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Crews work on the botanical garden on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at the Pratt Museum in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Pratt Museum reports back on tumultuous year

Making changes and improvements at Homer’s Pratt Museum

Addy Pederson poses with a dog at the Dream A Dream kennel on Sunday, February 10, 2024, in Willow, Alaska at the end of the Willow Jr. 100 race. (Photo provided by Sherry Pedersen)

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Homer’s Addy Pederson to compete in 2024 Jr. Iditarod

A Homer ninth grader is one of 21 entrants in this year’s Jr. Iditarod, and the only one…

Kris Holderied, event coordinator, and Holly Atkins at the 2024 Ski for Women at Lookout Mountain ski trails on Feb. 11, 2024 in Homer. (Photo provided by Nicole Bray)

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Ski for Women finds fun and funds on the slopes

Homer’s annual Ski for Women took place on Sunday, Feb. 11, at the Lookout Mountain ski trails on…

Clouds cover the beach at Lowell Point State Recreation Site on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, near Seward, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Alaska State Parks recruiting for local citizen advisory boards

Applications are due March 4

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What’s old is new at annual Winter Carnival parade

Homer celebrates 70 years of coming out of hibernation with the Winter Carnival this year

The Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee (top left) meets with Agnew::Beck consultants Shelly Wade (top right) and Meg Friedenauer (bottom) over Zoom on Monday, Feb. 5<ins>, 2024 in Homer, Alaska</ins>. Screenshot.

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Comp plan steering committee holds 1st meeting

Homer’s comprehensive plan is a long-term planning document encapsulating the city’s goals and focus

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Planning commission denies Doyon conditional use permit

In a special meeting held Wednesday, Jan. 31, the Homer Planning Commission passed a majority 6-1 vote against…

Signs hang on the entryway wall at the Kenai Peninsula Education Association office in Soldotna, Alaska, in this Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, file photo. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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School board ratifies new contracts following union membership support

The a one-year contract extension is the first in the district’s history

KPBSD’s Balancing Act budget simulator homepage. (Screenshot)

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‘You are in deficit’: New school district software lets users fill budget gaps

The software allows users to toggle between eliminating or preserving various items in the budget

Homer artist Carla Cope crafts a mask at Bunnell’s ‘Maker’s Space’ session on Jan. 28 for parade art construction. (Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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What’s Old is New! Homer Winter Carnival parade coming up this weekend

Community organizations in Homer have been making plans for the annual Homer Winter Carnival Celebration, which marks its…

The Anchor Point Snow Rondi Parade proceeds down School Street on Saturday, March 4, 2023 in Anchor Point, Alaska. Photo by Delcenia Cosman

Community

Snow Rondi promises fun, fundraising

The annual Anchor Point winter festival is scheduled for Feb. 28-March 3

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

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Kenai Peninsula sees sharp rise in COVID-19 activity

Weekly cases of COVID-19 by region are reported via the department’s Respiratory Virus Snapshot

Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council logo.

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Prince William Sound Regional Citizen’s Advisory Council adds board seat for recreational interests

Homer resident Jim Herbert, with ten year involvement in the RCAC, seated in the position