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Kyle Settles and Jack Settles run along the trail at Eveline State Recreation Site on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, during the inaugeral 5K hosted by Kachemak Bay Running Club. (Photo courtesy of Michael Murray)

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17 compete in Eveline 5K

An inaugural 5K fun run along the trails at Eveline State Recreation Site was hosted by Kachemak Bay…

Fika co-owners Sierra Moskios-Schlieman and Tyler Moskios-Schlieman pose for a photograph with their Taste of Homer plaque at the 2025 HarborFest in June. (Photo courtesy of Fika Coffee Roasters)

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Local coffee roastery to compete in ‘Great Alaska Coffee Roaster Competition’

The competition will take place on Sunday, Aug. 17, at the Alaska State Fairgrounds in Palmer.

A vintage KBBI mug, repurposed and filled with various office supplies, rests in the Homer News office window on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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KBBI seeks art submissions for annual membership mugs

The mugs will be released in October, as an incentive for the fall membership drive.

Jacob Davis runs to his first place win on Saturday, August 2 with a final time of 1:43:43. (Photo courtesy of Silas Firth)

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37 compete in annual Kachemak Bay Mountain Classic

This year’s race was held on Grace Ridge Trail.

This map shows the location of a magnitude 4.0 earthquake that hit about 8 miles east of Ninilchik, Alaska on Thursday, Aug. 7, at 3:45 p.m. The map also shows the intensity of the quake as reported by observers. (Map by U.S. Geological Survey)

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4.0 magnitude earthquake strikes 12 miles east of Ninilchik

No tsunami alerts were issued.

Team Seaweed presents their research on Monday, July 28, 2025 in Pioneer Hall at Kachemak Bay Campus. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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‘Girls on the Water’ expedition presents on summer adventures and research

The program, run through UAF, helps expose young women to coastal ecosystems

A runner races to the finish line on Saturday, August 2, 2025 during the 3rd annual Great Salmon Run at the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Over 130 Salmonfest attendees race in annual 5K

The number of racers this year nearly doubled

A poster for the new fair, to be held Saturday, August 9. (Courtesy Sage Anderson)

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New ‘Back to School Fair’ to be hosted Aug. 9

The fair will take place at Karen Hornaday Park.

Yarrow Hinnant, Elizabeth Pileckas and Kim McNett walk the Pratt Museum Trail on Friday, July 25. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Out of the office and under the trees

The Pratt Museum’s guided trail tours connect visitors and residents alike with the natural world immortalized within our…

A copy of "The Alaska Glacier Dictionary" from the Homer Public Library. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Local author Naomi Klouda publishes dictionary for Alaska’s glaciers

Copies of ‘The Alaska Glacier Dictionary’ are available at the Homer Bookstore and the Homer Public Library.

Kachemak Bay is seen from the Homer Spit in March 2019. (Homer News file photo)

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Toxin associated with amnesic shellfish poisoning not detected in Kachemak Bay mussels

The test result does not indicate whether the toxin is present in other species in the food web.

A screenshot of a photo from the rescue's Facebook page shows Sushi, a cat looking for a home for over two years now. (Photo courtesy of Clear Creek Cat Rescue)

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Southcentral cat rescue seeking foster homes, adopters for stray felines

In 2024, the organization helped rescue 589 cats.

Fresh-picked lettuces are for sale at the final Homer Farmers Market of the year on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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USDA ends regional food program, pulls $6M from Alaska businesses

On July 15, the Alaska Food Policy Council was notified that the USDA had terminated the Regional Food…