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The Kachemak Selo Middle-High School building sits against a backdrop of the ridge separating the village from the Kenai Peninsula Borough road system Thursday, Aug. 30 in Kachemak-Selo. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Borough, state at odds over best path forward for Kachemak Selo school

Micciche said Wednesday that he and the Senate president are working together to determine a viable path forward

Bud Sexton, chief of staff for Alaska House Rep. Justin Ruffridge, reviews amendment language in their office at the Alaska State Capitol building on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Juneau, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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In Juneau, making laws is a group effort

Ruffridge chief of staff says team shares commitment to hard work

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 board bets on state funding increase, issues teacher contracts

Thursday’s meeting came two days after board members convened to plan out the district’s immediate financial future

A Bureau of Ocean Energy Management pamphlet rests on a desk in the Alaska State Capitol on Monday, March 11, 2024 in Juneau, Alaska. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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BOEM Alaska office probes renewables development in Cook Inlet

National Renewable Energy Lab estimates that there are 18 gigawatts of tidal power in Cook Inlet

Engineer Lake Cabin can be seen in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge on Nov. 21, 2021. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

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Refuge campsite and cabin rental fees to increase this summer

Certain fees for campground sites and public use cabins in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge will increase this…

The Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee (top left) meets with Agnew::Beck consultants Shelly Wade (bottom) and Meg Friedenauer (top right) over Zoom on Monday, March 4, 2024 in Homer, Alaska. Screenshot.

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Comp plan project managers launch website, plan 1st public outreach event

Community open house scheduled for March 28

2023 tournament champion Gail Bilyeu, center, holds the winning fish during the Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament awards ceremony on Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. Pictured right are the 2022 and 2021 tournament champions, Weston and Andrew Marley. Photo by Delcenia Cosman

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Winter King Tournament scheduled for March 23

Tournament’s 30th anniversary will be celebrated concurrently

A sockeye salmon rests atop a cooler at the mouth of the Kasilof River on Monday, June 26, 2023, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Board of fisheries OKs dipnets for Cook Inlet commercial fisheries

Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission also has to approve before dipnets are used

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‘Planning to stay in Homer’: Doyon affirms commitment to Homer build at chamber luncheon

The event was open to HCOC member businesses

Alaska Department of Fish and Game logo. (Graphic by Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Board of Fisheries acts on proposals for central Kenai Peninsula fishing regulation

Various protections for king salmon and trout, increased opportunity for sockeye salmon fishing on the Russian River and…

A sign reading “We love you” expresses community support for the Fritz Creek General Store on Saturday, July 8, 2023, after a fire severely damaged it on July 6. (Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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Fritz Creek postal box customers must arrange new mail service by April 30

A July 6 fire severely damaged the historic Fritz Creek General Store and USPS mail center

Anchor Point Chamber of Commerce board of directors president Dawson Slaughter (right) presents Chapman School principal Heidi Stokes with the Educator/Faculty of the Year Award during the Community Awards ceremony on Saturday, March 2, 2024 at the VFW in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Chapman principal Heidi Stokes receives educator of the year award

The chamber of commerce awarded the honor at Anchor Point’s Snow Rondi event at the end of February

Stickers are available for voters at the Kenai No. 1 precinct for Election Day on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Soldotna to hold ‘I Voted’ sticker design contest

City council members approved the program during their Wednesday night meeting