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Anchor Point Greenhouse owner Al Poindexter checks out a greenhouse that will soon be filled with plants. Poindexter and his family, who own and operate Anchor Point Greenhouse, were named the 2026 Farm Family of the Year.

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Anchor Point family harvests 2026 Farm Family of the Year award

Al Poindexter and family, who run Anchor Point Greenhouses, honored for epitomizing the spirit of farming

Mammoth bones lie in a pit at Langmannersdorf, Austria. An international research team has determined that ice age humans disproportionately killed female wooly mammoths. (Current Biology)

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Alaska researchers part of study looking into ancient humans’ preference for female mammoths

An international research team analyzed the DNA in over 500 ancient mammoth bones

The fifth annual Sacred Acre will take place at the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds and ARCHES Amphitheater in Ninilchik from Sept. 11 to 13. (Sacred Acre)

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5th annual Sacred Acre music festival returns to Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds next month

Over 1,000 people attend the immersive electronic music and eco-activism festival each year

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Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Former employees launch discrimination suit against Central Peninsula Hospital

Complaint alleges two crisis clinicians experienced racial discrimination and were treated differently than their white co-workers

A deer fitted with a neck collar. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has been monitoring 19 Sitka black-tailed deer through GPS collars for dispersal and survival (Black Press Media file photo)

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Alaska Department of Fish Game looks to boost Kenai Peninsula deer population

19 black-tailed deer were translocated from Sitkinak Island to the south end of the Kenai Peninsula

From left, Dr. James Zirul, Teresa Thompson, and Dr. Fredrick Freeman are joining South Peninsula Hospital full time at the new South Peninsula Ear, Nose & Throat practice to bring collaborative and local ENT care to the entire Kenai Peninsula. (South Peninsula Hospital)

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South Peninsula Hospital brings ear, nose and throat clinic to Homer, Kenai

Dr. James Zirul, Dr. Fredrick Freeman, and Teresa Thompson are joining SPH full time

A sample ballot seen at the headquarters of the Alaska Division of Elections on Thursday, July 9, 2026, shows the language for the campaign finance ballot measure. (James Brooks photo/Alaska Beacon)

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Ranked-choice voting? Hold on. Alaskans have another ballot measure to decide first.

Ballot Measure 1, on the Aug. 18 statewide primary ballot, would reimpose limits on financial donations to state…

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Alaska SeaLife Center staff tend to a rescued harbor seal pup.

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Harbor seal pups rescued along Cook Inlet being nursed back to health

Alaska SeaLife Center has seen several new patients in recent weeks

In this photo taken Aug. 25, 2017, provided by NOAA Fisheries, a newborn beluga whale calf sticks its head out of the water in upper Cook Inlet. (NOAA Fisheries via AP)

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Beluga whales absent from Kenai River during peak fishing season

Data showed belugas were less likely to be present throughout the summer fishing seasons

A cruise ship is docked at Homer Harbor on April 24, 2024. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion file photo)

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Legislature distributes unspent cruise ship tax funds; Homer to receive $125,000

The state collects a tax of $34.50 per passenger from cruise ships of more than 250 passengers

The Kenai Peninsula Borough celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week for its new citizen-supported Central Emergency Services (CES) Fire Station 1. (Kenai Peninsula Borough)

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New fire station opens its doors in Soldotna

Kenai Peninsula Borough celebrates new 26,665-square foot facility with ribbon-cutting ceremony

Salmonfest-goers crowd in front of the Ocean Stage during Blackwater Railroad’s performance in 2025 at the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Ninilchik, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News file photo)

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Kenai Peninsula festival puts fresh seafood and live music on the menu

Salmonfest returns for its 15th year from July 31 to Aug. 2

Homer resident Pam Borland will participate in her third Pan-Mass Challenge this weekend to raise money for cancer research. (Pam Borland)

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Homer cyclist raises funds for cancer research at bike-a-thon

Pam Borland will participate in her third Pan-Mass Challenge this weekend

New nationwide analysis has revealed that Alaska ranks as America’s largest internet desert, an area with limited or no high-speed internet due to remote geography. (File photo)

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Alaska named America’s largest internet desert

The state ranked dead last in every metric that was measured for the analysis

Governor Mike Dunleavy shares a laugh with Mike Rowe and Bay Weld employee Kele Bottineau in Homer July 23 as Wells Fargo provided $250,000 for the Alaska Vocational and Technical Center. (Courtesy of Wells Fargo)

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During Homer visit, Wells Fargo makes $250K investment in Alaska trades training

The donation will help remove barriers fro Alaskans seeking to obtain career training

Enstar Natural Gas Co.’s office in Anchorage is seen on May 22, 2024. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

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As winter approaches, Kenai Peninsula utilities worried about running short of gas

After a cold spring, they’re planning for a worst-case scenario next winter and doing their best to avoid…

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Yukon Premier Currie Dixon stands next to Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy at an Arctic Winter Games ceremony in March.

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On Trump, salmon and bison confusion: An Alaska-themed Q&A with the Yukon’s top official

Currie Dixon is premier of the Yukon Territory. A lot of the issues on his mind might also…

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Summer interns begin work at Peninsula newspapers

Hart, Buscher are both Peninsula College students

Half marathoners competed earlier this month in the 2026 Kachemak Bay Mountain Classic, a rugged race series held annually as a fundraiser to bring awareness to local trails lost to overgrowth in the Kenai Peninsula. (Silas Firth)

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Half marathoners tackle new course in 2026 Kachemak Bay Mountain Classic

26 out of 30 participants completed the 13.1-mile course with around 2,900 feet of elevation gain

Former Seward Police Department officer Matthew Susko was sentenced July 16 and given a fine of $600 for driving with his screen operating. (Seward Police Department/Facebook)

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Texting on Sterling Highway costs police officer his job

Former Seward Police officer fined $600 for using cell phone while transporting prisoner