Nikiski's Seth Payne drives against Homer's Justice Davidson and Einar Pederson on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Metlakatla girls, Bethel boys win Rus Hitchcock tourney

The Bethel boys and Metlakatla girls finished undefeated runs through the 35th Annual Rus Hitchcock Tip Off Tournament…

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Weekend hoops: Seward boys win Delta tourney to stay perfect

The Seward boys defeated Delta Junction 57-50 to win the Dean Cummings Memorial Tournament on Saturday in Delta…

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Saturday hoops: Seward notches sweep in Homer

The visiting Seward girls notched a 38-30 victory over Homer on Saturday in Peninsula Conference play.

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Kenai’s Fallon, Soldotna’s Boonstra win Homer Skiathlon

Greg Fallon won an individual title to lead the Kenai Central boys to the team victory, while Tania…

Photo by credit Scott Slavick/USFWS
A snowmachine at rest in front of the Snag Lake public use cabin.

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Refuge Notebook: Preparedness is key to staying safe in the backcountry

If you spend any time in the backcountry, it’s bound to happen: an ankle sprain halfway into a…

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Friday hoops: Peninsula squads dive into conference action

The visiting Soldotna girls basketball team notched a 57-47 victory over Kodiak on Friday to move to 1-0…

Many of the wildlife on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, including snowshoe hare, ermine, and ptarmigan, adapt and change with the seasons, credit Colin Canterbury/FWS.

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Refuge Notebook: The nature of traditions

Nature has always been an integral part of human existence, shaping cultures, influencing societies, and playing a profound…

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Out of the Office: Finding inspiration over the hill

I’m standing atop a newly discovered snow mound, a sense of triumph installed in me. I feel the…

Homer’s Brayden Woods wrestles to a 6-1 loss to Wrangell’s Keegan Hanson in the Division II finals at 152 pounds Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, at the state wrestling tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna girls, Seward boys win state wrestling titles

Kenai Peninsula sweeps Most Outstanding Wrestler awards

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Homer at 25th Annual Grace Grizzly Classic

A snowmachine rider takes advantage of two feet of fresh snow on a field down Murwood Avenue in Soldotna, Alaska on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Snowmachine use closed in parts of Chugach National Forest, opened in refuge

On the refuge, all areas “traditionally open to snowmachine use” are now open

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Northern Lights Conference: Mariners lose to Palmer

Palmer 6, Homer 1

Homer’s Brayden Woods wrestles Nikiski’s Frank St. Denis in the championship at 152 pounds at the Kachemak Conference wrestling tournament at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. Woods won by pin. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai boys, Redington girls wear Kachemak wrestling crowns

The Kenai Central boys and Redington girls won Kachemak Conference titles Saturday at Kenai Central High School.