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‘A big year for big projects’

Homer City Council discusses what’s on tap for 2023

Michaya Boone, Homer’s first baby of the year, with her parents, Fractal Mic and Tenaya Boone, at South Peninsula Hospital, Jan. 4, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo courtesy South Peninsula Hospital)

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Homer’s 1st baby of 2023: Michaya Boone

Boone was born at 8:01 p.m. on Jan. 4, earning the honor of first Homer baby of 2023.

Jake McLay and his wife, Norma, celebrate his 100th birthday with relatives at Land's End in Homer, Jan. 7, 2023. (Photo courtesy McLay family)

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Long-time Homer resident Jake McLay turns 100

McLay, who was born on Jan. 25, 1923, moved to Homer from Oregon in 1945.

Drama, Debate and Forensics Club members pose at Homer High School on Jan. 9, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. ( Photo by Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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Drama, debate and forensics tourney returns to Homer

On Jan. 13 and 14, the Homer High School Drama, Debate and Forensics team will host an invitational…

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COVID-19: Statewide cases and hospitalizations up

That makes the largest increase reported since Sept. 14

Visitor guides await travelers at the Kenai Municipal Airport, Thursday, June 20, 2019, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion file)

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Kenai Peninsula tourists trending older, staying longer

Tourism is bouncing back from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic

A map of 2023 construction projects on the Kenai Peninsula shared during the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District’s Industry Outlook Forum on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, at the Christian Community Church in Homer, Alaska. (Screenshot)

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State outlines a year of transportation projects at industry forum

Planning Manager David Post gave a presentation covering the department’s Surface Transportation Program

The Kenai/Soldotna Fish and Game Advisory Committee meets on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, at Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Advisory Committee supports expansion of wolverine hunting, rejects trapping restrictions

The Kenai/Soldotna Fish and Game Advisory Committee met Monday

Homer High School senior Damon Weisser (Provided by Homer High School 2022-2023 Yearbook students.)

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Senior Portrait: Damon Weisser

Homer News is spotlighting local high school students

This photo shows the TikTok icon on a phone screen. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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Gov. Dunleavy bans TikTok from state devices

Alaska is the 22nd state to take action against the social media platform for perceived security risks

Kelsey Shields applies a “Lucy’s Market” sticker to a Cheese of the Month subscription box on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023 at Lucy’s Market in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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New month, new cheese

Lucy’s Market launches subscription box for monthly cheese selections

A rainbow trout is released in a restocking event at the 21st annual Kenai Peninsula Salmon Celebration in Kasilof on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Fish and Game taking public comment on stocking plan for local waters

The 2023 Stocking Plan outlines the locations, numbers, sizes and life stages for each species of fish that…

Homer Volunteer Fire Department on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke / Homer News)

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911 texting soon available

The service will allow residents to contact emergency services via traditional cellphone texting services.