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The state ferry M/V Tustumena pulls into the Homer Harbor on Monday, June 8, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Tustumena sailings to Kodiak canceled

Due to crew shortage some upcoming sailings between Homer and Kodiak are cancelled.

This map shows a proposed rezone from rural residential to urban residential for the lower West Hill Road area. The Homer Planning Commission recommended only rezoning the area east of West Hill Road, and the Homer City Council introduced an ordinance at its June 27 meeting to just rezone the east side. (Map courtesy of city of Homer)

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Homer council votes to rezone area near West Hill Road

Homer City Council members voted Monday to rezone part of the West Hill Road area from rural residential…

Riders with Alaska C&C Horse Adventures participate in the 65th annual Soldotna Progress Days Parade on Saturday, July 23, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Progress on parade

Community turns out for annual Soldotna celebration

Gov. Mike Dunleavy, left, and Nancy Dahlstrom sit in the Peninsula Clarion offices on Friday, July 22, 2022 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Dunleavy brings reelection bid to Kenai Peninsula

He emerged as the top fundraiser in the race, per new campaign finance data filed this week

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Concert on the Green is Sunday

The Lisa Halverson Foundation, Fireweed Meadows Vacation Rentals and Coastal Realty Alaska are partnering to host “Concert on…

Callie Steinberg, the new multimedia sales consultant for the Homer News, poses for a photo on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at the Homer News in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Homer News hires news multimedia sales consultant

The Homer News has hired a new multimedia sales consultant, Callie Steinberg. New to Alaska since last November…

Mimi Israelah, center, cheers for Donald Trump inside the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska, during a rally Saturday July 9, 2022. An investigation has been launched after a person believed to be an Anchorage, Alaska, police officer was shown in a photo with Israelah flashing a novelty “White Privilege card.” The social media post caused concerns about racial equality in Alaska’s largest city. (Bill Roth / Anchorage Daily News)

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Anchorage police investigated in White Privilege card photo

The social media post caused concerns about racial equality in Alaska’s largest city.

Robert Ruffner fields questions from attendees at a meeting to discuss the potential boundaries of a Nikiski Advisory Planning Commission at the Nikiski Community Recreation Center on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in Nikiski, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Seeking more local say, Nikiski residents pursue advisory planning commission

A group of Nikiski residents are pushing for more local say in borough land decisions that affect their…

Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies CoastWalk Coordinator Henry Reiske, right, stands next to the R/V APAK before loading in onto the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge R/V Tiglax on Friday, July 15, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke)

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Chapman School’s student-made mini-boat journeys to Bering Sea

Chapman Elementary School students’ mini-boat is transferred to the Tiglax to be taken to Adak.

Greg and Teresa Groeneweg pose with their dog, Ace, who is wearing a lifesaver medal Greg received from the Anchorage Fire Department years ago. He said Ace deserves it now more than him, for fighting off a bear. (Courtesy Greg Groeneweg)

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Dog rescues couple from charging brown bear

“He’s got the bear … and now he’s going to get killed.”

A garden at the home of Ralph Broshes and Deb Lowney features one of Lowney's sculptures. It was part of the walking tour portion of the Homer Garden Tour on Sunday, July 17, in Homer, Alaska.  (Photo by Charlie Menke/Homer News)

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Homer citizens joyfully share gardens again

Many enjoyed the annual garden tour, which returned following pandemic stifling

(Black Press Media files)

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3-digit crisis line to be available starting Saturday

Alaskans with 907 area codes can dial 988 and get connected with a trained crisis counselor through Careline…

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Homer Farmers Market: It’s not hard to plan the hunt for fresh food

A farmers market is the icon of holistic, healthy, locally grown fresh food. Even though I brag about…