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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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    Milly Hornung and Halle Blades speak in opposition to a possible closure of Nikiski Middle/High School during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    KPBSD discusses possible school closures in face of...
    By Jake Dye Peninsula Clarion and Chloe Pleznac Homer News • February 4, 2025 1:30 am

    A presentation from borough administration to the board on Tuesday outlined a series of scenarios for closure of up to nine schools.

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    A schematic rendering of the southwest view of Doyon, Limited’s revised Lighthouse Village redevelopment design is on display during a special Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Council postpones decisions on Doyon rezone, right of...
    By Delcenia Cosman • February 4, 2025 1:30 am

    The Homer City Council will further discuss Memorandum CC-25-028 and Ordinance 25-01 on Feb. 10.

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    Debris and damage to the Glacier D restaurant is seen on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, following a storm event that caused erosion damage to the Homer Spit on Saturday in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Council resolves to partner with state to address...
    By Delcenia Cosman • February 4, 2025 1:30 am

    The action by the council comes after incidents of severe erosion on the west side of the Spit late last year.

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    Spurr, a 1-year-old Appaloosa colt who went missing Jan. 19, 2025, can be seen on the far right with Judah Klann, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. Spurr was spotted grazing under a tree by Beluga Lake and rescued Feb. 1. (Photo courtesy of Kate Klann)
    Missing horse safely reunited with family, uninjured
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • February 3, 2025 8:00 am

    Spurr was missing for almost two weeks before being discovered near Beluga Lake on Feb. 1.

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    Winter Marshall-Allen sits on the Stefan Avant-Mercadante memorial bench in the hallway of Homer High School on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. Avant-Mercadante was a former student of Marshall-Allen’s who passed away last year. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    Homer educator Winter Marshall-Allen honored with statewide award
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • January 31, 2025 8:00 am

    The honor is awarded through the Alaska Governor’s Council on Disabilities Special Education, partnered with the Alaska State Special Education Conference.

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    Kate Sheehan (left foreground), director of the Alaska Division of Personnel and Labor Relations, and Paula Vrana, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Administration, discuss an ongoing statewide salary study during a House State Affairs Committee meeting Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, at the Alaska State Capitol. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
    Dunleavy’s delay in releasing state salary study frustrates...
    By Mark Sabbatini • January 31, 2025 1:30 am

    Draft report to assess competitiveness completed last June, but not released publicly.

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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy compares Alaska to Mississippi data on poverty, per-pupil education spending, and the 2024 National Assessment of Education Progress fourth grade reading scores during a press conference on Jan. 31, 2025. Alaska is highlighted in yellow, while Mississippi is in red. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
    Amid calls for increased education funding, Dunleavy debuts...
    By Jacob Dye • January 31, 2025 1:30 am

    KPBSD is facing a $17 million deficit driven by stagnant funding that’s failed to keep up with inflation.

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    Shrubs grow outside of the Kenai Courthouse on Monday, July 3, 2023, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Homer man convicted of burglary and theft
    By Delcenia Cosman • January 31, 2025 1:30 am

    Sentencing is scheduled for May 19.

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    Peninsula fire departments receive grant funding
    By Delcenia Cosman • January 30, 2025 1:30 am

    Thirty-three rural fire departments within the state were awarded funds in a total amount of $306,292.

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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a press conference Dec. 12, 2024, at the Alaska State Capitol. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)
    Updated: Move to pause federal funding leaves local...
    By Jacob Dye • January 28, 2025 1:30 am

    Questions remain after a Monday night order pausing disbursement of federal grants and loans was rescinded Wednesday.

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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy delivers his State of the State speech at the Alaska State Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, with Senate President Gary Stevens, at left, and House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, at right, in the background. (Klas Stolpe/Juneau Empire)
    Gov. Dunleavy takes victory lap with selective portrayal...
    By Mark Sabbatini • January 28, 2025 1:30 am

    Some legislators criticize “mixed messages” about cooperation, omission of problems needing work.

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