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Update: Commissioner designee resigns after accusations of false resume entry

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Update: Commissioner designee resigns after accusations of false resume entry

He also admitted to making inaccurate statements in a confirmation hearing.

Participants in the 2019 Women’s March on Homer gather at WKFL Park following the march Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Women, men and children march on Homer for third time

The title of the Women’s March on Homer can be misleading. In the third local iteration of the…

Deputy City Planner Julie Engebretsen explains elements of the Homer Education and Recreation Complex and plans for dealing with the devolving buildings during a Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019 community meeting at City Hall in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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City answers HERC questions

The city of Homer is looking for public input as it pushes on in its quest to solve…

Ninilchik man indicted for attempted murder

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Ninilchik man indicted for attempted murder

The Kenai Grand Jury last month indicted a Ninilchik man for three counts of attempted murder stemming from…

Kachemak Emergency Services firefighters respond to a shop fire off Basargin Road near Homer, Alaska, on Jan. 10, 2019. (Photo provided)

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Firefighters respond to two fires earlier this month

Kachemak Emergency Services Area firefighters responded to two fires on Jan. 10 and 11. In an example of…

SPH welcomes new orthopedic staff

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SPH welcomes new orthopedic staff

South Peninsula Hospital Orthopedics and the office of Dr. Brent Adcox welcome Dharti Patel, Physician Assistant, to its…

Loaded gun goes off in Soldotna coffee shop, injures woman

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Loaded gun goes off in Soldotna coffee shop, injures woman

A man who unintentionally discharged a firearm inside a Soldotna coffee shop on Sunday injured a 75-year-old woman,…

House Republicans Cathy Tilton, left, David Talerico, center, and Lance Pruitt speak to the press outside the House chambers after Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s State of the State speech on Tuesday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Gov’s crime message resonates, but Juneau lawmakers hesitant about constitutional amendments

Most everyone agreed on Dunleavy’s take on public safety.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meet for a work session on Monday in Soldotna. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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School district sees increase in OCS referrals, suicide risk assessments

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District has so far this year seen an increased number of suicide risk…

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Sean Dusek waits to talk and answer the public’s questions in the back room of Veronica’s Cafe in Kenai. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)

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Superintendent Sean Dusek announces retirement

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District superintendent Sean Dusek announced his retirement on Monday.

Homer Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Debbie Speakman unveils the winning photo that will grace the cover of the chamber’s next visitor guide at a Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019 annual chamber meeting at the Best Western in Homer, Alaska. Russel Campbell of Wandering Nomad Photography took the photo. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Chamber to refocus efforts on Halibut Jackpot Derby

Though the Homer Chamber of Commerce’s finances are currently healthy, the organization is going to reassess the handling…

Homer City Hall.

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Homer council talks police station, voting

Members of the Homer City Council had plenty to discuss after a several-week break from business over the…

Carpenters with Steiner’s North Star Construction on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019 work on an addition at Land’s End Resort on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Construction starts on Land’s End addition

Construction has started on a $3 million, 17,500-square-foot addition at Land’s End Resort at the end of the…