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    News <p>The entrance to the Homer Electric Association office is seen here in Kenai, Alaska on May 7, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)</p>

    HEA opens bids for real property

    The deadline to submit bids is 5 p.m. on Aug. 11.

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    By Delcenia Cosman • July 11, 2025 1:30 am
    News Arturo Mondragon-Lopez, Jr. (right) attends a change of plea hearing related to the October 2023 fatal shooting of Brianna Hetrick on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, at the Homer Courthouse in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

    Mondragon-Lopez sentenced for death of Homer woman

    By Delcenia Cosman
    News Nets are extended from North Kenai Beach in Kenai, Alaska, during the first day of the Kenai River personal use dipnet fishery on Thursday, July 10, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

    ‘A really good day’

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    Rep. Nick Begich III, R-Alaska, delivers his keynote address to approximately 40 people, most of whom are from out of state, at the end of the Bitcoin Alaska conference on Sunday. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
    Begich and Bitcoin fly to Juneau after passage...
    By Jasz Garrett • July 9, 2025 1:30 am

    Protesters seek town hall with representative; he delivers keynote address at ticketed conference

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    The entrance to the Kenai Peninsula Borough building in Soldotna is seen here on June 1. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
    Borough assembly to consider ordinance to increase residential...
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • July 10, 2025 2:30 am

    If approved by voters in October, the ordinance would increase the tax exemption by $25,000.

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    A participant in the 2019 July Fourth parade, hosted by the Homer Chamber of Commerce, rides his motorcycle down Pioneer Avenue.
    8th annual Salute to Vets Motorcycle Rally returns
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • July 10, 2025 2:30 am

    The 8th Annual “Salute to Vets Motorcycle Rally” is set to return to the Kenai Peninsula on July 18 and…

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    Children leap forward to grab candy during a Fourth of July parade on South Willow Street in Kenai, Alaska, on July 4, 2025. (Photo courtesy Sarah Every)
    Celebrating the 4th in the streets
    By Jacob Dye • July 9, 2025 1:30 am

    Kenai comes out for annual Independence Day parade.

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    The Kasilof River is seen from the Kasilof River Recreation Area, July 30, 2019, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
    King salmon fishing on Kasilof to close Thursday
    By Jacob Dye • July 8, 2025 1:30 am

    If any king salmon is caught while fishing for other species, they may not be removed from the water and must be released immediately.

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    A male sea otter pup, estimated at 2 weeks old, was rescued near Homer and admitted to the Alaska SeaLife Center rehabilitation program on June 23, 2025, in Seward, Alaska. Photo courtesy of the Alaska SeaLife Center
    SeaLife Center admits 2 seal pups, 1 orphaned...
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 8, 2025 1:30 am

    The three pups join the Alaska SeaLife Center’s ‘growing’ patient list.

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    The Alaska Stars Drill Team rides down Milo Fritz Avenue during the Fourth of July parade on Friday, July 4, 2025, in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Homer blooms on the 4th of July
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 8, 2025 1:30 am

    Community parades were held in Homer and Anchor Point Friday in honor of the holiday.

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    President Zen Kelly speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, July 7, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    School board finalizes budget with deep cuts to...
    By Jacob Dye • July 7, 2025 1:30 am

    Multiple members of the board said they were frustrated by the state’s failure to fund education.

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    Former KPBSD Finance Director Liz Hayes speaks during a Kenai Peninsula Borough School District budget development meeting at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    School district finance department earns national awards
    By Jacob Dye • July 7, 2025 1:30 am

    The two awards are based on comprehensive reviews of the district’s budget and financial reporting.

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    Fire crews respond to the Bruce Fire, July 4, 2025, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Alaska Division of Forestry)
    Firefighting crews respond to wildfire outside Soldotna
    By Peninsula Clarion Staff • July 4, 2025 2:30 am

    The 8-acre fire and two “spot fires” of less than one acre each are located near Mile 102 and 103 of the Sterling Highway.

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    Robert Weaver was last seen at the Doroshin Bay public use cabin on June 25, 2025. (Photo provided by the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)
    Updated: Refuge ends search efforts for missing man
    By Jacob Dye • July 3, 2025 1:30 am

    Robert Weaver was last seen near Skilak Lake on June 25.

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    Snow blankets Homer City Hall on April 10, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)
    Library to seek grant funding for security grille
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 3, 2025 1:30 am

    Resolution 25-064 authorizing the move was passed by the Homer City Council last Monday.

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    The Homer Public Library. File photo
    E-rate ruling continues internet subsidy at Homer library
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 3, 2025 1:30 am

    A recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of the Universal Service Fund means that internet access…

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