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Alaska Department of Fish and Game logo. (Graphic by Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Alaska Department of Fish and Game logo. (Graphic by Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Board of Fish OKs changes to king salmon, rockfish regs

The State Board of Fisheries met in Homer last month

Homer News multimedia sales consultant Callie Steinberg and Peninsula Clarion regional sales manager Cara Hall pose outside the Homer News Office on Friday, Dec. 5, 2023.

Community

Homer News produces 1st annual “Best Of” business contest

Voting for the contest closes on Monday, Dec. 11.

10&U Homer Glacier Kings compete against the KPHA Ice Hawks at the Kenai Multi-purpose Facility on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2023. (Photo courtesy Callie Steinberg)

Sports

Homer Glacier Kings youth 10-U hockey team takes on Kenai

The Glacier Kings Swept the Ice Hawks in two friendly exhibitions over the weekend

Homer Airport Terminal and Cargo Facility on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Kenai Aviation to depart Homer

Airline will halt service at Homer Airport by year’s end

Homer resident Sally Wills poses with her recent publication “The Tackle Box Fairies” at the Homer News in Homer, Alaska, in early November. (Emilie Springer/ Homer News)

Community

Homer children’s book author tackles illustration in latest ‘Fairies’ book

Homer artist and children’s book writer Sally Wills recently met with the Homer News to talk about her…

A friendly, pumpkin-headed scarecrow stands outside the Pioneer Avenue entrance of Kachemak Bay Campus on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

Community

KBC offers evening course on raising and caring for chickens

Casey Matney, associate professor with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, is providing a course on…

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Community

First Friday: Celebrate the season with art

This December, stroll downtown Homer, meet the artists and enjoy the creative work on display

The 2023-2024 Homer Elk’s Lodge Hoop Shoot competition, from left to right: Max Fefelov, Dylan Waltenbough, Dottie Sylce, Andrew Marley, Rio Waltenbough, John Chapple V, Tayla Darr. Back: Heath Smith Elks Hoop Shoot Director, on Saturday, Nov. 24th, in Homer, Alaska.

Sports

Homer Elks Lodge hosts Hoop Shoot free-throw contest

After over 50 years of national contests, the free-throw contest has continued to rouse competition

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Shrubs grow outside of the Kenai Courthouse on Monday, July 3, 2023 in Kenai, Alaska.

News

Grand jury adds charges in October killing of Homer woman

An Arkansas man who was arrested on a murder charge in the October killing of a Homer woman…

Front parcel of land at Lighthouse Village on Homer Spit Road purchased by Doyon Limited in March 2023. Image from the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assessing Department parcel viewer.

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Public hearing on re-zoning of Lighthouse Village scheduled

The re-zoning would accomodate Doyon hotel plans on Homer Spit

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Board of Fish meets in Homer this week

The meeting will discuss proposals related to Cook Inlet fishery regulations

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Court reinstates ban on personal watercraft in critical habitat areas

The prohibition relates to two overlapping areas of Kachemak Bay and the Fox River Flats

2016 Oystercatcher Stout brew label from Grace Ridge Brewing is recognized as the 2023 Brewery of the Year by the International Bird Beer Label Association in December 2023.      Emilie Springer/ Homer News.

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Homer’s Grace Ridge Oystercatcher Stout honored for label

The International Bird Beer Label Association, celebrating their 30th anniversary, has selected Homer’s Grace Ridge Brewery as the…