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    Fishers stand at the mouth of the Kasilof River in Kasilof, Alaska, early in the morning of the first day of the Kasilof River personal use sockeye salmon dipnet fishery on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Kasilof dipnetting opens
    By Jacob Dye • June 25, 2025 1:30 am

    Dipnetting will be allowed at all times until Aug. 7.

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    Logo for the Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection)
    Burn permits suspended across southern Alaska
    By Delcenia Cosman • June 24, 2025 1:30 am

    The suspension applies to the Kenai-Kodiak, Mat-Su and Copper River fire prevention areas.

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    Rep. Bill Elam speaks during a legislative update to the joint Kenai and Soldotna chambers of commerce in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    ‘Nothing prepares you’
    By Jacob Dye • June 24, 2025 1:30 am

    Rep. Bill Elam reports back on his freshman session in the Alaska House of Representatives.

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    A sockeye salmon rests atop a cooler at the mouth of the Kasilof River on Monday, June 26, 2023, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Bag limit for Kasilof sockeye doubled
    By Jacob Dye • June 24, 2025 1:30 am

    Sport fishers can harvest six sockeye per day and have 12 in possession starting Wednesday.

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    Erin Thompson to serve as regional editor for...
    June 20, 2025 2:30 am

    Erin Thompson is expanding her leadership as she takes on editorial oversight of the Juneau Empire in addition to her…

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    A woman stands with her sign held up during a rally in support of Medicaid and South Peninsula Hospital on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 in Homer, Alaska. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    Homer residents rally in support of South Peninsula...
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • June 19, 2025 2:30 am

    The community gathered on Wednesday in opposition to health care cuts that threaten rural hospitals.

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    Brooklyn Coleman, right, staffs The Squeeze Squad lemonade stand during Lemonade Day in Soldotna, Alaska, on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Kids learn business skills at annual Lemonade Day
    By Jacob Dye • June 19, 2025 1:30 am

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

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    Planes are showcased at the Kenai Air Fair in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Kenai fair shows off aircraft of all kinds
    By Jacob Dye • June 19, 2025 1:30 am

    Cargo planes to helicopters were on display Saturday.

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    The Homer News, a small print publication based in Cortland County, New York, features photos on the back page of readers who travel with copies of the newspaper. This issue of The Homer News shows Gary Root visiting Homer, Alaska and posing for a photo with the New York paper under the "Homer Alaska, Halibut Fishing Capital of the World" sign at the top of Baycrest Hill. Photo courtesy of Kim L. Hubbard
    Meet ‘The Homer News’
    By Delcenia Cosman • June 18, 2025 5:30 pm

    Surprise! Your local newspaper has a third ‘sister’ paper.

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    A sockeye salmon is pictured in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Fishing slow on Russian River, improving on Kenai
    By Jonas Oyoumick For the Peninsula Clarion • June 18, 2025 2:30 am

    Northern Kenai fishing report for Tuesday, June 17.

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    Señor Panchos in Soldotna, Alaska, is closed on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Soldotna restaurant owner remains in ICE custody; federal...
    By Jacob Dye • June 18, 2025 1:30 am

    Francisco Rodriguez-Rincon was accused of being in the country illegally and falsely claiming citizenship on a driver’s license application.

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    Brent Johnson speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Borough to provide maximum funding for school district
    By Jacob Dye • June 18, 2025 1:30 am

    The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will receive less money from the state this year than it did last year.

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    Hunter Kirby holds up the hatchery king salmon he bagged during the one-day youth fishery on the Ninilchik River on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 in Ninilchik, Alaska. Photo by Mike Booz
    Ninilchik River closed to sport fishing
    By Delcenia Cosman • June 18, 2025 1:30 am

    The closure is in effect from June 23 through July 15.

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