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.

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Community Resource Connect provides resources and support

The annual one-day event was held in Homer and Anchor Point on Jan. 28.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a press conference Dec. 12, 2024, at the Alaska State Capitol. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Updated: Move to pause federal funding leaves local groups reeling

Questions remain after a Monday night order pausing disbursement of federal grants and loans was rescinded Wednesday.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy delivers his State of the State speech at the Alaska State Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, with Senate President Gary Stevens, at left, and House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, at right, in the background. (Klas Stolpe/Juneau Empire)

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Gov. Dunleavy takes victory lap with selective portrayal of Alaska in second-to-last State of the State

Some legislators criticize “mixed messages” about cooperation, omission of problems needing work.

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Clayton Holland speaks during a meeting of the KPBSD Board of Education in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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KPBSD, other school districts call on Legislature for increased funding

The district is facing a $17 million deficit.

The smaller Homer Education and Recreation Center building, also called HERC 2, is photographed on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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City to conduct outreach on proposed recreation site

The Recreation Champions Working Group has narrowed down potential sites for a new recreation facility in Homer.

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Anchor River overruns highway

Prolonged rainfall incited flood warnings and watches for much of Southcentral Alaska last weekend.

Ryan Tunseth speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in Soldotna, Alaska, on Dec. 3, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Borough considers Seward land purchase

A public hearing on Ordinance 2024-19-24 will be held at the Feb. 4 assembly meeting.