Simon Lopez

Alaskans have until Tuesday to file for the 2026 Permanent Fund Dividend; Homer City offices will close Monday for Seward's Day; and three proposals related to fish hatcheries failed last week at the Alaska Board of Fisheries’ statewide meeting.

Alaskans have until Tuesday to file for the 2026 Permanent Fund Dividend; Homer City offices will close Monday for Seward's Day; and three proposals related to fish hatcheries failed last week at the Alaska Board of Fisheries’ statewide meeting.

The Homer City Council heard a legislative update from Senate President Gary Stevens and considered funding for four properties near the Bridge Creek Reservoir at its meeting last night; and last year, Alaska lawmakers overcame two vetoes to increase the formula that determines public school funding by $700 per student.

Aleutian Airways resumed flying out of Homer this afternoon; and last year, Alaska lawmakers overcame two vetoes to increase the formula that determines public school funding by $700 per student.

Seward is getting nearly 40-thousand dollars in federal relief to help recover from a 2020 fishery disaster; for the second time in 2026 Homer’s Winter King Tournament has been rescheduled due to cold weather and related harbor accessibility; and the Central Peninsula Landfill is once again recycling cardboard after the successful installation of a replacement baler.

Seward is getting nearly 40-thousand dollars in federal relief to help recover from a 2020 fishery disaster; for the second time in 2026 Homer’s Winter King Tournament has been rescheduled due to cold weather and related harbor accessibility; and the Central Peninsula Landfill is once again recycling cardboard after the successful installation of a replacement baler.

Alaska is set to receive over a billion dollars in rural health funding over the next five years. And it’s accepting letters of interest from hospitals and organizations for program funding; and the Kenai Peninsula Borough could be getting a new department.

Alaska is set to receive over a billion dollars in rural health funding over the next five years. And it’s accepting letters of interest from hospitals and organizations for program funding; and the Kenai Peninsula Borough could be getting a new department.

A small group of artists from across the country have joined in Homer for two weeks of work together to share their mutual concern for climate and the planet through art work; and the U.S. Senate Tuesday narrowly agreed to take up a voting bill that President Trump says is essential for the survival of the country, and opponents say will disenfranchise millions of Americans.

A small group of artists from across the country have joined in Homer for two weeks of work together to share their mutual concern for climate and the planet through art work; and the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approved several spending measures and introduced new ordinances at its regular meeting last night.