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Kenai woman injured in bear attack

Search efforts had not located the bear as of Tuesday afternoon.

Brent Johnson speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Assembly calls on school district to fund Ninilchik, Seldovia pools

The pools were defunded as of July 1 but have been kept open temporarily with other funds and…

A harbor seal is released into Cook Inlet by the Alaska SeaLife Center’s Wildlife Response Program at North Kenai Beach in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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SeaLife Center releases 2 harbor seals at Kenai beach

The two seals were admitted into the center’s Wildlife Response Program in June.

Teague Vanek grills up salmon during the 2025 Industry Appreciation Day at the Kenai Softball Greenstrip in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Industry Appreciation Day honors community leaders, businesses

Oil and gas, commercial fishing, tourism and health care industries were all recognized at the annual event.

Mount Spurr is seen from the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, on May 11, 2025. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

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Spurr returned to normal alert status as activity declines

Spurr is located about 61 miles away from Kenai and 117 miles away from Homer.

Fourth grade students work on their new nametags on the first day of the 2025-2026 school year at Nikiski North Star Elementary School in Nikiski, Alaska, on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Giving students their ‘best year yet’

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s 42 schools welcome kids back into classrooms.

Candidates for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly’s Kalifornsky seat, Teresa Mullican and Joan Corr, participate in a forum at the Soldotna Public Library in Soldotna, Alaska, on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Mullican, Corr talk borough services, taxes at first 2025 candidate forum

The candidates are vying for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly’s Kalifornsky seat.

A flier for the 2025 Candidate Forum series presented by KDLL and the Peninsula Clarion describes a series of forums held at local libraries with candidates for each office. (Ashlyn O’Hara/KDLL)

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Clarion, KDLL to host candidate forum series

The live, open-to-the-public candidate forums will take place ahead of the Oct. 7 municipal election.

The Kenai Courthouse is seen on Monday, July 3, 2023, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Grand jury indicts woman accused of murdering 78-year-old Soldotna man

LaShaunda Lewis is charged in the death of John “Skip” Dove Jr.

David Haeg reads from an annotated copy of a grand jurist’s handbook during a town hall on the Alaska grand jury process in the Betty J. Glick Assembly Chambers in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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State attorney general fields grand jury questions at Soldotna town hall

The State Department of Law in July rolled out a new, formalized process for Alaska residents to request…

The entrance to the George A. Navarre Admin Building in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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11 candidates on Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly ballot

This year’s election is set for Oct. 7.

A sockeye salmon rests atop a cooler at the mouth of the Kasilof River on Monday, June 26, 2023, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Northern Kenai fishing report: Sockeye good; coho arriving in local rivers

On the Kenai River, a record-breaking run of sockeye salmon has now crossed 4 million fish counted.

Nathan Erfurth testifies in his own defense during his trial at the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Erfurth found guilty on 28 counts for sex abuse, exploitation of a minor

The former Soldotna high school teacher and union head was convicted after six days of jury deliberations.