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Rachel Nash tests voting equipment at the George A. Navarre Borough building on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Borough to upgrade voting system

The acquisition of ADA-compliant voting equipment was initiated by a complaint filed by a voter who alleged the…

The intersection of the Kenai Spur and Sterling highways is seen on Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)

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Borough to use federal funds for street safety

The funds were made available through the Safe Streets and Roads for All program

The Homer Spit and the Kenai Mountains are photographed of Monday, May 17, 2021, as seen from West Hill in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Magnitude 5.4 earthquake strikes west of Homer

The earthquake occurred just after 7 a.m.

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Bristol Bay sockeye fishery faces new restrictions

Bristol Bay fishermen are facing new restrictions to the sockeye fishery on the Nushagak and Wood Rivers after…

The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation building is seen in Juneau, Alaska, in March 2022. The deadline for the permanent fund dividend is coming up fast, landing on March 31, 2023. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)

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PFD application deadline is next week; state revenue forecasts lower than expected

Alaska North Slope crude oil was estimated to be about $71.62 per barrel on Monday

Johnnie Wright III sings for a crowd of students during an opening performance by Sankofa Dance Theater Alaska at Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science in Kenai, Alaska on Monday, March 20, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Uniting through movement

Kaleidoscope students learn about western African dances and music with in-residence artists

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan speaks before the Board of Game during their Southcentral meeting on Friday, March 17, 2023 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Board of Game hears testimony on trapping setbacks

Public testimony on the proposals being considered will be accepted through Saturday

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

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COVID-19: Cases jump in Kenai Peninsula Borough

COVID-19 cases jumped up in the Kenai Peninsula Borough this week, according to state data updated Tuesday.

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The 28th annual Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament winner Weston Marley holds up the 27.38-pound winter king salmon he caught on Sunday, April 10, 2022, in Kachemak Bay.

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Winter king tournament rescheduled for Saturday

The event was postponed last weekend due to weather

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Homer to host community housing conversation

A coalition of community organizations will host on Saturday a public conversation on the current housing shortage in…

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The Homer City Council discusses overriding the mayor’s vetoes during their regular meeting on March 13 in the Cowles Council Chambers at City Hall in Homer.

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City council postpones vote on comp plan veto override

The Homer City Council last week delayed until its next regular meeting a vote that could undo the…

“Billiken Point,” acrylic painting by Homer youth artist Leah Dunn, painted in August 2021. Dunn is one of numerous local artists participating in the Ready Set Art fundraiser for Ptarmigan Arts. (Photo provided by Leah Dunn)

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Meet Your Neighbor: ‘Ready, Set, Art’ fundraiser

Artists come together to create art during an evening of fun and fundraising to support young artists

The cover of the March 20 State of Alaska Epidemiology Bulletin, “AKVDRS Homicide Victims Update — Alaska, 2011-2020” (Screenshot)

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Department of Health: Homicides increased last decade

Homicides accounted for 19% of the violent deaths in Alaska from 2011-2020