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Court reinstates ban on personal watercraft in critical habitat areas

The prohibition relates to two overlapping areas of Kachemak Bay and the Fox River Flats

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Spruce trees are dusted with snow on Dec. 22, 2020, in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge near Soldotna, Alaska. Some areas of the refuge are open to harvest of holiday trees for non-commercial uses beginning Thanksgiving.

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Christmas tree cutting on refuge opens Thanksgiving

Tree cutting will be open until Christmas Day

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Anchor Point library receives Homer Foundation grant

Funding will be used to purchase new computers for patrons

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Local field for 2024 state elections takes shape

Although Alaska’s next general election is almost a year away, candidates interested in representing the Kenai Peninsula on…

Amanda Adams leads a session during an in-service at Skyview Middle School on Friday, Aug. 13, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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School board briefed on role of AI in education

While there may be consequences to further incorporating AI use in schools, there may also be consequences for…

2016 Oystercatcher Stout brew label from Grace Ridge Brewing is recognized as the 2023 Brewery of the Year by the International Bird Beer Label Association in December 2023.      Emilie Springer/ Homer News.

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Homer’s Grace Ridge Oystercatcher Stout honored for label

The International Bird Beer Label Association, celebrating their 30th anniversary, has selected Homer’s Grace Ridge Brewery as the…

Department of Health logo. (Graphic by Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Snapshot: Flu cases down statewide, growing on peninsula

The State Department of Health’s respiratory virus snapshot tracks the activity of influenza, respiratory syncytial virus and COVID-19

The Homer Harbor is photographed on Saturday, May 20, 2023. (Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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City council seeks state funding for harbor expansion plans

New port maintenance needs emerge and are attended to

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Nutcracker Ballet opens next weekend

Longtime Homer holiday tradition promises magic and surprises

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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City council to hold public hearings at next meeting

Community members may comment on ordinances introduced earlier this month

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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Council to consider short-term rentals ordinance

Second reading and public hearing scheduled for February 2024

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

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Kenai man accused of threatening US senator indicted

Arther Charles Graham is charged with using interstate communications with a threat to kidnap and injure

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A snowmachine rider takes advantage of two feet of fresh snow on a field in Soldotna in December 2022.

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Snowmachines now allowed in parts of Chugach National Forest

Sections of both the Glacier and Seward ranger districts, in Turnagain Pass, Carter Lake, Resurrection Pass, Lost Lake…