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    Photo by Ellen Jakovich.
Numerous bird tracks can be seen in this photo of a cast made of a rock slab containing ancient bird tracks discovered by Steve Friend on the Anchor Point beach east of the Anchor River.
    Ancient shorebird tracks on display for festival
    By Michael Armstrong • May 4, 2022 2:30 am

    Cast of shorebird tracks will be on display for Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival.

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    Town Crier
    May 4, 2022 1:30 am

    The 30th Annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival runs through May 8. Attendees can look forward to boat tours, kayaking, bird…

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    Photo courtesy of Alaska Mindful Paws

Maura, Sodapop and Two Bit.
    Pets of the Week: Maura, Sodapop and Two...
    May 4, 2022 1:30 am

    Last spring, an Alaskan working in Tajikistan noticed a mama cat frequenting his yard, and sure enough, she gave birth….

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    Photo by Clark Fair
Abby (Lancashire) Ala, seen here giving riding lessons in the early 2000s, was just a child when her mother befriended Miriam Mathers. Ala now lives on a portion of the old Mathers homestead.
    Tragedy and triumph of the Goat Woman —...
    By Clark Fair • April 29, 2022 2:30 am

    Mathers had only three cents in her purse when she arrived in Kenai

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    Members of the Homer Mariner baseball team wash cars for a fundraiser on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Wells Fargo in Homer, Alaska. The Mariners play Friday vs. Redington High School in Wasila and Saturday vs. Barlett and Service in Anchorage. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Best Bets
    April 27, 2022 2:30 am

    It takes nerves of steel to attempt the near-impossible during break-up: get your car washed (see above). Nonetheless, now that…

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    Homer High School. (Homer News file photo)
    School announcements
    By Staff report Homer News • April 27, 2022 2:30 am

    School district risk level update and upcoming events

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    Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)
    Council votes down resolution supporting Vance bill
    By Michael Armstrong • April 27, 2022 2:30 am

    Erickson’s resolution would have supported ‘No Patient Left Behind Act.’

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    Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News
A sign at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Bartlett Street points the way to the South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic on Bartlett Street on Feb. 17, 2021, in Homer, Alaska.
A sign at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Bartlett Street points the way to the South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic on Bartlett Street on Feb. 17, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Case rates steady on southern peninsula
    By Michael Armstrong • April 27, 2022 2:30 am

    Thirteen more Alaskans reported dead of COVID-19.

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    Homer man killed in car crash
    By Staff report Homer News • April 27, 2022 2:30 am

    Troopers said Charles Moore, 60, was driver and only occupant in single-vehicle crash.

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    The Homer Police Station as seen Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Cops and Courts
    April 27, 2022 2:30 am

    Information about fire, police and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases.

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    Homer's Seamus McDonough, right, starts the 1,600-meter event on Saturday, April 23, 2022, for the Homer Invite at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Soldotna track and field teams sweep Homer Invite
    By Jeff Helminiak • April 27, 2022 2:30 am

    Mariner Seamus McDonough swept the meet, winning the 800, 1,600 and 3,200.

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    A pair of sandhill cranes feed Friday, May 8 at Green Timbers on the Homer Spit in Homer. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Out of the Office: Earth Day is bird...
    By Michael Armstrong • April 27, 2022 2:30 am

    Celebrate Earth Day every day by growing close to nature.

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    Caring for the Kenai logo. (Image courtesy Merrill Sikorski)
    Caring for the Kenai announces winners
    By Camille Botello • April 27, 2022 1:30 am

    A natural disaster preparedness digital app created by a Cook Inlet Academy sophomore took the top prize

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