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State seeks Kenai Peninsula citizen advisory board members

The Department of Natural Resources invites Alaskans to apply for seats in Seward, Kachemak Bay and Kenai.

The Alaska State Capitol building stands on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Mari Kanagy/Juneau Empire)

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School board meets with state legislators

Lawmakers discussed upcoming bills during a KPBSD work session last week.

Retired Biologist and former manager of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge will “Looking Back, Looking Forward,” a talk about his solo trip on the Yukon River, on Tuesday evening at the Refuge headquarters in Soldotna. The Homer-based nonprofit organization Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges is hosting a virtual watch party in Homer. Photo courtesy of Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges

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Looking back, looking forward

Robin West will give a talk about his 30-year career Tuesday evening at the Kenai refuge headquarters and…

Carts filled with food collected during the Freedom from Hunger community food drive are displayed at the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank near Soldotna, Alaska, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Alaska grocery store supports Kenai Peninsula Food Bank

Three Bears Alaska’s annual ‘Shop with a Purpose’ event raised nearly $112,000 for 14 communities in Alaska and…

The sign in front of the Homer Electric Association building in Kenai, Alaska as seen on April 1, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Homer Electric Association now accepting community program applications

The nonprofit offers scholarships to folks of all ages.

Snow covers a branch hanging over Watergate Way in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Update: District-wide schools and activities closure in effect Friday through Saturday, Jan. 16-17

All Kenai Peninsula Borough School District schools and Kenai Peninsula College campuses are closed due to rain and…

A map presented by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources during a virtual meeting on Dec. 11, 2025, shows the location of a potential Kenai Peninsula State Forest. Screenshot.

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Community discusses state forest proposal at Homer meeting

The public comment period on the proposed Kenai Peninsula State Forest closes Jan. 16 at 5 p.m.

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation helped a Nikiski resident dispose of over 43 tons of contaminated soil after a home heating oil spill in November<ins> 2025</ins>. DEC on Friday launched a program to help eligible homeowners cover cleanup costs relating to home heating oil spills. Photo courtesy of the Department of Environmental Conservation

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State launches home heating oil spill cleanup program

The Department of Environmental Conservation formally announced the program statewide on Friday.

Sterling resident Jonny Reidy walks 11 miles from his dry cabin to his part-time job at Fred Meyer on Dec. 15, 2025. Reidy aims to walk 1,000 miles by midsummer, and he’s asking people to pledge donations to food banks for every mile he travels. Photo courtesy of Jonny Reidy

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Sterling man is walking 1,000 miles for hunger awareness

Jonathan Reidy asks people to pledge donations to local food banks for every mile he walks.

Soldotna High School students learn how to prepare moose meat through the school’s annual Moose Permit Project, an educational partnership between SoHi and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Photo courtesy of Tabitha Blades/Soldotna High School

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Soldotna students get hands-on moose harvest experience

SoHi’s annual Moose Permit Project is an educational collaboration between the school and the Alaska Department of Fish…

A snowmachine rider takes advantage of 2 feet of fresh snow on a field down Murwood Avenue in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai refuge announces snowmachine opening

All areas traditionally allowing snowmachine use in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge are now open.

Balloons fall on dozens of children armed with confetti poppers during the Ninth Annual Noon-Year’s Eve Party at the Soldotna Public Library in Soldotna, Alaska, on New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Out with the old, in with the new

The Peninsula Clarion looks back on 2025 in this “year in review.”

A map presented by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources during a virtual meeting on Dec. 11, 2025, shows the location of a potential Kenai Peninsula State Forest. Screenshot.

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Community meeting in Homer to focus on proposed state forest

The Department of Natural Resources will continue to gather community input on the potential establishment of a Kenai…

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Soldotna aims to change short-term rental tax and permitting

Public hearings for two ordinances addressing existing short-term rental regulations will occur during the next city council meeting…

The Kenai Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of the 13th annual gingerbread house competition on Dec. 20, 2025. This creation by Sierra won the 2-5 year old age category. Photo courtesy of the Kenai Chamber of Commerce

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Wrapping up the holiday season

The Kenai Chamber of Commerce’s Angel Tree program and gingerbread house competition spread Christmas cheer to hundreds locally.

Low clouds hang over Cook Inlet north of Anchor Point on Oct. 23, 2025. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

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Inletkeeper condemns federal management of Cook Inlet oil lease sale

The agency alleges an environmental study by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management was conducted with a “serious”…

The Challenger Learning Center is seen here in Kenai<ins>, Alaska,</ins> on Sept. 10, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai City Council considers possible uses for Challenger Center

One option would assess the facility’s potential as the new public safety building.

Anchorage-based singer and songwriter Keeley Boyle is pictured in Anchorage<ins>, Alaska,</ins> on Sept. 26, 2023. Boyle, who was raised on the Kenai Peninsula, will use a $10,000 grant she received from the Rasmuson Foundation to create an album of songs about her grandparents’ home in Nikiski. Photo courtesy of Jovell Rennie

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Musician hailing from Kenai receives Rasmuson grant

Keeley Boyle will record an album of songs about her grandparents’ Nikiski home.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District logo. (Photo courtesy of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District)

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District superintendent dispels rumors about student construction

Superintendent Clayton Holland said student involvement in Seward High School construction is “based on rumor, not fact.”

A snowmachine rider takes advantage of 2 feet of fresh snow on a field down Murwood Avenue in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Ice fishing opens on some Kenai National Wildlife Refuge lakes

Snowmachines are permitted for ice fishing access on Hidden, Kelly, Petersen, Engineer and Watson lakes.