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    The new, mobile bathroom unit rests on a concrete slab at Jack Gist Park on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 in Homer, Alaska. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    Jack Gist Park receives spring improvements
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • May 21, 2025 12:30 pm

    City of Homer staff expanded the parking lot, installed a culvert, and added a mobile bathroom unit.

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    Nick Varney
    Reeling ‘Em In: Back on the fishing beat
    By Nick Varney • May 21, 2025 2:30 am

    Angling-famished fanatics are heading our way.

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    Nick Varney
    Reeling ‘Em In: Back on the fishing beat
    By Nick Varney • May 21, 2025 2:30 am

    Angling-famished fanatics are heading our way.

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    State Sen. Lyman Hoffman (D-Bethel) exits the Senate Chambers after the Senate on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, adjourns until next January. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
    Alaska Legislature adjourns a day early in ‘smoothest...
    By Mark Sabbatini • May 20, 2025 1:30 am

    Lawmakers speed through final votes on veto override on education funding bill, budget with $1,000 PFD.

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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to reporters about his decision to veto an education funding bill earlier this session at the Alaska State Capitol on Thursday, April 17, 2025. He vetoed a second such bill on Monday. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire file photo)
    Dunleavy vetoes 2nd bill increasing education funding; override...
    By Mark Sabbatini • May 19, 2025 1:30 am

    Bill passed by 48-11 vote — eight more than needed — but same count for override not certain.

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    Homer’s Liliana Harris takes a handoff from Jaelynn Kennon and Soldotna’s Sophia Jedlicki takes a handoff from Anaulie Sedivy in the 400-meter relay Saturday, May 17, 2025, at the Kenai Peninsula Borough meet at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
    Soldotna sweeps borough track meet
    By Jeff Helminiak • May 18, 2025 1:01 am

    Homer Middle School won the boys title.

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    Ash-Lee Waddell (center) of Homer is one of six recipients of the 2025 First Lady’s Volunteer Award at the Governor’s Residence in Juneau, Alaska, on May 13, 2025. Photo courtesy of the Office of the Governor
    First lady honors Alaska volunteers
    By Delcenia Cosman • May 16, 2025 11:30 am

    Volunteers from Homer and Nikiski were recognized.

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    Kenai Peninsula College Director Cheryl Siemers speaks to graduates during the 55th commencement ceremony at Kachemak Bay Campus on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Kenai Peninsula College leadership sees temporary transitions
    By Delcenia Cosman • May 16, 2025 9:30 am

    KPC Director Cheryl Siemers is serving as interim UAA chancellor, while former KBC director Reid Brewer fills in her role.

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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R-Alaska) speaks to reporters about his decision to veto an education funding bill at the Alaska State Capitol on Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: The fight for Alaska’s future begins in...
    By Gov. Mike Dunleavy • May 16, 2025 2:30 am

    The fight I’ve been leading isn’t about politics — it’s about priorities.

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    The rescued sea otter pup looks at the camera in this undated picture, provided by the Alaska SeaLife Center. (Kaiti Grant/Alaska SeaLife Center)
    Stranded otter pup rescued from Homer beach
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • May 16, 2025 2:30 am

    She is estimated to be around 2 months old and was found alone by concerned beach walkers.

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    Runners set off from the starting line at the beginning of the 2025 Migration Run on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 11 on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    Annual Migration Run honors mothers
    By Chloe Pleznac • May 14, 2025 8:30 am

    71 runners participated in the 5K race

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    Mt. Redoubt rises above Cook Inlet and the Anchor River drainage as fireweed is in bloom, as seen from Diamond Ridge Road on Friday, July 22, 2022, near Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Native plants provide lifeline for local songbirds
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • May 14, 2025 8:00 am

    Shorebird Festival talk highlights importance of native plants.

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    Community members and SPH staff pose with “Beary the Be Well Bear” during the 2024 Safe and Healthy Kids Fair in the Homer High School parking lot. (Photo courtesy of South Peninsula Hospital)
    32nd annual Safe and Health Kids Fair set...
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • May 14, 2025 2:30 am

    The goal of the fair, which is in its 32nd year, is to promote health and prevent injury among youth.

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