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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.

Community

Town Crier

The Homer Public Library will celebrate Black History Month with storytelling by author Skywalker Payne. The library will…

Eclipse. (Photo courtesy Homer Animal Shelter)

Community

Pet of the week: Eclipse

Eclipse is a 1-year-old male cat.

Community

Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

Michael O'Meara's cartoon for Feb. 4, 2021.

Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Vaccine is not just for ourselves

Point of view

Opinion

Point of View: Events of Jan. 6 represent a failure of civic, constitutional education

Assault on Congress undermined constitutional order and respect for law

Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships. (Logo provided)

Opinion

Point of View: Our connection to nature connects us to each other

Appreciation of the natural world that surrounds us can be a unifying element in our community

The entrance to the Homer Electric Association office is seen here in Kenai, Alaska on May 7, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

News

HEA work at Stonehocker Creek presents challenges

HEA to do remediation work in Stonehocker Creek area near Halibut Cove.

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Homer High School.

News

School announcements

School district risk level update and upcoming events

The Stormbird comes into the Homer Harbor on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Community

Best Bets

A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s hard to pinpoint the actual anniversary date. Is it from Dec.…

Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion 
Key lime pie, inspired by a recipe from Kim Sunée, makes a refreshing winter dessert, on Wednesday, Jan. 20, in Anchorage.

Community

Kalifornsky Kitchen: Letting the sunshine in

Kalifornsky Kitchen changes the mood with a fresh, tropical key lime pie recipe

Waffles make mornings better, photographed on Dec. 24, 2020, in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Community

Kalifornsky Kitchen: Very extra waffles

Cornmeal adds a crunchy sweetness to the morning favorite

Photo by Colin Canterbury/USFWS 
A rare photograph of a shrew during winter. This shrew was observed above the snow where it had been sneaking out of the subnivean zone for short periods of time, possibly to exploit seeds or suet that had fallen on top of the snow beneath a bird feeder in Soldotna.

Sports

Refuge notebook: The hidden subnivean

Alaska summers are fast paced with people, wildlife and plants all in apparent frenzy trying to capitalize on…