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    City of Homer staff hold a meeting in the Cowles Council Chambers at Homer City Hall in this undated photo. The chambers are being remodeled to allow COVID-safe public meetings. (Photo courtesy of City of Homer)
    Council introduces ordinance prohibiting beach launches of Jet...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • April 14, 2021 2:30 am

    Council introduces ordinance to ban launching Jet Skis, other powerboats, from beaches.

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    Jillian Lush is leaving Sprout to become the CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters Alaska. (Photo courtesy of Sprout)
    Sprout ED resigns, will head Big Brothers Big...
    By Michael Armstrong • April 14, 2021 2:30 am

    Sprout ED resigns, will head Big Brothers Big Sisters Alaska

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    Former DHS employee Bert Christopher Heitstuman was arrested in Anchorage Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 for multiple counts of sexual assault. (Courtesy photo / Department of Law)
    Ex-DHS officer indicted on sexual assault charges
    By Staff Report Homer News • April 14, 2021 2:30 am

    The alleged offenses occurred between 2012 and 2018.

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    COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)
    Alaska alert level is higher than national average.
    By Michael Armstrong • April 14, 2021 2:30 am

    COVID-19 cases continue rising statewide and on the southern Kenai Peninsula.

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    The South Peninsula Hospital vaccine team pose for a photo during a pop-up clinic for Homer Community Food Pantry volunteers and clients on Monday, April 12, 2021, at Homer United Methodist Church in Homer, Alaska. From left to right are Rosanna Hunting, Annie Garay, RN; Anna Lewald, MPH, RN;  Dr. Christy Tuomi, Bonita Banks, BSN, RN;  Shari Daugherty and volunteer Mary Hayden. (Photo courtesy of South Peninsula Hospital)
    Single-dose COVID shot on pause
    By Camille Botello • April 14, 2021 1:30 am

    Six severe blood clots were reported in relation to Johnson and Johnson/Janssen vaccine.

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    Courtesy photo 
Dr. Cheryl Siemers, the new director of Kenai Peninsula College, is seen in this undated photo. She begins her term on Monday, June 21, 2021.
    Cheryl Siemers to lead Kenai Peninsula College
    By Camille Botello • April 14, 2021 1:30 am

    Gary Turner is the current KPC director, and will be stepping down in June.

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    COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)
    Homer downgrades alert level to yellow
    By Michael Armstrong • April 7, 2021 2:30 am

    Alert level remains high statewide with 19.93 cases per 100,000.

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    A sign on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, on the Sterling Highway near Soundview Avenue announces the availability of COVID-19 vaccines in Homer, Alaska, . (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    In public service announcement, governor urges Alaskans to...
    By Michael Armstrong • April 7, 2021 2:30 am

    South Peninsula Hospital expects more than 2,000 doses in April

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    Jim Cockrell speaks at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Dunleavy taps Cockrell to head public safety
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • April 7, 2021 2:30 am

    Cockrell is a former wildlife trooper and Marathon security supervisor.

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    Students Sabriel Davidson and Kenadi Smith play on the swings on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021 at Fireweed Academy in Homer, Alaska. Elementary students were able to return to onsite schooling five days a week starting Monday. (Photo courtesy Todd Hindman/Fireweed Academy)
    District to relax mask requirement during outdoor activities
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • April 7, 2021 2:30 am

    The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is planning to relax masking requirements for staff and students when they are participating…

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    Tracy Silta (left) administers a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to Melissa Linton during a vaccine clinic at Soldotna Prep School on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    ‘Get the vaccine’
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • April 7, 2021 2:30 am

    Amid growing concern of long-term COVID symptoms, public health officials urge vigilance

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    Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion 
Soldotna High School English teacher Nicole Hewitt teaches her students remotely from her empty classroom at Soldotna High School on Monday, April 6, 2020 in Soldotna, Alaska.
    ‘Birthed by circumstance’: SoHi takes on COVID-19 in...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • April 7, 2021 2:30 am

    Soldotna High School students will share their COVID-19 experiences beginning on April 8 during a three-day in-person performance of “Pandemic:…

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    Former Speaker of the House Gail Phillips is shown in this undated photo from the early 1990s taken in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)
    Longtime Kenai Peninsula politician Phillips served 20 years...
    By Michael Armstrong • March 31, 2021 2:30 am

    Phillips honored for role as mentor, leader and volunteer

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