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Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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City council approves additional emergency relief programs

Housing, commercial fishermen will receive financial aid

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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Homer City Council extends emergency declaration through end of the year

State emergency declaration set to expire on Nov. 15

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State reports 204 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday

15 of them are on Kenai Peninsula, 2 in Homer

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Borough to offer housing relief to residents in unincorporated areas

Eligible residents may receive up to $1,200.

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3 new COVID-19 cases reported on southern Kenai Peninsula on Wednesday

There is 1 new case each in Homer, Fritz Creek and the ‘Other South’ category

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All central peninsula schools shifted 100% remote learning Wednesday

Spike in COVID-19 cases on central peninsula led to school district decision

A row of footballs iat the Homer-Seward game at Homer, Alaska, on Aug. 29, 2020. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Fall sports playoffs, state championships canceled

ASAA wants schools to stay in geographic regions

Homer High School. (Homer News file photo)

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Southern Kenai Peninsula region of school district moves to medium risk

Schools in the central, eastern peninsula regions are at high risk

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McNeil Canyon will go remote on Monday due to COVID-19 case

This is the 3rd COVID-19 case associated with a southern peninsula school

A row of footballs at the Homer-Seward game at Homer, Alaska, on Aug. 29, 2020. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Two Homer football coaches test positive for COVID-19

School remains open to in-person learners, football program quarantining

Registered Nurse Annie Garay puts the finishing touches on South Peninsula Hospital's new COVID-19 testing site, located at the lower level of the hospital's specialty clinic at 4201 Bartlett Street, on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. It's a self-swab site where people register at one window, and collect a swab kit from a nurse at another window. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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3 new COVID-19 cases on Kenai Peninsula

South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing has moved

An at-home COVID-19 test is seen. (Courtesy photo)

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At-home COVID-19 test kits for sale at Safeway pharmacies

At-home COVID-19 saliva test kits are now available for purchase at Safeway pharmacies.

Signs on Saturday, March 28, 2020, at the main entrance to South Peninsula Hospital in Homer, Alaska, warn visitors not to enter until they have been met by hospital staff. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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1 new COVID-19 case in Homer

Hospital to move testing location, further relax visitation rules