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The logo for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is displayed inside the George A. Navarre Borough Admin Building on Thursday, July 22, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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School district changes COVID policy for close contacts

The policy went into effect on Nov. 29

A reader board sign on the Sterling Highway announces COVID-19 testing and vaccines at the South

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COVID-19 rates declining

No new deaths, hospitalizations reported for the weekend.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Lawmakers, school board talk Juneau priorities

The Kenai Peninsula’s state legislative delegation joined the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education on Monday…

This February 2020 file photo shows the Alaska state flag on the bow of the MV Matanuska at the Auke Bay Ferry Terminal. The infrastructure bill recently passed by Congress includes significant funding for the ferry system, but coastal communities are still feeling the pinch of reduced service. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire file)

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Infrastructure bill will boost ferries, winter service still sparse

New funds, old problems.

Schools are delayed two hours Thursday, Dec. 9.

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Two-hour school delay Thursday affects Homer, Anchor Point, Ninilchik schools

Bus routes and classes will begin two hours later than normal Thursday, Dec. 9.

Snow on Heath Street is blown into a truck, which will later be dumped near Public Works. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)

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Storm wallops Homer

Blizzard clogged roads, shut down school and buried southern peninsula.

”O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree, of all the trees most lovely.” Dozens of community members gathered at the Homer Chamber of Commerce holiday tree lighting ceremony to hear carols and enjoy the holiday season. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)

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‘Have yourself a merry little Christmas’

The Homer Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual holiday tree lighting ceremony Thursday, Dec. 2, which drew dozens…

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

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State officials urge vaccination as omicron spreads in US

Omicron was first identified as a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organization on Nov. 26.

Diamond Ridge Road near Homer, Alaska, had been plowed on Monday morning, Dec. 5, 2021, but visibility was limited. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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School district announces 90-minute early release today.

Winter storms makes driving difficult on southern Kenai Peninsula.

A school closure announcement from the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District.

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Schools closed for Tuesday in Homer, Anchor Point

Winter storm continues through Tuesday morning, with high winds.

Democratic Party candidate for governor Les Gara attends a Zoom meeting with Homer residents on Nov. 18, 2021, from his Anchorage, Alaska, home. (Screen capture)

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Gara makes election pitch to Homer

Democratic Party candidate for governor Gara visits virtually.

Screenshot Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink briefs members of the media about the omicron COVID-19 variant during a remote press conference on Monday, Nov. 29.

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Omicron ‘an animal of its own’

State health officials emphasize unknowns, prevention measures in wake of new coronavirus variant spread.

A reader board sign on the Sterling Highway announces COVID-19 testing and vaccines at the South

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Anchor Point man dies of COVID-19

Death rate of COVID-19 is now 17 since start of the pandemic.