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Sea to Sea rounds out season

Nordic skiing was virtually put on hold this season due to this winter’s dismal snow fall. The Kachemak…

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The Homer Farmers Market holds a film night fundraiser of “Seeds of Time” at 7 p.m. today at…

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Martin Renner, a local seabird ecologist and lifelong birder, presents a program on Shorebird identification at 7:30 p.m.…

Food pantry depends on community

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Food pantry depends on community

You may have noticed that the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank (KPFB) is sending out donation requests of late. …

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Council passes gas roll

After public hearings, hundreds of letters and dozens of people testifying, the Homer City Council on Monday passed…

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Numbers tell weird winter weather story: It’s really warm

Friday was the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. That calendar convention never reflects Alaska realities,…

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Cook Inlet clams up for grabs

A remote beach on the west side of Cook Inlet has seen an uptick in traffic as clammers…

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Assembly still chews on food tax

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly this week rejected the ordinance that would repeal the nine-month sales tax exemption…

Young salmon, such as this silver (coho) shown above, winter in the Anchor River. ADFG biologists borrowed the fish, along with other salmon and sticklebacks, to show to about a dozen people during a field trip to Anchor River conservation sites on March 5. The fish was returned unharmed to the channel where it was caught.-Photos by Shana Loshbaugh

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Variety of groups join forces to preserve the Anchor River

At first glance, the Anchor River seems remote and wild. After all, Anchor Point is small, even by…

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The U.S. Coast Guard holds Commercial Fishing Industry Day from 12:20-4 p.m. Friday at Pioneer Hall, Kachemak Bay…

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School events

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District March 27: Early release day. April 6: School board meeting, Soldotna.  May 1:…

Nikolaevsk Warrior Megan Hickman, 25, maneuvers the ball down the court beyond the reach of Akiak Thunderbolt’s Miranda Demientieff during team competition at the State 1A tournament in Anchorage on Saturday.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky

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South peninsula teams immersed in state tourney action

With the Homer Mariner girls basketball team poised to head to the 3A State Tournament in Anchorage this…

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Alaska Supreme Court to consider setnet ban initiative later this year

The Alaska Fisheries Conservation Alliance filed its final brief with the Alaska Supreme Court on March 5 to…