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Lumber is stacked up for sale at a Home Depot store in May in Doral, Fla. Lumber prices surged during the pandemic, only to fall as the economy started to open up again. But prices remain volatile and still more expensive than pre-pandemic levels.

Forest Management Plan Could Address Bark Beetle Threat

KPB Lands Offices wants to sell thousands of acres of spruce bark beetle-threatened trees, and replant with more resistant native species.

There will be a formal presentation of the Lifelong Learners Awards at the Homer Public Library from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. this Saturday, Feb. 25. The celebration will include live music from the Spit City Slickers and speeches from Cunningham and Person. There will also be food, trivia, a Live Action Roleplay demonstration and a silent auction.

Samantha Cunningham and Thea Person honored with this year’s Lifelong Learner award

Two community members — Samantha Cunningham and Thea Person — will be honored with this year’s Lifelong Learner Award by the Friends of the Homer Public Library on Saturday. The nonprofit has organized the celebration of lifelong learning since 2009.

The Covid Brief -- More testing, more masks

The incidence of Coronavirus infection around Homer has been lower so far in July than in June, when the Lower Kenai Peninsula was regularly leading the…

Murder Charges Filed in Homer Woman's Disappearance

Anesha “Duffy” Murnane went missing Oct. 17, 2019, in Homer.

Since 2020, about 100 calls for service have been recorded by Homer Police Department at the park, according to a city report.

City Manager closes Homer park to summer camping following uptick in crime

Karen Hornaday Park will be closed to camping this summer following an uptick in crime in the Homer park, the city announced earlier this month.

Women Rising marches for inclusion

This Saturday in Homer, there will be a march and rally to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of women’s suffrage – that is, the right to vote. In…

Burning Basket Is An Honored Homer Tradition

Every year, on a windswept patch of land in Homer’s Mariner Park, community members build a beautiful handmade basket. A really big one.And just a few…

A sign welcomes youth into the REC Room, an arm of the Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic. Pride flags in front of both buildings were vandalized earlier this month.

Vandals target pride flags at family planning clinic

Police say without any leading information about a potential suspect, the case is closed by investigation.

AMHS plan puts Tusty out six-plus months, Kennicott filling in part-time for only three

The Alaska Marine Highway System released its proposed winter sailing schedule on Friday and are seeking comments. Homer Mayor Ken Castner expressed…

City Council votes to remove derelict vessel in Homer Harbor

Ports across Alaska are home to a ghost fleet of derelict vessels. Many are abandoned, left to rot dockside, to become hazards to the environment or…

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