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School board considers changes to southern peninsula bus routes

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board will decide in June whether the bus route scheduling for southern…

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Top 10 shorebirds make festival soar

The Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival is honored to have the nation’s top birders as guests at the fests,…

Eleanor Sarren, a Homer birder, takes photos of the sandpipers playing in the mud during low tide on Monday.  This weekend bird lovers from all over will be in Homer to enjoy.-Photo by Anna Frost, Homer News

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Birds, birders flock to festival

The shorebirds are back, heralds of the northern spring and inspiration for the 2016 Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival…

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Retiring KPC professors looking ahead

Three long-time Kachemak Bay Campus of Kenai Peninsula College professors said their goodbyes as they left their offices…

After 32 years with the Homer Volunteer Fire Department, Elaine Grabowski, left, marked her last day at Saturday’s annual Safe and Healthy Kids Fair. Taking over as departmental services coordinator is Jaclyn Arndt, right.-Photo by Anna Frost, Homer News

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Grabowski praised for 32 years of dedication at fire department

How to begin retirement after more than three decades responding to emergencies? By “doing all those things I…

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Fed regs close detox facilities

JUNEAU (AP) — Alaska’s only residential detox facilities for opiate addiction have closed due to a federal regulation…

Food hub launches in Homer

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Food hub launches in Homer

Kenai Peninsula Food Hub members in the Homer area picked up their first orders on Wednesday from the…

Battle Creek, home to a population of coho salmon, flows into Kachemak Bay without passing through Bradley Lake. The proposed amendment to Bradley Lake Hydroelectric Plant would divert a portion of Battle Creek’s water into the lake so it can produce energy for the Kenai Peninsula before going into the bay.-Photo by Anna Frost, Homer News

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New Bradley Lake project crawls toward federal OK

The Bradley Lake hydroelectric power plant is one step closer to approval for an amendment to the Bradley…

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Nonprofit Needs

Editor’s Note: Every month to accompany the Pay It Forward column, which is coordinated by The Homer Foundation,…

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Syringe exchange program receives funding for summer pilot program

South Peninsula Syringe Exchange received a $1,000 grant from The Awesome Foundation, providing funding for a pilot program…

Ian Reed, second from left poses with his family after arriving in Homer on Friday afternoon in a Calidus gyrcopter aircraft, above, he flew from Seattle. From left to right are daughter Shannon Reed, Ian Reed, wife Linda Reed, daughter Anna Reed, daughter-in-law Abi Reed and son Lin Reed. The trip took 19 flying hours over five days, with mostly tail winds. It is the first Calidus to be flown to Alaska. Reed plans to offer gyrocopter instruction and be a sales agent for the German-made aircraft.

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Welcome Home!

Ian Reed, second from left poses with his family after arriving in Homer on Friday afternoon in a…

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Council debates roads, rec

At recent meetings, Homer City Council members have debated philosophical issues such as “Should Homer allow commercial cannabis?”…

Adding up addiction’s costs

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Adding up addiction’s costs

Megan Wiard returned to Homer in March to apologize. The last time she was in her hometown, about…