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The Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center has temporarily closed indoor services out of concerns for the health…

Ralph (Photos courtesy of Alaska Mindful Paws)

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Pet of the week: Ralph

Ralph is a 2-year-old Husky-Hound mix and is a sweet boy full of personality. He’s young and active,…

Michael O'Meara's cartoon for Aug. 12, 2021.

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Homer Farmers Market: SNAP program doubles Market tokens

SNAP doubling program makes fresh, locally grown food accessible to everyone.

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.

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, speaks during a news conference at the offices of Denver Water Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Haaland hasn’t made decision on King Cove land exchange

King Cove residents have long sought a land connection through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge to Cold Bay.

In this webcam image provided by the Alaska Volcano Observatory, is the Pavlof Volcano in a state of eruption with episodic low-level ash emissions on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. Three remote Alaska volcanos are each in a state of eruption, one producing lava and the other two blowing steam and ash. So far, no small communities near any of the three have been impacted, Chris Waythomas, a geologist with the Alaska Volcano Observatory, said Thursday. (Alaska Volcano Observatory via AP)

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3 volcanoes spitting lava or ash clouds

Webcams on Thursday clearly showed episodic low-level ash emissions from Pavlof Volcano.

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Arts briefs

Anderson presents theater workshops

FILE - In this June 8, 2021, file photo, a car approaches one of the few lanes open at the Peace Arch border crossing into the U.S. in Blaine, Wash. Canada is lifting its prohibition Monday, Aug. 9 on Americans crossing the border to shop, vacation or visit, but the United States is keeping similar restrictions in place for Canadians. The reopening is part of a bumpy return to normalcy from COVID-19 travel bans.  (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

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Canada reopens its border for vaccinated U.S. visitors

DERBY LINE, Vermont — Canada lifted its prohibition on Americans crossing the border to shop, vacation or visit…

Some tanks were breached with explosives and the fuel set on fire, a method of eliminating fuel that was not very successful.

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Refuge Notebook: A long-awaited cleanup gets underway on the Aleutians

In the Aleutian Islands, the war brought thousands of soldiers and enormous quantities of equipment and supplies to…

A banner supporting Olympic swimmer Lydia Jacoby hangs outside of First National Bank Alaska in her hometown of Seward on Saturday, July 24, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Tangled Up In Blue: Go Lydia!

All of Seward was watching with tempered excitement the night of her gold medal swim.

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Foundation invests in community, not just give away money

Clarification: This essay has been edited to clarify that Gary Thomas was an early supporter of KBBI, but…

Black-legged kittiwakes neast on Gull Island on July 31, 2021, near Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Best Bets

It might be somewhat damp these days, eh? Seasoned Homerites know that the rain always come before school…