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Photo courtesy of Shea Nash River City Academy teacher Donica Nash is pictured during her history class on Jan. 26.

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Civic nonprofit names River City Academy teacher for award

Soldotna’s Donica Nash will use the award money to fund a field trip to Juneau.

Photo courtesy of Sargeant Truesdell Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor Peter Micchiche (left) and assembly member Sargeant Truesdell, District 4, Soldotna (right), pose for a photo with the Soldotna High School girls’ wrestling team during an assembly meeting on Jan. 20. The Stars secured SoHi’s first three-peat title during the state championship tournament Dec. 19-20.

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Assembly commends Soldotna High School girls’ wrestling team

The team secured the program’s first three-peat victory at the state tournament in December.

Cooper Landing Fire and Emergency Medical Services respond to a trailer fire on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, near Mile 38 Seward Highway near Cooper Landing, Alaska. The fire destroyed the trailer carrying U.S. Mail from Anchorage to the Southern Kenai Peninsula. (Photo courtesy of Cooper Landing Fire and EMS)

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Assembly asks legislature to increase exemptions for EMS, firefighters

The change would allow municipalities to increase property tax exemptions to “an amount deemed appropriate.”

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District logo.

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Board of education considers school consolidations

Paul Banks Elementary in Homer and Seward Middle School are currently under consideration for closure in the next…

Alaska Department of Natural Resources logo (graphic)

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State seeks Kenai Peninsula citizen advisory board members

The Department of Natural Resources invites Alaskans to apply for seats in Seward, Kachemak Bay and Kenai.

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Former refuge manager speaks on loving the land

Robin West presented his talk, “Looking Back, Looking Forward,” in Soldotna on Tuesday evening.

The Alaska State Capitol building stands on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Mari Kanagy/Juneau Empire)

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School board meets with state legislators

Lawmakers discussed upcoming bills during a KPBSD work session last week.

This photo shows the Alaska State Capitol. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

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Vance, Bjorkman prefile bills for new legislative session

The second session of the 34th Alaska State Legislature began Tuesday.

Volunteers sort winter gear prior to the start of the annual Community Resource Connect on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at the SPARC in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Derotha Ferraro

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Community Resource Connect returns next week

The annual free event will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 27 at the SPARC tent in Homer.

The Soldotna High School varsity football team receives certificates of achievement, presented on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, by Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche (right) and KPB Assembly member Sargeant Truesdell, for winning the Division II State Championship in October 2025. Photo courtesy Joe Rizzo

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Assembly commends Kenai, Soldotna teams

The Soldotna High School football team and Kenai Central High School marching band and girls’ volleyball team received…

This photo shows the Alaska State Capitol. (Juneau Empire file photo)

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Bjorkman prefiles 2 bills ahead of session

The second regular session of the 34th legislature begins Jan. 20.

Retired Biologist and former manager of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge will “Looking Back, Looking Forward,” a talk about his solo trip on the Yukon River, on Tuesday evening at the Refuge headquarters in Soldotna. The Homer-based nonprofit organization Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges is hosting a virtual watch party in Homer. Photo courtesy of Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges

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Looking back, looking forward

Robin West will give a talk about his 30-year career Tuesday evening at the Kenai refuge headquarters and…

Carts filled with food collected during the Freedom from Hunger community food drive are displayed at the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank near Soldotna, Alaska, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Alaska grocery store supports Kenai Peninsula Food Bank

Three Bears Alaska’s annual ‘Shop with a Purpose’ event raised nearly $112,000 for 14 communities in Alaska and…

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)

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Homer Electric Association now accepting community program applications

The nonprofit offers scholarships to folks of all ages.

Snow covers a branch hanging over Watergate Way in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Update: District-wide schools and activities closure in effect Friday through Saturday, Jan. 16-17

All Kenai Peninsula Borough School District schools and Kenai Peninsula College campuses are closed due to rain and…

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche speaks during a meeting of the Borough Assembly in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Borough updates public noticing requirements

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approved an ordinance last week effectively ending requirements to publish notices in a…

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. Screenshot.

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Community discusses state forest proposal at Homer meeting

The public comment period on the proposed Kenai Peninsula State Forest closes Jan. 16 at 5 p.m.

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation helped a Nikiski resident dispose of over 43 tons of contaminated soil after a home heating oil spill in November<ins> 2025</ins>. DEC on Friday launched a program to help eligible homeowners cover cleanup costs relating to home heating oil spills. Photo courtesy of the Department of Environmental Conservation

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State launches home heating oil spill cleanup program

The Department of Environmental Conservation formally announced the program statewide on Friday.

Sterling resident Jonny Reidy walks 11 miles from his dry cabin to his part-time job at Fred Meyer on Dec. 15, 2025. Reidy aims to walk 1,000 miles by midsummer, and he’s asking people to pledge donations to food banks for every mile he travels. Photo courtesy of Jonny Reidy

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Sterling man is walking 1,000 miles for hunger awareness

Jonathan Reidy asks people to pledge donations to local food banks for every mile he walks.

Soldotna High School students learn how to prepare moose meat through the school’s annual Moose Permit Project, an educational partnership between SoHi and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Photo courtesy of Tabitha Blades/Soldotna High School

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Soldotna students get hands-on moose harvest experience

SoHi’s annual Moose Permit Project is an educational collaboration between the school and the Alaska Department of Fish…