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Hanna Stormo applauds during her 102nd birthday party at Aspen Creek Senior Living in Soldotna on Friday, May 30.

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‘Entwined with the story of Alaska’

Soldotna resident Hanna Stormo celebrates her 102nd birthday.

Snow blankets Homer City Hall on April 10, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)

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City halts pursuit of building code

The decision was finalized after a federal grant application to adopt the 2021 International Building Code was canceled.

John Krohn, general manager at KBBI AM 890, prepares to go on the air on Friday, May 30, 2025, in the Gary Thomas Studio at the KBBI station in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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‘We’ve never felt a threat like this before’

Federal cuts to public broadcasting funding could devastate Alaska public radio stations, including on the Kenai Peninsula.

Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, R-Nikiski, speaks during a joint luncheon of the Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Bjorkman reports back on legislative session

Highlights included education funding, budget woes and bills on insurance regulations, fishing.

Señor Panchos in Soldotna, Alaska, is closed on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Detention of Soldotna restaurant owner violates his rights, lawyer says

Francisco Rodriguez-Rincon is facing federal charges for accusations that he is in the U.S. illegally.

Borough Mayor Peter Micciche speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Borough Assembly approves new ‘Land Affordability Program’

The program will help qualifying buyers purchase borough land at 25% discount.

U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks to Anchor Point residents during a community meeting held at the Virl “Pa” Haga VFW Post 10221 on Friday, May 30, 2025, in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Sullivan visits Homer during weeklong Alaska tour

U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, sat down for an interview with Homer News.

Jets from the U.S. Air Force’s 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing are staged at Kenai Municipal Airport in Kenai, Alaska, as part of Exercise Tropic Tundra on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Air Force jets launch from Kenai airport as part of weeklong training exercise

The jets are part of U.S. Air Force’s 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing’s Exercise Tropic Tundra.

Western Emergency Services logo. Homer News file photo

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Wildfire reported in Ninilchik over holiday weekend

The human-caused fire spread to 1.6 acres before being contained.

Josiah Kelly, right, appears for a superior court arraignment at the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Change of plea hearing for man accused of shooting at Homer clinic reset for July

Josiah Kelly is accused of shooting at buildings used by Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic and Kachemak Bay…

A sockeye salmon rests atop a cooler at the mouth of the Kasilof River on Monday, June 26, 2023, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Northern Kenai fishing report: Local lakes stocked; Kenai River opens June 11

Some fishers are finding success on the Kasilof and in stocked local lakes.

Winter Marshall-Allen of the Homer Organization for More Equitable Relations, Homer Mayor Rachel Lord, and Jerrina Reed of Homer PRIDE pose for a photo after the mayoral proclamation recognizing June as Pride Month on Tuesday, May 27 at the Cowles Council Chambers. (Photo courtesy of Winter Marshall-Allen)

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City of Homer recognizes Pride Month, Juneteenth

Mayor Rachel Lord brought back the tradition of mayoral proclamations May 12.

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Potential remains of missing Texas boaters discovered in sunken vessel

The vessel capsized 16 miles west of Homer in Kachemak Bay in August.