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University of Alaska Board of Regents Chair Ralph Seekins speaks during a meeting at Kenai Peninsula College in Soldotna, on Feb. 22.

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Board of Regents to meet on Juneau campus this week

Committee meetings will take place Wednesday and Thursday; a regular meeting will be held Friday and Saturday.

Water pools alongside Big Eddy Road in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Update: Flood watch canceled for low-lying areas of Kenai River

A glacier dam near Skilak Lake may still release later this fall, the National Weather Service said.

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Soldotna man dies in Monday morning crash on Sterling Highway

The crash took place near TJ Seggy’s and the Alaska Roadhouse between Soldotna and Kasliof, a trooper dispatch…

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State issues quarantine order for 2 invasive trees

Mayday trees and chokecherry trees are barred from being imported, transported or sold under the order.

Sadie Friedman, Dale Eicher and Leslie Morton, candidates for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly’s Sterling and Funny River seat, participate in a candidate forum at the Soldotna Public Library on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Sterling assembly candidates field questions at election forum

The forum was moderated by the Peninsula Clarion and KDLL 91.9 FM.

John Osenga, Michael Calhoon and Casie Warner participate in a Seward City Council candidate forum hosted by KBBI 890 AM and the Peninsula Clarion at the Seward Community Library and Museum in Seward, Alaska, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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3 vie for Seward mayorship, 6 for council

Two candidate forums will be held at the Seward Community Library, on Sept. 11 and Sept. 29.

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The Tongass National Forest sign stands near the Auke Village Recreation Area.

News

USDA announces intent to rescind Roadless Rule protections

The deadline for public comment is Sept. 19

A poster from the Pier One Theatre website shows information about the upcoming spring performance. Rehearsals began last week.

Community

Community choir begins rehearsals for spring performance

The Kenai Peninsula Community Chorus and Homer High School Concert Choir, under the direction of borough school district…

A local community member walks up Ben Walters Lane on a newly completed sidewalk on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Council adopts walkability action plan goals

Four goals for Homer were included in the Kenai Peninsula Walkability Action Plan, which was approved in July.

A map depicts the location of a recent easement acquisition in relation to the Kachemak Selo School Project. Photo courtesy of the Kenai Peninsula Borough

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Borough purchases additional K-Selo land for school construction project

The 0.3-acre lot will serve as a perpetual easement to accommodate school-related activities.

The northbound shoulder of the Sterling Highway is washed out at Mile 157, near the intersection with Old Sterling Highway between Homer and Anchor Point, on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (Photo courtesy of the Alaska Department of Transportation

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Update: Rainfall causes road damage on Sterling Highway, Whiskey Gulch Road

Whiskey Gulch Road and the Whiskey Gulch beach access are closed through the weekend due to storm damage.

The Sea Leg Stilts pose for a photo ahead of the 3rd annual 5K Run for Recovery this Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Kachemak Bay Recovery Connection)

Sports

Kachemak Bay Recovery Connection to host 3rd annual fun run on Saturday

The festivities will take place at the Deep Water Dock on the Homer Spit.

The beginning of this year's Burning Basket on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

Community

Burning Basket project returns for 22nd year

Build week will begin Sept. 1.