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Photo provided by Robert Tarnowske Former owner, J.J. Carroll, pictured in the 1980s, when Sunny’s Service was a Chevron gas station.

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Meet your Neighbor: Sunny’s Service

Longtime Homer business closes after 66 years

A sockeye salmon’s tail protrudes above the edge of a bin on a setnet site July 11, 2016, near Kenai, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)

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Local fishers speak up for buyback bill

S.B. 82, sponsored by Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, R-Nikiski, would create the voluntary program

The Kenai Public Health Center is seen on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Alaska lags national average for childhood vaccinations

All vaccines administered in Alaska are reported to the Alaska Immunization Information System

A chart shows the number and type of Alaska residents receiving Medicaid coverage based on either 2022 Alaska Medicaid Claims data (yellow) or 2021 U.S. Census data (orange). More than 260,000 residents are currently enrolled, about 30,000 more than 2020, due to a federal provision that kept states from removing people during the COVID-19 pandemic. That provision ended April 1 and Alaska officials are scheduled review eligibility of all residents enrolled during the next 12 months. (Alaska Division of Public Assistance)

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Department of Health to reevaluate every Medicaid beneficiary

The state has to begin redetermination for everyone receiving benefits by March 31

The Alaska Department of Health And Social Services building is photographed in Juneau in 2021. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Health officials say Alaska falling behind on key cancer screenings

Screenings for breast and cervical cancer in Alaska have been on a downward trend for several years, Anne…

This March 10 photo shows fentanyl pills seized by police. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

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State health alert issued for fentanyl mixture

Xylazine is not approved for human use and naloxone will not be able to reverse its effect

Cook Inletkeeper Science Director Sue Mauger speaks in front of a packed crowd during a panel discussion for the Kenai Peninsula College Showcase “State of the Salmon” on Wednesday, April 20, 2023, at KPC in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Showcase paints a grim picture for future of salmon

Warming waters, more numerous predators, bycatch, parasites, increased competition all point to tremendous difficulty in species resurgence

A sign offering tips on how to recreate safely around bears can be seen on Thursday, July 1, 2021, on Skilak Lake Road in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

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Workshops to focus on bear coexistence

Experts will discuss bear attractants, how bear-resistant electric fencing works, and how to get financial assistance

Homer skiiers at Ohlson Mountain Rope Tow on Sunday, April 23, in Homer, Alaska. Photo by Emilie Springer/ Homer News.

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Slush cup washes out, but party goes on

Ohlson Mountain Rope Tow event was canceled for the second time

VFW Memorial Post 10221 presents “Teacher of the Year” award to Chapman School’s Bea Klaich on Saturday<ins>, April 22, 2023 in Anchor Point, Alaska</ins>. From left to right, Eric Henley, Bea Klaich, Chuck Collins, Mackenzie Henley. Photo provided by Jennifer Henley

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Anchor Point youth earn awards for essay, singing contests

The Virl “Pa” Haga VFW Memorial Post 10221 in Anchor Point presented awards to several Anchor Point youth…

Homer High School. (Homer News file photo)

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Photo provided by Paul Story Mariners on the Move are photographed at their April 19 celebration at Homer High School.

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Mariners on the Move honored

Every year, each Homer High School faculty member selects an outstanding student based on scholarship and character for…

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Homer high interviews vice principals candidates

The Kenai Peninsula District School District is looking to make a decision on a new assistant principal for…