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The first Little Kids (0-5) “Shwopping” Event is 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday in the Homer High School Commons.…

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Mariners run to first-place Borough finish

It was mariners-type weather, and a Homer Mariners-type meet. The Homer girls and boys cross-country teams swept the…

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The Kachemak Emergency Service Area Board holds its monthly board meeting at 7 p.m. today at Station 2,…

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Kudos to Kenai Peninsula Orchestra

The Kenai Peninsula Orchestra performance here on Aug. 8 was simply stupendous. This assemblage of dedicated, all-volunteer performers…

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Assembly OKs bonds for Soldotna hospital

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly voted on Tuesday to move forward with issuing more than $3 million in…

Alaska Perfect Peony owner Rita Jo Shoultz of Homer prepared a bouquet for President Obama’s hotel suite in Anchorage. Shoultz credited Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, for making it possible for her peonies to play a part in the presidential visit.-Photo provided

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Local peonies grace Obama hotel suite

Though President Barack Obama’s three-day visit to Alaska this week didn’t bring him to the lower Kenai Peninsula,…

At Bear Glacier near Seward, President Barack Obama talks about the rapid retreat of the ice and the large pieces calving off of the main body of ice during a tour of Kenai Fjords National Park on Tuesday.-Morris News Service - Alaska

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Seward trip provides close-up view of climate change effects

Standing at the bow of the Viewfinder, President Barack Obama gripped the steel railing as the boat cut…

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The Homer Native Plant Society field trip on mushroom identification scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled. “Return of…

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The Homer Native Plant Society field trip on mushroom identification scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled. “Return of…

Mariner Varsity runner Aurora Waclawski runs in the Tsalteshi Invitational Cross Country race on Aug. 22 in Soldota. The Homer girls placed six out of 16 teams. The Homer boys placed seventh out of 19 teams.-Photo by Ben Boettger, Morris News Service - Alaska

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Mariners host Homer Invite Friday

Following a great performance at the Tsalteshi Invitational, the Mariners will host the Homer Invitational starting at 3…

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Vets’ picnic committee says thanks

The Veterans Picnic was held Aug. 16 with some 150 plus veterans and immediate family attending the event.…

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Moose hunting on lower peninsula opens Sept. 1

In a change from 2014, moose hunting season in game management unit 15C, the lower Kenai Peninsula, opens…

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The Alaskan Warrior Class Community holds a #Stop22on22 Ruck March starting at 9 a.m. Aug. 22 at the…