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Pet of the Week: Sarah

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Pet of the Week: Sarah

Pet of the Week Sarah is an 8-year-old female. Sarah is the shelter’s longest resident, and the staff…

Alaskan cowboys bring local beef to the table

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Alaskan cowboys bring local beef to the table

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify information about members of the Fox River Cattlemen’s Association.…

High school students from across the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District wrap up a day of training at Nikiski Fire Station. The group is part of the pilot program, basic firefighter academy, which included a week of training and culminates in the students becoming licensed by the state. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Pilot program sparks passion

Joshua Diaz was thrown out of a window and excited about it. The Kenai Central High School senior…

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Soldotna to consider banning plastic bags

Soldotna may see an influx of reusable grocery totes this November, with the introduction of a new ordinance…

Community

Cops and Courts

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

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Liam Dean Meader

Liam Dean Meader was born at 9:38 p.m. Friday, March 23, 2018 at South Peninsula Hospital to Kahana…

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The Kachemak Bay Birders will meet on Monday, April 2 at 4:30 p.m. at the Islands and Ocean…

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School briefs

Homer High: Saturday, March 31 — “Trot to the Top” girls soccer fundraiser Chapman School: Today — Pratt…

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Letters

Grateful for rescue I don’t know the words to thank the many people who generously gave their time…

Jenni Medley of Blood, Sweat, and Food interacts with a heritage Tamworth hog rooting on pasture at the farm off East Hill Road. (Photo by Jennifer Tarnacki)

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From pasture to plate: Exploring local meat in Homer

Ask around, and attitudes toward the source of the meat people eat run the gamut from not wanting…

A raven, back, and a northwestern crow, front, perch next to each other, showing the differences in the two species. (Photo by Randy Weisser)

Outdoors & Recreation

Year of the Bird Meet the Corvids – Part 1: common raven and northwestern crow

Following is the first in a new monthly series of articles about birds and birding, celebrating The Year…

Charlie Edwards of the Optimist holds his trophy after winning this year’s Winter King Salmon Tournament on Saturday, March 24, 2018 on the Spit in Homer, Alaska. His winning fish weighed 24.6 pounds. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Best Bets

As we Alaskans know, living here brings many benefits: an Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend, no state sales or…

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Arts briefs

Pratt holds Community Conversation tonight In conjunction with Curators’ Closet, the Pratt Museum holds a Community Conversation at…