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A photo taken from Skyline Drive at about 11:20 p.m. Saturday, July 15, 2023, shows vehicles evacuating from the Homer Spit after a tsunami warning was issued. The warning did not affect the Homer area, but sirens sounded anyway. The warning was later canceled. Photo by Shannon Cefalu.

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No tsunami warning for Homer

Warning is for Kodiak, Kennedy Entrance south to Unimak Pass.

From left, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education members Zen Kelly, Patti Truesdell, KPBSD Assistant Superintendent Kari Dendurent and Jason Tauriainen participate in a board meeting on Monday, July 10, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Some KPBSD substitutes, support staff to get pay raises

Some of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s substitute and temporary staff will receive raises for the upcoming…

From left, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education members Jason Tauriainen, Matt Morse, Virginia Morgan and Beverley Romanin participate in a board meeting on Monday, July 10, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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School board makes final tweaks to district budget

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education on Monday updated the district’s budget to reflect new…

AlaSkins employee Jeramie Davis (left) slices and rolls cod skins that will ultimately be sold as pet treats at AlaSkins on Thursday, July 6, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna’s AlaSkins named Alaska manufacturer of the year

A local business familiar for its high-quality and authentically Alaska pet treats got a treat of its own…

Photo provided by coordinator Alex Ravelo Girls on the water participants and instructors with their kayak paddles in July.

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University of Alaska Girls on the Water concludes Kachemak Bay summer kayak and marine ecosystem workshop

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Girls on Water (GOW) program concluded on Monday, July 10 with a series…

Photo provided by Nina Faust On July 9, Jason Sodergren and retired veterinarian Ralph Broshes capture and attend to the crane that was shot with an arrow.

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Crane shot with arrow rescued

Team captures crane, removes arrow and releases it back into the wild

The Homer Glacier Kings' float, which won a prize as the Best Children's Group, travels down Pioneer Avenue during the "Seas the Day" Fourth of July parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2023 in Homer, Alaska.

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Homer Chamber announces Fourth of July parade winners

On July 5, the Homer Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center announced the winners in this year’s Fourth…

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Fritz Creek general store burns

Fire damage causes loss of a long-time community hub to East End residents

Traffic is backed up on the Homer Spit late Friday afternoon on June 20, 2023, in Homer, Alaska, while Homer Police and Homer Volunteer Fire Department staff respond to a tourist injured when she was hit by a car that veered onto the bike trail. (Photo by Christina Whiting/Special to the Homer News).

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Crash that injured tourist also killed her dog

Arkansas woman suffered major injuries when driver veered into her on the Homer Spit Trail.

Photo provided by Billeen Carlson KPBSD students Lyndzi Gausin (Kenai Central High School), Morgan Carlson-Kelly (Nikolaevsk), Autumn Jones (Homer High School), Caitlin Eskelin (Soldotna High School) and Stephanie Huffer (Kenai Central High School) compete in national Educators Rising competition in Florida in June 2023.

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KPBSD students attend national Educators Rising conference

Alaska sent a large delegation of competitors to the 2023 Educators Rising conference in Orlando, Florida last month.…

Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion The waters of Cook Inlet lap against Nikishka Beach in Nikiski,<ins> Alaska,</ins> where several local fish sites are located, on Friday, March 24<ins>, 2023</ins>.

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Fish and Game says local setnet study may ‘solve decades-long struggle’

A study of setnet harvest selectivity for sockeye and king salmon will be conducted by the Department of…

Kachemak Emergency Services and Homer Volunteer Fire Department personnel respond to a fire at the Fritz Creek General Store early Thursday morning on July 6, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. Photo by Mark Kirko

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Fritz Creek general store burns

Fire damage causes loss of a long-time community hub to East End residents

Shrubs grow outside of the Kenai Courthouse on Monday, July 3, 2023 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai grand jury indicts former SoHi teacher on 61 counts of sexual abuse of a minor, possession of child pornography

A former Soldotna High School teacher and head of the local teachers union is facing 61 counts of…