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Jets from the U.S. Air Force’s 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing are staged at Kenai Municipal Airport in Kenai, Alaska, as part of Exercise Tropic Tundra on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Air Force jets launch from Kenai airport as part of weeklong training exercise

The jets are part of U.S. Air Force’s 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing’s Exercise Tropic Tundra.

Western Emergency Services logo. Homer News file photo

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Wildfire reported in Ninilchik over holiday weekend

The human-caused fire spread to 1.6 acres before being contained.

Josiah Kelly, right, appears for a superior court arraignment at the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Change of plea hearing for man accused of shooting at Homer clinic reset for July

Josiah Kelly is accused of shooting at buildings used by Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic and Kachemak Bay…

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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Northern Kenai fishing report: Local lakes stocked; Kenai River opens June 11

Some fishers are finding success on the Kasilof and in stocked local lakes.

Hanna Stormo applauds during her 102nd birthday party at Aspen Creek Senior Living in Soldotna, Alaska, on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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‘Entwined with the story of Alaska’

Aspen Creek Senior Living resident Hanna Stormo celebrated her 102nd birthday Friday.

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Soldotna players celebrate a walk-off 10-9 win over Kenai in the final of the playback bracket at the Northern Lights Conference softball tournament Saturday, May 31, 2025, at Baranof Field in Kodiak, Alaska. (Photo by Derek Clarkston/Kodiak Daily Mirror)

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NLC softball: Kodiak wins 3rd straight title; SoHi takes 2nd state berth

Top seed Kodiak won its third straight Northern Lights Conference tournament title by defeating No. 2 Soldotna 10-6…

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Saturday baseball: Kenai nabs 2nd at NLC tourney

After an opening day loss on Thursday, Kenai Central won twice on Friday and twice on Saturday to…

Soldotna's James Innes wins the 1,600-meter relay from, as he called it, "Lane 0" on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at the Division I state track meet at Dimond High School in Anchorage, Alaska. West Valley was second in the race, while Chugiak was third. That meant Soldotna and Chugiak tied for the boys team title. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Division I state track: SoHi boys win 2nd title in program history; Stars girls nab 3rd

Soldotna piles up 5 victories, 4 school records at meet

The Kenai Central High School girls celebrate their first goal, by Brynnen Hanson, during the final match of the ASAA Division II Girls Soccer Championship at Wasilla High School in Wasilla, Alaska, on Saturday, May 31, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai girls stop SoHi, Palmer boys nip Soldotna in Division II state soccer finals

The Kenai Central High School girls topped Soldotna to claim their second straight state title Saturday at the…

Winter Marshall-Allen of the Homer Organization for More Equitable Relations, Homer Mayor Rachel Lord, and Jerrina Reed of Homer PRIDE pose for a photo after the mayoral proclamation recognizing June as Pride Month on Tuesday, May 27 at the Cowles Council Chambers. (Photo courtesy of Winter Marshall-Allen)

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City of Homer recognizes Pride Month, Juneteenth

Mayor Rachel Lord brought back the tradition of mayoral proclamations May 12.

A sign for The Goods Sustainable Grocery is seen in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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New Saturday Market to launch this summer at The Goods

The summer bazaar will feature craftspeople from around the central and southern Kenai Peninsula.

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5 Peninsula soccer teams move to Division II state semis

The Kenai Peninsula moved five teams to the semifinals of the Division II state soccer tournament Thursday in…

Kristen Faulkner, who won two gold medals for cycling at the Paris 2024 Olympics, speaks to Andrew Elam during a meet and greet hosted by the Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce at the Cannery Lodge in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Homer’s Faulkner defends title as US pro road race champion

Homer’s Kristen Faulkner won the elite women’s race for the second straight year at the USA Cycling Pro…

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It’s Kenai-SoHi girls, SoHi-Palmer boys for Division II state soccer championships

The Kenai and Soldotna girls, and Soldotna and Palmer boys, will play for the championships at the Division…

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Soldotna baseball stays red hot by cruising to NLC title

The Soldotna baseball team defeated Palmer 10-0 in five innings Friday at Kosinski Fields in Anchorage to win…

Soldotna’s Isabelle Cruz hits the ball against Kodiak during a winner’s bracket game of the Northern Lights Conference tournament Friday, May 30, 20205 at Baranof Field in Kodiak, Alaska. (DEREK CLARKSTON/Kodiak Daily Mirror)

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Kodiak nips SoHi in semifinals of NLC softball

SoHi, Kenai, Palmer still alive for state berth, conference title

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Potential remains of missing Texas boaters discovered in sunken vessel

The vessel capsized 16 miles west of Homer in Kachemak Bay in August.

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Kodiak, SoHi, Kenai softball go unbeaten at 1st day of NLC tourney

The Kodiak, Kenai and Soldotna softball teams all got through Thursday without a loss in the Northern Lights…

Foliage surrounds the Soldotna Police Department sign on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna OKs $170,000 for new police camera system

The existing system was purchased only during the last fiscal year, which ended June 30, 2024.

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Soldotna, Palmer baseball to play for NLC title

Soldotna and Palmer will play for the Northern Lights Conference championship at 7 p.m. Friday at Kosinski Fields…