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Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion Cam Choy, Associate Professor of Art at Kenai Peninsula College, works on a salmon sculpture in collaboration with the Kenai Watershed Forum during the Kenai River Festival at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, Alaska on June 8, 2019.

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‘Cam was the Dude’

Kenai Peninsula College hosts memorial show for late art professor

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

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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…

A man fishes in the Kenai River on July 16, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion/file)

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Coho bag limit again reduced to 1 per day on Kenai River

The restrictions are motivated by weak runs of coho salmon throughout Cook Inlet

Alaska Department of Fish and Game logo. (Graphic by Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Board of Fish requests tackle commercial dipnets, beach seines, bait restrictions

The proposals are meant to address fishing regulation outside of the board’s three-year cycle

Sarah Douthit and Jeanne Reveal participate in a candidate forum for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education at the Soldotna Public Library in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Jamie Diep/KBBI)

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School board candidates address budget issues, homeschooling, 4-day weeks at forum

Each of the open seats is for a three-year term expiring in October 2027

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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Living the doughnut dream

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

John Osenga, Michael Calhoon and Casie Warner participate in a Seward City Council candidate forum hosted by KBBI 890 AM and the Peninsula Clarion at the Seward Community Library and Museum in Seward, Alaska, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Seward City Council candidates talk housing, child care, business at forum

On election day, Oct. 1, Seward voters will cast ballots in favor of up to two candidates

Kenai City Hall on Feb. 20, 2020, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai upholds permit for Salamatof Tribe offices

A conditional use permit was approved on June 26 by Kenai’s Planning and Zoning Commission

Soldotna Elementary School on Friday, May 13, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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School board hears bond update, seeks way forward for Soldotna schools

Central to the conversation was the increased cost of reconstruction of Soldotna Elementary School

Alaska State Troopers logo.

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2 dead in Friday morning plane crash

Troopers were notified around 11:30 a.m.

Alaska State Troopers logo.

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Trooper found ‘legally justified’ for July shooting and killing of man at Kasilof Beach

The former Kenai Police officer shot 67-year-old Kirk Medak

Center, from left: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Clayton Holland; Borough Mayor Peter Micciche; Seward High School Student Council President Otto Nipp; and Seward High School Principal Dr. Henry Burns participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new turf field at Roger Steinbrecher Memorial Field at Seward High School, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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‘A symbol of a new era of Seahawks football’

Seward High School celebrates installation of new football field

Kenai City Hall on Feb. 20, 2020, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai Senior Center gets Meals on Wheels grant for DoorDash deliveries

DoorDash will be handling delivery of weekly boxes

Mitch Miller, of the Kenai Fire Department, rings a bell in commemoration of the emergency services personnel who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks during a commemoration ceremony at Kenai Fire Department in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Ringing the bell of remembrance

Kenai Fire Department marks 23rd anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks

City Council Member James Baisden speaks during a work session of the Kenai City Council in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Election 2024: Assembly candidate James Baisden talks budget, industry, vision

He is running for the District 1 seat representing Kalifornsky

Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion The Kenai Performers’ cast of “The Bullying Collection” rehearse at the Kenai Performers Theater in Kalifornsky on Monday.

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Difficult topics in the spotlight

Storytelling contends with bullying, suicide and violence in new Kenai Performers show

Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion The Kenai Marching Band debuts their new routine based on “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” during an exhibition at Kenai Central High School on Aug. 16.

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Kenai band goes big

The school’s marching band continues to grow

Troopers Joseph Miller Jr. and Jason Woodruff are seen as K9 Olex bites Ben Tikka in a screenshot from body camera footage taken in Kenai, Alaska, on May 24, 2024. (Photo provided by Alaska Department of Law)

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Troopers arraigned on assault charges, plead not guilty

The two Alaska State Troopers charged with fourth-degree misdemeanor assault for their alleged conduct during a Kenai arrest…

Diamond Dance Project performs alongside people pulled from their audience ahead of the start of the Second Annual Kenai Peninsula Walk to End Alzheimer’s at the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Walk to End Alzheimer’s returns for 2nd year

Nearly 9,000 people in Alaska live with Alzheimer’s

Peperoncini swims out into the mouth of the Kenai River after being released from the Alaska SeaLife Center’s Wildlife Response Program at North Kenai Beach in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Crowd gathers for rainy release of harbor seals

Four harbor seals were released from the Alaska SeaLife Center’s Wildlife Response Program