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The sign at the front of Kenai River Campus’s main building as seen on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. (Photos by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai Peninsula College receives federal grant

Grant funds will establish a program to support first-generation college students.

The carapace, or upper shell, of an invasive European green crab and a live live green crab are shown in this undated photo. Ever since Alaska’s first green crabs were found on Annette Island in 2022, numbers have exploded and the invaders have spread north. (Photo by Linda Shaw/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Service)

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‘Explosion’ of invasive European green crabs reported in Southeast Alaska

The Metlakatla Indian Community, which has been at the forefront in the effort to control the invader, has…

Main Street South, photographed on Saturday, April 6, 2024 between Pioneer Avenue and Bunnell Avenue, is one of the locations selected for the Homer All-Ages and Abilities Pedestrian Pathway project approved in the 2024-2027 Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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City, DOT talk pedestrian pathway priorities

City of Homer staff met with state partners for a site visit to discuss the Homer All-Ages and…

Recipients of the Alaska Travel Industry Association's 2025 Annual Industry Awards celebrate their awards at ATIA's annual convention in Anchorage, Alaska. Photo courtesy of the Alaska Travel Industry Association

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Seward lodging business earns industry award

Salted Roots Alaska was one of eight businesses to receive awards from the Alaska Travel Industry Association last…

Halloween decorations adorn the parking lot at Alibi during Pioneer Avenue Trick or Treat on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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A ‘spooktacular’ evening on Pioneer Avenue

Dinosaurs roamed the streets of downtown Homer, as did princesses, cowboys, minions and more, on Halloween last Friday.…

New Peninsula Clarion reporter Chloe Anderson photographs bison in Yellowstone National Park on Oct. 17, 2025. Photo provided by Chloe Anderson

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Photojournalist joins Clarion staff

Chloe Anderson is a new reporter for the Peninsula Clarion.

Snow blankets Homer City Hall on April 10, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)

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Council to hold 2nd comprehensive plan public hearing

Council members will meet Nov. 7 for a work session before holding a second public hearing on Nov.…

Lady Lions Marcia Lowe, Julie Small and Linda Petkash with the Homer Lions Club conduct sign-ups for Thanksgiving food boxes at the Homer United Methodist Church in Homer, Alaska. More than 230 families requested food boxes this year, an increase from 166 boxes in 2024. Photo provided by Deb Schmidt

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Feeding a hungrier community

The Homer Community Food Pantry is seeing increased local need in the face of federal government impacts.

Participate in ‘Shop Local Bingo’ this holiday season – a community event designed to celebrate local shopping with a playful twist. Photo credit to Homer Chamber of Commerce.

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Keeping it local: How shopping close to home strengthens our community

Every dollar spent locally helps create jobs, fuel community growth and keep Homer’s spirit thriving

The George A. Navarre Kenai Peninsula Borough building. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)

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Assembly amends ordinance capping tax exemptions

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday divided a large chapter of tax code into four new chapters.

A sockeye salmon is carried from the waters of Cook Inlet on North Kenai Beach in Kenai, Alaska, during the first day of the Kenai River personal use dipnet fishery on Thursday, July 10, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Alaska Department of Fish and Game publishes 2025 commercial salmon summary

The 2025 commercial harvest was 41% greater than the recent 20-year annual average.

Homer Electric Association CEO and General Manager Brad Janorschke discusses the future of natural gas and impacts on HEA during a community meeting on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, at the VFW Post 10221 in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Homer Electric Association talks strategy, energy diversification

HEA representatives met with Anchor Point residents last Thursday as part of their annual series of community meetings…

An aerial photograph shows the coastal bluff running parallel to the Sterling Highway in Homer, Alaska. Photo courtesy of the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys

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Community discusses landslide hazard mitigation at forum

Researchers held a community-focused conversation on landslide hazards and potential mitigation avenues last Tuesday at Kachemak Bay Campus.