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    Anna Wall and Sheryl Vitale, daughter-mother duo behind Red Bird Kitchen, stand in their kitchen on East End Road, photo taken March 13, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Christina Whiting/Homr News)
    Meet your neighbor: Red Bird Kitchen
    By Christina Whiting For the Homer News • March 16, 2023 2:30 am

    With a love for creating new recipes, mother and daughter have been serving up tasty dishes in and around Homer and Alaska for years

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    Halibut and black cod fisheries get off to slow start
    Halibut and black cod fisheries get off to...
    By Cristy Fry • March 16, 2023 2:30 am

    The halibut and black cod fisheries got underway last weekend, and deliveries have been sparse so far. Prices were comparable…

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    Kenai woman sentenced to 10 years for federal...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 13, 2023 2:30 am

    The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case with the Alaska State Troopers and the Kenai Police Department

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    Areas cleared to make way for the Cooper Landing Bypass Project (bottom) can be seen above the Kenai River in Cooper Landing in this August 10, 2021, photo. (Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion file)
    Borough mulls plans for bypass parcel
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 13, 2023 2:30 am

    The 1,000-acre Juneau Bench, or Unit 395, is located north of the Sterling Highway

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    The Alaska Board of Fisheries discusses three emergency petitions directed at Cook Inlet East Side Set Net closures during the 2023 Statewide Finfish Meeting on Monday, March 13, 2023, at the Egan Civic & Convention Center in Anchorage Alaska. (Screenshot)
    Fisheries board rejects local anglers’ emergency petitions
    By Jacob Dye • March 13, 2023 1:30 am

    Each of the petitions was rejected for failing to meet the board’s definition of an emergency

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    Glen Trombley, a Kenai River personal use guide, testifies to the Alaska Board of Fisheries during the 2023 Statewide Finfish Meeting on March 10, 2023 at the Egan Civic & Convention Center in Anchorage Alaska. (Screenshot)
    Board of Fisheries approves regulation changes
    By Jacob Dye • March 13, 2023 1:30 am

    Changes include simplified registration and new invasive species

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    Foreground: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Clayton Holland, left, and KPBSD Finance Director Liz Hayes, right, speak about the district’s fiscal year 2024 budget during a work session with the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    School district, borough mull budget shortfall as cuts...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 14, 2023 2:30 am

    The two groups convened for a work session Tuesday

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    The Homer Police Station as seen Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Police receive reports of drinks being spiked at...
    By Emilie Springer • March 16, 2023 2:30 am

    Homer Police Department alerted the public last week to recent reports by bar patrons that their drinks had been spiked.

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    COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)
    COVID-19: Cases and hospitalizations drop
    By Jacob Dye • March 14, 2023 1:30 am

    The state reported no new resident deaths from COVID-19 this week

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    Audrey Dabney, Homer Flex School Phoenix Award recipient.  Photo by Beth Schneider.
    Homer Flex School January Phoenix Award recipient: Audrey...
    March 16, 2023 1:30 am

    Each month, the school staff choose a student to receive the Homer Flex Phoenix Award based on their embodiment of…

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    The sign in front of the Homer Electric Association building in Kenai, Alaska as seen on April 1, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
    HEA opens new scholarships, extends deadline
    By Homer News Staff • March 16, 2023 1:30 am

    The Homer Electric Association announced in a March 9 press release its new scholarship programs and extended the application deadline…

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    The Alaska Judicial Council listens to public testimony during the public hearing held as part of the selection process for a new Kenai Superior Court Judge on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, at the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska. Members include (from left to right) Geraldine Simon, Lynne Gallant, Dave Parker, Chief Justice Daniel E. Winfree, Kristie Babcock, Patricia A. Collins and Jonathon Katcher. They would ultimately name Kelly J. Lawson as one of the four nominees for the role. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Lawson named to Kenai Superior Court
    By Jacob Dye • March 13, 2023 1:30 am

    Lawson is a victim rights’ attorney from Anchorage

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    The 28th annual Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament winner Weston Marley holds up the 27.38-pound winter king salmon he caught on Sunday, April 10, 2022, in Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Winter king tournament this weekend
    By Delcenia Cosman • March 16, 2023 1:30 am

    The 29th annual Winter King Salmon Tournament will take place on Saturday, March 18.

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