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A garden at the home of Ralph Broshes and Deb Lowney features one of Lowney's sculptures. It was part of the walking tour portion of the Homer Garden Tour on Sunday, July 17, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/Homer News)

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Homer citizens joyfully share gardens again

Many enjoyed the annual garden tour, which returned following pandemic stifling

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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Homer woman dies of COVID-19

Woman 80 or older was part of 25 new deaths reported.

A group of about 400 people march along Pioneer Avenue for the "Women's March: Bans Off Our Bodies" protest on Saturday, July 9, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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‘Bans off our bodies’: About 400 march to protect reproductive rights

In one of Homer’s largest protest marches, on Saturday about 400 people walked, held signs and chanted in…

The Rotary Club of Homer-Kachemak Bay celebrated the accomplishments of one Rotary year and looked ahead to a new year at a social gathering July 1. Honored were Kim Zook, left, newly installed president of the club, and Bernie Griffard, immediate past president. At back is Marv Peters, a charter member of the club and one of the club’s directors.

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Rotary Club installs new officers

The Rotary Club of Homer-Kachemak Bay celebrated the accomplishments of the past year and looked ahead to the…

The logo for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is displayed inside the George A. Navarre Borough Admin Building on Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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School district to begin replacing classroom technology following board approval

The district will purchase 103 new boards in the current fiscal year

Ken Landfield staffs a voter registration table on Saturday, July 9, 2022, during the "Bans off our bodies" march and protest at WKFL Park in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Reminder: Voter registration deadline is July 17

Alaskans will cast ballots in the state’s special general election and the regular primary election

Slash is piled at the City of Kenai’s slash disposal site on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. The Kenai Peninsula Borough will use $300,000 in general funds to set up temporary slash disposal sites in multiple communities throughout the borough. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Assembly OKs $300k for borough slash sites

The move is in response to the ongoing spruce bark beetle outbreak

A giant silver salmon is paraded through Salmonfest on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, in Ninilchik, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Umphrey’s McGee, Shakey Graves to headline Salmonfest 2022

The festival returns Aug. 5-7 in Ninilchik

Alaska LNG Project Manager Brad Chastain presents information about the project during a luncheon at the Kenai Chamber Commerce and Visitor Center on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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‘Window of opportunity’ seen for LNG Project

Brad Chastain presented the current status of the project Wednesday

People gather outside of the Alaska Airlines Center, where a Save America rally was being held, on Saturday, July 9, 2022 in Anchorage, Alaska. Former President Donald Trump, U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka and U.S. House candidate Sarah Palin were among the event’s speakers. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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In Anchorage, Trump promotes Tshibaka, Palin

Thousands of Alaskans flocked to Anchorage on Saturday, where former U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down on his…

The Disability Pride Month art show, as seen on Friday, July 1, 2022, at Grace Ridge Brewing in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Homer’s Independent Living Center celebrates Disability Pride month with art show

Through July, Grace Ridge Brewing shows “Art From the Heart,” a show increasing awareness for Disability Pride Month.…

This map shows a proposed rezone from rural residential to urban residential for the lower West Hill Road area. The Homer Planning Commission recommended only rezoning the area east of West Hill Road, and the Homer City Council introduced an ordinance at its June 27 meeting to just rezone the east side. (Map courtesy of city of Homer)

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Council considers West Hill rezoning

East side of lower West Hill would be rezoned to urban residential

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 puts peninsula in high-risk status

Terrace Assisted Living closes to visitors because of COVID-19 cases.