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

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, Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Winter king tournament postponed

The Homer Chamber of Commerce announced at 6:30 a.m. today that the 2023 Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament…

Sidewalk chalk drawings cover the outside of corroding insulation at Soldotna Elementary School on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Sidewalk chalk drawings cover the outside of corroding insulation at Soldotna Elementary School on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Assembly accepts $50.4M for borough bond projects

$40 million will be used to complete a first round of school maintenance projects

The Homer Police Station as seen Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Police receive reports of drinks being spiked at Homer bars

Homer Police Department alerted the public last week to recent reports by bar patrons that their drinks had…

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Halibut and black cod fisheries get off to slow start

The halibut and black cod fisheries got underway last weekend, and deliveries have been sparse so far. Prices…

Anna Wall and Sheryl Vitale, daughter-mother duo behind Red Bird Kitchen, stand in their kitchen on East End Road, photo taken March 13, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Christina Whiting/Homr News)

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Meet your neighbor: Red Bird Kitchen

With a love for creating new recipes, mother and daughter have been serving up tasty dishes in and…