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    U.S. Rep. Nick Begich holds a telephone town hall on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (Screenshot from the Facebook page of U.S. Rep. Nick Begich)
    Murkowski, Begich host telephone town halls to address...
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • February 21, 2025 8:00 am

    Both events were inaccessible to some, who grew frustrated at technical problems

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    Biologist Heather Renner presents the results of her recently published study on the 2014-2016 common murre mass die-off on Feb. 18, 2025, at the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge in Homer, Alaska. Renner’s research showed that the actual number of dead murre was closer to 4 million birds, compared to earlier estimates of only 500,000 to 1 million. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    ‘It’s not just a story of loss; it’s...
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • February 21, 2025 8:00 am

    Local biologist Heather Renner presents findings on mass murre die-off

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    University of Alaska Board of Regents Chair Ralph Seekins speaks during a meeting at Kenai Peninsula College in Soldotna, Alaska, on Feb. 22, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    ‘Where does this end?’: University of Alaska to...
    By Jacob Dye • February 21, 2025 1:30 am

    The board was clear during the meeting that they were responding to pressure from the federal government.

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    Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Finance Director Elizabeth Hayes takes questions during the Homer budget development meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 11 in the Mariner Theatre at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    ‘The fight has to be with Juneau’: Homer...
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • February 19, 2025 1:30 am

    The community gathered Tuesday for budget conversation after announcement of potential school closures.

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Attendees of the open house event for the draft 2035 comprehensive plan evaluate potential land use maps on Tuesday, Feb. 11<ins>, 2025,</ins> at the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center<ins> in Homer, Alaska</ins>.
    Draft comp plan released for review
    By Delcenia Cosman • February 19, 2025 1:30 am

    Public comments on the draft 2035 Homer Comprehensive Plan will be accepted through March 14.

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    U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III holds a telephone town hall on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (Screenshot from the Facebook page of U.S. Rep. Nick Begich)
    ‘This is no town hall. This is propaganda’;...
    By Jasz Garrett • February 19, 2025 1:30 am

    Congressman set to deliver his first joint address to the Alaska Legislature on Thursday.

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    DOT announces 2025 Kenai Peninsula construction projects
    By Delcenia Cosman • February 14, 2025 1:30 am

    With 20 projects in total, some represent continued construction efforts while others are new this year.

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    A schematic presented to the Homer City Council on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, shows Doyon, Limited’s planned development at Lighthouse Village, including a pedestrian pathway with two wildlife viewing platforms connecting B Street to the intersection of Kachemak Drive and Homer Spit Road. Screenshot.
    Council approves Doyon rezone, right of way vacation
    By Delcenia Cosman • February 14, 2025 1:30 am

    Doyon’s conditional use permit application for their proposed Lighthouse Village development was approved by the Homer Planning Commission in November.

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    An 86 pound Kenai River king salmon is measured in Soldotna, Alaska, on June 29, 1995. (M. Scott Moon/Peninsula Clarion File)
    Kenai River king salmon fishing closed entirely for...
    By Jacob Dye • February 13, 2025 1:30 am

    Kenai River king salmon were designated a stock of management concern in 2023.

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    Photo courtesy of Christopher Kincaid
The Krewe of Gambrinus, costumed for the “Sunshine and Snowflakes” theme, marches in the annual Winter Carnival Parade on Saturday, Feb. 8 on Pioneer Avenue.
    71st Winter Carnival celebrates community
    By Delcenia Cosman • February 12, 2025 11:30 am

    The parade showed about 25 entries.

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    Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Tourism Industry Working Group in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Borough awards contract to assess emergency electrical system...
    By Delcenia Cosman • February 12, 2025 1:30 am

    The contract follows the failure of the SPH system to come online during a recent major snowstorm.

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    Mondragon-Lopez enters guilty plea
    By Delcenia Cosman • February 10, 2025 1:30 am

    Arturo Mondragon-Lopez, Jr. pleaded guilty Feb. 5 to manslaughter for the October 2023 death of Brianna Hetrick.

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    One of the two buildings used to teach elementary school children in Kachemak Selo sits on the outer edge of the village Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, in the village at the head of Kachemack Bay. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News file)
    Borough awards contract for K-Selo school design
    By Delcenia Cosman • February 10, 2025 1:30 am

    It has been approximately nine years since the State of Alaska gave money to the borough to replace the school.

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