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East End Road arrest briefly closes road, backs up traffic

A Homer resident was stopped near Mile 4 of East End Road while driving a truck reported stolen,…

Matt Clarke and Homer Harbor crew assess vessel sunk vessel in Homer Harbor on Dec. 27, 2022. (Photo provided by Harbor crew)

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Homer Harbor crew and team salvage submersed sailboat

Wet winter conditions created heavy ice on decks

Phoebe (Photo courtesy Homer Animal Shelter)

Community

Pet of the Week: Phoebe

Such a friendly feline

Kyle Darbonne, principal of Fireweed Academy, and Eric Waltenbaugh, principal of West Homer Elementary, stand in the shared Kenai Peninsula Borough school building on Tuesday Jan. 3, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Emilie Springer)

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The new semester offers more opportunities for students

Two Homer schools housed in the same building are looking for new ways to collaborate.

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R/V Sikuliaq research crew in the Gulf of Alaska in July 2022.

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From the Plankton to the Aurora

Northern Gulf of Alaska Summer Research Cruise: R/V Sikuliaq, July 7-27, 2022.

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Ane Mane in Homer holds one of her dogs this fall.

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Two die in fatal collision near Clam Gulch

Homer loses local friend, Naturopathic Doctor and Licensed Actupunturist

Beluga whales at Port of Anchorage, Aug. 2019. Photo from Cook Inlet Keeper.

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Environmental groups sue to stop Cook Inlet lease sale

The sale will be held the morning of Dec. 30

Garrett Briscoe, Jody Goodrich and Ethan Styvar, from left, get set to ski at Baycrest Ski Trail for the Ski Your Age event, Dec. 26, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Jessie Goodrich)

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Christmas is the time to Ski Your Age

Homer’s Nordic community came together the day after Christmas to participate in the annual Ski Your Age fundraiser,…

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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City of Homer holds auction for surplus city equipment

Bidding is open until Jan. 12

Commercial drift boat in Cook Inlet. Photo from Upper Cook Inlet Drift Association.

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Council takes no action on finalizing EEZ plan

No action was taken on North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) Cook Inlet Salmon Fishery Management Plan.

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A newly constructed Verizon cell tower (foreground) is photographed in Seldovia.

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New cell tower to change service options for Seldovia residents

The new tower will replace the current GCI tower

Mariza Ryce Aparicio-Tovar sketches “The Eagle” in Homer, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Ryce-Tovar)

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‘Gentle’ tarot deck tells a story with Alaska’s nature

The deck includes images gathered during summer spent as a technician in Alaska Fish and Wildlife field camps

Performers in “Momologue” at Bunnell Street Arts Center on Dec. 17, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Emilie Springer)

Community

Mothers tell their stories in Saturday evening show

The live performance adapted parts of recent anthology ‘The Momologue Collective’