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Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche speaks during a meeting of the Borough Assembly in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Small fire at Homer Monofill, contained since April, still smoldering

The fire began April 18

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Ninilchik woman dead after Tuesday collision

The woman was attempting to cross the Sterling Highway from Oil Well Road when she was struck by…

Dale Chorman stands with his wife, Dianne. (Photo provided by Tom Kizzia)

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Long-time Homer resident, photographer dead after Sunday moose encounter

Troopers on Monday identified the victim as 70-year-old Dale Chorman

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The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s grant application for funds to support summer reading programs, along with other reading intervention documents, are splayed on a desk in the Peninsula Clarion offices on Monday, May 13, 2024 in Kenai, Alaska.

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School district preparing for new summer reading intervention programs

Third graders who test well below benchmark on their end-of-year literacy assessment may either be held back or…

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Borough mayor proposes flat sales tax, mill rates in $180 million draft budget

Borough Mayor Peter Micciche emphasized sustainability and affordability

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Birding in the digital era

Workshop led by 2024 Shorebird Festival keynote speaker teaches best practices for birders of all levels

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City of Homer takes on Beluga Slough drainage efforts at Bishop’s Beach

The City of Homer has taken over Beluga Slough drainage efforts on Bishop’s Beach at the request of…

Upper Cook Inlet Exclusive Economic Zone can be seen on this map provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Image via fisheries.noaa.gov)

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Homer meeting on new Cook Inlet EEZ regulations scheduled for Thursday

Federal management of the Cook Inlet EEZ is set to begin on May 30

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Angry Salmon celebrates grand opening

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was hosted on Saturday

One of the Alaska Bus Company's luxury shuttle buses is photographed on Friday, May 10, 2024 next to the parking lot of the Aspen Hotel in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Alaska Bus Company expands travel services

The Homer-based company was slated to resume service to Anchorage starting May 15

Graduates of Kenai Peninsula College prepare for the 54th Annual Kenai Peninsula College Commencement Ceremony at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, May 9, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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‘Never be afraid to be a new you’

KPC grads take step toward future in commencement ceremony

The Kenai Courthouse is seen Monday, July 3, 2023, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Man convicted in Homer-area home invasions sentenced to 18 years following probation violations

He was convicted in 2020 of nine felony charges, across five separate cases

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Graduates of Seward High School leave the gym at the end of their graduation ceremony on Wednesday, May 15.

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Seward High School graduates 30

Students were honored Wednesday, May 15, at a ceremony in their school’s gym