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    Derotha Ferraro from the fishing vessel Big Game poses with the king salmon she caught in the Anchor Point King Salmon Calcutta on Sunday, May 12, 2019, in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Photo courtesy of Bill Scott)
    Anchor Point King Salmon Tournament kicks off this...
    By Delcenia Cosman • May 4, 2023 1:30 am

    The 28th annual Anchor Point King Salmon Calcutta and Tournament will be held this Friday and Saturday.

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    An attendee of the invitational gathering on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at the Norman Lowell Art Gallery in Anchor Point, Alaska views a display of photographs and information on Lowell’s life and career. Photo by Delcenia Cosman
    Norman Lowell gallery open for the season
    By Delcenia Cosman • May 4, 2023 1:30 am

    At the top of a winding, tree-lined gravel road above the Sterling Highway lies a hidden community treasure.

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    Homer man indicted by feds on wildlife charges
    Homer man indicted by feds on wildlife charges
    By Emilie Springer • May 4, 2023 1:30 am

    If convicted, he faces a maximum of five years in prison and $20,000 fine on each count

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    GULF OF ALASKA (May 25, 2019) The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) transits the Gulf of Alaska. Theodore Roosevelt is conducting routine operations in the Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erick A. Parsons/Released)
    Navy’s Gulf of Alaska exercises begin this month
    By Emilie Springer • May 4, 2023 1:30 am

    US Navy to start training in the Gulf of Alaska with Exercise Northern Edge

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    Photo by Art Koeninger/courtesy
The lotus lamp for the Loved and Lost Memorial Bench was lit April 26 in front of the Homer Public Library.
    A light for the lost
    By Homer News staff • May 4, 2023 1:30 am

    “Loved and Lost” memorial bench lamp-lighting ceremony honors Murnane and the missing

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    Western Sandpipers scurry across the sand in search of food in the mudflats. Sandpipers are the most prevalent bird at the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge during the 2023 Shorebird and Nature Festival May 5-7. (Jan Wieser / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
    Shorebird Festival opens this weekend for all birding...
    By Delcenia Cosman • May 1, 2023 1:30 am

    Registration is still open for the 31st annual Shorebird Festival, running May 3-7.

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    A sockeye salmon’s tail protrudes above the edge of a bin on a setnet site July 11, 2016, near Kenai, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)
    Local fishers speak up for buyback bill
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • April 27, 2023 2:30 am

    S.B. 82, sponsored by Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, R-Nikiski, would create the voluntary program

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    A chart shows the number and type of Alaska residents receiving Medicaid coverage based on either 2022 Alaska Medicaid Claims data (yellow) or 2021 U.S. Census data (orange). More than 260,000 residents are currently enrolled, about 30,000 more than 2020, due to a federal provision that kept states from removing people during the COVID-19 pandemic. That provision ended April 1 and Alaska officials are scheduled review eligibility of all residents enrolled during the next 12 months. (Alaska Division of Public Assistance)
    Department of Health to reevaluate every Medicaid beneficiary
    By Jacob Dye • April 27, 2023 1:30 am

    The state has to begin redetermination for everyone receiving benefits by March 31

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    Cook Inletkeeper Science Director Sue Mauger speaks in front of a packed crowd during a panel discussion for the Kenai Peninsula College Showcase “State of the Salmon” on Wednesday, April 20, 2023, at KPC in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Showcase paints a grim picture for future of...
    By Jacob Dye • April 27, 2023 1:30 am

    Warming waters, more numerous predators, bycatch, parasites, increased competition all point to tremendous difficulty in species resurgence

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    A sign offering tips on how to recreate safely around bears can be seen on Thursday, July 1, 2021, on Skilak Lake Road in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
    Workshops to focus on bear coexistence
    By Jacob Dye • April 27, 2023 1:30 am

    Experts will discuss bear attractants, how bear-resistant electric fencing works, and how to get financial assistance

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    Homer skiiers at Ohlson Mountain Rope Tow on Sunday, April 23, in Homer, Alaska. Photo by Emilie Springer/ Homer News.
    Slush cup washes out, but party goes on
    By Emilie Springer • April 27, 2023 1:30 am

    Ohlson Mountain Rope Tow event was canceled for the second time

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    VFW Memorial Post 10221 presents “Teacher of the Year” award to Chapman School’s Bea Klaich on Saturday<ins>, April 22, 2023 in Anchor Point, Alaska</ins>. From left to right, Eric Henley, Bea Klaich, Chuck Collins, Mackenzie Henley. Photo provided by Jennifer Henley
    Anchor Point youth earn awards for essay, singing...
    By Delcenia Cosman • April 27, 2023 1:30 am

    The Virl “Pa” Haga VFW Memorial Post 10221 in Anchor Point presented awards to several Anchor Point youth on Saturday…

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    Homer man accused of sexually assaulting woman in parking lot
    Homer man accused of sexually assaulting woman in...
    By Emilie Springer • April 27, 2023 1:30 am

    A Homer man was arrested following accusations that he sexually assaulted a woman in a parking lot.

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    • Reeling ‘Em In: Rambo tides and action at the lagoon
    • Anchorage Bowl Chamber Orchestra returns to peninsula for 9th tour
    • 3 harbor seal pups admitted to SeaLife Center
    • Youth-only king salmon fisheries to open in Ninilchik, Homer
    • SPARC awarded funding for new floor

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