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Tyler Cordes. (Photo courtesy Homer Police)

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Man charged in 2021 vehicle death

Police seek whereabouts of Tyler Cordes, charged with murder, manslaughter in death of Drew Brown.

As about 200 people watch, the 19th annual Burning Basket, "Breathe," catches fire on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, at Mariner Park on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Just breathe

On a dreary, drizzly late-summer evening, Homer’s annual Burning Basket lit up the Spit on Sunday.

Work on a new sidewalk and widening of the street is almost done on Main Street north of Pioneer Avenue on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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City Council discusses transportation, consitutional convention

The Homer City Council expresses deep concern at the proposal to hold a constitutional convention

2022 gubernatorial candidate Charlie Pierce walks in the 65th annual Soldotna Progress Days Parade on July 23 in Soldotna . (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Assembly statement: Borough investigated harassment complaint against Pierce

The allegations were found to be ‘credible’, the borough said Sunday

People with Walk for Life march up Bartlett Street to the Water's Edge crisis pregnancy clinic on Monday, Sept. 5, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. About 140 people walked from the Assembly of God Church and Glacier View Baptist Church on East End Road along Pioneer Avenue and up Bartlett Street to show their support for pro-life efforts and opposition to abortion. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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‘Walk For Life’ draws 140 marchers

Update: This article has been changed to include the full name of the Water’s Edge Pregnancy Care and…

Mike Navarre testifies before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Mike Navarre to step in as interim borough mayor

Navarre will take over from sitting Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce, who resigned on Aug. 26

Fog rolls in over the sign for the Storyknife Writers Retreat at an open house on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, near Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Finally: Storyknife holds open house

Monday afternoon while a torrential rain poured down on Homer, in the bluffs above town a light fog…

2022 gubernatorial candidate Charlie Pierce walks in the 65th annual Soldotna Progress Days Parade on Saturday, July 23, 2022 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Borough attorney addresses Pierce resignation

Kenai Peninsula Borough Attorney Sean Kelley on Sunday addressed questions surrounding the resignation of Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce…

Senior Morgan Techie rises high to catch a 37-yard throw on Friday, Aug. 26 at Homer High School Field in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/Homer News)

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Mariners football batter Seahawks

Homer Mariners Varsity Boys Football team comfortably best Seward Seahawks 46-0.

The small Homer Educational and Recreational Complex, or HERC, building is seen here on Oct. 2, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. Known as HERC 2, the former school building had been used as a shop by the Public Works Department, but staff relocated into HERC 1, the larger building, after cracks appeared in the walls and city officials had concerns about the building collapsing during an earthquake. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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City Council discusses recreation and transportation needs

Community engagement still welcome as developments further city plans.

Voters cast ballots in Alaska’s special general and regular primary elections at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Division of Elections data: Primary turnout higher than previous elections

Turnout among central Kenai Peninsula voters in Tuesday’s primary election was higher than in the 2020, 2018 and…

Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion A box collects menstruation products for the Peninsula Period Network at the Soldotna Public Library on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022 in Soldotna, Alaska.

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New nonprofit aims to end period poverty

The Peninsula Period Network is a new nonprofit organization raising funds, collecting donations and applying for grants to…

Leashes to lend hang from a kiosk at Mariner Park on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Pet support with the Lend-A-Leash program

Alaska Mindful Paws providing leashes for dog-walkers, among other services.