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East Cook Inlet sport and personal use razor clam fisheries closed for 2023

An emergency order has been issued each year from 2015 to 2022 closing the fisheries

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Fatal collision near Anchor Point closes highway for hours

Crash killed Anchor Point woman.

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COVID-19 cases continue to spike

Cases rise in Kenai Peninsula Borough for 3rd straight week

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Local hunter credits community members for Thanksgiving rescue

Glover said he didn’t even strike out from his home to go hunting

Tela O’Donnell-Bacher and Neldon Gardner hold their plaques after being inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame following a duel wrestling meet on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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A celebration of Kenai Peninsula wrestling

Two storied members of local wrestling community inducted into National Wrestling Hall of Fame

Nurse Sherra Pritchard gives Madyson Knudsen a bandage at the Kenai Public Health Center after the 10-year-old received her first COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion file)

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Fewer than 50% of Alaska kids completing routine vaccines

This was compared to 2013, when more than 60% were completing routine vaccinations

Anna Lewald, left, a registered nurse at South Peninsula Hospital, gives Dave Aplin, right, an influenza vaccine at a flu and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine clinic Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Health officials urge vax, mitigation ahead of virus trio

Health officials hope to mitigate the strain on hospitals this winter due to COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial…

The sun rises over the mountains on the Sterling Highway on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, outside of Sterling, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Out of the Office: Deep breath, long drive

I’ve made the drive between Soldotna and Anchorage probably hundreds of times, including twice a week for a…

Samuel Anderson, of Kenai, swims the 200-yard freestyle during finals at the ASAA State Swim & Dive Championships on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, at Bartlett High School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Homer’s Carly Nelson nabs 2 state swim titles, Seward boys relay also wins

Kenai Peninsula swimmers claimed three state titles at the 2022 Alaska School Activities Association/First National Bank Alaska Swim…

Consular Masaru Aniya bestows Yasuko Lehtinen with the Foreign Minister Commendation on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, at Kenai Peninsula College in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Friendship, goodwill and cultural understanding

KPC professor honored for fostering relationship between Kenai Peninsula and Japan

Patrick Simpson speaks about his recycled plastic lumber project at a Kenai Peninsula College Showcase on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Recovery effort turns plastic into lumber

Entrepreneur Patrick Simpson, of Alaska Plastic Recovery, has worked for much of the year with local advocacy groups…

Film fans enjoy reindeer sausages and hot dogs at the gala opening of the Homer Documentary Film Festival last Thursday, Sept. 22 at the Homer Theatre. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Homer Film Fest winners named

Winners of the 18th Annual Homer Documentary Film Festival were named on Oct. 6. The top honor, “Audience…

A Homer Youth Orchestra Club rehearsal is conducted by Abimael Melendez. (Photo Courtesy Kim Fine)

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Youth orchestra to bring the sounds of Halloween to costume concert

Homer OPUS’s Homer Youth String Orchestra Club will bring seasonal sounds and storytelling to the city on Sunday…