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🌱 Kenai River dipnetting goes 24 hours—what Soldotna residents must know
Soldotna, Alaska Patch AM: a 4 min readHi Soldotna! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
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In today's newsletter:
- Kenai River dipnetting goes 24 hours—what Soldotna residents must know
- Why Soldotna High’s football team has Alaska’s biggest preseason target
Also on today's calendar: Power Plant Comedy returns to Main Street Tap & Grill!! and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an elephant with a rhinoceros? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Sunshine and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 47 degrees.
- Thursday: Brilliant sunshine and nice, temps: high: 71, low: 48.
- Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Kenai River Personal Use Dip Net Fishery Open 24 Hours Per Day (alaska-native-news.com) — If you’re dipnetting the Kenai, the river is now open 24 hours a day through late Friday night thanks to a strong sockeye run. Only Alaska residents with the proper Upper Cook Inlet permit and sport license can participate, and locals with questions are directed to the Soldotna Fish and Game office for details and regulations. 
• Peninsula Sportscast July 28, 2026: Stars AK #1 in USE TODAY Ranking; Registration Open for Tsunami Swim Club Clinics (radiokenai.com) — Soldotna High’s football team enters the 2026 season ranked Alaska’s best by USA TODAY after another undefeated, state-title run, with several star seniors returning. The update also flags August swim camps in Seward and Anchorage that local families can register for now, offering technical coaching and race-focused sessions for age-group and high school swimmers.
📸 Around Soldotna
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Women In Business: A Speaker Series →
The Hearth Eatery & Catering, 10544 Kenai Spur Hwy Ste 4, Kenai
6:00 pm
Thursday August 6
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Other local events
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Custodial, Theater, Pools In-Service
Kenai Peninsula Borough Schools Soldotna High School, 425 W Marydale Ave, Soldotna, AK, 99669\
8:30 am -
Power Plant Comedy returns to Main Street Tap & Grill!! →
Main Street Tap & Grill, 10800 Kenai Spur Hwy, Kenai
7:00 pm -
THREE CURRENTS, ONE TIDE →
Kenai Art Center, 816 Cook Dr, Kenai
5:00 pm -
Backyard Salmonscapes: Salmon Habitat Mapping Field Day →
Kenai Watershed Forum, 44129 Sterling Hwy, Soldotna
11:00 am -
Levitt Amp Soldotna music series →
Soldotna Creek Park, 251 States Ave, Soldotna
6:00 pm
Thursday August 6
Friday August 7
Saturday August 8
Wednesday August 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Nintendo Switch Club →
Kenai Community Library, 163 Main St Loop, Kenai
4:00 pm -
Custodial, Theater, Pools In-Service
Kenai Peninsula Borough Schools Soldotna High School, 425 W Marydale Ave, Soldotna, AK, 99669\
8:30 am -
KPen ArtHive →
Kenai Art Center, 816 Cook Dr, Kenai
9:00 am -
Valdez Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Nikiski →
Nikiski Middle/High School, 52275 Education Dr, Nikiski
6:00 pm
Friday July 31
Thursday August 6
Saturday August 8
Thursday August 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- ⚠️ Magnitude 2.6 earthquake reported
Jul 27 at 11:21 AM AKDT: 2.6 magnitude earthquake occurred near Anchor Point, Alaska. (Nextdoor )
- Alaska Christian College posted a job opening for Custodian/Housekeeper in Soldotna. Apply here.
- Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Pizza Hut Crew Member in Soldotna. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Soldotna here.
🗞 Nearby News
Kenai
- Hicks resigns from borough assembly (kbbi.org)
- Federal Subsistence Sheep Hunt Closed in Round Mountain Area (doi.gov)
Seward
- Another Alaska town deploys a wellness vending machine (kioskmarketplace.com)
Anchorage
- Anchorage police pair with recovery peers to get people off the street and into treatment (alaskapublic.org)
- Longtime Anchorage Daily News photojournalist Bob Hallinen dies at 77 (adn.com)
- One dead, two children hospitalized in Anchorage car crash (alaskasnewssource.com)
Ok Soldotna! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: ‘Ell if I know. (Thank you KYLE B. for sending it in!)
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