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Homer man sentenced for sexual assault

Allen Gonzalez was convicted by a Homer jury in June

Administrative Secretary Nikkol Sipes administers oaths of office to Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education members Kelley Cizek and Sarah Douthit on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. Cizek was reelected to represent Sterling and Funny River, Douthit was elected to represent Kenai during the Oct. 1 municipal election. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Board of Education swears in members, assigns leadership roles

The board held to a status quo organization

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Downed trees are seen in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in September 2020.

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Refuge opens for firewood collection Tuesday

Only trees that are dead and down within designated areas may be cut

A voter fills out their ballot at the Kenai No. 2 Precinct in the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Campaign spending picks up ahead of general election

Electoral candidates were required to file disclosure forms 30 days before the election

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Lower peninsula youth center in the works

The Anchor Point Senior Center is fundraising for construction of a youth rec center

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Diamond Creek Trail closed indefinitely

Recent rains caused a mud slide on the trail, making it impassable

Homer’s new mayor, Rachel Lord, presents outgoing Mayor Ken Castner with a plaque recognizing his service to the City of Homer at the conclusion of the city council meeting at the Cowles Council Chambers at Homer City Hall on Oct. 14, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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Lord sworn in as mayor

Homer Mayor Ken Castner on Monday ended his term in office and handed responsibilities off to Homer’s new…

Incumbent Rep. Sarah Vance answers questions during a forum hosted by the Homer Chamber of Commerce for Alaska State House District 6 candidates on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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House district 6 hopefuls talk education, economy

The Homer Chamber of Commerce hosted a forum for State House District 6 candidates on Monday

Board President Zen Kelly speaks during a special meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Board of Education in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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School board, district explore effects and uses of generative AI

AI advocate spoke to KPBSD Board of Education and teachers last week

Alaska State Sen. Jesse Bjorkman (R-Nikiski), left, and Alaska House Rep. Ben Carpenter (R-Nikiski) participate in the Senate District D candidate forum hosted by the Peninsula Clarion and KDLL 91.9 FM on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, at the Soldotna Public Library in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

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Bjorkman, Carpenter talk economy, energy, education at forum

Whoever is elected to the seat will serve a four-year term ending in January 2029

Alaska Department of Fish and Game logo. (Graphic by Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Fish and Game comments on local proposals to Board of Fisheries ahead of work session

The requests ask the board hear fishing regulation proposals outside of their three-year cycle

Sea Legs Stilt and Puppet Troupe parades down Pirate Alley with a raven puppet, boasting a 15-foot wingspan, at Ye Olde Harvest Festival at Karen Hornaday Park on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Well met at the Renaissance fair

The rain couldn’t dampen the festivities at Ye Olde Harvest Festival last weekend. Karen Hornaday Park was brought…

A spruce bark beetle is seen on the underside of a piece of bark taken from logs stacked near Central Peninsula Landfill on Thursday, July 1, 2021, near Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Prescribed burns will produce visible smoke near highways

Burns are part of ongoing spruce beetle mitigation efforts