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Library Director Dave Berry and Advisory Board Chair Kate Finn on Tuesday Jan. 17 at Homer City Hall. Photo by Emilie Springer

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Homer Library Advisory Board upholds decision to retain LGBTQ+ books

A citizen’s group last year submitted a petition asking that the books be removed from the children’s section

Emergency personnel respond to a fire on R/V Qualifier, in the Northern Enterprises Boatyard on Kachemak Drive, Jan. 19, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Photos by Nika Wolfe)

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Research and support vessel catches fire in boatyard

The fire was first reported by crew members on board the vessel.

Entrance to Karen Hornaday Campground, photographed on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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Concerns over crime drove decision to shut down campground

Police activity at Hornaday Campground spiked in 2020 when it was designated as a free camping spot

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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City council discusses community development plans

The Homer City Council moved forward on the port expansion project

Volunteers distibute a meal to attendees at Project Homeless Connect on Jan. 29, 2020, at Homer United Methodist Church in Homer, Alaska. Dubbed Community Resource Connect (CRC) this year, the free, one-day event is intended for those who are homeless, at risk of being homeless, or for those in need of extra support for their daily living situation. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News file)

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Homer, Anchor Point to host ‘one-stop shops’ targeting housing instability

The event, now in its fifth year, offers resources, connections to assistance and necessary supplies

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COVID-19: Hospitalizations jump, 4th consecutive week of rising cases

Four patients are on ventilators and two are located in the Gulf Coast region

Zach Marley, where he can often be found, in the library at Homer High School on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. (Photo provided by Homer High School yearbook staff)

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Senior Portrait: Zach Marley

Homer News is spotlighting local high school students

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Chief Justice Daniel E. Winfree speaks during a public vote of the Alaska Judicial Council held as part of the selection process for a new Kenai Superior Court Judge on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska.

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4 nominated to fill Kenai Superior Court seat

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has 45 days to appoint one of the nominees selected by the council to the…

Homer seine vessels Allie B and Hadassah on Friday Jan. 20 in the Kodiak Harbor. Photo from Ivan Stonorov.

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Kodiak Tanner crab fishermen stand down until processors offer higher price

Boats have been packed into the Kodiak harbor since the first week of January.

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Mike Crawford, Chair of the Kenai/Soldotna Fish and Game Advisory Committee, writes the language of an amendment to Board of Game Proposal 105, passed unanimously by the committee during a meeting on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, at the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association in Kenai, Alaska.

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Advisory committee votes on recommendations for Board of Game meeting

Proposals discussed Monday included those related to hunting ducks, sheep, goats, moose and ptarmigan on the Kenai Peninsula

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A map of updated marine zone boundaries, set to be put into effect on March 8.

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Weather Service to update marine zones for better forecasts and warnings

Changes are set to be implemented March 8.

Graph showing monthly changes in employment from 2019 to 2022, by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development using data from their Research and Analysis Section. (Screenshot)

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Jobs up in 2022, fall short of predictions

The department predicted that 9,800 jobs would be added in 2022, overshooting the real numbers by 53%

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education convenes on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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School district forecasts $13.1M budget deficit

The deficit stems from total expenditures exceeding anticipated revenue and a reduction in funding from the State of…