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Chess tournament at West Homer gym Weds. March 8. Photo provided by Andy Haas.

Opinion

Point of view: Community met chess challenge

Homer students took part in a tournament last week

Opinion

Point of view: Peninsula teens need comprehensive sexual health education

The district-approved sexual health education curriculum was presented by the team of trained adults and teen peer educators…

Racers at the finish line of Homer Epic at McNeil Canyon. Photo provided by Chuck Lindsay

Sports

Homer Epic lives up to its name

More than 100 people registered for this year’s Homer Epic, a human-powered winter race on groomed snowmachine trails…

Anna Wall and Sheryl Vitale, daughter-mother duo behind Red Bird Kitchen, stand in their kitchen on East End Road, photo taken March 13, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Christina Whiting/Homr News)

News

Meet your neighbor: Red Bird Kitchen

With a love for creating new recipes, mother and daughter have been serving up tasty dishes in and…

Photo by Christina Whiting/Homer News
<strong>Water fills East End Road from recent snowmelt on Sunday. </strong>

Community

Best Bets

If springing your clocks forward this past weekend wasn’t enough of a sign that spring is on its…

The sign in front of the Homer Electric Association building in Kenai, Alaska as seen on April 1, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

News

HEA opens new scholarships, extends deadline

The Homer Electric Association announced in a March 9 press release its new scholarship programs and extended the…

News

Homer Flex School February Phoenix Award recipient: Avery Cathey

Each month, the school staff choose a student to receive the Homer Flex Phoenix Award based on their…

Dr. Sarah Spencer. (Photo by Maureen Todd and courtesy of Dr. Sarah Spencer)

Opinion

Point of view: Let’s bring opioid addiction treatment to the Alaskans who need it most

This incredibly effective and safe medication has the potential to dramatically increase access to treatment

An orphaned moose calf reared by the author is seen in 1970. (Stephen F. Stringham/courtesy photo)

Opinion

Point of View: Maximizing moose productivity on the Kenai Peninsula

Maximum isn’t necessarily optimum, as cattle ranchers learned long ago.

Community

Cops and Courts

Information about fire, police, and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases.

Alyssa Morgan models a pair of her clay earrings. (Photo provided by Alyssa Morgan)

Community

Homer artist Alyssa Morgan creates custom pieces from clay

When stay-at-home mom Alyssa Morgan found herself spending a lot of time scrolling on her phone, she realized…

News

First-place entries from 25th Kenai Peninsula Writers’ Contest

First-place Winners

Mariners on the Move 2023 awardees pose with awards at Homer High School on March 1, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. From left to right: Faith Latham, Coleman Stephens, Luke Hanson (back row), Ethan Rodasti (front row), Tait Ostrom, Autumn Jones, Charles Van Meter (back row), Hannah Stonorov, Marilyn Brewer-Cote. (Photo courtesy Paul Story)

News

Students honored with Mariners on the Move award

Each year a Homer High School faculty member selects one outstanding student based on scholarship and character. The…