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A snowmachine rider takes advantage of two feet of fresh snow on a field down Murwood Avenue in Soldotna, Alaska on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Snowmachine use closed in parts of Chugach National Forest, opened in refuge

On the refuge, all areas “traditionally open to snowmachine use” are now open

United States Department of Agriculture logo. Photo courtesy of USDA Rural Development

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Southern peninsula communities awarded federal grants to improve water systems

Grants are among 21 USDA awards to improve infrastructure in rural Alaska

Homer city council member Jason Davis (center) speaks to the audience gathered in Pioneer Hall for the Israel-Palestine conflict panel discussion on Friday, Dec. 15<ins>, 2023</ins> at Kachemak Bay Campus<ins> in Homer, Alaska</ins>. Davis formerly served in the political section of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv. (Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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Israel-Palestine discussion brings listeners to KBC

A discussion on the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict hosted Friday at Kachemak Bay campus drew a standing-room only crowd…

Public Works director Jan Keiser clarifies details on the Beluga Slough Green Infrastructure Project to Homer City Council during the Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023 in the Cowles Council Chambers at City Hall in Homer, Alaska. Screenshot.

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Public Works director to retire in January

Homer Public Works Director Jan Keiser is retiring from her position with the city in January.

South Peninsula Hospital Home Health Center on Pioneer Avenue will soon house a licensed childcare center for hospital employees. Photo provided by Derotha Ferraro

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South Peninsula Hospital receives $1.3 grant to open child care center

The licensed child care facility will serve hospital employees

U.S. Department of Justice Logo. (Graphic by Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai woman sentenced in bankruptcy fraud case

Saray Lockwood formerly operated Kenai Dental Clinic with her late-husband Dr. Glenn Lockwood

Michael Daniel. (Photo via Daniel for House)

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Homer chamber board head enters race for state House

Michael Daniel, a Republican, is challenging Alaska House Rep. Sarah Vance.

Cook Inletkeeper Energy Policy Analyst Ben Boettger presents information about retrofitting homes to be more energy efficient at the Cook Inletkeeper Community Action Studio on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Inletkeeper turns focus to energy for next community climate solution

The meeting marked the official kickoff of Cook Inletkeeper’s fourth installment in its local solution series

The sign in front of the Homer Electric Association building in Kenai, Alaska, as seen on April 1, 2020. (Peninsula Clarion file)

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HEA rates to increase Jan. 1

The cooperative’s last rate increase took effect in April 2020

A pie chart shows Kenai Peninsula Borough School District expenditures by object for the current fiscal year. (Chart via KPBSD)

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‘Budget 101’: How KPBSD organizes funds

Finance Director Elizabeth Hayes delivered the presentation to school board members during a Monday work session

The Pratt Museum makes a call for local stories to include in January’s participatory exhibit.

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Pratt Museum accepting local stories for January exhibit, ‘Our Stories, Our Place’

Homer’s Pratt Museum is opening the new year with their “Our Stories, Our Place” exhibit. Typically in the…

The sign at the entrance of Kenai Peninsula College’s Kachemak Bay Campus is photographed on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. (Finn Heimbold/Homer News)

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Kachemak Bay Campus to host panel on the Israel-Palestine conflict

The Kachemak Bay Campus of the University of Alaska will host a five-member open-format conversation about the Israel-Palestine…

Students from Nikiski Middle/High School and Kenai Middle School join Jesse Bjorkman, Ken Felchle and volunteers from the Kenai Peninsula Chapter of Safari Club International on an educational moose hunt in Nikiski, Alaska, on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. (Photo provided by Jesse Bjorkman)

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Lessons in big game hunting

Students learn to ethically and responsibly harvest a moose and process its meat for food