish and Game releases final Northern Kenai Fishing Report

A man fishes in the Kenai River on July 16, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion/file)
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Attendees seek out endangered Cook Inlet belugas during Belugas Count! on the bluff above the Kenai River in Kenai on Saturday.

Counting the belugas in our backyard

Endangered Cook Inlet species the center of annual monitoring event

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Attendees seek out endangered Cook Inlet belugas during Belugas Count! on the bluff above the Kenai River in Kenai on Saturday.
Signs direct visitors at Seward City Hall on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Seward, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

Seward OKs funds for preliminary design of new fire station

A feasibility study found that the current facility is “significantly undersized, inefficient, is unsafe, and does not meet current code”

Signs direct visitors at Seward City Hall on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Seward, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
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A presenter processes cabbage for storage at the fermentation station during the Harvest Moon Local Food Festival at Soldotna Creek Park on Saturday.

Local food festival returns produce, demos to Soldotna Creek Park

The annual Harvest Moon Local Food Festival is organized by the Kenai Local Food Connection

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A presenter processes cabbage for storage at the fermentation station during the Harvest Moon Local Food Festival at Soldotna Creek Park on Saturday.
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Brown Bears drop opener at Showcase

The Kenai River Brown Bears fell 4-1 to the Maryland Black Bears on Wednesday in the opening round of the North American Hockey League Showcase… Continue reading

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A Kenai Peninsula Borough Voter Information Pamphlet rests on a desk in the Peninsula Clarion’s newsroom in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Election 2024: When, where to vote Tuesday

City council, borough assembly, school board seats on the ballot

A Kenai Peninsula Borough Voter Information Pamphlet rests on a desk in the Peninsula Clarion’s newsroom in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai Central's Abigail Price finishes the anchor leg in the 400-yard freestyle relay at the Kenai Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Colony swimmers sweep Kenai Invitational; Kenai’s Price breaks school record from 1991

The Colony girls and boys swimming and diving teams swept the Kenai Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Kenai Central High School. The Knights girls… Continue reading

Kenai Central's Abigail Price finishes the anchor leg in the 400-yard freestyle relay at the Kenai Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
A row of footballs iat the Homer-Seward game at Homer, Alaska, on Aug. 29, 2020. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Barrow football comes back to beat Homer in battle of Mid Alaska unbeatens

The visiting Barrow football team defeated Homer 30-20 on Saturday in a battle of Mid Alaska Conference unbeatens. The Whalers came back from a 20-8… Continue reading

A row of footballs iat the Homer-Seward game at Homer, Alaska, on Aug. 29, 2020. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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Seward football cruises past Valdez

The Seward football team defeated Valdez 46-26 on Saturday at Roger Steinbrecher Memorial Field in Seward in nine-man Denali Conference play. The Seahawks have yet… Continue reading

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Soldotna's Matthew Schilling knocks the ball away from Wasilla's Jimmy Lackey during a 63-21 win over the Warriors Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, at Veterans Memorial Field in Wasilla, Alaska. (Bruce Eggleston/matsusports.net)

Soldotna football stays perfect by defeating Wasilla

The visiting Soldotna football team defeated Wasilla 63-21 on Friday in Railbelt Conference action. The Stars, at 4-o in the league and 6-0 overall, are… Continue reading

Soldotna's Matthew Schilling knocks the ball away from Wasilla's Jimmy Lackey during a 63-21 win over the Warriors Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, at Veterans Memorial Field in Wasilla, Alaska. (Bruce Eggleston/matsusports.net)
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Brown Bears split on road

The Kenai River Brown Bears split a pair of games on the road over the weekend in North American Hockey League play. The Bears are… Continue reading

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Nikiski's Kevin Love forces a fumble from Monroe Catholic quarterback Ryan Mavencamp on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Nikiski celebrates homecoming by cruising past Monroe

The host Nikiski football team celebrated its homecoming and senior night by defeating Monroe Catholic 54-14 in nine-man Denali Conference action Friday. The Bulldogs improve… Continue reading

Nikiski's Kevin Love forces a fumble from Monroe Catholic quarterback Ryan Mavencamp on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Kenai football falls to Redington

The host Redington football team defeated Kenai Central 20-6 on Friday in Mid Alaska Conference action. The Huskies move to 2-1 in the league and… Continue reading

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