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    The KBBI AM 890 station is located on Kachemak Way in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    Peninsula radio reacts to loss of federal funding
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 21, 2025 1:30 am

    Congress last week approved President Trump’s rescission request, zeroing out all federal funding for public broadcasting, effective Oct. 1.

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    Dick Hawkins speaks during a community meeting about the proposed Ninilchik Recreation Service Area at the Ninilchik Community Center in Ninilchik, Alaska, on Thursday, July 17, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Ninilchik residents consider creation of service area to...
    By Jacob Dye • July 21, 2025 1:30 am

    The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Aug. 5 will consider an ordinance that would create the service area if it is approved by voters.

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    Smith has published three books, pictured here. (Photo courtesy of Brian Smith)
    Local author Brian Smith writes about history, family...
    By Chloe Pleznac • July 17, 2025 2:30 am

    The author of three self-published books, Smith is now working on the final installment of his trilogy.

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    ASEA State President Tom Stroozas, PER, and Exalted Ruler Jill Hockema, PER, accept the award at the Elks Grand Lodge National Convention in Kansas City, Missouri on July 1, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Jill Hockema)
    Homer Elks Lodge wins national recognition
    By Chloe Pleznac • July 17, 2025 2:30 am

    Since its inception in 1959, Homer Elks has given back $2.2 million to the community in various charity work.

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    A map of the Johnson Tract Mine exploration project. Photo courtesy of the Center for Biological Diversity
    Inletkeeper, partners file lawsuit against Cook Inlet gold...
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 17, 2025 1:30 am

    The Johnson Tract Mine is located on CIRI-owned lands inside Lake Clark National Park.

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    Homer High School graduates, largely from the class of 1975, celebrate their 50-year reunion on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at the Bishop's Beach pavilion in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Homer High graduates reunite after 50 years
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 17, 2025 1:30 am

    Members of the class of 1975, and others, gathered in Homer over the weekend.

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    Peony farmer and artist Gerri Martin hold a bouquet of budding Red Charm peonies in front of her packhouse of Diamond Ridge Road near Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Gerri Martin
    Budding flowers, budding art
    By Christina Whiting For Homer News • July 17, 2025 1:30 am

    Local artist and peony farmer showcases the flowers in a new body of work.

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    A sign on the Homer Public Library’s public phone, photographed on Saturday, July 12, 2025, notes that it’s the only public phone in the city of Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Out of the office: Nostalgia is calling
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 17, 2025 1:30 am

    I had an encounter recently which both delighted me and left me feeling bittersweetly, nostalgically vintage.

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    A sockeye salmon is carried from the waters of Cook Inlet on North Kenai Beach in Kenai, Alaska, during the first day of the Kenai River personal use dipnet fishery on Thursday, July 10, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Kenai River dipnet fishery open 24 hours beginning...
    By Jacob Dye • July 17, 2025 1:30 am

    Per fish counts available from the department, 471,000 sockeye have been counted so far this year — with 108,000 counted on Wednesday alone.

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    Attorneys Eric Derleth and Dan Strigle speak to Superior Court Judge Kelly Lawson during the opening arguments of State of Alaska v. Nathan Erfurth at the Kenai Courthouse on Wednesday. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Opening arguments offered in Erfurth trial
    By Jacob Dye • July 17, 2025 1:30 am

    The trial is set to continue for around two weeks, into early August.

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    Evacuees in Seward, Alaska, walk along Adams Street following a tsunami warning on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
    Tsunami warning canceled following 7.3 earthquake near Sand...
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 16, 2025 2:30 am

    The Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency Management confirmed Wednesday evening that the borough was not under threat of tsunami wave activity.

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    A crowd watches the 2025 Kachemak Bay Highland Games on July 5 at Karen Hornaday Park. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    2025 Kachemak Bay Highland Games celebrate Scottish culture
    By Chloe Pleznac • July 16, 2025 2:30 am

    It was a beautiful day for the annual Kachemak Bay Highland Games on Saturday, July 5. Athletes and enthusiasts alike…

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    Jason Criss stands for a photo in Soldotna, Alaska, after being named a qualifier for the Special Olympics USA Games on Thursday, July 10, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Soldotna athlete to compete in 2026 Special Olympics...
    By Jacob Dye • July 16, 2025 1:30 am

    Thousands of athletes from across all 50 states will be competing in 16 sports.

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