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Joe Halstead from HEA's information technology team addresses attendees at the annual public meeting in the Homer High School Theatre on May 2, 2024.  Photo provided by Christopher Kincaid.

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HEA hosts annual board meeting in Homer

The meeting included a board election and addressed energy issues on the Kenai Peninsula

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Prince William Sound Regional Citizens Advisory Council elects new board members

Three are from Homer; Archibald reelected as board president for fifth term

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Taiko drumming comes to Homer

Kachemak Bay Campus hosted a drum-building workshop as part of Homer’s sister city celebrations

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From left: Donna Anderson, Betty Stephenson, Sue Stephenson and Eddie Thomas gather for a photo at Dot’s Kenai River Fish Camp in Sterling, on Saturday.

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Sterling fishers seek reversal of new Kenai River bait restrictions

They say the new measure precludes some people, especially those who are older or who have disabilities, from…

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‘Making friends through taiko drumming’

Tomodachi Daiko held three taiko performances on Saturday, May 4 as part of sister city celebrations

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Commencement season commences

Lower Kenai Peninsula schools will host graduation ceremonies May 13-16

Kenai Peninsula Education Association President LaDawn Druce speaks in support of borough and school district budget collaboration during a borough assembly meeting on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Assembly sets school funding floor

The roughly $56.2 million amount is less than the $58.2 million requested last month but is more than…

From front left, Connections Homeschool Principal Doug Hayman, Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche and KPBSD Superintendent Clayton Holland listen to families during a community conversation on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Senate committee hears correspondence school allotment bill

A superior court judge ruled earlier this month that the allotments are unconstitutional

Alaska Comedy logo. Photo courtesy of Alaska World Arts Festival

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Alaska Comedy Showcase comes to Homer for 3rd show

Sally Oberstein’s Alaska World Arts is bringing the Alaska Comedy Showcase to Homer for an evening show on…

Upper Cook Inlet Exclusive Economic Zone can be seen on this map provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Image via fisheries.noaa.gov)

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Federal rule for Cook Inlet EEZ commercial fishing published, implements May 30

The rule comes after years of back and forth that began in 2012

Homer High School sophomore Sierra Mullikin, center, one of the students who participated in the community walk-in on Wednesday April 24, 2024, holds a sign in front of Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. Communities across the state of Alaska held walk-ins in support of legislative funding for public education. (Photo by Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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Homer community ‘walks in’ to support education funding

The protest called for an increase to the BSA and legislative support for public education

The Brown & Hawkins building is photographed in Seward, Alaska, on Saturday, April 20, 2024. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

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Seward buildings included in national historic survey

Seward’s Brown and Hawkins Buildings included in the Historic American Buildings Survey at the Library of Congress in…

The Sea Leg Stilt Troupe are dressed as cranes at the 2023 Safe and Healthy Kids Fair in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by South Peninsula Hospital.

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Safe and Healthy Kids Fair returns to Homer High School on Saturday

The South Peninsula Hospital spring Safe and Healthy Kids Fair returns to Homer for the 31st year. The…