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School board approves Aurora Borealis charter amendment

Aurora Borealis Charter School will begin accepting high school students in the next academic year.

The cast of the Kenai Central High School Drama Department’s production of “The Addams Family” is pictured on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. The play will debut on Feb. 20 with additional showtimes into March. Photo courtesy of Travis Lawson/Kenai Central High School

‘The Addams Family’ comes to Kenai

The play will debut at Kenai Central High School next Friday.

Ryan Tunseth speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Assembly addresses formal presentations in code amendment

An ordinance passed Feb. 3 clarifies that formal presentations made before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly should relate to borough matters.

Rep. Andi Story (D-Juneau), co-chair of the House Education Committee, speaks in favor of overriding Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of an education funding bill during a joint session of the Alaska Legislature in 2025. (Juneau Empire file photo)

Juneau bill aims to stabilize education funding

House Bill 261 would change how schools rely on student counts.

The Alaska State Capitol building stands on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Mari Kanagy/Juneau Empire)

Ruffridge, Elam introduce new legislative bills

The representatives filed bills relating to tax exemptions for EMS personnel and dental care.

A recent photo of Anesha "Duffy" Murnane, missing since Oct. 17, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo provided, Homer Police Department)

Calderwood pleads guilty to murder of Homer woman

Kirby Calderwood pleaded guilty to the 2019 murder of Anesha “Duffy” Murnane on Feb. 5, four years after his arrest in 2022.

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Seward student to present salt brine alternative to Alaska Senate

Hannah Leatherman, winner of the 35th annual Caring for the Kenai competition, will travel to Juneau to present her idea to the Senate transportation committee.

This image is the only confirmed photograph of guide Ben Swesey discovered by the author. The photo, from John P. Holman’s 1933 hunting memoir, “Sheep and Bear Trails,” shows Swesey working to remove the cape from a Dall sheep ram shot by Holman in 1917.

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Sesame seed buns made from scratch elevate a meal. Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion

A taste of Americana

Like all great things familiar and traditional, these sesame seed buns were born of a woman’s labor.

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The Homer Mariners cross country ski team gathers for a photo at the Region III Championships, held Feb. 6-7 at Government Peak in Palmer, Alaska. Photo courtesy Jessie Goodrich

Homer Nordic ski wins Division II regional championships

The Mariner boys were named Region III champions and the girls team finished second overall.

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Retired Biologist and former manager of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge will “Looking Back, Looking Forward,” a talk about his solo trip on the Yukon River, on Tuesday evening at the Refuge headquarters in Soldotna. The Homer-based nonprofit organization Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges is hosting a virtual watch party in Homer. Photo courtesy of Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges

Looking back, looking forward

Robin West will give a talk about his 30-year career Tuesday evening at the Kenai refuge headquarters and virtually.

 

The cast of the Kenai Central High School Drama Department’s production of “The Addams Family” is pictured on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. The play will debut on Feb. 20 with additional showtimes into March. Photo courtesy of Travis Lawson/Kenai Central High School

‘The Addams Family’ comes to Kenai

The play will debut at Kenai Central High School next Friday.

 

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Sophomore Abby Ostrom seeks to pass the ball to senior Keagan Niebuhr during the varsity game against Grace Christian on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, during the annual Winter Carnival basketball tournament in the Alice Witte Gymnasium at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

Homer takes 2nd, 3rd place in Winter Carnival tournament

Homer High School hosted the annual Winter Carnival basketball tournament last weekend.

 

Ninilchik’s Austin White puts down a two-handed dunk against the Aniak Halfbreeds Wednesday at the Class 1A state basketball tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Sports briefs

Basketball The Soldotna High School boys basketball team won two conference games against Kodiak, Feb. 6-7. SoHi athletics/activities secretary Julia… Continue reading

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Opinion: Protecting the purpose: Why funding schools must include student activities

High school sports and activities are experiencing record participation. They are also… Continue reading

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Sharon Jackson is the Alaska State Chair for U.S. Term Limits. Photo courtesy U.S. Term Limits

Term limits ensure fresh leadership and accountability

75 years after the 22nd amendment, let’s finish the job and term limit Congress.

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State seeks Kenai Peninsula citizen advisory board members

The Department of Natural Resources invites Alaskans to apply for seats in Seward, Kachemak Bay and Kenai.

 

A snowmachine rider takes advantage of 2 feet of fresh snow on a field down Murwood Avenue in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai refuge announces snowmachine opening

All areas traditionally allowing snowmachine use in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge are now open.

 

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Sesame seed buns made from scratch elevate a meal. Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion

A taste of Americana

Like all great things familiar and traditional, these sesame seed buns were born of a woman’s labor.

 

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The cast of the Kenai Central High School Drama Department’s production of “The Addams Family” is pictured on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. The play will debut on Feb. 20 with additional showtimes into March. Photo courtesy of Travis Lawson/Kenai Central High School

‘The Addams Family’ comes to Kenai

The play will debut at Kenai Central High School next Friday.

 

Kate Rich’s play, “The Most Comfortable Couch in Town,” is performed during “Stranded: A Ten-Minute Play Festival” in August 2025 in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Jennifer Norton

Homer playwright receives fellowship award

Kate Rich is revising a new play, which she hopes to take to the Valdez Theatre Conference Play Lab.

 

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