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Board President Zen Kelly speaks during a special meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Board of Education in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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KPBSD to tackle budget, school closures at Monday meeting in Homer

The district is facing a $17 million deficit.

Biologist Heather Renner presents the results of her recently published study on the 2014-2016 common murre mass die-off on Feb. 18, 2025, at the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge in Homer, Alaska. Renner’s research showed that the actual number of dead murre was closer to 4 million birds, compared to earlier estimates of only 500,000 to 1 million. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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‘It’s not just a story of loss; it’s a story of an epic geological data set’

Local biologist Heather Renner presents findings on mass murre die-off

University of Alaska President Pat Pitney speaks during a meeting of the UA Board of Regents at Kenai Peninsula College in Soldotna, Alaska, on Feb. 22, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Pitney: UA, KPC seeing momentum, attendance growth

The university president described KPC as “a leader of the pack” in enrollment growth at the university

Pier One Theatre is photographed on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. Photo courtesy of Pier One Theatre

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Pier One Theatre honors local thespians and volunteers

Pier One Theatre held an awards night last week at Red Bird Kitchen.

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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City establishes long-term sister city fund

City staff will coordinate with the Homer Foundation to create and maintain the fund.

Logo for the City of Homer Public Works Department. Photo courtesy of the City of Homer

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Council asks borough to waive inert waste disposal fees

The Homer City Council passed a resolution on Feb. 10 asking the Kenai Peninsula Borough to waive disposal…

Lisa Gabriel, left, watches as beach seine nets are pulled from the waters of Cook Inlet at a test site for the gear near Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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CFEC to consider seines for east side setnet fishery

The change is contingent on the State Board of Fisheries approving the gear during their March meeting.

The southbound lane of Homer Spit Road, which was damaged by the Nov. 16 storm surge, is temporarily repaired with gravel and reopened on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Council endorses federal grant application for Homer Spit resiliency

The Homer City Council passed a resolution at their last regular meeting on Feb. 10, expressing support for…

Seward City Hall is seen under cloudy skies in Seward, Alaska, on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Seward adds full-time staffer for recently restarted teen rec room

Seward’s Parks and Recreation Department reclaimed responsibility for teen programming at the start of this year.

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Finance Director Elizabeth Hayes takes questions during the Homer budget development meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 11 in the Mariner Theatre at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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‘The fight has to be with Juneau’: Homer reacts to potential school closures

The community gathered Tuesday for budget conversation after announcement of potential school closures.

Delcenia Cosman/Homer News Attendees of the open house event for the draft 2035 comprehensive plan evaluate potential land use maps on Tuesday, Feb. 11<ins>, 2025,</ins> at the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center<ins> in Homer, Alaska</ins>.

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Draft comp plan released for review

Public comments on the draft 2035 Homer Comprehensive Plan will be accepted through March 14.

U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III holds a telephone town hall on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (Screenshot from the Facebook page of U.S. Rep. Nick Begich)

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‘This is no town hall. This is propaganda’; Begich takes heat at first virtual constituent forum

Congressman set to deliver his first joint address to the Alaska Legislature on Thursday.

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DOT announces 2025 Kenai Peninsula construction projects

With 20 projects in total, some represent continued construction efforts while others are new this year.