Homer Public Library presents three annual community awards this weekend for Lifelong Learner, Youth Learner and Library Spirit Award. An awards ceremony will be held this weekend to celebrate this year’s awardees. Emilie Springer spoke with Cheryl Illg, coordinator of Friends of the Homer Public Library, for more information.
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Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLLSchool district officials spoke to attendees at the school for the third of four public meetings the district is holding at schools the board is proposing to close to save money. -
Sabine Poux/KDLLPower was restored to all members less than an hour later. -
Sabine Poux/KDLLThe new rules significantly restrict the fleet’s fishing grounds.
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Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLLEarlier this month, the board built three budget scenarios that assume different levels of funding from the Kenai Peninsula Borough. The borough is consistently the district’s second largest source of income, behind the state.
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A magnitude 4.1 earthquake shook the southern Kenai Peninsula Tuesday morning; former Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly President Brent Johnson is throwing his hat in the ring for the House District 6 seat in the Alaska Legislature, currently held by Homer Republican Sarah Vance; and mayors of the five boroughs that would host elements of the Alaska gasline project say they’re not on board with a bill from Gov. Mike Dunleavy offering tax breaks for the project.
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