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Fish and Game comments on local proposals to Board of Fisheries ahead of work session

The requests ask the board hear fishing regulation proposals outside of their three-year cycle

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Homer performers sing and dance in “To Life” from the musical “Fiddler on the Roof” at a dress rehearsal on Oct. 3<ins>, 2024</ins> on the Mariner Stage in Homer<ins>,</ins> <ins>Alaska</ins>.

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Fiddler on the Roof opens on Thursday

Pier One Theatre’s production of “Fiddler on the Roof” opens tonight, Thursday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. at…

Sea Legs Stilt and Puppet Troupe parades down Pirate Alley with a raven puppet, boasting a 15-foot wingspan, at Ye Olde Harvest Festival at Karen Hornaday Park on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Well met at the Renaissance fair

The rain couldn’t dampen the festivities at Ye Olde Harvest Festival last weekend. Karen Hornaday Park was brought…

A spruce bark beetle is seen on the underside of a piece of bark taken from logs stacked near Central Peninsula Landfill on Thursday, July 1, 2021, near Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Prescribed burns will produce visible smoke near highways

Burns are part of ongoing spruce beetle mitigation efforts

Members of South Peninsula Hospital’s Stroke Committee are pictured in this undated photograph, provided by the Alaska Hospital and Healthcare Association

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South Peninsula Hospital awarded at state conference

Three awards were presented to South Peninsula Hospital health care providers and teams, part of this year’s Statewide…

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Lord wins mayor’s race

The Election Canvass Board certified City of Homer election results on Friday

Sleeping Sisters AK artist Joanne Glaves and her dog, Newt, stride past the judges and cheering audience during the Pet Costume Contest at the Fall Fest at the Homer Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Halloween events promise family-friendly fun

Halloween approaches, and that means the fall festivities are ramping up in Homer. The chamber is bringing back…

Representatives from the Doyon project team present information on their proposed project to the Homer Planning Commission during the special meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024 in Homer, Alaska. Screenshot.

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Planning Commission to hold public hearing for revised Doyon proposal

The special meeting will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at City Hall

“Miss Rosey,” a pink fire engine dedicated to raising awareness about cancer prevention and screening, is seen after her unveiling at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna, Alaska, on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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‘Early detection saves lives’

CES fire engine made pink to raise awareness of cancer, screenings

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South Peninsula Hospital offers events for Breast Health Awareness Month

South Peninsula Hospital in collaboration with Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic and Ninilchik Traditional Council are hosting the…

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Dan Bigley, author of “Beyond the Bear,” will speak at an upcoming weekend event at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer<ins>,</ins><ins> Alaska</ins>.

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Love, recovery and living through disability

Anchorage resident to share story about 2003 bear mauling that left him blind

Image for the 2024 Ye Olde Harvest Festival that will take place Oct. 5-6, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. Art created by Dan Coe who will also have a booth available for visitors to the festival. Emilie Springer/Homer News.

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Renaissance returns with Ye Olde Harvest Festival

The festival will be held at Karen Hornaday Park, Oct. 5-6

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A catalyst for conversation

October First Friday exhibits works in a variety of mediums and messages