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Luke Karpic and Oscar Marcou smile as they write their response to a question posed during Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Middle School Battle of the Books competition on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, at Kenai Middle School in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Reading and competing

Academic contest champions literacy

Some of Homer's AMCC attendees on Tuesday Jan. 24 at the Denai'na Center in Anchorage, Alaska. Back row L to R: Emilie Springer, Nicole Webster, Katie Gavenus, Reid Brewer, Marilyn Sigman, Kim Schuster and Serena Tierra. Front row L to R: Donna Aderhold, Lily Westphal, Debbie Tobin, Kris Holdereid, Lauren Sutton and Dan Olsen.  There were several others in attendance not included in this photo.   Photo taken by conference attendant.

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Local scientists bring research to marine science symposium

The 2023 Alaska Marine Science Symposium showcased marine research in the Arctic Ocean, Bering Sea and Gulf of…

From left, Dave Carey, Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings, Zach Hamilton and Peter Micciche participate in a Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor candidate forum on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Borough mayoral candidates participate in Tuesday forum

The forum was hosted by the Peninsula Clarion and KDLL 91.9 FM in partnership with the Central Peninsula…

The logo for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is displayed inside the George A. Navarre Borough Admin Building on Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Peninsula voices join state debate over school funding

Lawmakers heard pleas from education leaders around Alaska to increase the state’s base student allocation

Homer High School. (Homer News file photo)

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School announcements

School district risk level update and upcoming events

Allison O'Neil and Shari Daugherty serve as volunteers for Community Resource Connect at the SPARC Building in Homer, Alaska on Tuesday. Photo by Emilie Springer

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Outreach event targets homelessness while connecting to those in need

Homer Community Resource Connect provided services in Homer and Anchor Point

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Benefit will support family of Nepal plane crash victim

The Down East Saloon will host a benefit on Saturday, Feb. 4 from 2-5 p.m. for the family…

Homer High School Computer Science Students. Andrew Skillingstad, Chloe Gall,  Halen Nordstrom, Cecilia Fitzpatrick, Zane Sanchez, Regan Baker, Coleman Stephens, Elsa Otis, Leland Curtis, Samson Isaac, Brennan Steen, Caleb Brow (note:several female students were absent on this day).   Photo provided by Jan Spurkland.

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Homer High School earns computer science female diversity award

Homer High School has earned the College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female…

Amy Russell

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West Homer staff member receives Paraeducator of the Year Award

West Homer staff member Amy Russell received the State of Alaska Special Education Paraeducator of the Year Award…

Lance Petersen directs “The Music Man” for Pier One Theatre in Homer, Alaska. (Photo contributed by Pier One Theatre)

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‘He built a world of true community’

Lance Petersen, Homer theater pioneer, dead at 81

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Alaska health officials and providers work on strategies for responding to tuberculosis surge

By Yereth Rosen

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Commission releases halibut quotas

The International Pacific Halibut Commission has released the quotas for the 2023 season, and they seem to be…

Soldotna City Council members interview city manager applicant Elke Doom (on screen) during a special city council meeting on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna council interviews city manager candidates

The city announced last November that Soldotna City Manager Stephanie Queen will be stepping down