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    A clipping from a Homer Death Cafe poster.
    Homer group tackles death and dying through open...
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • July 10, 2025 2:30 am

    The local group mirrors a growing worldwide trend of “Death Cafes.”

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    The entrance to the Kenai Peninsula Borough building in Soldotna is seen here on June 1. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
    Borough assembly to consider ordinance to increase residential...
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • July 10, 2025 2:30 am

    If approved by voters in October, the ordinance would increase the tax exemption by $25,000.

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    Peonies bloom on Friday, July 4, 2024, in the garden beside Cosmic Kitchen on Pioneer Avenue in Homer, Alaska. Photo by Christina Whiting
    Chamber hosts 6th annual Peony Celebration
    By Christina Whiting For Homer News • July 10, 2025 1:30 am

    The weeks-long festival features art exhibits, events, flower sales, guided farm tours and more.

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    Community members watch ducks float by on the Anchor River during the annual Anchor River Duck Races on Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Locals win at 4th annual Anchor River duck...
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 10, 2025 1:30 am

    The event is part of the Anchor Point VFW’s Fourth of July celebrations.

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    Nets are extended from 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)
    ‘A really good day’
    By Jacob Dye • July 10, 2025 1:30 am

    Kenai River personal use sockeye salmon dipnet fishery opens.

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    Seward's Fred Moore stands at the base of Mount Marathon in Seward, Alaska, on Monday, June 24, 2019. Moore will run in his 50th consecutive Mount Marathon race on July 4. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
    ‘It’s been a good run’
    By Jeff Helminiak • July 9, 2025 2:30 am

    Seward’s Moore explains his decision to end his Mount Marathon streak at 54.

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    Children leap forward to grab candy during a Fourth of July parade on South Willow Street in Kenai, Alaska, on July 4, 2025. (Photo courtesy Sarah Every)
    Celebrating the 4th in the streets
    By Jacob Dye • July 9, 2025 1:30 am

    Kenai comes out for annual Independence Day parade.

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    Haylee Overson circles the arena with the Alaska flag on Sunday, July 6, 2025 at the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Ninilchik, Alaska. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    Ninilchik Rodeo celebrates riding over holiday weekend
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • July 8, 2025 2:30 am

    The rodeo has been an annual event on the peninsula since the 1960s.

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    The Alaska Stars Drill Team rides down Milo Fritz Avenue during the Fourth of July parade on Friday, July 4, 2025, in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Homer blooms on the 4th of July
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 8, 2025 1:30 am

    Community parades were held in Homer and Anchor Point Friday in honor of the holiday.

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    A male sea otter pup, estimated at 2 weeks old, was rescued near Homer and admitted to the Alaska SeaLife Center rehabilitation program on June 23, 2025, in Seward, Alaska. Photo courtesy of the Alaska SeaLife Center
    SeaLife Center admits 2 seal pups, 1 orphaned...
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 8, 2025 1:30 am

    The three pups join the Alaska SeaLife Center’s ‘growing’ patient list.

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    The Kasilof River is seen from the Kasilof River Recreation Area, July 30, 2019, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
    King salmon fishing on Kasilof to close Thursday
    By Jacob Dye • July 8, 2025 1:30 am

    If any king salmon is caught while fishing for other species, they may not be removed from the water and must be released immediately.

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    Former KPBSD Finance Director Liz Hayes speaks during a Kenai Peninsula Borough School District budget development meeting at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    School district finance department earns national awards
    By Jacob Dye • July 7, 2025 1:30 am

    The two awards are based on comprehensive reviews of the district’s budget and financial reporting.

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    President Zen Kelly speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, July 7, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    School board finalizes budget with deep cuts to...
    By Jacob Dye • July 7, 2025 1:30 am

    Multiple members of the board said they were frustrated by the state’s failure to fund education.

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