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Rep. Andi Story (D-Juneau), Rep. Rebecca Himschoot (I-Sitka), and Rep. Sarah Vance (R-Homer) watch the vote tally during a veto override joint session on an education bill Tuesday, May 20. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

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Dunleavy outlines priorities for special session

The Senate and House majority say the Legislature plans to consider two veto overrides.

Amber Gall (left) and Rachael Kincaid (right) are South Peninsula Hospital's new Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Operating Officer, respectively. Photo provided by Derotha Ferraro

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Hospital names new leadership

South Peninsula Hospital’s former chief nursing officer has been named the new chief operating officer.

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‘All the kids are grand champions’

Kenai Peninsula 4-H shows off at Agriculture Expo

Kachemak Bay is seen from the Homer Spit in March 2019. (Homer News file photo)

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Toxin associated with amnesic shellfish poisoning not detected in Kachemak Bay mussels

The test result does not indicate whether the toxin is present in other species in the food web.

Superintendent Clayton Holland speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, July 7, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Federal education funding to be released after monthlong delay

The missing funds could have led to further cuts to programming and staff on top of deep cuts…

Attendees of the open house event for the draft 2035 comprehensive plan evaluate potential land use maps on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, at the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Comp plan team releases public hearing draft

The first public hearing will occur during the Planning Commission’s Aug. 20 meeting.

Armor rock from Sand Point is offloaded from a barge in the Kenai River in Kenai, Alaska, part of ongoing construction efforts for the Kenai River Bluff Stabilization Project on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Work continues on Kenai Bluff stabilization project

The wall has already taken shape over a broad swath of the affected area.

Fresh-picked lettuces are for sale at the final Homer Farmers Market of the year on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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USDA ends regional food program, pulls $6M from Alaska businesses

On July 15, the Alaska Food Policy Council was notified that the USDA had terminated the Regional Food…

An aerial photo over Grewingk Glacier and Glacier Spit from May 2021 shows a mesodinium rubrum bloom to the left as contrasted with the normal ocean water of Kachemak Bay near Homer. (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Greer/Beryl Air)

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KBNERR warns of potential harmful algal bloom in Kachemak Bay

Pseudo-nitzchia has been detected at bloom levels in Kachemak Bay since July 4.

Former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola speaks at the Alaska Democratic Party’s state convention on May 18, 2024, at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall. (Juneau Empire file photo)

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Peltola sues over husband’s fatal Alaska crash; investigation points to decisions he made

Former Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the people who employed her husband…

Homer Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center Director Jan Knutson (right) accepts the Art Advocate award at  Homer Council on the Arts' annual Community Arts Award Ceremony on Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Arts council presents annual awards

Homer Council on the Arts presented seven community arts awards during their annual meeting Saturday.

The Cowles Council Chambers are seen in Homer City Hall on Pioneer Avenue in April 2025 in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)

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Council to hold public hearing on rec center funding

The public hearing will take place at the next regular meeting on Monday, July 28.

A table used by parties to a case sits empty in Courtroom 4 of the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Former school district custodian pleads guilty to sexual abuse of a minor

Alexander Coxwell was arrested in September on allegations that he had engaged in an illegal sexual relationship with…