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  • Red hats of resistance: national trend
    People may notice that Homer protestors are starting to follow a national “red hat trend”: “originally a symbol of resistance to Nazi occupation that began gaining traction in Minnesota” just a couple days after Renée Good was fatally shot in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent. Emilie Springer talked with Tracy Nordstrom for more details on the current trend and history of the red hats.
  • Mayor Ken Castner stands out front of City Hall on Tuesday. He's held the position since 2018.
    Homer Mayor Ken Castner throws his hat in the ring for a third term
    Homer’s mayor has thrown his hat in the ring for a third term at the head of city government. Mayor Ken Castner has held the seat since 2018. He filed to run for another two-year term on Monday.
  • Red Beans
    Check the Pantry: Red Beans
    On this week's Check the Pantry, host Jeff Lockwood makes a pot of red beans and rice. Since Jeff took the easy route, guest Teri Robl digs into her…
  • Wine glasses
    Check the Pantry: Red Wine
    Jeff Lockwood learns how to read a wine label from Skip Clary, and they taste representative wines from the US and France to understand why some wines go…
  • Growing number of hats in Homer City Council ring
    Three more names have been added to October’s Municipal Election ballot. The City of Homer has a pair of three-year terms and a single one-year term…
  • Red Salmon
    Check the Pantry: Red Salmon Part I
    On this week's Check the Pantry, host Jeff Lockwood jumps aboard his old boat the F/V Captain Cook for a day of purse seining for red salmon with skipper…
  • Salmon in a seine
    Check the Pantry: Red Salmon Part II
    Host Jeff Lockwood returns to the F/V Captain Cook to spend some time with the tool that makes modern seining possible - the Puretic Power Block, then…
  • Four file for borough mayor special election
    The Kenai Peninsula Borough is holding a special mayoral election Feb. 14 to fill the remainder of former Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce's term.
  • This one-day event happens on Tuesday, Jan. 31 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in two locations on the southern Kenai Peninsula: the SPARC at 600 Sterling Highway in Homer, and the Anchor Point Food Pantry next to the Anchor River Inn Store in Anchor Point.
    Agencies host ‘one-stop shop’ for those experiencing housing insecurity on the Kenai Peninsula
    The fifth annual event is a collaboration between local non-profits and concerned citizens, and happens in conjunction with the Kenai Peninsula Project Homeless Connect which holds similar events in Soldotna and Seward.
  • Public health nurses and volunteers fill opioid emergency kits in Juneau in June.
    Local groups step up prevention efforts as drug overdose deaths rise in Alaska
    Alaska’s percentage increase in drug overdose deaths was the highest of any state in the U.S. last year, from 146 deaths in 2020 to 254 in 2021 — a nearly 73 percent jump. One Kenai-based group is working on an initiative to get more overdose-reversal kits out to the public in the face of the continuing epidemic.
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