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3 file for Homer city council, mayor candidacy

City council member Rachel Lord is running for Homer mayor

Pigs race at the Kenai Peninsula Fair in Ninilchik, Alaska, on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Pigs race at the Kenai Peninsula Fair in Ninilchik, Alaska, on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai Peninsula Fair 2024: Back to the Last Frontier

The Kenai Peninsula Fair opens Friday, Aug. 9, at the historic fairgrounds in Ninilchik. Fair coordinator Lara McGinnis…

A sign directs voters at Soldotna City Hall during the special Field House election on March 5, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Early voting open in Kenai, Soldotna and Homer

Early voting will be open until Aug. 19

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Dr. Ian Wisecarver stands outside of the Renew Clinic on the South Peninsula Hospital Campus on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2024 in Homer.

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South Peninsula Hospital opens plastic surgery clinic

The clinic will offer aesthetic and reconstructive surgery

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Katia Holmes and and Liam James rehearse script for “Falstaff and the Endless Machine” at the Pier One Theatre on Thursday, Aug. 1.

Community

Classic Shakespeare character gets his own story

“Falstaff and the Endless Machine” opens Aug. 8 at Pier One

Kristen Faulkner is pictured in her official Olympic portrait photo. (Photo by Evan Kay with Climb High Productions, provided by Kristen Faulkner)

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Homer’s Faulkner wins 2nd gold of Paris Olympics

Faulkner also won gold in the women’s road race Sunday

Kristen Faulkner is pictured in her official Olympic portrait photo. (Photo by Evan Kay with Climb High Productions, provided by Kristen Faulkner)

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Faulkner, United States qualify 2nd in Team Pursuit

The former Homer resident won the gold medal in the women’s road race Sunday

U.S. Coast Guard 17th District - Alaska (Image via news.uscg.mil)

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Coast Guard suspends search for 4 passengers of capsized boat

A 28-foot aluminum vessel was reported on Saturday to be taking on water in the Gulf of Alaska…

Kristen Faulkner is pictured in her official Olympic portrait photo. (Photo by Evan Kay with Climb High Productions, provided by Kristen Faulkner)
Kristen Faulkner is pictured in her official Olympic portrait photo. (Photo by Evan Kay with Climb High Productions, provided by Kristen Faulkner)

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Faulkner takes Olympic gold in women’s cycling

The athlete is a former Homer resident

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The beauty and energy of an Alaskan summer

August First Friday exhibits showcase artists’ work inspired by the season

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Homer man sentenced for role in ‘largest’ Homer Police drug bust

Trevor Latimer was found guilty of multiple drug-related charges in March

Melanie Carpenter shows her overall grand champion steer, Napoleon, for auction during the Kenai Peninsula District 4-H Agriculture Expo in the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska, on Saturday, July 27, 2024. The winning bid came in over $10,000. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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4-H Ag Expo auction draws eager bidders for award-winning animals raised by local youth

There were 48 total animals on the roster for Saturday’s auction

Rep. Ben Carpenter, R-Nikiski, walks down the Kenai Spur Highway in Kenai, Alaska, during the Fourth of July Parade on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Rep. Ben Carpenter endorses controversial ‘Project 2025,’ writes ‘What’s not to like?’

The set of conservative policy proposals were compiled by the Heritage Foundation and other conservative groups