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Peninsula tsunami warning sirens to be replaced, tested in the next month
Sirens in Homer last saw use only days ago, when a Saturday night tsunami warning activated the system
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A fishy week of events at the refuge
Hands-on activities for kids will be available at the center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day…
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Prolonged rainfall forecast for this weekend
Prolonged, steady rainfall is forecast for the central Kenai Peninsula this weekend.
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Health officials warn of avian influenza, activity still low
An epidemiology bulletin published by the State Department of Health late last month warns of the presence of…
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Northern Kenai Fishing Report for July 23: Kenai River still slow, expected to improve
A Northern Kenai Fishing report published by the Department of Fish and Game on Thursday says little has…
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Kenai Art Center celebrates 50 years of Kenai Potters Guild
Since 1973, in a studio space adjacent to the Kenai Art Center, members of the Kenai Potters Guild…
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Rock’N the Ranch delivers promised energy
Ahead of the start of the Seventh Annual Rock’N the Ranch at the Rusty Ravin, co-owner and organizer…
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Progress Days brings packed schedule of attractions, contests to Soldotna
Soldotna will celebrate the 66th Annual Progress Days next weekend with a fair, a parade and other festivities…
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Pilot, passenger uninjured after emergency plane landing, crash near Ninilchik
A plane performed an emergency landing Wednesday on the Sterling Highway near Ninilchik and then flipped, but both…
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Off the Shelf: ‘Passion’ begets fulfillment in personal story by local author
When I talked to retired teacher and local author Charlie Stephens about his book, “Passion Over Pain,” in…
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COVID-19: Hospitalizations steady, 1 local death reported
An update to the Alaska COVID-19 Information Hub on Tuesday, the first since the platform shifted to monthly…
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Kenai River dipnetting off to slow start
Monday marked the first day of dipnetting on the Kenai River, but shortly after the opening’s first high…
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Fish and Game says local setnet study may ‘solve decades-long struggle’
A study of setnet harvest selectivity for sockeye and king salmon will be conducted by the Department of…
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Fishing report for July 6: Sockeye to improve on Kenai River, slow on Russian River
A Northern Kenai fishing report published by the Department of Fish and Game on Thursday says that sockeye…
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On the Screen: ‘Nimona’ challenges rigid systems, celebrates individuality
In a futuristic fantasy setting, two unlikely allies are forced together — a heroic knight framed for murder…
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Kenai River dipnetting starts Monday
The Kenai River personal use sockeye salmon dipnetting fishery will open at 6 a.m. on Monday, July 10.…
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Photo feature: Parade, candy, festivities ring in Fourth of July
The Fourth of July Parade again proceeded through Kenai on Tuesday, featuring dozens of businesses and other entities…
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Oilers drop doubleheader to close Independence Day celebration
A doubleheader baseball game between the Peninsula Oilers and the Mat-Su Miners on Tuesday, held at Kenai’s Coral…
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Rare white raven turns heads
An unusually colored raven has been turning heads around the central Kenai Peninsula for the last few weeks…
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‘Limited’ razor clam opening returns shovels to Ninilchik beach
For the first time in eight years, a local razor clam fishery was opened for four days in…