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Martin Flora leads Jerry Parsons on the way to winning the Modified Dirty 30 on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Twin City Raceway in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Flora wins Modified Dirty 30 at Twin City Raceway

The racing took place Saturday in Kenai.

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Twins sweep road trip, win 13th straight game

The American Legion Post 20 Twins swept a road trip on Thursday and Friday, July 17 and 18,…

A crowd watches the 2025 Kachemak Bay Highland Games on July 5 at Karen Hornaday Park. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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2025 Kachemak Bay Highland Games celebrate Scottish culture

It was a beautiful day for the annual Kachemak Bay Highland Games on Saturday, July 5. Athletes and…

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Reeling ‘Em In: Can things get even better?

It’s that time of year when there are reds to can, rockfish to harvest, halibut to fillet, and…

Jason Criss stands for a photo in Soldotna, Alaska, after being named a qualifier for the Special Olympics USA Games on Thursday, July 10, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna athlete to compete in 2026 Special Olympics USA Games

Thousands of athletes from across all 50 states will be competing in 16 sports.

Runners line up at the start for the Seldovia Salmon Shuffle 5K race on Friday, July 4, 2025, in Seldovia, Alaska. Photo courtesy Ecola Collier

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255 do the Salmon Shuffle

The 5K race is held annually as part of Seldovia’s 4th of July celebrations.

Seward's Fred Moore stands at the base of Mount Marathon in Seward, Alaska, on Monday, June 24, 2019. Moore will run in his 50th consecutive Mount Marathon race on July 4. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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‘It’s been a good run’

Seward’s Moore explains his decision to end his Mount Marathon streak at 54.

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Reeling ‘Em In: Hard luck at the fishing hole

The action wasn’t as hot as in the past, but neither was the run.

Haylee Overson circles the arena with the Alaska flag on Sunday, July 6, 2025 at the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Ninilchik, Alaska. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Ninilchik Rodeo celebrates riding over holiday weekend

The rodeo has been an annual event on the peninsula since the 1960s.

David Norris, 34, of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, wins the men’s race at the Mount Marathon Race on July 4, 2025, in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Norris goes 6 for 6 in Mount Marathon men’s race; Moore’s streak ends at 54 races

One streak lived while another streak ended during a brilliantly sunny men’s race at the 97th running of…

The juniors start at the Mount Marathon Race on July 4, 2025, in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Anchorage’s Zuber, Flagstad capture junior Mount Marathon races

Kenai’s Boonstra takes 2nd in junior girls race

Anchorage’s Klaire Rhodes, 27, wins the women’s race at the Mount Marathon Race on July 4, 2025, in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Anchorage’s Rhodes defends women’s Mount Marathon crown

With Seward stuffed with people for 97th running of the Mount Marathon Race on Friday, Anchorage’s Klaire Rhodes,…

Anglers fish in the Russian River in early September 2020. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News file)

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Sockeye fishing good on Russian, Kasilof rivers

Northern Kenai Fishing Report