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Kenai Peninsula Borough Schools Superintendent John O’Brien announced the district’s planning for opening up school again in the fall. In an announcement…

This week, Emilie Springer takes on a tour of the Homer Winter Carnival, circa 1977, when the theme was, “Those were the days.” Emilie Springer regularly…

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…

Homer City Council held their regular meeting Tuesday night in Cowles Council chambers at Homer City Hall. About 90 people attended the meeting and about…

Peonies are a growing Alaska export. In 2015, peony growers shipped more than 50,000 stems from Alaska, and Gov. Bill Walker recently declared July to be…

The Caribou Lake Fire, 25 miles northeast of Homer, is now 57 percent contained. The footprint of the fire is estimated at 904 acres. Minimal fire growth…

Commercial fishing has had a century and a half impact on the western Kenai Peninsula, though it’s unclear why the first fishing vessel sailed up Cook…

Alaska’s State Balladeer announced last week he’s been diagnosed with end-stage cancer.James Varsos, best known to Alaska and the world as “Hobo Jim,”…

Every spring, hundreds of sandhill cranes visit Homer to mate and nest. You’ll often find them looking for tasty morsels along the shoreline or silently…

The climate in Nikiski isn’t particularly kind to most cherry trees. But that didn’t stop a farmer there who is growing 50 varieties of cherries.