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Soldotna’s Hunter Richardson competes in the Division I state wrestling championship at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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6 Peninsula wrestlers claim state titles

Soldotna High School junior Trinity Donovan took home her third straight wrestling title at the state girls tournament…

Central Peninsula Hospital is seen in Soldotna on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Hospital full as omicron threat looms

The facility was operating at 106% Monday, even without a lot of COVID hospitalizations.

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Alternatives sought for tobacco-related school suspensions

Tobacco policy violations accounted for more than 1,800 days lost from school in Alaska in the 2018-2019 school…

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Winter weather brings hazardous conditions to peninsula

Precipitation and heavy winds in many parts of Southcentral Alaska prompted avalanche and travel advisories in the region…

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State officials urge vaccination as omicron spreads in US

Omicron was first identified as a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organization on Nov. 26.

Community members gather for the Kenai Senior Center's 50th anniversary reception on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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‘Kenai loves its seniors’

Kenai Senior Center celebrates 50 years

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Alaska Native group to receive EPA funds for clean water projects

The agency is handing out $4.3 million to participating tribal organizations nationwide.

Members of the Many Voices advocacy group gather outside of Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna to demonstrate their support for healthcare staff on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. Folks protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandates and advocating for alternative treatments stand down the block behind them. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Competing demonstrations held outside Central Peninsula Hospital

Two different demonstrations — one to show support for hospital workers and one calling for alternative COVID-19 treatments…

Bethany Wortham, under the Twitter handle @petuniawings, posts that Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, blocked her account on Oct. 23, 2021. Wortham sued Micciche for blocking her account but has now decided to drop the lawsuit. (Screenshot)

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Micciche constituent drops lawsuit over Twitter dispute

The constituent sued Micciche after he blocked her on Twitter.

Commercial fishing vessels are seen here on the Kenai River on July 10, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Fishing industry takes a hit during pandemic

Overall fish harvesting jobs in Alaska dropped by the widest margin since 2000 — 14.1% — in 2020.

Snow and debris from an avalanche can be seen near Mile 45 on the Seward Highway on Monday, March 29, 2021. (Photo courtesy Goldie Shealy)

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Center promotes avalanche awareness

The Chugach Avalanche Center in Girdwood will begin its daily forecasts Saturday.

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The intersection of Willow Street and the Kenai Spur Highway shows stoplights out Wednesday night as approximately 2,700 people experienced a Homer Electric Association power outage.

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Outage knocks out power to much of Kenai

Power had been restored by about 9 p.m.

Homer’s Gracie Gummer goes up for a kill against Kenai blockers Calani Holmes and Emma Beck during the 3A state volleyball consolation game at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska, on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai takes 2nd, Homer nabs 3rd at state volleyball

The Kenai Kardinals volleyball team fell narrowly to the Valdez Buccaneers in an exhaustive five-game series to take…