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The 2024 Rotary health fair returns at a new location

The 41st annual Rotary Health Fair will take place on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 9 a.m-1 p.m. This…

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Homer reviews growth scenarios at community work session

The work session was hosted by comprehensive plan rewrite project leaders last Tuesday

State House District 6 candidates Rep. Sarah Vance, Dawson Slaughter and Brent Johnson participate in a candidate forum hosted by the Peninsula Clarion and KBBI 890 AM at the Homer Public Library in Homer, Alaska, on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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House District 6 candidates talk finance, schooling, fisheries

Candidates met Tuesday at the Homer Public Library for a forum hosted by the Peninsula Clarion and KBBI…

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Planning commission postpones decision on revised Doyon application

The commission held a special meeting on Oct. 16 on the revised Lighthouse Village redevelopment

The former Homer News office building, located at 3482 Landings Street, is photographed on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Homer News moves house

The paper’s new office is located on the Sterling Highway

Homer celebrates Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at the Division III First National Bowl at Veterans Memorial Field at Wasilla High School in Wasilla, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Homer knocks off Kenai for 2nd DIII title in 3 years

The football team knocked off defending state champion Kenai Central

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Diamond Creek Trail closed indefinitely

Recent rains caused a mud slide on the trail, making it impassable

Homer’s new mayor, Rachel Lord, presents outgoing Mayor Ken Castner with a plaque recognizing his service to the City of Homer at the conclusion of the city council meeting at the Cowles Council Chambers at Homer City Hall on Oct. 14, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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Lord sworn in as mayor

Homer Mayor Ken Castner on Monday ended his term in office and handed responsibilities off to Homer’s new…

Incumbent Rep. Sarah Vance answers questions during a forum hosted by the Homer Chamber of Commerce for Alaska State House District 6 candidates on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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House district 6 hopefuls talk education, economy

The Homer Chamber of Commerce hosted a forum for State House District 6 candidates on Monday

Board President Zen Kelly speaks during a special meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Board of Education in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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School board, district explore effects and uses of generative AI

AI advocate spoke to KPBSD Board of Education and teachers last week

A spruce bark beetle is seen on the underside of a piece of bark taken from logs stacked near Central Peninsula Landfill on Thursday, July 1, 2021, near Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Prescribed burns will produce visible smoke near highways

Burns are part of ongoing spruce beetle mitigation efforts

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Lord wins mayor’s race

The Election Canvass Board certified City of Homer election results on Friday

Representatives from the Doyon project team present information on their proposed project to the Homer Planning Commission during the special meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024 in Homer, Alaska. Screenshot.

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Planning Commission to hold public hearing for revised Doyon proposal

The special meeting will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at City Hall