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Children leap forward to grab candy during a Fourth of July parade on South Willow Street in Kenai, Alaska, on July 4, 2025. (Photo courtesy Sarah Every)

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Celebrating the 4th in the streets

Kenai comes out for annual Independence Day parade.

Brooklyn Coleman, right, staffs The Squeeze Squad lemonade stand during Lemonade Day in Soldotna, Alaska, on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kids learn business skills at annual Lemonade Day

Around 40 stands were strewn around Soldotna, Kenai, Nikiski and Sterling for the event.

Planes are showcased at the Kenai Air Fair in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai fair shows off aircraft of all kinds

Cargo planes to helicopters were on display Saturday.

Ricky Bailey (901) of Wasilla and Aaron Loyer (396) of Palmer race in the pro class at the Alaska State Motocross Series Race 4 on Sunday, June 15, 2025, at Twin City Raceway in Kenai, Alaska. Bailey and Loyer grew up racing at the raceway. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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State motocross puts sport’s strong family ties on display

The strong family ties that bind motocross racing were on display at the Alaska State Motocross Races 3…

Kenai City Council member Phil Daniel speaks during a joint work session of the Kenai City Council and Kenaitze Tribal Council in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai OKs formal agreements with Kenaitze, Salamatof tribes

The agreements create a foundation for ongoing collaboration between the city and tribes.

Aleutian Airways staff fill the desk during their first day of service at Kenai Municipal Airport in Kenai, Alaska, on Friday, June 6, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Aleutian Airways begins Kenai-Anchorage service

The first plane arrived at the Kenai Municipal Airport around 7 a.m. on Friday.

John Krohn, general manager at KBBI AM 890, prepares to go on the air on Friday, May 30, 2025, in the Gary Thomas Studio at the KBBI station in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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‘We’ve never felt a threat like this before’

Federal cuts to public broadcasting funding could devastate Alaska public radio stations, including on the Kenai Peninsula.

Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, R-Nikiski, speaks during a joint luncheon of the Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Bjorkman reports back on legislative session

Highlights included education funding, budget woes and bills on insurance regulations, fishing.

Jets from the U.S. Air Force’s 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing are staged at Kenai Municipal Airport in Kenai, Alaska, as part of Exercise Tropic Tundra on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Air Force jets launch from Kenai airport as part of weeklong training exercise

The jets are part of U.S. Air Force’s 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing’s Exercise Tropic Tundra.

The barge, crane, and first pile of rock for the Kenai Bluff Stabilization Project is seen during a break in work at the bank of the Kenai River in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai bluff project underway

A roughly 5,000-foot-long berm will be constructed from the mouth of the Kenai River to near the city…

Poppies are affixed to memorial wreathes during a Memorial Day service at Leif Hansen Memorial Park in Kenai, Alaska, on Monday, May 26, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Honoring the ‘greatest sacrifice’

A Memorial Day procession and service were held Monday at Leif Hanson Memorial Park.

The front of the Kenai Police Department as seen on Dec. 10, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Two people arrested in Kenai, indicted on fraud charges

They allegedly attempted to withdraw cash in Eagle River, Wasilla, Anchorage, Soldotna and Kenai using false identities.

Kenai Alternative High School graduates stand with their diplomas at the conclusion of their commencement ceremony in the school’s gym in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, May 22, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai Alternative High School graduates 10

Principal John Galahan presented each of his 10 graduates with their own awards.