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News from Homer and around the Southern Kenai Peninsula and Northern Gulf of Alaska.
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Caregivers in Homer gathered Thursday to support a state bill that would increase oversight of in-home care services and regulate how Medicaid funding is spent.
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As the likelihood of an eruption at Mount Spurr increases, officials say residents across Southcentral Alaska—including the Kenai Peninsula—should prepare for potential ashfall.
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Area biologists recommend securing attractants to minimize human-animal encounters.
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The freeze impacts programs in Homer that support local farmers, habitat restoration, and invasive species removal.
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The ordinance would have allowed businesses and other mixed uses in an area currently used mainly for homes.
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The news comes after the airline’s decision last year to pull its service to the Aleutian Islands. It also comes just ahead of this year’s busy summer season.
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The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly passed several items and heard public testimony on school funding at its meeting last night.
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The council moved to accept a federal grant for harbor infrastructure work. They also discussed a proposal to expand the number of restaurant liquor licenses in Homer and changes to zoning rules that could affect where certain businesses can operate.
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The Pratt Museum in Homer is expanding access to its collections with the help of a state grant. The project will allow the public to search museum holdings online for the first time.
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Next week, the Homer community will get a chance to weigh in on vessel insurance requirements at Homer Harbor. A potential change would remove the minimum liability insurance requirement for recreational vessels.