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    A Homer Volunteer Fire Department emergency medical technician, left, assists a person who was involved in a boat capsizing, center, as they walk up the load-launch ramp on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at the Homer Harbor in Homer, Alaska. The crew of the F/V Captain Cook helped rescue the person. The crew of the F/V Casino rescued the other two people who were aboard the 14-foot skiff when it capsized near the entrance of China Poot Bay. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    1 dead, 2 rescued after boat capsizes near...
    By Michael Armstrong • July 8, 2020 5:30 am

    One person is dead and another two were rescued Wednesday from the waters of Kachemak Bay by commercial fishermen and…

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    Members of the Homer City Council interview candidate Rob Dumouchel for the job of city manager on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 via Zoom in Homer, Alaska. Top row from left to right: Council member Joey Evensen, Mayor Ken Castner, Council member Heath Smith. Middle row from left to right: Council members Donna Aderhold, Rachel Lord and Storm Hansen-Cavasos. Bottom row from left to right: Candidate Rob Dumouchel and Council member Caroline Venuti.
    Council offers city manager job to California candidate
    By Megan Pacer • July 8, 2020 5:30 am

    The Homer City Council voted last week to offer the job of city manager to their last candidate standing: Rob…

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    Independence Day parade organized after official event gets canceled
    Independence Day parade organized after official event gets...
    By Megan Pacer • July 8, 2020 5:30 am

    Correction: This story and photo captions have been corrected to note that a classic car procession was not part of…

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    COVID-19. (Image courtesy the CDC)
    9 new COVID-19 cases on the Kenai Peninsula
    By Megan Pacer • July 8, 2020 5:30 am

    The central Kenai Peninsula saw growth in the number of new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, while the southern peninsula has…

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    The Betty J. Glick Assembly Chambers in Soldotna, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)
    Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly overrides mayoral veto of...
    By Megan Pacer • July 8, 2020 5:30 am

    Members of the Kenai Peninsula Borough assembly voted to override a mayoral veto at their Tuesday meeting. The veto would…

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    Hospital adds new COVID-19 rooms
    Hospital adds new COVID-19 rooms
    By Michael Armstrong • July 8, 2020 5:30 am

    An increase last month in positive COVID-19 cases on the lower Kenai Peninsula prompted South Peninsula Hospital to revise and…

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    The Swan Lake Fire can be seen from above on Monday, Aug. 26 on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Alaska Wildland Fire Information)
    State lifts burn suspension
    By Brian Mazurek • July 8, 2020 2:30 am

    Residents may now obtain permits for burn barrels as well as for small and large-scale brush fires.

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    Visitors enjoy the sun on July 4, 2020, on a deck at a Homer Spit boardwalk in Homer, Alaska. In a press conference on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, Alaska Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink advised people to minimize the risk of getting infected by COVID-19 by avoiding crowded spaces. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    17th Alaskan death linked to COVID-19 reported
    By Michael Armstrong • July 7, 2020 5:30 am

    Another Alaskan has died of COVID-19, Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced in a press conference on Tuesday. That makes the 17th…

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    COVID-19. (Image CDC)
    State reports 30 new cases; hospitalizations reach new...
    By Brian Mazurek • July 6, 2020 2:30 am

    The cases include 28 residents and two nonresidents.

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    COVID-19. (Image CDC)
    Case count dips after 5 record days of...
    By Michael Armstrong • July 5, 2020 2:30 am

    Alaska has had 1,338 cases of the disease since the state began tracking the pandemic in March.

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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks at a press conference on June 30, 2020, in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Austin McDaniel/Governor’s Office)
    ‘Don’t get complacent,’ governor says of pandemic
    By Michael Armstrong • July 2, 2020 5:30 am

    As Alaska saw one of its highest single-day increases in new positive cases of COVID-19, and as the state heads…

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    COVID-19. (Image courtesy the CDC)
    Hospital staff, Friendship Terrace clear of COVID-19 as...
    By Megan Pacer • July 1, 2020 5:30 am

    Setting a new record for the largest single-day increase in new cases of COVID-19 for Alaska residents, the Alaska Department…

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    Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)
    Relief grants for small Homer businesses now available
    By Megan Pacer • July 1, 2020 5:30 am

    Using a portion of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding it has received, the City of…

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