Upper Cook Inlet Exclusive Economic Zone can be seen on this map provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Image via fisheries.noaa.gov)

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NOAA seeking comment for proposed regulation of Cook Inlet commercial fishing

Public comment is being sought by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries on a proposed rule that…

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DOT commissioner: New road maintenance strategy could reduce brine use by 40%

Vehicle corrosion and associated costs, threats to public safety and environmental impacts were the top concerns

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A lone voter fills in their ballot at Soldotna Prep School in Soldotna, Alaska, during Election Day on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.

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Borough, Soldotna, Seward certify election results

Results for multiple borough seats came down to just a handful of votes.

Mary Hunt, a survivor of Holy Cross Mission, holds flowers during an Orange Shirt Day ceremony at Ggugguyni T'uh, "Raven Place," outside the Dena'ina Wellness Center on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023 in Kenai, Alaska. Orange Shirt Day honors indigenous elders who survived and children lost from boarding schools established to detribalize indigenous people. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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‘You don’t understand unless you lived it’

On day of remebrance, two elders share stories of childhood in a boarding school

From left, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education members Jason Tauriainen, Kelley Cizek, Dianne MacRae and Penny Vadla are sworn in by District Secretary Nikkol Sipes during a special school board meeting on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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School board swears in new members, reorganizes

Kelley Cizek, Dianne MacRae, Jason Tauriainen and Penny Vadla took oaths of office during the meeting

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Film screening to support family planning clinic

‘Mom and Dad’s Nipple Factory’ premieres at Homer Theatre on Oct. 26

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Gary Hollier pulls a sockeye salmon from a set gillnet at a test site for selective harvest setnet gear in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.

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Preliminary results released for selective setnet test

That test was to assess a shallower net intended to better target “abundant” sockeye while reducing harvest on…

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Board of Fisheries will not move Upper Cook Inlet meeting to Kenai Peninsula

During a work session of the State Board of Fisheries last week, the board did not take action…

Public Works director Jan Keiser clarifies details on the Beluga Slough Green Infrastructure Project to Homer City Council during the Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023 in the Cowles Council Chambers at City Hall in Homer, Alaska. Screenshot.

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Council approves contracts to continue green infrastructure project

Homer city council passed three resolutions during their last regular meeting on Oct. 9 for the continuance of…

Students identify species of juvenile fish at one of the activity stations during Alaska Department of Fish and Game's "Salmon in the Classroom" salmon egg take event on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023 in the Anchor River State Recreation Area in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Students bring salmon to the classroom

Hands-on event is part of ADF&G annual education program

This is a picture of the Alaska Department of Health building in downtown Juneau. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

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Life expectancy up; births, deaths trend downward in 2022

The Kenai Peninsula saw 629 births last year

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Fireweed Academy offers community fall festival on Friday

Homer’s Fireweed Academy will host their fall Harvest Festival FUNdraiser on Friday, Oct. 20 at the West Homer…

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Community members discuss components of the six priorities for the 2023 MAPP on Friday Oct. 13 at the Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska.

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Meeting narrows down community health priorities

Members of the public gathered last week to discuss a community health needs assessment conducted every three years,…