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    Kenai woman injured in bear attack
    By Jacob Dye • August 26, 2025 1:30 am

    Search efforts had not located the bear as of Tuesday afternoon.

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    Teague Vanek grills up salmon during the 2025 Industry Appreciation Day at the Kenai Softball Greenstrip in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Industry Appreciation Day honors community leaders, businesses
    By Jacob Dye • August 25, 2025 1:30 am

    Oil and gas, commercial fishing, tourism and health care industries were all recognized at the annual event.

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    Nevada's Claire Nelson, 22, and Anchorage's Taylor Deal, 31, approach the mountain during the women's race at the Mount Marathon Race on July 4, 2025, in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
    Kenai Central graduate Deal captures Lost Lake Run
    By Jeff Helminiak • August 24, 2025 1:01 am

    Taylor Deal, a 2012 graduate of Kenai Central now living in Anchorage, won the Lost Lake Run just outside of…

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    Service's Talia Smith leads the girls varsity pack near the start of the Ted McKenney XC Invitational on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
    Defending state champs Giacobbe, Staples win at McKenney...
    By Jeff Helminiak • August 23, 2025 1:01 am

    Last season as sophomores, Wasilla’s Hailee Giacobbe and East’s Katahdin Staples provided landmark victories for their programs at the Division…

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    Fourth grade students work on their new nametags on the first day of the 2025-2026 school year at Nikiski North Star Elementary School in Nikiski, Alaska, on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Giving students their ‘best year yet’
    By Jacob Dye • August 21, 2025 1:30 am

    The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s 42 schools welcome kids back into classrooms.

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    A headshot of the new Homer OPUS director, Dr. Elizabeth White. (Photo provided)
    Homer OPUS names new director
    By Chloe Pleznac • August 20, 2025 2:30 am

    Homer OPUS has chosen Elizabeth White to serve as both its lead teacher and organizational head, going into the new…

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    Homer community members line up for delicious offerings from multiple food trucks and booths at the Taste of Homer Food Truck Festival on Saturday, May 10, 2024 at the Baycrest KOA Campground in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Proposed ordinance would update city code on temporary...
    By Chloe Pleznac • August 20, 2025 2:30 am

    The ordinance was postponed to the Sept. 22 meeting.

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    A screenshot from the Homer Harbor Expansion project website shows one idea for Alternative 2, which the Corp selected in July as their tentative plan, moving forward.
    Army Corps chooses tentative plan for Homer Harbor...
    By Chloe Pleznac • August 20, 2025 2:30 am

    If constructed, the expansion would meet the currently existing harbor needs and demands.

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    "Avocado Toast" is a portrait photo taken by Amaia Nicole Crain in 2025 in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Amaia Nicole Crain
    Pushing boundaries
    By Christina Whiting • August 20, 2025 1:30 am

    Homer photographer’s debut shows her passion for portraiture and highlights social injustices.

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    Nick Varney
    Reeling ‘Em In: Silvers have entered the streams
    By Nick Varney • August 20, 2025 1:30 am

    Now that we are riding the deeper slide into fall, it’s time to concentrate on those beautiful silvers entering the…

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    Snow blankets Homer City Hall on April 10, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)
    Council votes down rec center ballot proposition
    By Delcenia Cosman • August 20, 2025 1:30 am

    Ordinance 25-52 would have asked voters whether the city should continue a percentage of city sales tax to fund a new community recreation center.

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    A patron speaks to youth vendors at their Homer Farmers Market booth during Kids' Vending Day on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Youth vendors sell at farmers market
    By Delcenia Cosman • August 15, 2025 1:30 am

    The Homer Farmers Market hosted the final Kids’ Vending Day of the season on Wednesday.

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    Kenai Peninsula District 4-H chickens are on display at the Kenai Peninsula Fair, Aug. 8-10, 2025, in Ninilchik, Alaska. (Photo courtesy of Jack Money)
    Family fun at the fair
    By Delcenia Cosman • August 14, 2025 1:30 am

    The Kenai Peninsula Fair was held last weekend in Ninilchik.

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