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From left: Alaska gubernatorial candidates former Gov. Bill Walker, former Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce and former state lawmaker Les Gara participate in a candidate forum hosted by the Homer Chamber of Commerce at Land’s End Resort on Thursday in Homer.

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Pierce stakes out positions in Homer debate

Pierce’s appearance was the second forum he has participated since announcing his bid for governor

Sarah Vance (Photo provided)

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House District 6: Sarah Vance

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Ginger Bryant (photo provided)

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House District 6: Ginger Bryant

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Gary Stevens (Photo provided)

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Senate District C: Gary Lee Stevens

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A resident casts their vote in the regular municipal election Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, at the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Ninilchik, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News file)

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Senate District C: Heath Smith

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Gov. Mike Dunleavy, left, and Nancy Dahlstrom sit in the Peninsula Clarion offices on Friday, July 22, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Dunleavy leads in fundraising, latest campaign filing shows

Dunleavy, along with running mate Nancy Dahlstrom, raised more than $600,000 during the most recent filing period

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

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Hospitalizations see uptick; COVID cases still declining

South Peninsula Hospital reports zero hospitalizations and one emergency room visit related to COVID-19

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Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre speaks during an assembly meeting on Tuesday in Soldotna. The meeting was Navarre’s first as mayor since being appointed last month.

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Navarre attends 1st assembly meeting as mayor

Mike Navarre attended his first Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting as mayor Tuesday night, where assembly members offered…

Homer's Seamus McDonough leads the Division II boys race at the state cross-country meet Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, at Bartlett High School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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McDonough takes 2nd at state cross-country

The Seward girls cross-country team captured their seventh small-schools title, and first since 2007, Saturday at the state…

Fat Bear Champion 747 photographed on Sept. 6 by L. Law. (Photo courtesy Katmai National Park)

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Fattest bear crowned in annual competition

The final matchup brought Bear 747 and Bear 901 head-to-head

Commercial fishing and other boats are moored in the Homer Harbor in this file photo. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Seawatch: Magnuson-Stevens Act gets rewrite

The MSA dictates how federal fisheries are conducted.

Voting booths are set up at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Unofficial results: school bond, field house OK’d

Incumbents also came out ahead in preliminary results

Staff move tables ahead of lunchtime at Soldotna Elementary School on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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‘Critical needs’: Aging school on the brink

Renovations are cost prohibitive at Soldotna Elementary