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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.

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: Sitka fishermen look to the future

‘The only thing that man controls is what we take’

Mounts Iliamna and Redoubt are seen at sunset on Feb. 22, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

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Hilcorp makes lone bid for federal Cook Inlet oil and gas lease sale

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management was offering leases for 193 blocks totaling some 958,000 acres

The Kasilof River can be seen in June 2019. (Clarion file)

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State to update public on Kasilof boat retrieval

Alaska State Parks has acquired two lots on Williamson Drive in Kasilof for the project

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Alaska Association of Realtors President Dale Bagely presents a regional real estate update during the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District’s 2022 Industry Outlook Forum on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Kenai.

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KPEDD forum to offer overview of peninsula economic projects

The all-day forum will feature panels on topics including mariculture, oil and gas, food sustainability, tourism and broadband

Summer 2022 interns and volunteers learn about Beluga Slough at low tide. (Photo by Jessica Shepherd)

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Kachemak Bay Watershed Collaborative begin user group meetings

Recruiting stakeholders from communities and management organizations all across the region

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East End Road arrest briefly closes road, backs up traffic

A Homer resident was stopped near Mile 4 of East End Road while driving a truck reported stolen,…