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Civil Air Patrol Alaska Wing logo. Photo courtesy of Civil Air Patrol Homer Squadron

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Civil air patrol to offer emergency radio training

CAP intends this effort to help communities be prepared for catastrophic events

Rep. Sarah Vance, R-Homer, speaks to the Homer City Council on the Homer Spit disaster declaration during the regular meeting on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, in the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers in Homer, Alaska. Screenshot.

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City council extends Spit emergency declaration

The council also passed a resolution requesting borough and state disaster declarations

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Homer’s ‘Nutcracker’ ballet debuts this weekend

The ballet’s 36th annual production promises to be ‘clever’ and ‘over-the-top’

The southbound lane of Homer Spit Road, which was damaged by the Nov. 16 storm surge, is temporarily repaired with gravel and reopened on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Governor declares state disaster emergency following storm damage

The declaration applies to Homer and Ninilchik

Photo by Kaiti Grant/courtesy Alaska SeaLife Center
Alaska SeaLife Center Wildlife Response Team members treat a juvenile northern sea otter that was admitted for care on Nov. 16 in Seward.

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Sealife center admits juvenile sea otter

The juvenile otter was rescued from Seward with “significant” facial trauma

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Photo by Leland Curtis
The Homer High School varsity football team, athletic director and head coach Justin Zank and principal Doug Waclawski are photographed with Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche and KPB Assembly member Kelly Cooper during an award presentation on Thursday, Nov. 21 at Homer High School.

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Assembly commends Homer High football

The Mariners are the 2024 Alaska Division III State Champions

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Authorized Verizon retailer opens in Homer

The Homer store is the second on the Kenai Peninsula

The southbound lane of Homer Spit Road, which was damaged by the Nov. 16 storm surge, is temporarily repaired with gravel and reopened on Thursday, Nov. 21<ins>, 2024, in Homer, Alaska</ins>. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Spit road reopened to 2 lanes

Repairs and reinforcement against erosion will continue through December

Homer City Hall is lit up for the holiday season on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Lindsay Bear, a member of the Chapman School Site Council, speaks to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Borough approves Chapman School land purchase

Ordinance 2024-19-18 was approved at the Nov. 12 assembly meeting