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    Data from the Alaska State Department of Epidemiology on Thursday, May 6, 2021 show the media usage of respondents in a survey about COVID-19 information. The report notes that this is about general media usage, not just as it pertains to COVID-19. (Photo provided by the Alaska State Department of Epidemiology)
    Survey: Friends, family most trusted among vaccine hesitant
    By Camille Botello • May 12, 2021 1:30 am

    The study analyzed the subset group of those surveyed who were not planning to get vaccinated, but who were open to learning more about the shots

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    A graduation balloon sits atop a vehicle during an alternative graduation ceremony for Homer Flex School on Monday, May 18, 2020 at the Homer Harbor in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Homer High, Homer Flex seniors graduate May 18
    By Sarah Knapp • May 12, 2021 1:30 am

    More than 90 high school seniors will graduate May 18 from Homer High School and Homer Flex High School.

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    Dr. Anne Zink, state of Alaska chief medical officer, served as the Kenai Peninsula College 51st annual commencement speaker during the virtual ceremony May 6.
    Kenai Peninsula College honors graduates during virtual commencement
    By Sarah Knapp • May 7, 2021 1:30 am

    Kenai Peninsula College honored 142 graduates during a virtual commencement held May 6.

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    Education Secretary Betsy DeVos arrives for an event in the State Dining room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, in Washington. A federal judge allowed the Education Department to move forward with new rules governing how schools and universities respond to complaints of sexual assault. DeVos said the ruling is “yet another victory for students and reaffirms that students’ rights under Title IX go hand in hand with basic American principles of fairness and due process.” (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
    School district crafting Title IX policies
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • May 5, 2021 2:30 am

    The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will hire a new staff member and codify a process for handling allegations of…

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    COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)
    Public can now access services in person at...
    By Michael Armstrong • May 5, 2021 2:30 am

    Alert level remains high for state, Kenai Peninsula

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Homer High School.
    School announcements
    By Staff report Homer News • May 5, 2021 2:30 am

    School district risk level update and upcoming events

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    Photo courtesy Sean Holland
The site of the Sterling Highway MP 45-60 Project is seen near Cooper Landing.
    Bypass project pushes ahead
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • May 5, 2021 2:30 am

    People should expect traffic delays and construction noise when traveling through Cooper Landing this summer.

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    Homer News editor Michael Armstrong, left, and former reporter Megan Pacer, right, hold Alaska Press Club awards the Homer News received at the Alaska Press Club Awards banquet on April 27, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska. Armstrong and Pacer also won awards for the 2020 contest year. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
    Awards were presented in virtural ceremony last Saturday
    By Michael Armstrong • May 5, 2021 2:30 am

    The Homer News, and its sister publications the Peninsula Clarion and Juneau Empire, won a batch of awards, including second-place,…

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    Bar-tailed godwits feed on Saturday, May 1, 2021, at Mud Bay near the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. The birds were one of several species of shorebirds seen in Mud Bay over the weekend that included western sandpipers, dunlins, long-billed dowitchers and Pacific plovers. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Festival is a mix of live, virtual programming
    By Sarah Knapp • May 5, 2021 1:30 am

    While the COVID-19 pandemic kept birders away from Kachemak Bay last May in celebration of the 28th annual Kachemak Bay…

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    Identity of body found on beach still unknown
    By Camille Botello • May 5, 2021 1:30 am

    Troopers reported on Friday that there were “no obvious signs of foul play.”

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    The Swan Lake Fire can be seen from above on Monday, Aug. 26 on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Alaska Wildland Fire Information)
    Fire season outlook ‘average’ this year
    By Camille Botello • May 5, 2021 1:30 am

    While the outlook looks average, weather patterns and fire mitigation techniques can all be factors.

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    Volunteers unload trash on April 22, 2017, at the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center in Homer, Alaska, for that year's clean up day. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center hosts...
    By Sarah Knapp • May 5, 2021 1:30 am

    Citizens of Homer are encouraged to participate in month-long clean-up drive.

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    A screenshot from the FBI's Most Wanted page showing a photo the FBI said was taken on Jan. 6, 2021, inside the U.S.Capitol. Marilyn Hueper said FBI agents showed her this image and claimed it was of her. (Screenshot)
    Homer residents said home was searched by FBI...
    By Sarah Knapp • April 29, 2021 1:30 am

    Couple said agents seized computers, cell phones

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