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Late Anchor Point artist Norman Lowell is seen in this 2003 photo provided by the Norman Lowell Gallery on Sept. 19, 2024. (Courtesy)

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Losing the light

Anchor Point artist Norman Lowell dies at 96

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Libraries face uncertainty in wake of funding cuts

The annual Public Library Assistance Grant funding was cut for 82 libraries statewide for FY2025

Soldotna Elementary School on Friday, May 13, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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School board hears bond update, seeks way forward for Soldotna schools

Central to the conversation was the increased cost of reconstruction of Soldotna Elementary School

From left: South Peninsula Hospital CEO Ryan Smith; Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly member Kelly Cooper; and South Peninsula Hospital Board of Directors member Beth Wythe address community questions regarding Proposition 1 authorizing a $38.5 million bond at a meeting last Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (Emilie Springer/ Homer News)

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Town Hall addresses hospital bond questions

Proposition 1 will be voted on in the Oct. 1 election

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Kachemak Emergency Services bids goodbye to chief

Robert Cicciarella, long-time chief for KESA, retired on Friday, Sept. 13

Cars drive past the building where the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. is headquartered on Sept. 21, 2023. (Clarise Larson/Juneau Empire file photo)

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State announces $1,700 PFD

The amount includes a one-time energy relief payment

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Trooper found ‘legally justified’ for July shooting and killing of man at Kasilof Beach

The former Kenai Police officer shot 67-year-old Kirk Medak

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2 dead in Friday morning plane crash

Troopers were notified around 11:30 a.m.

South Peninsula Behavioral Health Services, Inc. logo. Photo courtesy of South Peninsula Behavioral Health Services, Inc.

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Behavioral Health Service celebrates 45 years

The community is invited to an anniversary event, Sept. 12-13

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Homer Theatre under new ownership

The new owners will hold a grand reopening for the theater in December

Assembly Vice President Tyson Cox speaks during a Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly work session in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Assembly OKs new Tourism Industry Working Group

Another resolution was considered in June that would have added a bed tax question to the October ballot

From left: Sara, Kristen and Jon Faulkner pose with Kristen's two gold medals at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France. (Photo provided by Jon Faulkner)

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From Homer roots to Olympic gold

Kristen Faulkner shares experiences at Paris Games, Tour de France

Rep. Mary Peltola delivers closing remarks at the Kenai River Sportfishing Association’s Kenai Classic Roundtable at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Fisheries issues tackled at annual Kenai Classic Roundtable

Organizers said the event was an opportunity for Alaska and Lower 48 experts to shed light and share…