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    Kenai Peninsula
    Photo courtesy of Christopher Kincaid 
Kachemak Bay Recovery carries inspirational signs as they march in the 71st annual Winter Carnival Parade on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, on Pioneer Avenue<ins> in Homer, Alaska</ins>.
    2025: The year in review
    By Delcenia Cosman • December 31, 2025 1:30 am

    2025 has certainly been a year. Many would say that the past twelve months were hallmarked by division, upheaval and…

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    The sign in front of the Homer Electric Association building in Kenai, Alaska as seen on April 1, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
    Homer Electric Association announces rate increase
    By Delcenia Cosman • December 21, 2025 5:30 pm

    The proposed increase, if approved by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska, will go into effect Jan. 1.

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    Kevin Ray Hunter is actively sought by Alaska State Troopers on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. Photo courtesy of Alaska State Troopers
    Update: Troopers arrest Kenai man accused of sexual...
    By Delcenia Cosman • December 19, 2025 4:00 pm

    A judge issued an arrest warrant for Kevin Ray Hunter, who was indicted on Wednesday for allegedly abusing multiple juveniles.

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    A map presented by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources during a virtual meeting on Dec. 11, 2025, shows the location of a potential Kenai Peninsula State Forest. The Division of Forestry and Fire Protection must gather community perspectives before creating a proposal, and so far they’ve received “mixed” input. Screenshot.
    DNR receives “mixed” public input on proposed Kenai...
    By Chloe Anderson • December 19, 2025 2:30 am

    The potential proposal would expand the Tanana Valley State Forest by 600,000 acres.

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    A map depicts the Cook Inlet Area state waters closed to retention of big skates through Dec. 31, 2025. Photo courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game
    Cook Inlet area closed to big skate bycatch...
    By Delcenia Cosman • December 9, 2025 1:30 am

    The closure is effective in Cook Inlet Area state waters through Dec. 31.

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    The U.S. Forest Service Porcupine Campground offers gorgeous views of the Kenai Mountains and Turnagain Arm, as seen here on July 20, 2020, near Hope, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Department of Natural Resources seeks public input on...
    By Chloe Anderson • December 7, 2025 2:30 am

    DNR is gathering community perspectives during several meetings this week.

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    The Trump administration’s “Big Beautiful Bill” act requires the Bureau of Ocean Energy management to hold at least six offshore oil and gas lease sales in Alaska between 2026-2028 and 2030-2032. The first of these sales — known as “Big Beautiful Cook Inlet 1,” or BBC1— is scheduled for March 2026. Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
    Cook Inletkeeper launches petition against federal government
    By Chloe Anderson • December 4, 2025 12:30 pm

    The organization is calling for transparency in Cook Inlet offshore oil and gas sales.

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    Conrad Heiderer. Photo courtesy Conrad Heiderer
    Opinion: The Kenai Peninsula could become Alaska’s 1st...
    By Conrad Heiderer • November 27, 2025 1:30 am

    The Kenai Peninsula holds a kind of clarity that is hard to find in most places. Between the waters of…

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    Homer public health nurse Emily Sears demonstrates tools in her vehicle emergency supply kit during a presentation on winter storm preparedness at the Anchor Point Senior Center on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Homer public health talks winter emergency preparedness
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 26, 2025 1:30 am

    A representative from the Homer Public Health Center discussed emergency preparation during the winter with Anchor Point residents last Thursday.

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    Courtesy Harvest
On the Kenai Peninsula, a dormant liquefied natural gas export plant could be repurposed to receive cargoes of imported LNG under a plan being studied by Harvest, an affiliate of oil and gas company Hilcorp. The fuel would be transferred from ships to the tanks on the left, still in liquid form, before being converted back into gas and sent into a pipeline.
    Utilities say Alaska needs an LNG import terminal....
    By Nathaniel Herz Northern Journal • November 25, 2025 1:30 am

    Planning for two separate projects is currently moving ahead.

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    The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge on Monday released maps showing areas open to woodcutting by permit beginning on Nov. 19, 2025.
    Kenai National Wildlife Refuge to allow permitted firewood...
    By Chloe Anderson • November 20, 2025 2:30 am

    Permitted individuals may gather up to five cords of wood beginning Nov. 19.

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    The industrial area of Nikiski, featuring a refinery and currently mothballed LNG and fertilizer plants, was selected by the producer-led consortium of the Alaska LNG Project before the state took over in 2017. (Photo/File/AJOC)
The industrial area of Nikiski, featuring a refinery and currently mothballed LNG and fertilizer plants, was selected by the producer-led consortium of the Alaska LNG Project before the state took over in 2017. (File photo)
    Harvest Midstream announces Kenai LNG terminal acquisition
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 14, 2025 12:30 pm

    The company is now seeking engagement from global LNG suppliers and potential offtake customers, a Nov. 11 press release says.

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    Low clouds hang over Cook Inlet north of Anchor Point on Oct. 23, 2025. The Trump administration is planning an oil and gas lease sale in federal territory of the inlet. It is set to be the first of at six Cook Inlet lease sales that Congress has mandated by held between now and 2032. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
    Trump administration sets terms for upcoming oil and...
    By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon • November 12, 2025 8:30 am

    The ‘Big Beautiful Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Lease Sale,’ scheduled for March, would follow a series of federal and state inlet lease sales that drew little industry interest.

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