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Andrew Vait is a Seattle-based professional musician who grew up in Homer<ins>, Alaska</ins>. Photo courtesy Kendall Rock

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Homer-grown musician opens Alaska World Arts Festival with Billy Joel tribute

The Alaska World Arts Festival will look a little different than normal this year. Rather than hosting a…

Delcenia Cosman / Homer News The graduating class of 2026 move their tassels from the right to the left upon the conferral of degrees during a commencement ceremony held Wednesday, May 6, at Kachemak Bay Campus.

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‘The doors are wide open’

Kachemak Bay Campus graduated 59 students during a commencement ceremony held Wednesday, May 6.

Graduates celebrate their hard-earned achievements during the Kenai Peninsula College commencement ceremony held Thursday, May 7,<ins> 2026,</ins> at Kenai Central High School<ins> in Kenai, Alaska</ins>. Photo courtesy Summer Lazenby/Kenai Peninsula College

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Witnessing the power of perseverance

Kenai Peninsula College conferred 136 degrees in a commencement ceremony held at Kenai Central High School last Thursday.

Delcenia Cosman / Homer News From left to right: Claire Kiesel, Emma Shealy, Chloe Kiesel and Abby Shealy compete in the annual Migration Run on Sunday, May 10, <ins>, 2026,</ins> on the Homer Spit Trail<ins> in Homer, Alaska</ins>.

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Migration Run honors mothers, supports youth runners

Despite Sunday’s wet weather, nearly 80 runners turned out for the Kachemak Bay Running Club’s annual Migration Run…

Delcenia Cosman / Homer News Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival keynote speaker Alvaro Jaramillo gives his keynote presentation to a packed theater crowd on Saturday, May 9, <ins>, 2026,</ins> in the Homer High School Mariner Theatre<ins> in Homer, Alaska</ins>.

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Shorebird keynote highlights birding accessibility, benefits

When Shorebird Festival keynote speaker Alvaro Jaramillo says birding is good for you, he doesn’t just mean in…

The entrance to the George A. Navarre Admin Building in Soldotna, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion file)

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Assembly increases borough funding for schools

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approved a resolution last week confirming next year’s education funding at the same…

The Anchor Kings Wrestling Club poses for an official team photo. Photo courtesy Goldie Shealy/Goldie Shealy Photography

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Anchor Kings Wrestling Club brings home state title

The local wrestling program aims to build stronger kids and a stronger community.

Fireweed blooms along the Homer Spit walking path by the Homer Harbor on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. Photo by Christina Whiting

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Homer harbor expansion public comment opens next week

A 30-day public comment period will open with the release of the project’s draft feasibility report on May…

Michael Huelsman, Anesha “Duffy” Murnane’s uncle, provides the family’s perspective on the plea agreement arranged between the prosecution and Kirby Calderwood’s defense and finalized in February, during the “Duffy’s Journey to Justice” community conversation on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Murnane case community conversation emphasizes awareness and action on violence against women

Nearly seven years after Anesha “Duffy” Murnane’s disappearance, and three months after Kirby Calderwood pleaded guilty to her…

Members of the Kenai Peninsula Community Chorus and Homer High School Concert Choir perform the Mozart “Requiem” on Friday, May 1, 2026, on the Homer High School Mariner Theatre stage in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Connecting generations through music

A collaboration between the Homer High School Concert Choir, Kenai Peninsula Community Chorus and the community orchestra, the…

Photo courtesy Beth Carroll Models walk the runway wearing handmade clothing by local designers at the annual Homer Wearable Arts show at the Porcupine Theater on Friday, May 1.

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Walking in the garden of earthly delights

This year’s Homer Wearable Arts Show was themed after the triptych painting by Hieronymus Bosch and featured seven…

Meg Mitchell (center) is photographed with Heidi Hedberg, Commission of the Alaska Department of Health (left), and Mary Wilson, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority CEO (right) during the Full Lives Conference held April 16, 2026, in Anchorage, Alaska. Photo courtesy Lisa Cauble/University of Alaska Anchorage

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‘A steady and trusted advocate’

Meg Mitchell was recently recognized for her decades of service as a case manager at The Center.

Kids play with a bubble volcano during the 2025 Safe and Healthy Kids Fair<ins> in Homer, Alaska</ins>. Photo courtesy South Peninsula Hospital

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‘Be safe, have fun, do good and pass it on’

The 33rd annual Safe and Healthy Kids Fair will be held Saturday, May 16 at Homer High School.