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    Homer City Council member Rachel Lord discusses her concerns with funding the Alaska Small Business Development Center Homer Business Advisory position during the Jan. 10 council meeting. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)
    Council says ‘yes to small businesses’
    By Sarah Knapp • January 13, 2022 1:30 am

    Homer City Council votes 4-2 in favor of partially funding the Homer Business Advisory position.

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    The sign in front of the Homer Electric Association building in Kenai, Alaska as seen on April 1, 2020. (Peninsula Clarion file)
    HEA sues Sterling man over power theft
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • January 12, 2022 2:30 am

    Suit alleges more than $325,000 worth of power stolen from the cooperative since 2014.

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    Snow covers the sign on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, at the South Peninsula Hospital Bartlett Street COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinic in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Local COVID-19 alert rate quadruples
    By Michael Armstrong • January 12, 2022 2:30 am

    State alert level per 100,000 people now is above 1,100.

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    A diagram presented by Teresa Jacobson Gregory illustrates the proposed extension of the Beachcomber LLC gravel pit and the impact it may have on the surrounding state recreation area. The red markers indicate the current gravel mining area, and the orange represents the area the extension may allow for mining if approved. (Image courtesy of Teresa Jacobson Gregory)
    KPB Assembly to consider gravel-pit ordinance revisions
    By Michael Armstrong • January 12, 2022 2:30 am

    Proposed gravel pit ordinance follows Superior Court ruling that planning commission can deny permits.

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    Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Clayton Holland speaks during a board meeting on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    School district allows some COVID-positive staff, students return...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • January 12, 2022 2:30 am

    The policy mirrors new CDC guidance on the issue

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    COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)
    COVID hospitalizations increasing as cases rise
    By Camille Botello • January 12, 2022 1:30 am

    As of Monday, there were 85 COVID-related hospitalizations in Alaska

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    Health officials: Some monoclonal treatments widely ineffective against...
    By Camille Botello • January 12, 2022 1:30 am

    The new guidance comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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    A group of community members gather together on Thursday, Jan. 6 at WKFL Park to protest the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on the one-year anniversary of the attack. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)
    South Peninsula residents turn out to ‘defend democracy’
    By Sarah Knapp • January 12, 2022 1:30 am

    Members of the Homer community and the Unitarian Universalists of Homer gathered Thursday, Jan. 6, at Wisdom, Knowledge, Faith and…

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    Locals appointed to state bycatch task force
    By Camille Botello • January 12, 2022 1:30 am

    The mission of the task force will be to better understand the unintended bycatch of fish caught in both state and federal waters.

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    At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of 2020, signs in the windows of the Long Term Care wing at South Peninsula Hospital in Homer, Alaska, say “All is well.” (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Hospital long-term care resident, six staff test positive...
    By Camille Botello • January 10, 2022 1:30 am

    The resident who tested positive Friday is the first resident to test positive since the pandemic began.

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    Rep. Sarah Vance hosts a town hall meeting at Captain’s Coffee to discuss her priorities for the upcoming legislative session. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)
    Stevens, Vance visit on way to Juneau
    By Michael Armstrong • January 5, 2022 2:30 am

    Sen. Stevens and Rep. Vance hold meetings before heading to Juneau for start of session.

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    A Ravn Airlines plane arrives in Anchorage to transport passengers to Kenai after more than two hours of delay on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Windy conditions delayed flights to and from the peninsula over the weekend. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)”
    Severe winds hammer Southcentral
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • January 5, 2022 2:30 am

    The winds caused flight cancellations, power outages and local road closures

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    Snow covers the sign on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, at the Bartlett Street COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinic. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    State, local COVID-19 alert rate increases
    By Michael Armstrong • January 5, 2022 2:30 am

    State alert level per 100,000 people tripled over last week.

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