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The George A. Navarre Kenai Peninsula Borough building. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)

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Bump to borough mayor salary proposed

The legislation would increase and inflation-proof the mayor’s salary

Acting Kenai Peninsula Borough Clerk Michele Turner helps newly sworn-in assembly member Peter Ribbens set up assembly materials on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Assembly names Ribbens to fill Bjorkman’s seat

He is a senior environmental professional and a former emergency response coordinator with Tesoro Alaska.

Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation Kenai/Prince William Sound Superintendent Jack Blackwell fields questions about the Kasilof River Drift Boat Retrieval project at the Gilman River Center on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023 near Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Construction of Kasilof boat retrieval to begin this summer

Efforts to build a public takeout facility on the lower Kasilof River began in 2011

People observe a candlelight vigil in memory of victims of a plane crash in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Bikram Rai)

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GoFundMe launched for family of man killed in Nepal plane crash

A twin-engine ATR- 72 aircraft operated by Nepal’s Yeti Airlines crashed into a gorge near Pokhara on Sunday…

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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Price dispute puts crab fishery on hold

The Kodiak bairdi Tanner crab fishery was slated to open on Jan. 15 with a quota of 5.8…

South Peninsula Hospital employees remove COVID-19 testing signs from South Peninsula Hospital test site Friday Jan. 13, 2023. (Photo from Derotha Ferraro/South Peninsula Hospital)

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South Peninsula Hospital closes COVID test and vaccine site

In its peak, the test and vaccine site employed 15 people, and was averaging 100-150 swabs a day.

Reba and Lynn Temple pose on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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Community to host Himalayan dinner to support cancer research

Next week’s event is a prelude to a larger awareness effort slated for April.

Motorists travel through the Swan Lake fire burn on the Sterling Highway on Sunday, May 22, 2022. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Prescribed fires along Sterling Highway to start this month

Areas most likely areas to experience smoke include Sterling Highway Mileposts 43, 45 and 53

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

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COVID-19: 2nd week of statewide case increase; hospitalizations drop

In the Gulf Coast region one patient was reported hospitalized with COVID-19

Spencer Co, Thea Person and Zach Marley participate in the Homer High School Drama, Debate and Forensics Tournament, Saturday, Jan. 14. (Photo courtesy Kammi Matson)

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Homer High School Drama, Debate and Forensics results

The Homer High School Drama, Debate and Forensics Invite, Jan. 13-14, included teams from Homer, Soldotna and Nikiski.…

Homer High School senior Leah Dunn. (Photo provided by Homer High School 2022-2023 Yearbook students)

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Senior Portrait: Leah Dunn

Homer News is spotlighting local high school students

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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Seawatch: Fisheries bills filed ahead of legislative session

Topics include development of regional fisheries associations and laying out what constitutes a conflict of interest for Board…

A resident casts their vote in the regular municipal election Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, at the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Ninilchik, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Register by Sunday to vote in special mayoral election

The special election was necessitated by the resignation of former Mayor Charlie Pierce