A voting booth for the Kenai Peninsula Borough and City of Homer elections at Cowles Council Chambers on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)

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Candidate filing period for city, borough elections now open

The filing deadline is Aug. 15

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Participants from the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve’s eDNA workshop collect water samples from Homer Harbor on Friday, July 26.

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Kachemak Bay Research Reserve hosts eDNA workshop

The Kachemak Bay Research Reserve last week hosted a community workshop with members from various organizations to discuss…

Snow melts on a sunny day at the Kachemak Bay Campus on March 16, 2020, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Kachemak Bay Campus scholarship deadline approaching

The packet application for the fall semester needs to be submitted to the campus by Aug. 12 at…

Participants in a Sunday protest for Steven Kissack march toward Marine Park on Sunday. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

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Protesters demand police accountability following death of Steven Kissack

Advocates gather where he was shot, say they are raising their voices because “he’s unable to speak.”

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Kenai man dead after weekend collision

The crash took place at the intersection of Treasure Chest Street and the Kenai Spur Highway

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Anchorage man dies after being found floating in Kenai River

The man had been fishing in the area with friends, according to troopers

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Anchor Point woman dead after ATV rollover

Troopers were called around 9 p.m. on July 16 and told of a rollover on Anchor River Road

Voters fill out their ballots at the Challenger Learning Center in Kenai, Alaska on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Incumbents show lead in fundraising for state offices

Candidate spending is detailed in disclosure forms due Monday

Stacey Schultz, new executive director for the Homer Foundation, sits outside of the foundation's office after an interview with the Homer News. (Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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Schultz begins work as Homer Foundation executive director

Recently appointed Homer Foundation Executive Director Stacey Schultz began work Monday, July 15.

Furie Operations Superintendent Ben Christianson shows off natural gas processing equipment at Furie Operating Alaska’s central processing facility in Nikiski, Alaska, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Drone test flight operates beyond visual line of sight between Nikiski and a Cook Inlet platform

The drone could perform deliveries to and from Cook Inlet platforms

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A dead crane colt is entangled in fishing line in Homer’s Beluga Slough. The crane was found earlier this month.

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Crane colt entangled in fishing line found dead in Beluga Slough

The colt had monofilament fishing line wrapped around its leg

Founder Allen Engebretsen prepares to cut the aluminum 50th anniversary ribbon last Friday at the Bay Weld boat shop.  Emilie Springer/ Homer News

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Bay Weld Boats celebrates 50 years

The anniversary open house was attended by hundreds of community members

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Keksi Geurts, NOAA Hollings scholar, and Jasmine Maurer, harmful species program coordinator, with the Research Reserve in the Islands and Oceans discovery lab after their public presentations on European Green Crab on July 18, 2024, in Homer Alaska.

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Invasive crabs discussed ahead of awareness day

A day ahead of European Green Crab Awareness Day, Jasmine Maurer with the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research…