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A spruce bark beetle is seen on the underside of a piece of bark taken from logs stacked near Central Peninsula Landfill on Thursday, July 1, 2021, near Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Prescribed burns will produce visible smoke near highways

Burns are part of ongoing spruce beetle mitigation efforts

Kenai River Brown Bears goalie Leif Ekblad stops a breakaway by Hans Hedlund of the Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Brown Bears sweep 3-game home-opening series from Jets

The Kenai River Brown Bears swept the Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets in a three-game North American Hockey League series…

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Nikiski, Seward to play for 9-man title Friday in Soldotna

Nikiski and Seward will face off for the nine-man football state championship Friday, Oct. 11, at 4 p.m.…

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Lathrop football topples Soldotna

The Lathrop football team defeated Soldotna 35-28 in Railbelt Conference play Saturday at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna.

Seward cross-country head coach Rachel Dow looks at results on her phone while her team huddles around her at the state cross-country running meet on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, at Bartlett High School in Anchorage, Alaska. The Seahawks won a third straight Division II girls title. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Seward girls three-peat at Division II state cross-country

With the iconic Mount Marathon Race as the centerpiece and trails sprouting into the mountains everywhere, Seward is…

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Kenai Central football tops Homer

The visiting Kenai Central football team defeated Homer 39-8 on Friday in Mid Alaska Conference action.

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Weekend volleyball: Nikiski beats Redington; Wasilla sweeps SoHi; Kenai tops Seward; Homer defeats Seward, Redington

The host Nikiski volleyball team defeated Redington in Southcentral Conference action Friday by scores of 25-13, 25-22 and…

Nikiski's Ethan Ellis passes under pressure from Seward's Ronan Bickling and Emerson Cross (10) on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Seward dominates Denali All-Conference voting

The Seward football team dominated the postseason awards in the nine-man Denali Conference in voting announced Thursday.

A bike rack and repair station are seen outside of the Kenai Community Library in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai to install bike racks, repair stations

Kenai River Marathon proceeds will fund the project

Lisa Gabriel, left, watches as beach seine nets are pulled from the waters of Cook Inlet at a test site for the gear near Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai Council throws support behind beach seine request to Board of Fisheries

Agenda change requests are proposals to the board to hear an issue outside of the board’s three-year cycle

Flyer for the 2024 Candidate Forum Series by KDLL 91.9 FM and the Peninsula Clarion. (Ashlyn O’Hara/KDLL 91.9)

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Clarion and KDLL forums return this month for state races

Senate District D forum set for Monday with Bjorkman and Carpenter

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Man sought in connection to Wednesday shooting in Seward detained

A tip from the public helped troopers locate the man, according to a dispatch

Kenai Central head coach Dan Verkuilen and assistant Brad Nyquist celebrate winning the Division II girls state soccer title Saturday, May 25, 2024, in Wasilla, Alaska. (Photo provided)

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It’s personal

Kenai Central’s Verkuilen, Nyquist reflect on coaching careers

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Kenai, Nikiski tie for 5th at West Spiketacular

The Nikiski and Kenai Central volleyball teams led the Kenai Peninsula by tying for fifth in the Gold…

Board of Education candidate Sarah Douthit and her supporters wave signs at the side of the Kenai Spur Highway in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Uncontested races define municipal election

Preliminary results show few surprises, little support for South Peninsula Hospital bond

”Miss Rosey,” a pink fire engine dedicated to raising awareness about cancer prevention and screening, is seen after her unveiling at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna, Alaska, on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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‘Early detection saves lives’

CES fire engine made pink to raise awareness of cancer, screenings

Alaska Christian College students, staff and other dignitaries gather as Styles Walker cuts the ribbon during a dedication ceremony for the college’s new athletic center at Alaska Christian College in Soldotna, Alaska, on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Christian College dedicates ‘miracle’ athletic center

The facility is located at the Alaska Christian College campus near Kenai Peninsula College off of Kalifornsky Beach…

Shrubs grow outside of the Kenai Courthouse on Monday, July 3, 2023 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Penrod acquitted of 2022 murder charges

Penrod was arrested in 2022, after Penrod’s ex-fiancee told police that he had shot and killed her boyfriend

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Seward, Nikiski close Denali regular season with wins

The Nikiski and Seward football teams closed the regular season in the nine-man Denali Conference with victories Saturday.

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Kenai girls, Colony boys swimmers win Seward Invite

The Kenai Central girls and Colony boys won team titles Saturday at the Seward Invitational at Seward High…