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Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News A sign at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Bartlett Street points the way to the South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic on Bartlett Street on Feb. 17, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. A sign at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Bartlett Street points the way to the South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic on Bartlett Street on Feb. 17, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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COVID-19 cases rise slightly

Reporting error skews southern peninsula test results on state dashboard.

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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Council amends budget

Mid-biennium budget change would increase cost-of-living adjustment for city workers.

A nine-seat Beechcrafter Super King Air B200 plane sits in a hanger at Kenai Aviation in Kenai, Alaska on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai council OKs Kenai Aviation agreements

The airline plans to begin offering flights in May

An area cleared to make way for the Cooper Landing Bypass project can be seen above the intersection of the Kenai River and Kenai Lake in Cooper Landing, Alaska, on Sept. 6, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Cooper Landing bypass construction resumes this week

Construction paused last October for the winter season

Snow falls on studded tires on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in Kenai, Alaska. For Alaskans living above the 60 North Latitude line, which includes all portions of the Sterling Highway, studded tires must be removed by May 1, 2022. (Peninsula Clarion file)

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Studded tires off April 15 on southern peninsula

Studded tires cause damage on dry pavement, officials said

South Peninsula Haven House Woman of Wisdom Derotha Ferraro. (Photo provided)

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Honoring community leaders

Homer High student Olivia Glasman wins awards in both events.

The Cook Inlet Spill Prevention and Response Inc. barge Redoubt is aground on the Mud Bay beach in Kachemak Bay off Kachemak Drive at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Barge runs aground in Mud Bay

Boat pulls CISPRI spill response vessel off beach; no spills reported.

Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News A sign at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Bartlett Street points the way to the South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic on Bartlett Street on Feb. 17, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. A sign at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Bartlett Street points the way to the South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic on Bartlett Street on Feb. 17, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Lower peninsula drops into substanial alert level

Six more Alaska deaths reported.

Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings attends a Soldotna City Council meeting on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. Farnsworth-Hutchings was one of two names submitted for the Soldotna seat on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission after a monthslong standoff between the city and borough mayor over the appointment. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Monthslong commission delay could end next week

Tautfest’s appointment, if approved, would cap a 10-month process to fill the vacancy

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board member Debbie Cary speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. Cary also served on the borough’s reapportionment board. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Assembly, board of ed could get new seats

Final reapportionment plans are subject to approval by borough voters

Photo by Terry Farrell Charlene Davis of Comox Rotary, British Columbia, introduces a shipping container home on June 7, 2020, at the Maple Pool Campground in Courtenay, British Columbia.

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Council grapples with aesthetic issues

Sometimes the Homer City Council digs into the grunt work of running a city — sewer and water,…

The Alan G with C & C Diving and Salvage tows the Cook Inlet Spill Prevention and Response Inc. barge Redoubt away from the Mud Bay beach in Kachemak Bay off Kachemak Drive at about 2:20 p.m. Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Barge runs aground in Mud Bay

Boat pulls CISPRI spill response vessel off beach; no spills reported.

Homer High School. (Homer News file photo)

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School announcements

School district risk level update and upcoming events