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Please report sandhill crane colt (chick) sightings to Kachemak Crane Watch. Include location, date, time and number of…

KBBI News Director Aaron Selbig leaves Homer at the end of this month to take a job as news reporter at Interlochen Public Radio, Interlochen, Mich.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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KBBI news director heads to Michigan; Morning Edition host appointed to job

KBBI and KDLL Public Radio News Director Aaron Selbig leaves Homer at the end of this month to…

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Please report sandhill crane colt (chick) sightings to Kachemak Crane Watch. Include location, date, time and number of…

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre and Human Resources Director Stormy Brown pose for a picture outside the borough annex on Pioneer Avenue. The two were in Homer May 29 for informal talks with residents and employees.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Navarre: Different agencies show ‘amazing’ coordination in fighting Funny River fire

On a visit last week to Homer, Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre and Human Resources Director Stormy…

When visitors ask if they should buy  derby ticket, tell them this sad story

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When visitors ask if they should buy derby ticket, tell them this sad story

Greetings from the Homer Chamber of Commerce. In May, we kicked off the 28th annual Jackpot Halibut Derby…

Buccaneer Energy’s Endeavour-Spirit of Independence jack-up rig is shown at Homer’s Deep Water Dock in March of 2013. -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Adverse ruling in CIRI dispute pushes Buccaneer into May bankruptcy filing

Buccaneer Energy, an independent Cook Inlet explorer with high hopes but skimpy resources, saw those hopes come crashing…

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14th Annual Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference

June 13-17 Land’s End Resort Register at: writersconference.homer.alaska.edu Festival of Literary Readings   8 p.m. June 14, Mariner…

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Better fire updates needed

I live in Soldotna  and have a ringside seat to the forest fire raging a few miles away.…

Central Emergency Services firefighter Spencer Mclean works to contain a portion of the nearly 183,000-acre Funny River Horse Trail wildfire near Soldotna’s Funny River neighborhood on Sunday.-Photo by  Rashah McChesney,  Morris News Service - Alaska

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Rain helping Funny River firefighters

After several days of fighting to keep the Funny River Horse Trail wildfire from burning homes in communities…

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School Events

Kenai Peninsula Borough School DistrictThrough today: Leadership academy, Kenai Central High School, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.May 30: Effective instruction,…

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Grads earn $1.6 million in scholarships

The following scholarships were awarded to Homer High School graduating seniors. The amount totaled more than $1.6 million.…

This map from the Alaska Interagency Incident Management Type 2 Team shows the current status of the Funny River Horse Trail Fire.-Map provided

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Funny River Trail fire grows to 67,000 acres

High, dry winds from the southwest could increase activity on the Funny River Horse Trail fire Friday afternoon.…

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Funny River Trail fire grows to 67,000 acres

Smoke affects all of southcentral Alaska; Funny River Trail fire grows to 67,000 acres   High, dry winds…