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A new sign on July 2, 2022, on Pioneer Avenue and Bartlett Street indicates the new times and days for the South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic on Bartlett Street. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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CDC COVID-19 peninsula alert level remains at red

At high or red alert level CDC advises people to wear masks indoors

Music lovers listen to a performance on the River Stage at Salmonfest on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018, in Ninilchik, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Salmonfest to bring music, food and vendors to Ninilchik this weekend

65 bands and performers will participate in the three-day Ninilchik music festival

Emily Matthews and Andy Kowalczyk pose outside the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies headquarters on Friday, July 29, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/Homer News)

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AmeriCorps volunteers aid Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies

AmeriCorps volunteers ended their 10-month service stint this past week, with eight young adults from all over the…

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Seaplane crashes on attempted takeoff

Seaplane carrying 7 crashes after takeoff in Alaska

A new sign on July 2, 2022, on Pioneer Avenue and Bartlett Street indicates the new times and days for the South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic on Bartlett Street. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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CDC raises peninsula COVID-19 alert level to high

At high or red alert level CDC advises people to wear masks indoors

Sign indicating upcoming construction on East Hill Road on Monday, July 25, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/Homer News)

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Upcoming East Hill Road Closure

East Hill Road will be closed from Aug. 1-12.

The state ferry M/V Tustumena pulls into the Homer Harbor on Monday, June 8, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Tustumena sailings to Kodiak canceled

Due to crew shortage some upcoming sailings between Homer and Kodiak are cancelled.

Riders with Alaska C&C Horse Adventures participate in the 65th annual Soldotna Progress Days Parade on Saturday, July 23, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Progress on parade

Community turns out for annual Soldotna celebration

Gov. Mike Dunleavy, left, and Nancy Dahlstrom sit in the Peninsula Clarion offices on Friday, July 22, 2022 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Dunleavy brings reelection bid to Kenai Peninsula

He emerged as the top fundraiser in the race, per new campaign finance data filed this week

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Concert on the Green is Sunday

The Lisa Halverson Foundation, Fireweed Meadows Vacation Rentals and Coastal Realty Alaska are partnering to host “Concert on…

Robert Ruffner fields questions from attendees at a meeting to discuss the potential boundaries of a Nikiski Advisory Planning Commission at the Nikiski Community Recreation Center on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in Nikiski, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Seeking more local say, Nikiski residents pursue advisory planning commission

A group of Nikiski residents are pushing for more local say in borough land decisions that affect their…

Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies CoastWalk Coordinator Henry Reiske, right, stands next to the R/V APAK before loading in onto the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge R/V Tiglax on Friday, July 15, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke)

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Chapman School’s student-made mini-boat journeys to Bering Sea

Chapman Elementary School students’ mini-boat is transferred to the Tiglax to be taken to Adak.

Greg and Teresa Groeneweg pose with their dog, Ace, who is wearing a lifesaver medal Greg received from the Anchorage Fire Department years ago. He said Ace deserves it now more than him, for fighting off a bear. (Courtesy Greg Groeneweg)

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Dog rescues couple from charging brown bear

“He’s got the bear … and now he’s going to get killed.”