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A cruise ship is docked in Seward, Alaska on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Seward gets nearly $46 million for power upgrades at port

The funds are intended to transform Seward’s port into a “green port”

Assembly Member Peter Ribbens speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Ribbens, Cooper named new heads of borough assembly

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly reorganized during their Oct. 22 meeting

Seward City Clerk Kris Peck, right, administers an oath of office to Seward City Council newcomer Casie Warner during a council meeting in Seward, Alaska, on Oct. 28, 2024. (Screenshot courtesy City of Seward)

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Seward City Council swears in winners of October municipal election

They were sworn in two weeks after the council certified its election results

Poll worker Carol Louthan helps voters submit ballots at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Update: Bjorkman, Ruffridge, Elam and Vance lead in election night results

Several residents said that they came out to vote because they knew this election was “a big one.”

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Family planning clinic to offer teen sex education workshops

Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic will offer free Kenai Peninsula Borough School District-approved sexual health education courses in…

South Peninsula Haven House Executive Director Lindsey Collins attends the Community Resource Connect event in January 2024 at the SPARC in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Britt Huffman

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Haven House appoints new executive director

Lindsey Collins has served as interim director since April

Fair goers browse the 2022 Rotary Health Fair.  Photo provided by South Peninsula Hospital.

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The 2024 Rotary health fair returns at a new location

The 41st annual Rotary Health Fair will take place on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 9 a.m-1 p.m. This…

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Homer rotary supports Anchor Point Food Pantry

The funds will be dedicated to the pantry’s children’s program

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Homer reviews growth scenarios at community work session

The work session was hosted by comprehensive plan rewrite project leaders last Tuesday

State House District 6 candidates Rep. Sarah Vance, Dawson Slaughter and Brent Johnson participate in a candidate forum hosted by the Peninsula Clarion and KBBI 890 AM at the Homer Public Library in Homer, Alaska, on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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House District 6 candidates talk finance, schooling, fisheries

Candidates met Tuesday at the Homer Public Library for a forum hosted by the Peninsula Clarion and KBBI…

Parents and supporters of Aurora Borealis Charter School fill the Betty J. Glick Assembly Chambers during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Charter Oversight Committee in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Aurora Borealis Charter School renewal application advanced

They will next be heard during a Nov. 4 work session of the school board

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Planning commission postpones decision on revised Doyon application

The commission held a special meeting on Oct. 16 on the revised Lighthouse Village redevelopment

A banner at Homer City Hall identifies the building as a voting precinct. Early voting runs at city hall from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Nov. 4 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Early voting for Nov. 5 general election open in Kenai, Soldotna and Homer

Voters will cast ballots for U.S. president and U.S. representative, state House and Senate and decide on two…