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Milly Hornung and Halle Blades speak in opposition to a possible closure of Nikiski Middle/High School during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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KPBSD discusses possible school closures in face of $17 million deficit

A presentation from borough administration to the board on Tuesday outlined a series of scenarios for closure of…

A schematic rendering of the southwest view of Doyon, Limited’s revised Lighthouse Village redevelopment design is on display during a special Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Council postpones decisions on Doyon rezone, right of way vacation

The Homer City Council will further discuss Memorandum CC-25-028 and Ordinance 25-01 on Feb. 10.

Debris and damage to the Glacier D restaurant is seen on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, following a storm event that caused erosion damage to the Homer Spit on Saturday in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Council resolves to partner with state to address Spit erosion

The action by the council comes after incidents of severe erosion on the west side of the Spit…

Spurr, a 1-year-old Appaloosa colt who went missing Jan. 19, 2025, can be seen on the far right with Judah Klann, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. Spurr was spotted grazing under a tree by Beluga Lake and rescued Feb. 1. (Photo courtesy of Kate Klann)

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Missing horse safely reunited with family, uninjured

Spurr was missing for almost two weeks before being discovered near Beluga Lake on Feb. 1.

Winter Marshall-Allen sits on the Stefan Avant-Mercadante memorial bench in the hallway of Homer High School on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. Avant-Mercadante was a former student of Marshall-Allen’s who passed away last year. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Homer educator Winter Marshall-Allen honored with statewide award

The honor is awarded through the Alaska Governor’s Council on Disabilities Special Education, partnered with the Alaska State…

Kate Sheehan (left foreground), director of the Alaska Division of Personnel and Labor Relations, and Paula Vrana, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Administration, discuss an ongoing statewide salary study during a House State Affairs Committee meeting Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, at the Alaska State Capitol. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Dunleavy’s delay in releasing state salary study frustrates legislators, union leaders

Draft report to assess competitiveness completed last June, but not released publicly.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy compares Alaska to Mississippi data on poverty, per-pupil education spending, and the 2024 National Assessment of Education Progress fourth grade reading scores during a press conference on Jan. 31, 2025. Alaska is highlighted in yellow, while Mississippi is in red. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

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Amid calls for increased education funding, Dunleavy debuts reform package

KPBSD is facing a $17 million deficit driven by stagnant funding that’s failed to keep up with inflation.

Shrubs grow outside of the Kenai Courthouse on Monday, July 3, 2023, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Homer man convicted of burglary and theft

Sentencing is scheduled for May 19.

Amy Woodruff demonstrates an example of how to properly caulk a seam at the Homer Energy Fair on Saturday, Jan. 25. She said she was inspired to learn DIY home efficiency improvements when she became a homeowner. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Energy efficiency solutions offered at Drawdown fair

Homer Drawdown first began in 2019 as a collaborative shepherded by Cook Inletkeeper and Alaskans Know Climate Change.

The Diamond Ridge transmitter station is photographed on Jan. 28, 2025. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Five local radio stations under new, family ownership

The purchase included popular stations KGTL, KWVV.

Flyer for Project Youth Homer’s upcoming event on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Derotha Ferraro

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Grassroots community group focuses on youth

Project Youth Homer will hold their first event on Feb. 6

Alexis Alamillo, of Anchorage, carries a sockeye salmon caught in a dipnet from the mouth of the Kenai River in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Fish and Game projects 7 million sockeye for Upper Cook Inlet

Nearly 7 million sockeye salmon are projected to run in Upper Cook Inlet this year, with a forecast…

Logo for the Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection. (Image via Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection)

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Peninsula fire departments receive grant funding

Thirty-three rural fire departments within the state were awarded funds in a total amount of $306,292.