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    Brooklyn Coleman, right, staffs The Squeeze Squad lemonade stand during Lemonade Day in Soldotna, Alaska, on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Kids learn business skills at annual Lemonade Day
    By Jacob Dye • June 19, 2025 1:30 am

    Around 40 stands were strewn around Soldotna, Kenai, Nikiski and Sterling for the event.

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    Planes are showcased at the Kenai Air Fair in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Kenai fair shows off aircraft of all kinds
    By Jacob Dye • June 19, 2025 1:30 am

    Cargo planes to helicopters were on display Saturday.

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    The Homer News, a small print publication based in Cortland County, New York, features photos on the back page of readers who travel with copies of the newspaper. This issue of The Homer News shows Gary Root visiting Homer, Alaska and posing for a photo with the New York paper under the "Homer Alaska, Halibut Fishing Capital of the World" sign at the top of Baycrest Hill. Photo courtesy of Kim L. Hubbard
    Meet ‘The Homer News’
    By Delcenia Cosman • June 18, 2025 5:30 pm

    Surprise! Your local newspaper has a third ‘sister’ paper.

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    A sockeye salmon is pictured in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Fishing slow on Russian River, improving on Kenai
    By Jonas Oyoumick For the Peninsula Clarion • June 18, 2025 2:30 am

    Northern Kenai fishing report for Tuesday, June 17.

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    Señor Panchos in Soldotna, Alaska, is closed on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Soldotna restaurant owner remains in ICE custody; federal...
    By Jacob Dye • June 18, 2025 1:30 am

    Francisco Rodriguez-Rincon was accused of being in the country illegally and falsely claiming citizenship on a driver’s license application.

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    Brent Johnson speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Borough to provide maximum funding for school district
    By Jacob Dye • June 18, 2025 1:30 am

    The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will receive less money from the state this year than it did last year.

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    Hunter Kirby holds up the hatchery king salmon he bagged during the one-day youth fishery on the Ninilchik River on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 in Ninilchik, Alaska. Photo by Mike Booz
    Ninilchik River closed to sport fishing
    By Delcenia Cosman • June 18, 2025 1:30 am

    The closure is in effect from June 23 through July 15.

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    Josiah Kelly, right, appears for a superior court arraignment at the Kenai Courthouse in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Anchor Point man accepts plea deal for November...
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • June 17, 2025 11:30 am

    Buildings operated by a local health clinic and an addiction recovery nonprofit were targeted.

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Pool manager and swim coach Will Hubler leads a treading water exercise at Kenai Central High School on Tuesday.
    Pools, theaters, libraries in jeopardy as cuts loom
    By Jacob Dye • June 17, 2025 1:30 am

    The district issued “notices of non-retention” to all its pool managers, library aides and theater technicians.

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    The Homer Senior Citizens Inc. sign, illuminated by sunlight on June 12. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    Homer Senior Citizens shares update on financial recovery
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News Writer • June 16, 2025 2:30 am

    The nonprofit disclosured last year it had substantial unpaid payroll taxes and outstanding invoices.

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    Cars and trucks adorned with flags drive down the Homer Spit Road on Saturday, June 14, 2025 in Homer, Alaska. The processional was in honor of Flag Day and the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army being formed. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    Vehicle convoy celebrates Flag Day with parade down...
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • June 16, 2025 2:30 am

    The processional honored the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Army.

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    A demonstrator holds up a sign during the “No Kings” protest on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at WKFL Park in Homer, Alaska. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    Homer hits the streets to say ‘No Kings’
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • June 16, 2025 2:30 am

    Around 700 gathered locally as part of a nationwide protest.

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    During the Homer City Council meeting on Monday, June 9, 2025, Homer mayor Rachel Lord recognizes staff members of the City of Homer wastewater treatment facility for winning the Large Wastewater System of the Year award at a state conference in Anchorage earlier in June. Photo courtesy of Melissa Jacobsen
    Mayor recognizes city wastewater team for state award
    By Delcenia Cosman • June 16, 2025 1:30 am

    The City of Homer wastewater management team received the Large Wastewater System of the Year award at a recent state conference in Anchorage.

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