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Jr. Blues take Friday, Saturday games from Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears lost to the Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues on Friday and Saturday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in North American… Continue reading

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The Kenai Central girls celebrate earning a Class 3A state berth Friday, March 7, 2025, at the Peninsula Conference tournament at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Friday Peninsula Conference: Kenai girls, boys earn state berths

The Kenai Central girls and boys basketball teams defeated Nikiski on Friday at the Peninsula Conference tournament to earn Class 3A state berths and spots… Continue reading

The Kenai Central girls celebrate earning a Class 3A state berth Friday, March 7, 2025, at the Peninsula Conference tournament at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna's Cassidy Kruse looks to pass across the zone during a loss to Wasilla in the Northern Lights Conference girls semifinals Friday, March 7, 2025, at Grace Christian School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Bruce Eggleston/matsusports.net)

Friday hoops: Seward sweeps Southern Conference titles

The Seward girls and boys basketball teams swept the Southern Conference tournament crowns Friday at Lumen Christi in Anchorage. Both Seward squads get Class 2A… Continue reading

Soldotna's Cassidy Kruse looks to pass across the zone during a loss to Wasilla in the Northern Lights Conference girls semifinals Friday, March 7, 2025, at Grace Christian School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Bruce Eggleston/matsusports.net)
The sign in front of the Homer Electric Association building in Kenai, Alaska as seen on April 1, 2020. (Peninsula Clarion file)

HEA community outreach programs now open

Applications for the 2025 HEA Scholarship Program are due March 30.

The sign in front of the Homer Electric Association building in Kenai, Alaska as seen on April 1, 2020. (Peninsula Clarion file)
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Burn permits required early for Southcentral Alaska

The order goes into effect on Monday, March 17, in expectation of an early wildland fire season.

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Tiasa Prevost, a student of Nikolaevsk School, speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Board of Education in Homer, Alaska, on Monday, March 3, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Nikolaevsk, others speak to KPBSD about school closures, budget cuts

Public testimony stretched for over two hours in the Homer High School auditorium.

Tiasa Prevost, a student of Nikolaevsk School, speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Board of Education in Homer, Alaska, on Monday, March 3, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
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Thursday hoops: Results from Northern Lights, Southern conference tourneys

The Soldotna girls won and the Soldotna boys lost Thursday at the first day of the Northern Lights Conference tournament at Grace Christian in Anchorage.… Continue reading

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Riley Mullen (9) of the Kenai River Brown Bears is congratulated on his goal Thursday, March 6, 2025, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Thursday: Brown Bears start 3-game series by topping Jr. Blues

The Kenai River Brown Bears defeated the Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues 7-4 on Thursday in North American Hockey League play at the Soldotna Regional Sports… Continue reading

Riley Mullen (9) of the Kenai River Brown Bears is congratulated on his goal Thursday, March 6, 2025, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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Sterling man arrested by SWAT after alleged Tuesday assault

The man allegedly assaulted and threatened multiple people before being arrested by a SWAT team.

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

Soldotna man arrested after police chase, multiple collisions

Aldon Burns is charged with failure to stop at the direction of a peace officer, fourth-degree assault and resisting arrest.

Foliage surrounds the Soldotna Police Department sign on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
A preserved polar bear is displayed at the Kenai Municipal Airport in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai accepts donation of bears displayed at airport

The pair have been displayed at the airport since 2014.

A preserved polar bear is displayed at the Kenai Municipal Airport in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Snow collects near the entrance to the Kenai Community Library on Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai library receives $14K in donations

The funds will purchase new materials, equipment and furniture.

Snow collects near the entrance to the Kenai Community Library on Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Laila Taylor sits with her 1st place medal from the Kenai Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot at the Kenai Elks Lodge in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. (Photo provided by Amber Rouswell)

Local 9-year-old to shoot hoops in Idaho

If she wins in that competition, she could go to the national finals in Chicago in April.

Laila Taylor sits with her 1st place medal from the Kenai Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot at the Kenai Elks Lodge in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. (Photo provided by Amber Rouswell)
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Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, R-Nikiski, speaks at a town hall meeting in the Moose Pass Sportsman’s Club in Moose Pass on Friday, Feb. 28.

Community airs concerns about education, energy at town halls

Bjorkman hosts meetings in Moose Pass, Nikiski and Soldotna.

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Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, R-Nikiski, speaks at a town hall meeting in the Moose Pass Sportsman’s Club in Moose Pass on Friday, Feb. 28.
The Kenai Municipal Airport is seen on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Aleutian Airways to launch Kenai route in June

Starting in June, the airline will fly two daily round-trip flights.

The Kenai Municipal Airport is seen on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
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Peninsula hoops teams to chase state berths at conference tourneys

With the Cook Inlet Academy girls and boys basketball teams already having punched their tickets to the Class 1A state tournament by winning Class 1A… Continue reading

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Virginia Morgan speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Board of Education in Homer, Alaska, on Monday, March 3, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

School budget scenarios would cut staffing, programs

Even at the highest level of funding, the drafts describe significant cuts.

Virginia Morgan speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Board of Education in Homer, Alaska, on Monday, March 3, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Around 100 people fill seats during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Board of Education in Homer on Monday. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

School board strikes 6 schools from closure consideration

The board will continue to consider closing Nikolaevsk School, Sterling and Tustumena.

Around 100 people fill seats during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Board of Education in Homer on Monday. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Cook Inlet can be seen through the window of a Ravn aircraft in October 2019. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Ravn discontinues service to Homer

Aleutian Airways continues to provide service to and from Homer.

Cook Inlet can be seen through the window of a Ravn aircraft in October 2019. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
Students and families create puppets during a family art night hosted by Artist in Residence Shala Dobson at Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Kids bring puppets to life

Kaleidoscope students make puppets during artist-in-residence program.

Students and families create puppets during a family art night hosted by Artist in Residence Shala Dobson at Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)