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A sign displays the logo of the Kenaitze Indian Tribe at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Senior centers, social services suggested as stops for Kenaitze fixed-route bus on the central Peninsula

Project leaders on a proposed fixed-route bus service for the central Kenai Peninsula are requesting public input on…

Photo provided by Elizabeth Horan Americorps members Kay Gardner, Kaela Lesniewski and Miranda Glenn on Augustine Island, June 2.

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Americorps Alaska Team finishes a term in Homer

Triple C’s started Alaska service last October

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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City to consider land purchase for Public Works relocation

Homer’s Public Works Department may be getting a new home in the future.

The Homer Animal Shelter on March 16, 2020, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Council increases animal shelter funding

Homer Animal Services LLC, also known in town as Alaska Mindful Paws, will receive additional funding from the…

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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Council anticipates seawall, Coast Guard berth maintenance

Anticipating the need for routine maintenance to the seawall and the U.S. Coast Guard cutter berth space, the…

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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City considers accepting grant for wetland acquisition

Wetlands would be part of Kachemak Sponge Green Infrastructure Stormwater Treatment System

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

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Homer sees slight increase in COVID-19 patients

Home testing makes trend hard to track, but hospital reports uptick in patients seeking treatment for COVID-19

Photo provided by Kachemak Crane Watch Sandhill crane shot last Saturday on East End Road in Homer.

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Crane shot with arrow

Wildlife troopers seek information on shooting

Photo provided by Misha Klassen CCE participants Sarjus Moonin and Heather Kalmakoff participate in drop camera sampling in Jakolof Bay in June 2023.

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Community Coastal Experience finishes 5-week summer program

Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies was local program partner

Alaska Department of Fish and Game Black Rockfish sampling in Kodiak. Photo provided by ADFG.

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Rockfish Day education event is Saturday

Event seeks to raise awareness of harvest issues, safe rockfish release

Signage points the way to the Swan Lake Cabin in the Chugach National Forest on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022 near Cooper Landing, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Chugach National Forest to hold meetings on 5 proposed cabins

The Chugach National Forest this week set dates for four public meetings about five new public use cabins…

A leucistic raven, distinct for its white coloration, is photographed north of Kenai. (Photo courtesy Gregory Messimer)

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Rare white raven turns heads

An unusually colored raven has been turning heads around the central Kenai Peninsula for the last few weeks…

Community members ride on the Anchor Point VFW Post 10221 float down School Street during the Anchor Point Fourth of July parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2023 in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Communities turn out for Fourth of July

Homer and Anchor Point hosted parades, events for the public