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Jaimie Musen and visitors on a Skyline Trail guided hike after a rainstorm. (Photo courtesy of USFWS)

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Refuge Notebook: Physical therapist, park ranger connects health benefits with outdoor recreation

After camping on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge for a weekend, you return to work Monday feeling mentally…

The Homer Police Station as seen Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Cops and Courts

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

Levin Adak Robinson.

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Birth announcment: Levin Adak Robinson

Levin Adak Robinson was born at 10:23 p.m. on Aug. 16, 2022, at South Peninsula Hospital to Staraya…

Kelly Scott.

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Kelly Scott

Kelly James Scott

Pet of the Week: Saka.

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Pet of the Week: Saka

Saka, a 1.5-year-old male, is a handsome young feline with a heart of gold. He’s lived with cats…

Michael O'Meara's cartoon for Sept. 8, 2022.

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Bravo Pier One!

Burning Basket coordinator Mavis Muller, works on this this year's Burning Basket, Breathe, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, at Mariner Park on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Best Bets

Fire burning off the remnants of a summer eclipsed by the storming rain clouds. Will this burning break…

Pet of the Week: Lily.

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Pet of the Week: Lily

Lily is a 2-year-old female shepherd mix. This beautiful gal is such a playful and sweet dog. She…

The Homer Police Station as seen Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Cops and Courts

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

Marilyn Wythe.

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Marilyn Jean Wythe

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Point of View: Carl Sagan’s ‘Baloney Detection Kit’ captures us today

On 1997 the brilliant and wise sage astrophysicist Dr. Carl Sagan wrote: “In popularizing science and trying to…

Michael O'Meara's cartoon for Sept. 1, 2022.

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Rename Kachemak Drive

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State Department to appoint first Arctic ambassador-at-large

The U.S. State Department announced Friday that President Biden will appoint a designated Arctic ambassador, a new position…