Soldotna High School senior Josiah Burton testifies in opposition to the proposed cut of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District theater technicians while audience members look on during a board of education meeting on Monday, March 6, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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School board finance group reviews expenditures ahead of upcoming budget cycle

As the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District prepares to grapple with another $13 million deficit for the upcoming…

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Shrubs grow outside of the Kenai Courthouse on Monday, July 3, 2023 in Kenai, Alaska.

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Grand jury adds charges in October killing of Homer woman

An Arkansas man who was arrested on a murder charge in the October killing of a Homer woman…

Front parcel of land at Lighthouse Village on Homer Spit Road purchased by Doyon Limited in March 2023. Image from the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assessing Department parcel viewer.

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Public hearing on re-zoning of Lighthouse Village scheduled

The re-zoning would accomodate Doyon hotel plans on Homer Spit

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Board of Fish meets in Homer this week

The meeting will discuss proposals related to Cook Inlet fishery regulations

Members of the Kenai/Soldotna Fish and Game Advisory Committee raise hands to vote in favor of a proposal during a meeting at Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association in Kenai, Alaska, on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Silver salmon, personal use fishing discussed by advisory committee

The group set their recommendations on a variety of proposals to the State Board of Fisheries

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Court reinstates ban on personal watercraft in critical habitat areas

The prohibition relates to two overlapping areas of Kachemak Bay and the Fox River Flats

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Spruce trees are dusted with snow on Dec. 22, 2020, in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge near Soldotna, Alaska. Some areas of the refuge are open to harvest of holiday trees for non-commercial uses beginning Thanksgiving.

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Christmas tree cutting on refuge opens Thanksgiving

Tree cutting will be open until Christmas Day

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Anchor Point library receives Homer Foundation grant

Funding will be used to purchase new computers for patrons

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Local field for 2024 state elections takes shape

Although Alaska’s next general election is almost a year away, candidates interested in representing the Kenai Peninsula on…

Amanda Adams leads a session during an in-service at Skyview Middle School on Friday, Aug. 13, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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School board briefed on role of AI in education

While there may be consequences to further incorporating AI use in schools, there may also be consequences for…

Department of Health logo. (Graphic by Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Snapshot: Flu cases down statewide, growing on peninsula

The State Department of Health’s respiratory virus snapshot tracks the activity of influenza, respiratory syncytial virus and COVID-19

The Homer Harbor is photographed on Saturday, May 20, 2023. (Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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City council seeks state funding for harbor expansion plans

New port maintenance needs emerge and are attended to

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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City council to hold public hearings at next meeting

Community members may comment on ordinances introduced earlier this month