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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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Sockeye salmon caught in a set gillnet are dragged up onto the beach at a test site for selective harvest setnet gear in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

1st of 3 local fishery disasters gets funding after year-long delay

After being delayed for more than a year, disaster funds will soon be disbursed for the 2018 East Side Setnet Salmon and 2020 Upper Cook… Continue reading

Sockeye salmon caught in a set gillnet are dragged up onto the beach at a test site for selective harvest setnet gear in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Pamela Hays speaks against a rezoning ordinance during a meeting of the Soldotna City Council in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Rezoning effort killed by Soldotna council amid neighborhood outcry

An ordinance would have rezoned part of a tract of land near South Kobuk Street to multifamily use

Pamela Hays speaks against a rezoning ordinance during a meeting of the Soldotna City Council in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
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Seward girls, Homer boys take borough cross-country titles

Homer’s Bynagle, Seward’s Jordan capture individual crowns

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Nikiski's Mandee Roofe attacks against Soldotna's Sadie Lane and Hallie Fischer on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna volleyball topples Nikiski

The visiting Soldotna volleyball team defeated Nikiski 25-17, 25-20, 22-25 and 25-22 on Thursday in nonconference action. Though the Stars, now 4-3 in nontournament play,… Continue reading

Nikiski's Mandee Roofe attacks against Soldotna's Sadie Lane and Hallie Fischer on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
A map shows the original property boundary (in red) of Nikiski North Star Elementary and the boundary of the new property (in yellow) the borough is set to purchase. (Courtesy Kenai Peninsula Borough)

Borough to buy property adjacent to Nikiski North Star for possible development

Nikiski North Star is on a 28-acre parcel bounded by private land and Salamatof Lake

A map shows the original property boundary (in red) of Nikiski North Star Elementary and the boundary of the new property (in yellow) the borough is set to purchase. (Courtesy Kenai Peninsula Borough)
Cars drive past the building where the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. is headquartered on Sept. 21, 2023. (Clarise Larson/Juneau Empire file photo)

State announces $1,700 PFD

The amount includes a one-time energy relief payment

Cars drive past the building where the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. is headquartered on Sept. 21, 2023. (Clarise Larson/Juneau Empire file photo)
Abi Gutierrez fills a box of doughnuts during a ribbon-cutting event for The Glaze in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Living the doughnut dream

Owners aim to create a space for people to enjoy tasty pastries and spend time together

Abi Gutierrez fills a box of doughnuts during a ribbon-cutting event for The Glaze in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
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The “Americans and the Holocaust” traveling exhibition is seen at the Seward Community Library and Museum in Seward, Alaska, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024.

Exhibit examining American perception of Holocaust visits Seward

“Americans and the Holocaust” sheds light on how, when and what Americans learned of the Holocaust during the 1930s and 1940s

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The “Americans and the Holocaust” traveling exhibition is seen at the Seward Community Library and Museum in Seward, Alaska, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024.