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Community supports recovery in first annual 5K

Event sponsored by local recovery coalitions coincides with National Recovery Month

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Kasilof collision leaves 2 dead

The collision took place near Mile 110 of the Sterling Highway

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Advisory council to host meetings in Homer this week

The Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council will hold two in events in Homer this week, including…

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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Council to decide on funding local SBDC advisor

The Homer City Council will hold a public hearing at its next meeting on Sept. 25 before deciding…

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Alaska Wildlife Alliance member Grace Kautek looks out over the Kenai River for signs of belugas during the third annual Belugas Count! event at Erik Hansen Scout Park in Kenai on Sept. 21, 2019.

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Cook Inlet belugas the center of returning educational celebration

Belugas Count! set for Sept. 23

Alaska SeaLife Center veterinary technician Jessica Davis carries a newborn otter pup patient into the Alaska SeaLife Center Veterinary clinic for an initial admit exam on Sept. 9, 2023. The otter pup was admitted to the ASLC Wildlife Response Program after witnesses watched orcas attack the pup’s mother. (Photo courtesy Peter Sculli/Alaska SeaLife Center)

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Newborn sea otter rescued after orca attack

The animal still had a fresh umbilical cord, suggesting she was only a day, “possibly even hours,” old

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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City council adopts 2024-2029 capital improvement plan

The Homer City Council adopted the newest six-year capital improvement plan during their last regular meeting on Monday,…

Homer Middle School prints the first edition of the school newspaper on Sept. 14.

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Homer Middle School students launch newspaper

Eighth grade students at Homer Middle School have launched a newspaper.

Nurse Tracy Silta draws a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the walk-in clinic at the intersection of the Kenai Spur and Sterling Highways in Soldotna, Alaska on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (Camille Botello / Peninsula Clarion)

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Updated COVID booster available locally this month

The updated vaccine is recommended for everyone 6 months or older

Daniel Hasche, Rachel Lord, Caroline Venuti and Joni Wise participate in a Homer City Council Candidate Forum at Homer Public Library in Homer, Alaska, on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Homer City Council hopefuls tackle housing, transportation, harbor

The forum was the fifth of eight being held throughout September heading into the Oct. 3 municipal election

Water flows over Big Eddy Road in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Borough declares state of emergency for flood response

The disaster declaration opens access to emergency funds

A harbor seal rescued earlier this year by the Alaska SeaLife Center, Tuber, is released on the Kenai Beach in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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SeaLife Center sends off seals at Kenai beach

Harbor seals Tuber and Darth Tater were rescued from Kenai and Nikiski earlier this year

Superintendent Clayton Holland speaks about the National Blue Ribbon award during an assembly at Soldotna Montessori Charter School on Friday, Jan 14, 2022. (Camille Botello / Peninsula Clarion)

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KPBSD seeks new contract with superintendent

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will negotiate a new contract with current district superintendent Clayton Holland following…