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A new poster seeking information on the whereabouts of Anesha "Duffy" Murnane produced on Oct. 12, 2020, in Homer, Alaska, will go up at Two Sisters Bakery in Homer. (Photo courtesy Anesha Murnane family)

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Search continues for Anesha Murnane, missing since Oct. 17, 2019

Family, friends will hold candlelight vigil on Sunday to mark anniversary of her disappearance

This “I voted” sticker in Aleut by artist Barbara Lavallee is part of the Alaska Division of Elections 2020 stickers designed to “depict the diversity, strength and power of Alaskan women,” according to an Oct. 12, 2020, press release from the Division of Elections. The designs feature the words “I voted” in English, Spanish, Koyukon, Gwich’in, Aleut, Tagalog, Alutiiq, Northern Inupiaq, Nunivak Cup’ig, and Yup’ik, and will be available at polling places for the Nov. 3 general election as well as online. (Photo courtesy Alaska Division of Elections)

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Absentee in-person voting starts Oct. 20 in Homer

Absentee ballots can be mailed or dropped off at Homer City Hall

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

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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

Homer News file photoHomer High School.

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School announcements

School district risk level update and upcoming events

Alaska House District 31 candidate Kelly Cooper. (Photo by Tim Steinberg)

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Candidate Q&A: Kelly Cooper

Assembly President and business owner seeks first term in Alaska House

Rep. Sarah Vance (R-Homer) poses for a photo on June 12, 2020, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Hannah Vance)

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Candidate Q&A: Sarah Vance

Vance looks for another term in the Alaska House of Representatives

“It’s Your Life: Take a Day to Be Well” is the logo of the Rotary Health Fair

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Blood drive, Guardian open house featured this weekend

Rotary Health Fair live events includ blood drive, Guardian Flight open house

Members of the Kachemak Bay Masonic Lodge U.D. (Under Dispensation) and other Alaska Masons pose for a photo at a dispensation ceremony on Sept. 26, 2020, at the Homer Elks Lodge in Homer, Alaska. (Photo courtesy of Kachemak Bay Masonic Lodge U.D.)

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Kachemak Bay Masons granted dispensation

Masons expect to get full charter in a year

A short line forms outside of Homer City Hall as people wait to vote in the regular municipal election on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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City council certifies election results

Ken Castner, Caroline Venuti and Rachel Lord will continue serving the city

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

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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

Homer News file photoHomer High School.

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School announcements

School district risk level update and upcoming events

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