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Kristen Faulkner is pictured in her official Olympic portrait photo. (Photo by Evan Kay with Climb High Productions, provided by Kristen Faulkner)

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Homer athlete qualifies for Olympic Cycling team

Faulkner said her youth in Alaska contributed to her position with the Olympics now.

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Homer, Anchor Point to host Fourth of July celebrations

In line with the chamber’s 75th anniversary, this year’s theme is “Historical Homer.”

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Fun in the solstice sun

2nd annual Summer Solstice Fair was held on Saturday

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Homer Spit Run 10K and half marathon happening next weekend

The annual racing event, sponsored by the Kachemak Bay Running Club, is a Homer tradition

Homer Volunteer Fire Department works to extinguish an abandoned building on Lake Street on Friday, June 21, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Christina Whiting/courtesy)

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Abandoned Lake Street building burns down

Homer Police Department called it a “complete loss.”

U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, speaks at the Alaska Democratic Party’s state convention on May 18 at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

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State and federal fisheries concerns addressed at Peltola public meeting

Alaska’s fisheries face numerous challenges

Homer students pose after their performance from the musical Shrek on Saturday after the three-day Broadway Bootcamp theater workshop with director Jim Anderson in October 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Emilie Springer/ Homer News)

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Intensive Broadway Bootcamp offered in Homer in August

During the five-day bootcamp, youth participants will work with top performing artist educators to develop leadership skills through…

Girl Scout Troop 210, which includes Caitlyn Eskelin, Emma Hindman, Kadie Newkirk and Lyberty Stockman, present their “Bucket Trees” to a panel of judges in the 34th Annual Caring for the Kenai Competition at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, April 18, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Caring for the Kenai winners receive EPA award

Winning team of the 34th annual Caring for the Kenai was selected for the President’s Environmental Youth Award

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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City council OKs resolution supporting amended halibut bycatch regs

A resolution opposing a trawler trade group’s legal challenge to federal halibut bycatch reduction efforts was passed Monday…

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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Homer resolution supporting borough bed tax resolution fails

The Homer City Council voted against supporting the proposed borough bed tax at a June 17 special meeting

Pride flags adorn the upper balcony on Kachemak Bay Campus's Pioneer Hall during the Homer Pride Liberation Celebration held in the parking lot on Saturday, June 15, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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‘Love, not hate’

The Homer Pride Liberation Celebration advocates unity within community

Vice President Tyson Cox speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Assembly to discuss short-term rental tax on Tuesday

The resolution describes a proposed tax of up to 12%

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche speaks during a meeting of the Borough Assembly in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Assembly unanimously approves borough budget

The budget describes around $178 million in revenue and $180 million in expenditures