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Ash-Lee Waddell and Gayle Claus, candidates for the District 9 seat of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education, answer questions during an election forum hosted by the Peninsula Clarion and KBBI AM 890 on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, at the Homer Public Library in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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South peninsula school board candidates talk funding, future of district

Ash-Lee Waddell and Gayle Claus discussed their takes on multiple issues facing the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District…

Project Manager Jason Graf points to a map while answering questions from attendees on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, at the Soldotna Riverfront Redevelopment Open House at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna delays riverfront zoning legislation for 2nd time

The two ordinances being considered would first establish a new “Riverfront Mixed-Use District.”

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 to spend an additional $70,000 on policing this year

The city was expected to spend roughly $3.8 million on its police department this fiscal year

Shoppers browse locally grown produce during the Harvest Moon Local Food Festival at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, Alaska, on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Local produce, homemade pies and lots of dancing

Harvest Moon Local Food Festival offered much to see and do at Saturday event.

Organizers stand alongside carts filled with food collected during the Freedom from Hunger community food drive at the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank near Soldotna, Alaska, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Community drive helps replenish food bank shelves

The Freedom From Hunger event brought in roughly 3,100 pounds of food.

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Soldotna man arrested after allegedly shooting off gun during ‘road rage’ incident

Police say the man pointed a gun at another motorist and fired multiple “warning” shots.

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Man found dead at remote residence east of Seward

He had failed to meet a landing craft on Sept. 13 and had not been in contact with…

The Homer Public Library. File photo

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Homer library receives annual state grant

The Homer City Council approved an ordinance accepting and appropriating grant funds for the Homer Public Library.

The Mount Roberts Tramway car nears the top of its run above Juneau, Alaska. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Cruise ship passenger dies after fall from Juneau mountain trail

The man is among a handful of people to die this summer while exploring Juneau’s outdoors.

Lily Craig, second from right and youth winner of the Ninth Annual Kenai Silver Salmon Derby, stands with officials from the City of Kenai, Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Marathon Petroleum as she’s awarded a novelty check for $1,000 at Kenai City Hall in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai silver salmon derby winners awarded

The winning anglers snagged the fish closest to the grand prize “magic weight” of 6.77 pounds.

Christine Cunningham, left, and Mary Bondurant, right, both members of the Kenai Bronze Bear Sculpture Working Group, stand for a photo with Kenai Mayor Brian Gabriel and a small model of the proposed sculpture during a luncheon hosted by the Kenai Chamber of Commerce in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai accepts grant funds for bronze bear installation

The sculpture of three bears, a mother and two cubs, is set to be installed at the airport.

Patti Truesdell, Donna Anderson and Shelby Oden, candidates for the Kalifornsky seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education, participate in a forum at the Soldotna Public Library in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kalifornsky school board candidates discuss funding, curriculum and school closings at election forum

Patti Truesdell, Donna Anderson and Shelby Oden are all vying for the seat.

Sargeant Truesdell speaks during a forum with candidates for the Soldotna seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly at the Soldotna Public Library in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Truesdell talks budget, services as sole attendee of forum for assembly’s Soldotna seat

Truesdell is among three vying for the seat currently held by Tyson Cox.

A crowd moves along the sidewalk during the Third Annual Kenai Peninsula Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Lawton Drive in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Walking toward a world without Alzheimer’s

The Third Annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s hosted in Kenai

Incumbent Sue McClure and challengers Tim McDonald and Leighton Radner, the three candidates for Seward mayor, participate in a forum at the Seward Community Library in Seward, Alaska, on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Electricity, tourism define Seward mayoral candidate forum

Election day is Oct. 7.

Cabbage is processed for storage at the fermentation station during the Harvest Moon Local Food Festival at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, Alaska, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Harvest Moon fest to celebrate local foods and products

The annual event will return to Soldotna Creek Park on Saturday, Sept. 20, from 11 a.m. to 6…

Homer Electric Association General Manager Brad Janorschke speaks at the utility’s annual meeting of the members at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, May 1, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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HEA to host community meetings in October

The gatherings will include updates on HEA projects and operations.

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Alaska World Arts Festival returns for 7th year

The annual event, which aims to cultivate connections through the arts, will kick off on Friday, Sept. 12.

The basket catches fire on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025 at Mariner Park in Homer, Alaska. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Homer ‘OPENS’ itself to annual Burning Basket project

This year’s basket was the 22nd to be created in Homer.

Construction crews are seen here working along the Kenai Spur Highway in Kenai, Alaska on May 12, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion file)
Construction crews are seen working along the Kenai Spur Highway in Kenai, Alaska on May 12, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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State awards contract for Kenai Spur Highway rehabilitation project

The project has been in development since 2013, and entered construction in 2018.