Paul Banks Elementary School Principal Eric Pederson interacts with students in this undated photo at the school in Homer, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Eric Pederson)

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Updated: KPBSD chooses Pederson as next Homer High principal

School district held public interviews Wednesday, April 9.

Cracks split the siding outside of Soldotna High School on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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SoHi siding, Hope roof repair projects move forward

The Soldotna project has been reduced from its original scope.

The Alaska State Senate meets Thursday, where a bill boosting per-student education funding by $1,000 was introduced on the floor. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Education bill with $1,000 BSA hike — and nothing else — gets to Senate floor; veto by Dunleavy expected

Senate president says action on lower per-student education funding increase likely if veto override fails.

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Clayton Holland speaks during a meeting of the KPBSD Board of Education in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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KPBSD budgeting in ‘no-win situation’

School board plans to advance budget with significant reductions in staff and programs while assuming a $680 BSA…

Nikolaevsk</span> School is photographed on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Nikolaevsk, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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‘We just need more time’

Nikolaevsk advocated keeping their school open during a KPBSD community meeting last week.

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A demonstrator in Homer holds up signs during the nationwide Hands Off! protest on Saturday, April 5, at WKFL Park in Homer.

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Hundreds turn out in Homer, Soldotna to protest actions of Trump administration

Signs expressed support for federal programs, services and employees, as well as diversity, democracy and science.

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Seldovia man found dead in submerged vehicle

83-year-old Seldovia resident Roger Wallin Sr. was declared missing on March 31.

The setting sun over Kachemak Bay highlights Mount Augustine in the distance on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Augustine Island geothermal lease sale opens

Tracts are available on the northern half of the island, located in the lower Cook Inlet.

Vice Principal Katie Bynagle holds up a pitcher of pancake mix during the pancake breakfast on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 in the Homer High School commons. (Photo courtesy of Winter Marshall-Allen)

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HHS prepares students for state assessments with pancakes

The pancake breakfast was Tuesday, March 25.

Program Manager Caitlin Coreson with Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District shows a student a website with educational workforce resources during the job fair on Friday, March 28, 2025 in the Homer High School commons. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Homer Job Fair connects youth with local opportunities

The first annual Homer Community Job Fair was held on Friday, March 28, at Homer High School. The…

Kachemak Bay Conservation Society Vice President Penelope Haas points at a presentation slide on Homer housing data on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at Kachemak Bay Campus. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Homer gathers to discuss comp plan, potential city code rewrites

Homer has changed rapidly over the last dozen or so years, as any local can tell you. Many…

Maria Jose Hernandez-Just and her family pose for a photograph after her win on March 21, 2025 at the Wendy Williamson Auditorium at UAA. (Photo courtesy of Francia Lorena Just)

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Homer 7th grader wins statewide spelling bee

Maria Jose Hernandez-Just will represent Alaska during the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May.

Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly member Tyson Cox speaks during a town hall meeting hosted by three Kenai Peninsula legislators in the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Chambers in Soldotna, Alaska, on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Education hot topic at legislative town hall

More than 100 people attended a three-hour meeting where 46 spoke.