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Soldotna aims to change short-term rental tax and permitting

Public hearings for two ordinances addressing existing short-term rental regulations will occur during the next city council meeting…

The Kenai Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of the 13th annual gingerbread house competition on Dec. 20, 2025. This creation by Sierra won the 2-5 year old age category. Photo courtesy of the Kenai Chamber of Commerce

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Wrapping up the holiday season

The Kenai Chamber of Commerce’s Angel Tree program and gingerbread house competition spread Christmas cheer to hundreds locally.

Low clouds hang over Cook Inlet north of Anchor Point on Oct. 23, 2025. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

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Inletkeeper condemns federal management of Cook Inlet oil lease sale

The agency alleges an environmental study by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management was conducted with a “serious”…

The Challenger Learning Center is seen here in Kenai<ins>, Alaska,</ins> on Sept. 10, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai City Council considers possible uses for Challenger Center

One option would assess the facility’s potential as the new public safety building.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District logo. (Photo courtesy of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District)

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District superintendent dispels rumors about student construction

Superintendent Clayton Holland said student involvement in Seward High School construction is “based on rumor, not fact.”

Anchorage-based singer and songwriter Keeley Boyle is pictured in Anchorage<ins>, Alaska,</ins> on Sept. 26, 2023. Boyle, who was raised on the Kenai Peninsula, will use a $10,000 grant she received from the Rasmuson Foundation to create an album of songs about her grandparents’ home in Nikiski. Photo courtesy of Jovell Rennie

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Musician hailing from Kenai receives Rasmuson grant

Keeley Boyle will record an album of songs about her grandparents’ Nikiski home.

The waters of Cook Inlet lap against Nikishka Beach in Nikiski, Alaska, where several local fish sites are located, on Friday, March 24, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai asks for fishery economic disaster declaration

The Kenai City Council requested that Gov. Dunleavy declare a disaster and support a recovery plan for the…

A snowmachine rider takes advantage of 2 feet of fresh snow on a field down Murwood Avenue in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Ice fishing opens on some Kenai National Wildlife Refuge lakes

Snowmachines are permitted for ice fishing access on Hidden, Kelly, Petersen, Engineer and Watson lakes.

Senior Mason Bock exclaims after winning the state title during the ASAA Division I state championships in Anchorage, Alaska on Dec. 20, 2025. Bock beat No. 2 seed Isaiah Schultz of Colony High School in the final, securing his victory in the 135-pound title as the No. 4 seed. Bock said standing on the podium was the best moment of his life, telling the Clarion that since he had lost to Schultz once earlier in the season, he was “focused and determined to have a different outcome” during the final match. Photo courtesy of Andie Bock/Andie’s Alaskan Adventures Photography

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SoHi girls 3-peat at state wrestling championships

The boys team placed second and saw five wrestlers win state titles in the Division I tournament.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District logo.

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School district projects $7.5 million budget deficit for fiscal year 2027

Decreased enrollment and increased property values mean less local and state funding.

Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion Joseph Miller Jr. and Jason Woodruff, Alaska State Troopers charged with felony first-degree assault, appear with their lawyers, Clinton Campion and Matthew Widmer, for an arraignment at the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai<ins>, Alaska,</ins> on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.

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2 Soldotna troopers indicted on federal civil rights violations

Joseph Miller and Jason Woodruff were charged with federal criminal civil rights violations on Dec. 16.

A photo of Anesha “Duffy” Murnane, missing since Oct. 17, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo provided, Homer Police Department)

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Calderwood pretrial hearing rescheduled

The omnibus hearing for Kirby Calderwood was continued to Jan. 21. Trial week is currently scheduled for Feb.…

The sign in front of the Homer Electric Association building in Kenai, Alaska as seen on April 1, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Homer Electric Association announces rate increase

The proposed increase, if approved by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska, will go into effect Jan. 1.

Staff at Soldotna Senior Citizens, Inc. are pictured on Dec. 17, 2025 in Soldotna, Alaska, in front of a new 15-passenger van purchased with funds the Rasmuson Foundation and several local businesses donated to the nonprofit organization. Photo courtesy of Soldotna Senior Citizens, Inc.

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New van will expand Soldotna senior center’s service capacity

Soldotna Senior Citizens, Inc., recently purchased a 15-passenger van using funds donated by the Rasmuson Foundation and several…

Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, R-Nikiski, speaks at a town hall meeting in the Moose Pass Sportsman’s Club in Moose Pass, Alaska, on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Bjorkman, Ruffridge and Elam host town hall

The lawmakers wanted to hear from constituents before the legislative session begins.

A map presented by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources during a virtual meeting on Dec. 11, 2025, shows the location of a potential Kenai Peninsula State Forest. The Division of Forestry and Fire Protection must gather community perspectives before creating a proposal, and so far they’ve received “mixed” input. Screenshot.

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DNR receives “mixed” public input on proposed Kenai Peninsula State Forest

The potential proposal would expand the Tanana Valley State Forest by 600,000 acres.

The Soldotna High School wrestling team is pictured after the Northern Lights regional conference in Wasilla, Alaska, on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. SoHi sent 33 boys and 11 girls to regionals. 22 boys and nine girls will compete in the state tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center this weekend. Photo courtesy of Soldotna High School Athletics

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SoHi wrestling wins regional title; 31 wrestlers advance to state

22 boys and nine girls will compete in the state tournament this weekend.

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Soldotna chamber lights up the town

Hundreds of folks gathered at the visitor center for the Holiday Christmas Tree Lighting last week.

Cook Inlet Region, Inc. President and CEO Sophie Minich speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Nikiski Shelter of Hope on Friday, May 20, 2022 in Nikiski, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Peninsula organizations awarded mental health trust grants

Organizations in Nikiski and Kenai received funding from the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority.

Potholes are seen on Wildwood Drive on Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Kenai<ins>, Alaska</ins>. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai moves to purchase rights-of-way from Kenai Native Association

The Kenai City Council last week authorized $200,000 for the Wildwood Drive Rehabilitation Project.