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Soldotna wrestling nabs Grizzly Shakedown title

The Soldotna girls and boys wrestling teams cruised to the Grace Grizzly Shakedown title Saturday in Anchorage.

Forests surrounding the Kenai River. (Photo by Lisa Hupp/USFWS)

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Refuge Notebook: Expect the unexpected

Climate change is changing conservation. We used to set goals and objectives around returning to historical conditions, a…

A Soldotna player guards Homer's Hannah Hatfield during a Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020 basketball game in the Alice Witte Gymnasium in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Season Preview: Mariners Girls Basketball

Head Coach Chad Felice gives his thoughts on the upcoming season

Two roses washed up with the tide on the Homer Spit on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Out of the Office: Finding grace on the beach

Last month while walking the Homer Spit beach I came across two red roses and a scattering of…

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Out of the Office: On Andrews’ legacy

Editor’s note: After reading of the death of John Andrews at 78 on Sept. 27, 2022, in the…

A great horned owl sits in a tree. (USFWS/Colin Canterbury)

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Refuge Notebook: Finding perfection in the imperfect

The new snow brought our refuge manager outside for a morning walk

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

Mariners’ Casey Otis is rushed by his team after scoring against the Houston Hawks, with an assist by Hunter Green. The Mariners won 4-3 in overtime Friday night. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)

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Mariner skates remain unlaced

Homer High School will not have a Mariner hockey team this 2022-23 season.

Soldotna’s Jacob Strausbaugh tries to turn Palmer’s Kael Salisbury during the 112-pound final at the Lancer Smith Memorial wrestling tournament Saturday, in Wasilla. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)

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Soldotna boys roll to Lancer Smith crown

The Soldotna boys wrestling team won the team title Saturday at the Lancer Smith Invite at Palmer High…

Freshwater invertebrates after processing in a kitchen blender. (Photo by Matt Bowser/USFWS)

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Invertebrates recover at Miller Creek

Just over a year ago, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game applied the pesticide rotenone to two…

Invasive green crab. (Photo by Ryan Munes, USFWS)

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Crabby about invasive green crabs

They’re described as one of the biggest threats to Alaska’s marine environment, and you’ve probably never heard of…

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SoHi wins Homer Round Robin Rumble

The Soldotna wrestling team won the Best Western Bidarka Round Robin Rumble in Homer on Friday and Saturday.

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…