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City of Homer takes on Beluga Slough drainage efforts at Bishop’s Beach

The City of Homer has taken over Beluga Slough drainage efforts on Bishop’s Beach at the request of…

Upper Cook Inlet Exclusive Economic Zone can be seen on this map provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Image via fisheries.noaa.gov)

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Homer meeting on new Cook Inlet EEZ regulations scheduled for Thursday

Federal management of the Cook Inlet EEZ is set to begin on May 30

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Angry Salmon celebrates grand opening

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was hosted on Saturday

One of the Alaska Bus Company's luxury shuttle buses is photographed on Friday, May 10, 2024 next to the parking lot of the Aspen Hotel in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Alaska Bus Company expands travel services

The Homer-based company was slated to resume service to Anchorage starting May 15

Graduates of Kenai Peninsula College prepare for the 54th Annual Kenai Peninsula College Commencement Ceremony at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, May 9, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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‘Never be afraid to be a new you’

KPC grads take step toward future in commencement ceremony

The Kenai Courthouse is seen Monday, July 3, 2023, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Man convicted in Homer-area home invasions sentenced to 18 years following probation violations

He was convicted in 2020 of nine felony charges, across five separate cases

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Graduates of Seward High School leave the gym at the end of their graduation ceremony on Wednesday, May 15.

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Seward High School graduates 30

Students were honored Wednesday, May 15, at a ceremony in their school’s gym

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Homer High School class of 2024 rises at the end of the Tuesday evening commencement program before heading to the Commons to be welcomed by friends and family.
Homer High School class of 2024 rises at the end of the Tuesday, May 14, 2024, commencement program before heading to the Commons to be welcomed by friends and family, in Homer, Alaska. (Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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‘You are the newest part of our legacy’

Homer High School Class of 2024 congratulated as they begin next chapter of their lives

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‘Embrace the challenges and adventures that await’

12 seniors graduate Homer Flex School in 2024 commencement

Kachemak Bay Campus 2024 graduates prepare to enter commencement at the campus on May 8, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Emilie Springer/ Homer News)

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Kachemak Bay Campus confers degrees to Class of 2024

The commencement was held Wednesday in Pioneer Hall

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School board says farewell to this year’s student leaders

Monday was the night of the student at the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s school board meeting, where…

Senate President Gary Stevens, a Kodiak Republican, confers with other senators and legislative staff moments before gavelling in the start of this year’s legislative session at the Alaska State Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Senate’s draft operating budget includes outstanding KPBSD pandemic relief funds

Public education advocates, students and staff have doggedly lobbied lawmakers for an increase to the state’s K-12 funding…

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Norman Lowell’s 72- by 96-inch painting, “The Sea,” is photographed May 6, 2024, at the Norman Lowell Art Gallery north of Homer. The work was based on sketches from a painting trip to the Aleutian Islands.

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Arts council and Norman Lowell Gallery to host black tie gala fundraiser

Homer Council on the Arts and the Norman Lowell Gallery will host a black tie gala fundraiser May…