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The KBBI Public Radio office and studio is on Kachemak Way, as seen in this photo taken July 2m 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Veteran Alaska journalist Laurence Jay Barrett dies at 60

Veteran Alaska journalist and KBBI News Director Laurence Jay Barrett died Thursday, March 17, at his home in…

Homer High School. (Homer News file photo)

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School district risk level update and upcoming events

It takes a cosmic village
Kachemak Nordic Ski Club volunteers Roy Wilson, left, and Carl Brinkerhoff, right, keep a snow bridge over Diamond Ridge Road in shape for skiers competing in the Kachemak Marathon race on Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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The Russians have a marvelous word for what we here in Alaska call “break up”: rasputitsa. Loosely translated,…

Bunnell Street Arts Center visiting artist-in-residence Berith Stennabb poses next to one of her pieces, "Anomicholistic ar.35." (Photo by Sean McDermott)

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Connected Threads: A Swedish and Alaska Artist Exchange

By Sean McDermott

Tammy Jones.

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Tammy Jones

Tammy Jones

Gary Lee Williams.

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Gary Lee Williams

Gary Lee Williams

Elizabeth Hubbard

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Elizabeth A. Hubbard

Elizabeth A. Hubbard

Pet of the Week: Topanga. (Photo by Alaska Mindful Paws)

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Pet of the Week: Topanga

Look at this sweet gal, Topanga! Boy does she have our hearts down here at the shelter. We…

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Alaska State Parks is currently accepting applications for vacancies on three Kenai Peninsula state park advisory boards. The…

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

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Town Crier

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

Rep. Don Young smiles during a sit-down in the Juneau Empire’s offices last June. Young died on Friday, according to the longtime U.S. representative’s office. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Rep. Don Young, longest-serving congressmember, dies at 88

His office announced Young’s death in a statement Friday night.

Michael O'Meara's cartoon for March 17, 2022.

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