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President Zen Kelly speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, July 7, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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School board authorizes $1.8 million in new, restored spending

The spending comes in response to the increase in funding received from the state this year.

Kenai Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Samantha Springer and Kenai Mayor Brian Gabriel prepare to spin the wheels and determine the magic weight on the first day of the Ninth Annual Kenai Silver Salmon Derby at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Silver Salmon Derby underway

The derby strives to discourage selective fishing by using a “magic weight” determined by the results of a…

The Kenai Marching Band performs during the Second Annual Kenai Marching Showcase at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai Marching Band preps for national contest during weekend showcase

The Kenai band will be traveling to Indianapolis in November to compete at the Bands of America Grand…

A table used by parties to a case sits empty in Courtroom 4 of the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Nikiski man convicted of murdering his mother

River Aspelund, 23, was convicted in August for the 2022 killing.

Henry Knackstedt, Alex Douthit, Victoria Askin and Bridget Grieme participate in a forum with candidates for Kenai mayor and city council at the Kenai Community Library in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai mayoral, city council candidates talk city’s future at forum

The forum was the third in a series of forums leading up to the Oct. 7 municipal election.

Vice President Kelly Cooper speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Assembly OKs information campaign on ballot measures

The education campaign would highlight “challenges” related to citizen-led initiatives on this year’s ballot.

The Kenai Municipal Airport is seen on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai sets stage for roughly $25M in airport maintenance next summer

The grant is for improvements to the airport runway, to runway lighting systems, and to the airport’s storm…

Kenai City Hall is seen on a sunny Thursday, June 5, 2025, in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai rezones 13 parcels that had multiple zone classifications

Irregularities on the city’s zoning map were created as parcels were merged or new zones were created.

Sample ballots are displayed in Kenai City Hall on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Voter registration deadline is Sunday

Election day is Tuesday, Oct. 7.

U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III, Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche and Alaska Board of Fisheries Chair Märit Carlson-Van Dort participate in a panel on Alaska king salmon legislation and regulation during the Kenai Classic Roundtable hosted by the Kenai River Sportfishing Association at the Soldotna Field House on Aug. 20, 2025, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Salmon focus of annual KRSA roundtable

Discussions centered on the decline of the species in the Kenai River and across the state.

The Kenai Municipal Airport is seen on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai to receive $1.6M federal grant for airport improvements

The city had previously appropriated around $519,000 for the project.

Water pools alongside Big Eddy Road in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Update: Flood watch canceled for low-lying areas of Kenai River

A glacier dam near Skilak Lake may still release later this fall, the National Weather Service said.

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Soldotna man dies in Monday morning crash on Sterling Highway

The crash took place near TJ Seggy’s and the Alaska Roadhouse between Soldotna and Kasliof, a trooper dispatch…

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State issues quarantine order for 2 invasive trees

Mayday trees and chokecherry trees are barred from being imported, transported or sold under the order.

U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks to Anchor Point residents during a community meeting held at the Virl "Pa" Haga VFW Post 10221 on Friday, May 30, 2025, in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Sullivan discusses federal advocacy, legislation during Soldotna visit

During a visit to Soldotna last month, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan in a brief interview with the Clarion…

Trees bend under gusts of wind near Soldotna, Alaska, on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Strong winds cause power outages Friday

Winds were expected to diminish by Friday evening.

Sadie Friedman, Dale Eicher and Leslie Morton, candidates for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly’s Sterling and Funny River seat, participate in a candidate forum at the Soldotna Public Library on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Sterling assembly candidates field questions at election forum

The forum was moderated by the Peninsula Clarion and KDLL 91.9 FM.

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District IT Manager Jordan Chilson leads a tour of the district’s server infrastructure in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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School district highlights importance of E-Rate program during meeting with Murkowski, FCC commissioner

The federal program provides funding for expansion and development of network infrastructure.

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Kenai woman injured in bear attack

Search efforts had not located the bear as of Tuesday afternoon.

A Kenai Peninsula Food Bank truck in the food bank parking lot on Aug. 4, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Food bank announces food drive with drop-offs at local grocery stores

The food bank is calling for donations at Walmart, Safeway, Three Bears, IGA, Save U More and Fred…