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Local youth anglers participate in the 15-and-under king salmon fishery on Saturday, June 3, 2023, at the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Snagging allowed at Nick Dudiak Lagoon July 3-6

The move is described as “liberalizing” existing sport fishing regulations.

A variety of peony blooms grow vibrantly on Pioneer Avenue on Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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6th annual Peony Celebration begins July 1

The festival will run in Homer through Aug. 17.

A line of antique cars proceeds down Pioneer Avenue during the Fourth of July parade on Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Lower peninsula gears up for 4th of July

Events are scheduled July 4-6 in Homer, Anchor Point and Ninilchik.

Kenai artist Michael Urciuoli shows off a wood carving at his booth at the Summer Solstice Fair on Friday, June 20, 2025, in the Kachemak Bay Campus parking lot in Homer, Alaska. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Rain or shine, get ready for the upcoming Fourth of July parade next week! There’s still time to…

KBNERR Education and Harmful Species Monitoring Program staff host McNeil Canyon Elementary School students at Pier One Beach in May 2025 to monitor for invasive European green crabs. Students assisted with checking traps and recording data of native crab and fish species caught and released. Photo courtesy of Katherine Schake

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Proposed funding cuts threaten research reserve

A “pre-decisionary” memo on budgetary cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows no federal funding for…

Logo for the Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection)

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Burn permits suspended across southern Alaska

The suspension applies to the Kenai-Kodiak, Mat-Su and Copper River fire prevention areas.

Lupine bloom along Homer Spit Road on Saturday, June 14, 2025 in Homer, Alaska. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Happy Juneteenth! How will you observe this holiday? Check out what local organizations are doing in Homer, such…

The Homer News, a small print publication based in Cortland County, New York, features photos on the back page of readers who travel with copies of the newspaper. This issue of The Homer News shows Gary Root visiting Homer, Alaska and posing for a photo with the New York paper under the "Homer Alaska, Halibut Fishing Capital of the World" sign at the top of Baycrest Hill. Photo courtesy of Kim L. Hubbard

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Meet ‘The Homer News’

Surprise! Your local newspaper has a third ‘sister’ paper.

Hunter Kirby holds up the hatchery king salmon he bagged during the one-day youth fishery on the Ninilchik River on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 in Ninilchik, Alaska. Photo by Mike Booz

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Ninilchik River closed to sport fishing

The closure is in effect from June 23 through July 15.

During the Homer City Council meeting on Monday, June 9, 2025, Homer mayor Rachel Lord recognizes staff members of the City of Homer wastewater treatment facility for winning the Large Wastewater System of the Year award at a state conference in Anchorage earlier in June. Photo courtesy of Melissa Jacobsen

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Mayor recognizes city wastewater team for state award

The City of Homer wastewater management team received the Large Wastewater System of the Year award at a…

David Meyer. Photo courtesy of Chantrelle Meyer

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Volunteers continue search for missing Happy Valley man

David Meyer was reported missing June 11 while kayaking in Cook Inlet.

A Sitka black-tailed deer peers through the undergrowth of the Tongass National Forest in an undated photo. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

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Alaska developing plans to introduce deer to southern Kenai Peninsula

Strategy development for the project follows a public proposal introduced in 2023.

Woman of Wisdom Roberta Highland holds her award from South Peninsula Haven House in this photo taken July 25, 2020, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo courtesy South Peninsula Haven House)

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Borough assembly commends Roberta Highland

The longtime Homer resident passed away in April.