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    Homer City Council candidate Joey Evensen poses for a photo on Sept. 6, 2019, by Beluga Slough at his Homer, Alaska, home. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Evensen resigns from city council
    By Sarah Knapp • July 14, 2021 1:30 am

    Homer City Council member Joey Evensen states “lack of productivity” as his reason for resigning.

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    The Alaska Beautiful Peony farm hosted a tour and bouquet class as a part of the second annual Homer Peony Celebration. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)
    Peonies blooms delayed, celebration continues
    By Sarah Knapp Homer News • July 14, 2021 1:30 am

    Alaska’s cool temperatures and nutrient-rich soil make it the only place in the world buyers can find the most popular…

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    Two black bears walk along Skilak Lake Road on Monday, June 14, 2021 near Skilak Lake, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Bears and dogs don’t mix
    By Camille Botello • July 14, 2021 1:30 am

    The best way to enjoy bear country with pups is by keeping them close.

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    A fisher holds a reel on the Kenai River near Soldotna on June 30, 2021. (Photo by Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Kenai and Kasilof kings limited to catch and...
    By Camille Botello • July 14, 2021 1:30 am

    Kings are passing through the Kenai River at a lower rate than needed to attain the escapement goal.

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    Children wait in anticipation for the 2021 Homer Fourth of July Parade to begin. As cars would drive by the crowd, the kids would chant “honk, honk, honk” and cheer when the passersby would comply. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)
    4th of July parade draws hundreds
    By Sarah Knapp • July 8, 2021 1:30 am

    The parade included nearly 40 floats

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    Sara Berg, right, talks with artist Brad Hughes, left, at Hughes' Homer, Alaska, studio in June 2021 about the Loved & Lost Memorial Bench project Berg and other family and friends of Anesha Murnane commissioned to honor Murnane and other missing woman and children. (Photo by Christina Whiting)
    Missing Homer woman presumed dead
    By Michael Armstrong • July 7, 2021 5:30 am

    A six-person jury determined Anesha “Duffy” Murnane, then 38, died of a homicide.

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    A registered nurse prepares a COVID-19 vaccine at the pop-up clinic on the Spit on May 27. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)
    Tracking vaccine rates presents challenges
    By Michael Armstrong • July 7, 2021 2:30 am

    State plans back-to-school vaccination push.

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    Walt Blauvelt and his dog Goldie walk through trees near the Central Peninsula Landfill on Thursday, July 1, 2021 near Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    ‘I don’t know why people didn’t see it’
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • July 7, 2021 2:30 am

    Spurce bark beetle infestations overtake peninsula trees

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    School board grades its performance
    School board grades its performance
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • July 7, 2021 2:30 am

    An anonymous survey including six board members assigned letter grades between “A” and “F” to the board’s actions in the last year

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    John Hakla from Eagle River heads back into the water while dipnetting on the North Kenai Beach on Wednesday, July 17, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion file)
    Dipnet area expanded; limits increased on the Kasilof
    By Camille Botello • July 7, 2021 1:30 am

    Dipnetting is only allowed for Alaska residents with personal-use permits.

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    A letter from the Alaska Broadcasters Association was sent to Alaska House Rep. Ron Gillham, R-Kenai-Soldotna, on July 1, 2021, condemning a post he shared on Facebook that compared journalists and medical professionals who disseminate information about COVID-19 to Nazis executed for war crimes. (Letter provided by the Alaska Broadcasters Association)
Alaska House Rep. Ron Gillham. (Courtesy Ron Gillham)
    Broadcasters group decries lawmaker’s Facebook post
    By Camille Botello • July 7, 2021 1:30 am

    House Rep. Ron Gillham, who represents the Kenai-Soldotna area, posted a meme comparing journalists, medics to Nazis.

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    Alaska SeaLife Center
Rescuers assist an injured harbor seal pup on July 4. The pup was spotted in Resurrection Bay and taken to the Alaska SeaLife Center.
    Injured seal pup admitted to SeaLife Center
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • July 6, 2021 2:30 am

    The pup was rescued July 4 from Fox Island in Resurrection Bay.

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    In this photo provided by the Alaska Division of Forestry, smoke from the Munson Creek Fire rises behind the Chena Hot Springs Resort as guests watch from the outdoor rock pool near Fairbanks, Alaska, on Monday, July 5, 2021. Authorities on Monday advised residents and guests at an Alaska hot springs resort to evacuate immediately after a nearby wildfire intensified. The Fairbanks North Star Borough issued the evacuation order when the fire reached a point less than a mile behind Chena Hot Springs. (Alaska Division of Forestry via AP)
    Firefighters defend resort from advancing wildfire
    By Mark Thiessen Associated Press • July 6, 2021 2:30 am

    Flames were about 100 yards from the resort, where crews were spraying water on buildings.

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