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    The homepage of KPBSD’s new website. (Screenshot)
    School district soliciting feedback on new website
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • January 5, 2022 2:30 am

    The redesign is meant to make the site more accessible and responsive

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    Fireworks explode for the fourth annual Fireworks Fantastical on New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 2021, over Mariner Park in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Happy New Year!
    By Michael Armstrong • January 5, 2022 2:30 am

    Fourth annual Fireworks Fantastical lights up the sky over Homer Spit.

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    Pike prey on rearing salmon. (Alaska Department of Fish and Game)
    Fish retention at some peninsula lakes restricted in...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • January 5, 2022 2:30 am

    Restrictions exist for East and West Mackey, Sevena, Union, Derks and Stormy lakes in 2022

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    A screenshot from around 10:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021 shows the location of reported power outages experienced by members of Homer Electric Association. (Screenshot)
    Power restored in Soldotna after outage that affected...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • January 5, 2022 2:30 am

    The company was still repairing some single outages Wednesday.

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    A graphic shows the enrollment numbers for the Kenai Peninsula School District from 2016 to 2021. (Graphic by Ashlyn O’Hara)
    More students return to classrooms, but home-school numbers...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 29, 2021 2:30 am

    Dramatic changes are seen in the number of students who have returned in person.

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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)
    Omicron increasing in Alaska
    By Michael Armstrong • December 29, 2021 2:30 am

    The southern Kenai Peninsula saw a slight increase in positive cases over the last week. More tests showed the omicron…

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    Peter Zuyus receives his first dose of the Moderna vaccine Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 at a large-scale clinic put on by South Peninsula Hospital and the City of Homer at Christian Community Church in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    2021: The year in review
    By Michael Armstrong • December 29, 2021 2:30 am

    COVID-19 pandemic continued to dominate news as Homer looked for way forward.

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    Upper Cook Inlet Exclusive Economic Zone can be seen on this map provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Image via fisheries.noaa.gov)
    Municipalities still working to oppose EEZ closure
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 29, 2021 2:30 am

    The waters in question run from south of Kalgin Island to about Anchor Point

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    Alaska Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer speaks during a press conference announcing the administration’s push for changes to the state’s election system on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021 in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Kevin Goodman, State of Alaska)
    Governor proposes sweeping changes to election system
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 29, 2021 2:30 am

    Dunleavy plans to put the “election integrity” bill before the Alaska Legislature next session.

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    A sign in downtown Seldovia is photographed on Sept. 27, 2021. (Peninsula Clarion file)
    Seldovia looks to revamp community building
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 29, 2021 2:30 am

    The stated goal of the project is to improve the quality of life for “low and moderate-income residents.”

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    A man fishes in the Kenai River on July 16, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion/file)
    Soldotna to receive funds from state fish tax...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 29, 2021 2:30 am

    The amount of money received this fiscal year will be determined, in part, by population.

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    Certified nursing assistant KaDaisjah Roberts, left, and nurse Debbie Aubin, right, work at the “Y” vaccine clinic in Soldotna on Dec. 22, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)
    ‘An enormous help’
    By Camille Botello • December 29, 2021 1:30 am

    Alaska’s temporary health care workers head home after COVID surge

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    A beach on the eastern side of Cook Inlet is photographed at Clam Gulch, Alaska, in June 2019. (Photo Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
    High clam mortality rate forces closure on east...
    By Camille Botello • December 29, 2021 1:30 am

    The closure prohibits harvesting any clam species from the mouth of the Kenai River to the southernmost tip of the Homer Spit.

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