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

Community open house scheduled for March 28

By Delcenia Cosman • March 13, 2024 1:30 am
Borough, state at odds over best path forward for Kachemak...

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

By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 13, 2024 2:30 am
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

By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 13, 2024 2:30 am
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

By Emilie Springer • March 13, 2024 1:30 am
Memories from the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: Prevention is...

As the 35th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill approaches on March 24, retired fisheries biologist Loren Flagg told…

By Emilie Springer • March 13, 2024 1:30 am
Unalaska artist gives traditional bentwood hat-making workshop

Unangax bentwood hat maker Patty Lekanoff-Gregory from Unalaska visited Homer this week to provide an instruction course in creating traditional…

By Emilie Springer • March 13, 2024 1:30 am

Students report mixed responses from lawmakers in education discussions

Delegates from the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District lobbied the Alaska Legislature for more state funding and other education priorities

By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 13, 2024 3:30 am
Board of Fisheries acts on proposals for central Kenai Peninsula...

Various protections for king salmon and trout, increased opportunity for sockeye salmon fishing on the Russian River and moved regulatory markers were among changes

By Jacob Dye • March 13, 2024 1:30 am
Ramen that satisfies

Tantanmen features a milky, nutty broth and can be on the table in under 30 minutes

By Tressa Dale • March 13, 2024 2:30 am
Hometown Booster: The W.R. Benson Story — Part 3

AUTHOR’S NOTE: W.R. Benson, in his mid-50s when he and wife Mable moved from Seward to Homer in 1943, seemed…

By Clark Fair • March 13, 2024 2:30 am
Best Bets

Ah, spring — that time of year when the snow starts melting, the sun stays out longer, you can almost…

March 13, 2024 1:30 am
Pet of the Week: Nola

Nola came in very sick and spent several weeks in recovery. She never let that get her down though, being…

March 13, 2024 1:30 am