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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…

Brent Johnson speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Assembly calls on school district to fund Ninilchik, Seldovia pools

The pools were defunded as of July 1 but have been kept open temporarily with other funds and…

Aaron Moore tees off at No. 16 at the Alaska Sign Source 2025 Birch Ridge Amateur Championship at Birch Ridge Golf Course in Soldotna, Alaska, on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Moore, Itchoak, Stiver nab Birch Ridge Amateur titles

Aaron Moore, Patty Itchoak and Robert Stiver each won their first titles at the Alaska Sign Source 2025…

Promotional flier for “An Evening of Jazz and Swing presented by KDLL 91.9 FM.” (Promotional image courtesy KDLL 91.9 FM)

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KDLL 91.9 FM to host ‘An Evening of Jazz and Swing’ on Wednesday

The visiting band will also put on a jazz workshop in the Soldotna Public Library at 6:30 p.m.

The pace car leads the Legends field before the feature at the 2025 Willie Creech Legend Memorial Race at Twin City Raceway in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Roumagoux captures Willie Creech Legend Memorial Race

Brent Roumagoux won the Legend feature race at the 2025 Willie Creech Legend Memorial Race on Saturday, Aug.…

Svetlana and the New York Collective perform during “An Evening of Jazz and Swing” at the Triumvirate Theatre in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (Provided by KDLL 91.9 FM)

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New York-based collective jazzes up peninsula

The visiting musicians also hosted a a jazz workshop in the Soldotna Public Library.

Teague Vanek grills up salmon during the 2025 Industry Appreciation Day at the Kenai Softball Greenstrip in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Industry Appreciation Day honors community leaders, businesses

Oil and gas, commercial fishing, tourism and health care industries were all recognized at the annual event.

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Colony girls, boys swimmers sweep Wasilla Invite

The Colony girls and boys swimming and diving teams swept the Wasilla Invitational on Saturday in Wasilla.

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SoHi volleyball finishes just out of top 6 at Chugiak Invite, Kruse makes all-tournament

The Soldotna volleyball just missed out on finishing in the top six in the Chugiak Invitational on Friday…

A harbor seal is released into Cook Inlet by the Alaska SeaLife Center’s Wildlife Response Program at North Kenai Beach in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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SeaLife Center releases 2 harbor seals at Kenai beach

The two seals were admitted into the center’s Wildlife Response Program in June.

Volunteers serve bowls of soup at the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank’s annual Soup Supper fundraiser at the Soldotna Field House in Soldotna, Alaska, on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soup with a side of community support

Kenai Peninsula Food Bank hosted its 30th Annual Soup Supper fundraiser on Saturday.

Homer community members line up for delicious offerings from multiple food trucks and booths at the Taste of Homer Food Truck Festival on Saturday, May 10, 2024 at the Baycrest KOA Campground in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
Homer community members line up for delicious offerings from multiple food trucks and booths at the Taste of Homer Food Truck Festival on Saturday, May 10, 2024 at the Baycrest KOA Campground in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Proposed ordinance would update city code on temporary and movable businesses

A public hearing on the ordinance will be held on Aug. 25

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Homer football shuts out visiting Barrow

Returning strong for the season after winning the Division III state title for the second time in three…

Nevada's Claire Nelson, 22, and Anchorage's Taylor Deal, 31, approach the mountain during the women's race at the Mount Marathon Race on July 4, 2025, in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai Central graduate Deal captures Lost Lake Run

Taylor Deal, a 2012 graduate of Kenai Central now living in Anchorage, won the Lost Lake Run just…

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Nine-man football: Seward wins, Nikiski loses

The visiting Nikiski nine-man football team lost 50-6 to the Interior Grappling Academy on Saturday in nonconference action…

A map from a South Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area Board resolution in support of the land buy ordinance shows the location of South Peninsula Hospital in regard to the steep slopes surrounding the property. Parcel #17504022 is one of the four properties assembly members unanimously voted to purchase on Tuesday, Aug. 19.

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Borough unanimously approves $2.1M hospital land purchase

The purchase encompasses four properties

Service's Talia Smith leads the girls varsity pack near the start of the Ted McKenney XC Invitational on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Defending state champs Giacobbe, Staples win at McKenney Invite

Last season as sophomores, Wasilla’s Hailee Giacobbe and East’s Katahdin Staples provided landmark victories for their programs at…

An ultra-endurance long-range drone registered to Vanilla Unmanned crashed into a bluff near Ninilchik, Alaska on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (Contributed photo)

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Drone crashes on Ninilchik beach

NTSB is investigating the crash, which occurred Wednesday.

Mount Spurr is seen from the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, on May 11, 2025. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

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Spurr returned to normal alert status as activity declines

Spurr is located about 61 miles away from Kenai and 117 miles away from Homer.