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A beach along Kachemak Bay is photographed in 2018. (Homer News file)

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State issues alert for toxic shellfish found in Kachemak Bay

Shellfish from “the inner bay” have been found to contain amounts of toxins responsible for paralytic shellfish poisoning.

President Zen Kelly speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, July 7, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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School board authorizes $1.8 million in new, restored spending

The spending comes in response to the increase in funding received from the state this year.

Kenai Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Samantha Springer and Kenai Mayor Brian Gabriel prepare to spin the wheels and determine the magic weight on the first day of the Ninth Annual Kenai Silver Salmon Derby at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Silver Salmon Derby underway

The derby strives to discourage selective fishing by using a “magic weight” determined by the results of a…

The Kenai Marching Band performs during the Second Annual Kenai Marching Showcase at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai Marching Band preps for national contest during weekend showcase

The Kenai band will be traveling to Indianapolis in November to compete at the Bands of America Grand…

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Colony swimmers sweep Homer Invite

The Colony swimming and diving teams swept the Homer Invite on Saturday at Homer High School.

A table used by parties to a case sits empty in Courtroom 4 of the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Nikiski man convicted of murdering his mother

River Aspelund, 23, was convicted in August for the 2022 killing.

Soldotna's Sophia Jedlicki leads Tania Boonstra at the George Plumley Invite at Palmer High School in Palmer, Alaska, on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)

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Homer boys nab 2nd at George Plumley Invite

The Homer boys cross-country team finished second at the George Plumley Invite on Saturday at Palmer High School.

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Saturday: Soldotna volleyball completes sweep in Kodiak

The Soldotna volleyball team finished a weekend Northern Lights Conference sweep in Kodiak on Saturday with a 25-20,…

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SWDP hands Seward is 1st 9-man loss

The Student Wrestling Development Program defeated Seward 20-8 on Saturday in Denali Conference action in Fairbanks.

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Wolverton runs Soldotna past Eagle River

The visiting Soldotna football team defeated Eagle River 44-27 on Saturday in Railbelt Conference play behind four rushing…

Kenai Central's Sophie Tapley digs up a ball against Palmer on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the 18th annual Shayna Pritchard Memorial Volleyball Tournament at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Palmer topples Kenai for Pritchard title

Palmer defeated Kenai Central 25-20 and 25-23 to win the 18th annual Shayna Pritchard Memorial Volleyball Tournament at…

Kenai juniors Blake Morris (52) and Jackson Taliesin (66) lead a group of Kardinals as they bring down Houston’s Mason Green during a 31-22 win over Houston on Friday, Sept. 5, at Houston High School in Houston, Alaska. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)

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Kenai Central football holds off Houston

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Homer runners take 2 divisions at MCCA Class Challenge

The Homer cross-country running team won a pair of divisions at the Mountain City Christian Academy Class Challenge…

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Friday volleyball: Nikiski, Kenai take top seeds at Pritchard tourney; SoHi sweeps Kodiak

The Nikiski and Kenai Central volleyball teams took the top seeds after Friday pool play at the 18th…

Homer's CJ Burns runs the ball against Redington on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, at Redington Jr/Sr High School in Wasilla, Alaska. (Photo by Bruce Eggleston/matsusports.net)

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Homer football shuts out Redington

The visiting Homer football team defeated Redington 26-0 on Friday in the Mid Alaska Conference opener for both…

Henry Knackstedt, Alex Douthit, Victoria Askin and Bridget Grieme participate in a forum with candidates for Kenai mayor and city council at the Kenai Community Library in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai mayoral, city council candidates talk city’s future at forum

The forum was the third in a series of forums leading up to the Oct. 7 municipal election.

Volunteers at Glacier Spit Cleanup in September 2022. Photo provided by Center for Alaska Coastal Studies

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CoastWalk 2025 kicks off this September in Homer

CACS’s annual marine debris cleanup and data collection event will start Sept. 6.

Vice President Kelly Cooper speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Assembly OKs information campaign on ballot measures

The education campaign would highlight “challenges” related to citizen-led initiatives on this year’s ballot.

The Kenai Municipal Airport is seen on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai sets stage for roughly $25M in airport maintenance next summer

The grant is for improvements to the airport runway, to runway lighting systems, and to the airport’s storm…

Kenai City Hall is seen on a sunny Thursday, June 5, 2025, in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai rezones 13 parcels that had multiple zone classifications

Irregularities on the city’s zoning map were created as parcels were merged or new zones were created.