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Photo provided by a Homer Harbor surveillance camera Fire crew respond to a vessel fire on Oct. 13 in the Homer Harbor.

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Vessel catches fire in Homer Harbor

Homer Harbor crew and volunteer fire department responded

Pioneer Hall at the Kachemak Bay Campus, Kenai Peninsula College, University of Alaska Anchoarge, as seen on July 2, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Kenai Peninsula College finalizes land purchase

The lot, next door to Kachemak Bay Campus, formerly belonged to Young’s Downtown Inn and Restaurant

Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion A lone voter fills in their ballot at Soldotna Prep School in Soldotna, Alaska, during Election Day on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.

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Borough, Soldotna, Seward certify election results

Results for multiple borough seats came down to just a handful of votes.

Public Works director Jan Keiser clarifies details on the Beluga Slough Green Infrastructure Project to Homer City Council during the Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023 in the Cowles Council Chambers at City Hall in Homer, Alaska. Screenshot.

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Council approves contracts to continue green infrastructure project

Homer city council passed three resolutions during their last regular meeting on Oct. 9 for the continuance of…

Students identify species of juvenile fish at one of the activity stations during Alaska Department of Fish and Game's "Salmon in the Classroom" salmon egg take event on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023 in the Anchor River State Recreation Area in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Students bring salmon to the classroom

Hands-on event is part of ADF&G annual education program

Attendees listen to Connections Homeschool Principal Doug Hayman (top left) speak during a community conversation about home-schooling on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Home-school meeting draws dozens

The event was hosted by the Kenai Peninsula Borough and the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

Emilie Springer/ Homer News Homer Harbor is photographed on May 20.

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Homer harbor expansion delays expected in 2024

The Homer Harbor Expansion project will face delays again with the start of 2024.

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Homer election results certified

Lord, Venuti maintain city council seats

Mount Redoubt can be seen across Cook Inlet from North Kenai Beach on Thursday, July 2, 2022. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

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Alaska not included in feds’ proposed 5-year oil and gas program

The plan includes a historically low number of proposed sales

Rachel Tussey, election official with the City of Homer, helps a voter with registration on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (Finn Heimbold/ Homer News)

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‘Every vote matters’

Voters take to the polls during Tuesday municipal election

Vote Here sign directs voters to the voting station at Homer City Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, election day. (Finn Heimbold/ Homer News)

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Incumbents lead in Homer early results

Margins were slim in many contested races for seats on the assembly and school board

Voters fill out their ballots at the Challenger Learning Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Election 2023: When, where to vote Tuesday

City council, Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, the local school board races are all on the ballot

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Finance Director Elizabeth Hayes, left, gives a presentation on the school district’s FY23 budget at Soldotna High School on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska. Hayes during the KPBSD Board of Education’s Sept. 11, 2023, meetings, debuted first of an informational “Budget 101 Series.” (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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School district warns of looming $13 million deficit in first ‘Budget 101’ presentation

The first installment explored Alaska’s foundation formula