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2 dead in Friday morning plane crash

Troopers were notified around 11:30 a.m.

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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

Molly Tuter, far right, is pictured as Coach Dan Gensel, far left, prepares to get his ear pierced to celebrate Soldotna High School’s first team-sport state championship on Friday, Feb. 12, 1993 in Soldotna. Gensel, who led the Soldotna High School girls basketball team to victory, had promised his team earlier in the season that he would get his ear pierced if they won the state title. (Rusty Swan/Peninsula Clarion)

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Molly Tuter, Alaska basketball trailblazer from Soldotna, dies at 49

The legendary high school and college basketball player from Soldotna she was the first Alaskan to play in…

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

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Seward man arrested for identity theft, threatening governor

Homeland Security Investigations and Alaska State Troopers are investigating the case.

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

From left: Sara, Kristen and Jon Faulkner pose with Kristen's two gold medals at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France. (Photo provided by Jon Faulkner)

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From Homer dreams to Olympic gold

Kristen Faulkner shares experiences at Paris Games, Tour de France

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

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Former KPBSD custodian charged with sex abuse of a minor

The charges stem from incidents alleged to have taken place while the man was working at Soldotna Middle…

Soldotna City Council members Jordan Chilson, left, and Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings participate in the Peninsula Clarion and KDLL candidate forum series, Thursday, Sept. 5 at the Soldotna Public Library . (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

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City council candidates talk Soldotna’s future at forum

Incumbents Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings and Jordan Chilson are running for the council’s two open seats

Flyer for the 2024 Candidate Forum Series by KDLL 91.9 FM and the Peninsula Clarion. (Ashlyn O’Hara/KDLL 91.9)

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Clarion and KDLL candidate forum series continues, assembly forum canceled

Thursday’s forum will feature Soldotna City Council candidates Jordan Chilson and Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings

(from left to right) Homer city mayoral candidates Jim Anderson and Rachel Lord and incumbent city council candidates Donna Aderhold and Shelly Erickson answer questions during a forum held on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in the Homer Public Library Fireplace Lounge in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Homer council, mayoral candidates talk city goals, development

A public forum was hosted by KBBI and the Peninsula Clarion last Thursday

Kenai Mayor Brian Gabriel prepares to spin one of the wheels that determine the magic weight at the closing ceremony of the Kenai Silver Salmon Derby on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai Silver Salmon Derby returns Tuesday

The derby is unlike others because the winning fish is not the largest

Assembly Vice President Tyson Cox speaks during a Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly work session in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Assembly OKs new Tourism Industry Working Group

Another resolution was considered in June that would have added a bed tax question to the October ballot

Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna head coach Galen Brantley Jr. leads his team back on the field after halftime Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in the Division II championship game at Service High School in Anchorage, Alaska.

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Brantley Jr. can set state wins record Friday

The pieces of the puzzle in place for Soldotna football include community, year-round strength training, detailed coaching, and…

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche speaks to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly during their work session in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Assembly gets update on 2022 bond package projects

Voters approved a $65.55 million bond package to address a list of 10 critical maintenance projects around the…