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Signage points the way to the Swan Lake Cabin in the Chugach National Forest on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022 near Cooper Landing, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Chugach National Forest to hold meetings on 5 proposed cabins

The Chugach National Forest this week set dates for four public meetings about five new public use cabins…

Danger Money plays at the Rock’N the Ranch at the Rusty Ravin Music Festival in Kenai, Alaska, on Friday, July 8, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Rock’N the Ranch to bring ‘get up and dance’ bands to 2-day festival

Bands will again descend on Rusty Ravin Plant Ranch for the Seventh Annual Rock’N the Ranch at the…

The interns working with Salamatof Tribe Duhdeldiht Youth Services excavate an archaeological site near Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Michael Bernard)

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‘Not just building resumes’

Salamatof youth interns connect with culture, learn skills to enter the workforce

Anglers gather along the banks of the Kenai River near Sportsman’s Landing in Cooper Landing in September 2018. (Peninsula Clarion file)

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Sockeye fishing slows in Russian River, still ‘fair’

Northern Kenai Fishing Report for June 29, 2023

A sockeye salmon rests atop a cooler at the mouth of the Kasilof River on Monday, June 26, 2023, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Sockeye limits upped on Kasilof River

The limits for sockeye salmon fishing on the Kasilof River will increase to six per day and 12…

The Kasilof River is seen from the Kasilof River Recreation Area, July 30, 2019, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

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Low king salmon counts spur continued restrictions

An emergency order issued by the Department of Fish and Game on Wednesday will continue a restriction on…

Kenai Peninsula Food Bank Administrative Assistant Claire Jones and Donations and Communications Manager Lilly Murray stand with Soldotna Vice Mayor Lisa Parker as they fundraise for the King of the River Food Drive at the Wednesday Market in Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai-Soldotna rivalry central to new food bank fundraiser

The latest fundraiser for the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank pits the cities of Kenai and Soldotna against one…

A sockeye salmon rests atop a cooler at the mouth of the Kasilof River on Monday, June 26, 2023, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Youth-only king salmon fishery at Seward Lagoon extended

A youth-only king salmon fishery at Seward’s Seward Lagoon will be extended through July 16, the Department of…

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Soldotna man found dead

The investigation is ongoing

Bill Farrell leads a Guided Discovery Hike on the Bear Mountain Trail, near Cooper Landing, Alaska, on Friday, June 23, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Working their way up

Refuge offers summer guided hikes

An audience of seagulls waits impatiently as an angler cleans their catch at the mouth of the Kasilof River on Monday, June 26, 2023, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Red alert in Kasilof

Dipnetters take advantage of strong sockeye run

Sarah Walters of Seward snags for sockeye salmon in the saltwaters of Resurrection Bay near Seward. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Resurrection Bay sockeye limit increased

The limit increases to 12 per day and 12 in possession on Wednesday

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

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Sockeye salmon fishing ‘good to excellent’ on Russian River, slower elsewhere

Northern Kenai Fishing Report for June 23

Jake Dye looks out from the top of Gull Rock in Hope, Alaska, on Saturday, May 13, 2023. He does not yet know that the hike back is far more challenging than the hike out. (Photo courtesy Ashley Every)

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Out of the Office: Off the map

All my life, I’ve been the member of the group who’s in charge of the map. Somewhere along…

Anglers gather along the banks of the Kenai River near Sportsman’s Landing in Cooper Landing in September 2018. (Peninsula Clarion file)

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Russian River sockeye limits increased for 2nd time in a week

As of Wednesday, more than 30,000 sockeye have passed the Russian River weir

The Kasilof River dipnet opening yields anglers from all over the state on June 25, 2021. (Camille Botello / Peninsula Clarion)

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Kasilof River dipnetting opens Sunday; strong sockeye run forecast

The fishable area was expanded by the Department of Fish and Game on Thursday

Matt Damon appears as Sonny Vaccaro in "Air." (Photo courtesy Amazon Studios)

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Shoes are the star in riveting ‘Air’

I don’t know much about basketball. I know less about Nike, and, to me, Jordan is mostly just…

Connie Brannock, part of Connie Brannock’s Tiny House of Funk, performs during the Soldotna Music Series at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Grooving in the rain

Connie Brannock’s Tiny House of Funk and Wasabi Black bring energy to Soldotna stage

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Girdwood resident dies in Clam Gulch motorcycle crash

The crash took place near Sterling Highway Mile Post 115 between Clam Gulch and Johnson Lake

The Kenai Public Health Center is seen on Feb. 6, 2023, in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Health department: Congenital syphilis increased ‘dramatically’ over past 5 years

The condition occurs when the bacteria that causes syphilis is transmitted from a pregnant person to a developing…