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    Cook Inlet Region, Inc. President and CEO Sophie Minich speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Nikiski Shelter of Hope on Friday, May 20, 2022 in Nikiski, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Peninsula organizations awarded mental health trust grants
    By Chloe Anderson • December 19, 2025 2:30 am

    Organizations in Nikiski and Kenai received funding from the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority.

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    A Homer athlete wrestles against a Grace Christian athlete during the regional Kachemak Conference Wrestling Championships on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Homer girls wrestling team named regional champions
    By Delcenia Cosman • December 17, 2025 1:30 am

    Homer High School hosted the Kachemak Conference Wrestling Championships Saturday, Dec. 13.

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    Photo courtesy Pete Dickinson
The SoHi junior varsity and varsity wrestling teams compete in the Battle for the Bird at Soldotna High School on Wednesday, Nov. 26. The Kenai Peninsula Athletics Sapphire dance team performed the halftime show.
    SoHi, Nikiski wrestling teams compete for Thanksgiving dinner
    By Chloe Anderson • December 3, 2025 5:30 pm

    The Stars and Bulldogs faced off during the Battle for the Bird duals last Wednesday.

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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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    Fourth grade students work on their new nametags on the first day of the 2025-2026 school year at Nikiski North Star Elementary School in Nikiski, Alaska, on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Giving students their ‘best year yet’
    By Jacob Dye • August 21, 2025 1:30 am

    The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s 42 schools welcome kids back into classrooms.

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    A male sea otter pup, estimated at 2 weeks old, was rescued near Homer and admitted to the Alaska SeaLife Center rehabilitation program on June 23, 2025, in Seward, Alaska. Photo courtesy of the Alaska SeaLife Center
    SeaLife Center admits 2 seal pups, 1 orphaned...
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 8, 2025 1:30 am

    The three pups join the Alaska SeaLife Center’s ‘growing’ patient list.

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    Nikiski graduates view their slideshow during a commencement ceremony at Nikiski/Middle High School in Nikiski, Alaska, on Monday, May 19, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    ‘We need to change the world’
    By Jacob Dye • May 21, 2025 1:30 am

    Nikiski Middle/High School graduates 31 on Monday.

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    Ash-Lee Waddell (center) of Homer is one of six recipients of the 2025 First Lady’s Volunteer Award at the Governor’s Residence in Juneau, Alaska, on May 13, 2025. Photo courtesy of the Office of the Governor
    First lady honors Alaska volunteers
    By Delcenia Cosman • May 16, 2025 11:30 am

    Volunteers from Homer and Nikiski were recognized.

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    A goalie stands on guard during a soccer game at Homer High School on Friday, May 2. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    Friday soccer: Homer boys top Nikiski
    By Jeff Helminiak • May 8, 2025 2:30 am

    The host Homer boys soccer team defeated Nikiski 15-0 on Friday in Peninsula Conference action.

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    The ORPC proposed American Tidal Energy Project site is located at East Forland, Cook Inlet, just north of Nikiski, Alaska. Photo provided by ORPC
    Marine energy developer pursues Cook Inlet tidal project
    By Delcenia Cosman • March 31, 2025 8:30 am

    ORPC recently filed a draft pilot license application for a tidal energy project site near Nikiski.

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    Natural gas processing equipment is seen at Furie Operating Alaska’s central processing facility in Nikiski, Alaska, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Glenfarne takes majority stake of Alaska LNG Project,...
    By Jacob Dye • March 28, 2025 1:30 am

    The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation announced Thursday they had reached an agreement with the New York-based company.

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    Nikiski’s Kameron Bird is pressured by Ninilchik’s Kade McCorison at the Keith Presley Memorial Tournament on Friday, February 14, 2025, at Ninilchik School in Ninilchik, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
    Friday hoops: Ninilchik girls, boys both win at...
    By Jeff Helminiak • February 20, 2025 1:30 am

    The Ninilchik girls and boys basketball teams both separated themselves from the competition with tough, physical basketball Friday night at…

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    The Nikiski Pool is photographed at the North Peninsula Recreation Service Area in Nikiski, Alaska, on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion file)
    Nikiski man arrested for threats to Nikiski Pool
    By Jacob Dye • December 26, 2024 1:30 am

    Similar threats, directed at the pool, were made in voicemails received by the borough mayor’s office, trooper say

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