Simon Lopez

Crews in Homer started work this week on a nearly $3.7 million pavement preservation project on Kachemak Drive.

The Alaska Afterschool Network honors Homer’s Lucas Thoning with a statewide superhero award with his work with Project GRAD at the Razdolna School on the Kenai Peninsula; and the U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday that the first of its two new medium-weight icebreakers will be homeported in Alaska.

Alaska Department of Transportation crews are clearing floodwater from mile 162 of the Sterling Highway this afternoon; and the Alaska Afterschool Network honors Homer’s Lucas Thoning with a statewide superhero award with his work with Project GRAD at the Razdolna School on the Kenai Peninsula.

Alaska Department of Transportation crews are clearing water from mile 162 of the Sterling Highway after a plugged culvert caused a washout south of Anchor Point today.

Crews in Homer are preparing to start work on a nearly 3.7 million dollar road project on Kachemak Drive next week; the Southcentral Growers second annual conference took place last Friday and Saturday with presentations from various agricultural participants in fields related to farming, animal stock growth, Alaska food policy and production, virtual farms tours, irrigation tips and a slug panel; and the Alaska House approved its version of the state budget Monday.

Crews in Homer are preparing to start work on a nearly 3.7 million dollar road project on Kachemak Drive next week; Homer High School students and two teachers traveled to eastern Europe over spring break to visit three countries; and the Homer City Council moved forward on a plan to expand the harbor and heard from dozens of residents at its meeting last night.

The Homer City Council moved forward on a plan to expand the harbor and heard from dozens of residents at its meeting last night; and Homer High School students and two teachers traveled to eastern Europe over spring break to visit three countries.

The stage component feature of Homer’s 2026 spring Jubilee arts festival will take place on Friday; and no injuries were reported after a shed and an electric vehicle charging station caught fire in Cooper Landing on Wednesday.

The stage component feature of Homer’s 2026 spring Jubilee arts festival will take place on Friday; and no injuries were reported after a shed and an electric vehicle charging station caught fire in Cooper Landing on Wednesday.

Leaders of the state Senate are throwing cold water on hopes for a super-sized Permanent Fund dividend; and upper Cook Inlet’s commercial driftnet fishing fleet has a new rulebook for the salmon fishing season that starts in July.