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The Homer Farmers Market led the state in contributing to new programs launched by the Alaska Farmers Market Association last year matching SNAP funds and providing produce to local food pantries.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approved next year’s property tax rates and passed a resolution honoring a Homer resident who died earlier this year at its meeting Tuesday.

West Homer Elementary hosted a Science Activity Night on Thursday with several community organizations. Emilie Springer spoke with lead coordinators, West Homer teachers Kate Crowley and Karen Corbell, and attended the event Thursday night with this report.

Homer's Winter King Salmon Tournament has seen record participation in recent years. This year, the event was postponed one week due to winter weather, but still drew 818 participants and 273 boats from all over the state for one day of king salmon fishing on Kachemak Bay, and a chance at nearly $200,000 in tournament prizes.

Dozens of Homer residents attended the public hearing to learn more about the proposal to lease portions of Cook Inlet for oil and gas drilling. Many who…

Education made a splash this week for school kids across the Kenai Peninsula at Fish and Game’s annual Salmon Celebration on May 11.It was an…

Police took a Homer resident into custody last week for growing a large crop of marijuana with the intent to sell it. The arrest comes just before the…

The latest attempt to keep an easier, hybrid vote-by-mail system from coming to Kenai Peninsula Borough residents was turned back at Tuesday night’s…

The Friends of Kachemak Bay State Parks has a year’s worth of celebrations and outreach planned beginning Tuesday, January 7 at 7 p.m. with an event at…

The Caribou Lake Fire, 25 miles northeast of Homer, is 20 percent contained and is estimated to cover 900 acres.A Temporary Flight Restriction is in…