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Homer Flex High School principal Christopher Brown. Photo courtesy of Homer Flex High School

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Homer Flex School principal Chris Brown named Region III Principal of the Year

The Alaska Council of School Administrators named Homer Flex High School principal Chris Brown as Alaska Association of…

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WHE Shakespeare Club toured to the Homer Senior Citizen’s Center with their coach Sarah Brewer on March 27 to perform a variety of scenes and monologues from Shakespeare.

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West Homer Elementary Shakespeare Club goes on tour

Thirteen West Homer Elementary fifth and sixth grade students in the Shakespeare Club went on tour last Wednesday,…

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Comp plan open house kicks off community conversation

The March 28 event is the first in a series of public feedback opportunities

Michael Jones, Louie Flora and Crystal Schwartz participate in a candidate forum for the Homer Electric Association Board of Directors hosted by KDLL 91.9 FM, KBBI AM 890 and the Peninsula Clarion at the Soldotna Public Library in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, March 18, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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HEA board candidates talk renewables, gas shortage at Monday forum

Candidates running for seats on the Homer Electric Association Board of Directors gathered in the Soldotna Public Library…

The Alaska State Capitol on March 1. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Some KPBSD schools could benefit from internet bill passed by House

If House Bill 193 becomes law, an additional six KPBSD schools would be eligible for the state’s grant…

Armageddon waits to be shown at the Kenai Peninsula District 4-H Agriculture Expo on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Bjorkman farm tax relief bill clears Senate

The bill is now up for consideration in the House

A slash pile containing non-organic construction debris is seen at the Snug Harbor Slash Disposal site on Sept. 22, 2020 in Cooper Landing, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Kenai Peninsula Borough Lang Management)

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Assembly OKs concrete lease in Cooper Landing

A Kenai-based concrete company will set up shop in Cooper Landing to help build parts of a state…

The Kevin Bell Arena ice rink is photographed on Sept. 29, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/Homer News)

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Fundraiser aims to help Kevin Bell Arena keep cool

Homer’s Kevin Bell Arena is holding the last two public skate sessions on March 30 at 2:45 p.m.…

The Sweaty Bettys are the 2023 Homer Steps Up winning team. Photo provided by South Peninsula Hospital

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South Peninsula Hospital spring walking challenge registration opens

Registration opens April 1 for Homer Steps Up, a four-week community walking challenge that takes place through the…

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Workshop seeks to spur civic engagement

The City of Homer, the League of Women Voters and Kenai Peninsula Votes are hosting the event

Flier for Bear Awareness and Electric Fencing Workshops. (Provided by Defenders of Wildlife)

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Local workshops to focus on managing bear attractants, electric fencing

Next week, the Defenders of Wildlife, in partnership with the Department of Fish and Game, will host a…

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Seniors Blaise Banks, Lucas Story and Spencer Co receive recognition in annual National Merit Scholarship program and stand next to the display of past Homer High awardees at Homer High School on Tuesday March 19.

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3 Homer High seniors recognized as National Merit Scholarship finalists

Three Homer High School seniors, Spencer Co, Blaise Banks and Lucas Story, recently received recognition as finalists in…

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Finance Director Liz Hayes, left, presents preliminary fiscal year 2025 budge information during a school board committee meeting on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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School district committee builds multiple budget scenarios amid uncertain state funding

‘We don’t get to play around on this one’