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Marine safety drills to take place this month in Naknek and Dillingham

As hordes of skippers and crew from Homer and elsewhere prepare to descend on Bristol Bay for what…

Kenai Peninsula Education Association President Nathan Erfurth speaks from the bed of his truck in support of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District teachers and support staff outside of the George A. Navarre Admin Building on Thursday, May 26, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. Erfurth was removed this week as president of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s teachers union, days after he was arrested Saturday on two charges of sexual abuse of a minor. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Former Soldotna high school teacher charged with sex abuse of a minor ousted as head of teachers union

A former teacher at Soldotna High School was removed this week as president of the Kenai Peninsula Borough…

Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, Cindy Harris and first lady Rose Dunleavy stand for a photo at a ceremonial luncheon at the Governor’s Residence in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Office of the Governor)

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Harris selected by First Lady as a Volunteer of the Year

Harris worked to found the Alaska Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association

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Alaska Performing Arts Center announces statewide arts competition

One middle school and one high school student to receive complimentary tickets to the production of Hamilton in…

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A woman wears Sydney Akagi’s art mask in the fall of 2020, in Tlingit Aani, Juneau, Alaska.

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Bunnell Street Arts Center’s collaboration with Alaska Native artists begins yearlong tour

The tour began May 19 in Portland, Oregon

Razor clam season is underway at Copalis Beach. (Courtesy photo)

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4 days in July set for Ninilchik razor clam harvest

A limited harvest opportunity for razor clams in Ninilchik will be opened in July, the Alaska Department of…

Homer Flex High School April Phoenix Award recipient Angel Alavazo is photographed on May 9, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. Photo by Beth Schneider

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Homer Flex School April Phoenix Award recipient: Angel Alavazo

Each month, the school staff choose a student to receive the Homer Flex Phoenix Award based on their…

A map displays the locations of a dozen projects scheduled by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities for this summer. (Photo courtesy Department of Transportation and Public Facilities)

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‘Robust’ summer of construction well under way

140 transportation improvement projects are scheduled across 64 communities.

Ronald Dean Beyering. (Photo via Alaska State Troopers)

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Soldotna fugitive found dead 6 months after last update

Troopers found partial human remains, firearms and personal effects, according to a dispatch

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Students, kindergarten through ninth grades, check their growth pods Feb. 14 in the hydroponics room at Nikolaevsk School.

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Nikolaevsk hydroponics ends year strong

The first year of operation culminated in multiple harvests, hands-on lessons for students and fundraising events

Homer Harbor on Saturday, May 20.  Emilie Springer/ Homer News

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Army Corps hosts workshops on harbor expansion

The planning event was part of a three-year feasibility study for the project

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Local churches cleanup city during community service

At least 300 people participated in project teams from the Homer Spit to Karen Hornaday to Oil Changes

Commercial fishing and other boats are moored in the Homer Harbor in this file photo. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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USDA to buy up to $119.5 million in Alaska sockeye and groundfish

Alaska processors are benefiting from a USDA program that allows the federal government to purchase U.S.-harvested seafood to…