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People hold signs at the “Women’s March: Bans Off Our Bodies” protest on Saturday, July 9 at WKFL Park . (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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2022: The year in review

The pandemic didn’t end in 2022, but where it loomed large in January, by the end of the…

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

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COVID-19: Hospitalizations steady; cases down statewide

40 patients are hospitalized with COVID-19

The High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program conducts a preflight checklist before the Asteroid Bounce campaign Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, in Gakona, Alaska, as temperatures hit 40 below. The mission is slated for Dec. 27. (Photo courtesy UAF/GI photo by JR Ancheta)

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Alaska research site to send radio signal to asteroid

The purpose of the experiment is to probe the interior of the asteroid

People gather for Light Up a Life on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, at WKFL Park in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Hospice of Homer’s Light Up a Life honors loved ones

The luminarias lined paths at WKFL

Lucas Wilcox at the Homer Public Library, Homer, Alaska, Dec. 7, 2022. (Photo by Christina Whiting/Homer News)

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Homer man on a mission to share hot meals

Altruist Relief Kitchen serves free hot food to nearby residents and refugees

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One of the two buildings used to teach elementary school children in Kachemak Selo sits on the outer edge of the village Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018.

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School board turns its eyes to ‘small’ schools

The board of education is building a committee to address issues for small schools

Commercial drift boat in Cook Inlet. Photo from Upper Cook Inlet Drift Association.

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Council takes no action on finalizing EEZ plan

No action was taken on North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) Cook Inlet Salmon Fishery Management Plan.

Mariza Ryce Aparicio-Tovar sketches “The Eagle” in Homer, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Ryce-Tovar)

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‘Gentle’ tarot deck tells a story with Alaska’s nature

The deck includes images gathered during summer spent as a technician in Alaska Fish and Wildlife field camps

This Monday, June 17, 2019, file photo shows 5-mg pills of Oxycodone. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

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State of Alaska accepts $21.5 million opioid settlement

These settlements come less than a year after a settlement agreement with opioid manufacturers that awarded the state…

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Razor clams are seen in this undated photo.

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East Cook Inlet sport and personal use razor clam fisheries closed for 2023

An emergency order has been issued each year from 2015 to 2022 closing the fisheries

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A City of Kenai grader moves snow from a roadway on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska.

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To close or not to close? Winter storms keep school district admin up at night

The district’s most recent snow day was on Dec. 12

The Homer High School Swing Choir performs at the Homer Senior Center on Dec. 9, 2022 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Kyle Schneider)

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Holiday cheer

Swing Choir performs ‘Candlelight, Carols and Dessert’ on Thursday

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Pete Kineen, a neighbor of the proposed Beachcomber LLC gravel pit, stands on his deck and points to where the pit could be, on May 2, 2019, in Anchor Point, Alaska.

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Judge upholds denial of Anchor Point gravel pit

Decision affirms decision of KPB Planning Commission to set standards in gravel pit applications.