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Board of Fisheries acts on proposals for central Kenai Peninsula fishing regulation

Various protections for king salmon and trout, increased opportunity for sockeye salmon fishing on the Russian River and…

A sign reading “We love you” expresses community support for the Fritz Creek General Store on Saturday, July 8, 2023, after a fire severely damaged it on July 6. (Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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Fritz Creek postal box customers must arrange new mail service by April 30

A July 6 fire severely damaged the historic Fritz Creek General Store and USPS mail center

Anchor Point Chamber of Commerce board of directors president Dawson Slaughter (right) presents Chapman School principal Heidi Stokes with the Educator/Faculty of the Year Award during the Community Awards ceremony on Saturday, March 2, 2024 at the VFW in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Chapman principal Heidi Stokes receives educator of the year award

The chamber of commerce awarded the honor at Anchor Point’s Snow Rondi event at the end of February

Stickers are available for voters at the Kenai No. 1 precinct for Election Day on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna to hold ‘I Voted’ sticker design contest

City council members approved the program during their Wednesday night meeting

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Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Commissioner Ryan Anderson answers questions from state senators during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Wednesday in Juneau.

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State officials revise transportation plan as summer construction hangs in balance

The federal government rejected the plan on Feb. 9, citing numerous deficiencies

Rep. Justin Ruffridge, R-Soldotna, speaks in support of a bill increasing state funds for public education in the Alaska House of Representatives on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024 in Juneau, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Bill seeking to bump use of Alaska Performance Scholarship clears the House with unanimous support

The money is awarded to high-performing high school graduates to help pay for postsecondary education at participating institutions…

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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee accepting nominations

The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee currently has a notice out for new nominations to the…

Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, R-Nikiski, presents information on a bill establishing a voluntary buyback program for Cook Inlet’s east side setnet fishery on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Juneau, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Bjorkman bill would pay bonuses to nationally certified teachers

The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development estimates that the bonus program would apply to about 215…

Diamond bleats at the Kenai Peninsula District 4-H Agriculture Expo on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Bjorkman bill would authorize tax relief for farmers

The exemption would newly only apply to farm operations that produce food for human and animal consumption

(Foreground) Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Clayton Holland, left, and KPBSD Finance Director Liz Hayes, right, speak about the district’s fiscal year 2024 budget during a work session with the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Amid uncertain state school funding, KPBSD labors to assemble a budget plan

March 14 is the deadline by which Gov. Mike Dunleavy must either sign, veto or not sign a…

Graduates wear decorated caps during Soldotna High School’s commencement ceremony on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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KPBSD revises proposed graduation adornment policy

The original version of the policy limited how students may decorate their caps, gowns and stoles

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Anchor Point community members watch and wave at the Chapman School Eagle Ensemble float in the annual Snow Rondi parade on Saturday. <ins> on Milo Fritz Road in Anchor Point, Alaska</ins> Turnout at the parade was high despite high winds and below-freezing temperatures.

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Anchor Point turns out for Snow Rondi festivities

Annual winter weekend event series featured a packed schedule

The sign at the entrance of Kenai Peninsula College’s Kachemak Bay Campus is photographed on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. (Finn Heimbold/Homer News)

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Kachemak Bay Science Conference to take place this month

The Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is hosting the 10th Kachemak Science Conference March 17-20 at Kachemak…