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A sign directs the public toward a tsunami shelter in Seldovia, Alaska, on Sept. 27, 2021. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion file)

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Tsunami watch canceled for Resurrection Bay, Kachemak Bay communities

The watch followed an 8.7 earthquake that occurred Tuesday afternoon off the coast of Kamchatka, Russia.

A sign directs the public toward a tsunami shelter in Seldovia, Alaska, on Sept. 27, 2021. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion file)

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Tsunami watch issued, canceled for some Alaska communities

The watch followed an 8.7 earthquake that occurred Tuesday afternoon off the coast of Kamchatka, Russia.

Amber Gall (left) and Rachael Kincaid (right) are South Peninsula Hospital's new Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Operating Officer, respectively. Photo provided by Derotha Ferraro

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South Peninsula Hospital names new leadership

South Peninsula Hospital’s former chief nursing officer has been named the new chief operating officer.

Palmer's Meg Inokuma competes in the women's race at the Mount Marathon Race in Seward on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Running roundup: Palmer’s Inokuma resets her course record at Res Pass 100-miler, Lindquist wins Alyeska Cirque Series

Palmer’s Meg Inokuma defended her 100-mile title Friday and Saturday at the Resurrection Pass Ultra Races, lowering the…

Mount Marathon, seen July 4, 2022, in Seward, Alaska. (Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Swiss hiker rescued near Mount Marathon in Seward

The hiker said he’d climbed a mountain and gone beyond his ability

Rep. Andi Story (D-Juneau), Rep. Rebecca Himschoot (I-Sitka), and Rep. Sarah Vance (R-Homer) watch the vote tally during a veto override joint session on an education bill Tuesday, May 20. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

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Dunleavy outlines priorities for special session

The Senate and House majority say the Legislature plans to consider two veto overrides.

Corey Wilkinson and Abraham Van Hout compete in Double Mugging at the third Soldotna Equestrian Association rodeo of the year Sunday, July 27, 2025, at the Soldotna Rodeo Grounds in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna Equestrian Association holds its last rodeo of season

The Soldotna Equestrian Association completed a big rodeo season with its third rodeo of the year Friday through…

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‘All the kids are grand champions’

Kenai Peninsula 4-H shows off at Agriculture Expo

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Sunday: Twins fall to 1-1 at Legion state tourney

The Post 20 Twins fell 12-2 in six innings to Wasilla Post 35 on Sunday in the 73rd…

Children take candy from a resident of Heritage Place during the 68th Annual Soldotna Progress Days Parade in Soldotna, Alaska, on Saturday, July 26, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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‘It feels so hometown’

68th Annual Soldotna Progress Days parade brings festivity to city streets

Soldotna City Council member Jordan Chilson and Soldotna Mayor Paul Whitney grill hot dogs at the Progress Days Block Party at Parker Park in Soldotna, Alaska, on Saturday, July 26, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Progress Days block party keeps celebration going

Vendors, food trucks, carnival games and contests entertained hundreds

Karl Danielson, a 2018 graduate of Kenai Central, races to victory in the Under-18 and over men's 10-kilometer interval start classic at Besh Cup 4 on Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022, at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. The Besh Cup races are mostly used to select skiers for Junior Nationals, but also give younger and older skiers a chance for top-notch racing. It took over 50 volunteers to put together the two days of races, which had over 200 skiers each day.

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Karl Danielson wins 3rd Salmon Run Series race of season

Karl Danielson won the third race of the Salmon Run Series on Wednesday, July 23, at Tsalteshi Trails…

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Legion state tourney: Twins top Ketchikan with 6-run rally in bottom of 8th

The Post 20 Twins defeated Ketchikan Post 3 11-10 on Friday at the first day of the 73rd…

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Nels Dahl wins 3rd Soldotna Cycle Series race of season

Nels Dahl won the third Soldotna Cycle Series race of the season Thursday at Tsalteshi Trails just outside…

Kachemak Bay is seen from the Homer Spit in March 2019. (Homer News file photo)

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Toxin associated with amnesic shellfish poisoning not detected in Kachemak Bay mussels

The test result does not indicate whether the toxin is present in other species in the food web.

Superintendent Clayton Holland 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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Federal education funding to be released after monthlong delay

The missing funds could have led to further cuts to programming and staff on top of deep cuts…

A screenshot of a photo from the rescue's Facebook page shows Sushi, a cat looking for a home for over two years now. (Photo courtesy of Clear Creek Cat Rescue)

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Southcentral cat rescue seeking foster homes, adopters for stray felines

In 2024, the organization helped rescue 589 cats.

Fresh-picked lettuces are for sale at the final Homer Farmers Market of the year on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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USDA ends regional food program, pulls $6M from Alaska businesses

On July 15, the Alaska Food Policy Council was notified that the USDA had terminated the Regional Food…

An aerial photo over Grewingk Glacier and Glacier Spit from May 2021 shows a mesodinium rubrum bloom to the left as contrasted with the normal ocean water of Kachemak Bay near Homer. (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Greer/Beryl Air)

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KBNERR warns of potential harmful algal bloom in Kachemak Bay

Pseudo-nitzchia has been detected at bloom levels in Kachemak Bay since July 4.

Armor rock from Sand Point is offloaded from a barge in the Kenai River in Kenai, Alaska, part of ongoing construction efforts for the Kenai River Bluff Stabilization Project on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Work continues on Kenai Bluff stabilization project

The wall has already taken shape over a broad swath of the affected area.