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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

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Kids cast their lines

One-day fisheries provide opportunities for youth

The Russian River Sanctuary Area is seen in the area labeled B in this map provided by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

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Sport fishing at Russian River Sanctuary opens early

Predictions for sockeye run ‘good-sized’, triggers month-early opening

Drag queen Athena Nuff walks through the crowd during a performance at Soldotna Creek Park on Saturday, June 3, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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‘Nobody Can Drag Us Down’: Soldotna celebrates LGBTQ+ pride

The event featured food trucks, vendors and a lineup of performers that included comedy, drag and music

Peter Micciche (center) listens to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly certify the results of the Feb. 14, 2023, special mayoral election, through which he was elected mayor of the Kenai Peninsula Borough, on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Thousands respond to borough services survey

Many of the survey questions focused on the quality of borough roads

Soldotna High School senior Josiah Burton testifies in opposition to a proposed cut of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District theater technicians while audience members look on during a board of education meeting on Monday, March 6, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Awaiting state funding, board of ed works to bring back staff positions

Alaska lawmakers this session passed a budget bill that includes $175 million in one-time funding for Alaska’s K-12…

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George Gustufson and Ayjan Arik, owners of Buttwhackers Fillet Company, stand in front of their business, at the top of Ramp 1 behind the Salty Dawg at the Homer Harbor on Monday. The business is the 2023 tournament headquarters and weigh-in station.

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Homer’s Chamber of Commerce Halibut Festival opens for the month of June

Kick off with the Big ‘But Ball, a month long halibut derby and upcoming Summer Solstice Festival

Dr. Katherine Ortega Courtney speaks during the 100% Alaska Community Town Hall on Saturday, June 3, 2023, at Peninsula Center Mall in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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100% Alaska survey results, state of services discussed at town hall

Change 4 the Kenai leads conversation about access to mental health, housing, transportation

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Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies day camp staff members Emma Latsch, Marissa Swartley, Ava Daley, Cece Donegan and Jasmine Lurus on Monday.

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Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies begins summer camp series

Day camps in Homer and multi-day camps across Kachemak Bay

An Epidemiology Bulletin titled “Drowning Deaths in Alaska, 2016-2021” published Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Screenshot)

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Health officials say Alaska leads nation in drowning deaths, urge safe practices

A majority of non-occupational Alaska drownings occur in relation to boating, both for recreation and for subsistence

The Anchor River Inn, photographed on Saturday, June 3, 2023, is being remodeled in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Anchor River Inn to get fresh start

New owners hope to begin operating later this year

A young Virginia opossum was spotted outside the City of Homer Clerk's Office window on Thursday, June 1, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. Photo by Renee Krause

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ADF&G: More opossums captured, others still on the loose

The new opossums are most likely the offspring of Grubby, a Virginia possum captured last month

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Tyson Cox references a sheet illustrating the rotation of seats on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Soldotna requests changes to planning commission ordinance

The measure is being considered next week

Homer City Council and representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard recognize Homer as a Coast Guard City at Homer City Hall on May 22, 2023. (Photo provided by Homer city manager)

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Homer designated ‘Coast Guard City’

The designation was given May 22 in a proclamation