August 20th, marked the beginning of the school year for all students in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. In Homer, students welcomed the new High School principal, Eric Pederson. Some Kenai Peninsula homeowners could pay less in property taxes under a ballot proposition going before voters in October.

A section of the Emerald Lake Trail between Humpy Creek Trailhead and the Grewingk Tram is closed after reports of an injured brown bear; The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says purse seine openings are still underway in Tutka Bay, Aialik Bay, the Kamishak District, and several Outer District subdistricts; and Jan Knutson, community events coordinator with the Homer Chamber of Commerce recently received two peninsula awards in the past week.

A former south peninsula firefighter is suing the Kenai Peninsula Borough and her former boss; and last week just after 10 p.m. on Thursday a rocket was launched from the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska on Kodiak Island.

A former south peninsula firefighter is suing the Kenai Peninsula Borough and her former boss; and last week just after 10 p.m. on Thursday a rocket was launched from the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska on Kodiak Island.

Pier One finishes the summer month of August with “Stranded,” a series of 10 minute plays by Alaskan playwrights, mostly from Homer, that will be performed on the Spit in the last week of the month and first week of September; and Homer Opus, a local collection of string instruments, brings a new director to dynamic music leadership in Homer.

Pier One finishes the summer month of August with “Stranded,” a series of 10 minute plays by Alaskan playwrights, mostly from Homer, that will be performed on the Spit in the last week of the month and first week of September; and Homer Opus, a local collection of string instruments, brings a new director to dynamic music leadership in Homer.

The Homer City Council presented two proclamations and advanced several funding measures at last night’s meeting; and the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies presents a series of five short films related to natural water environments in the Kachemak Bay area assembled by Bjorn Olson with the assistance of Kim McNutt.

The Homer City Council presented two proclamations and advanced several funding measures at last night’s meeting; and the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies presents a series of five short films related to natural water environments in the Kachemak Bay area assembled by Bjorn Olson with the assistance of Kim McNutt.

The Homer City Council presented two proclamations and advanced several funding measures at last night’s meeting; Kenai Peninsula voters will consider whether to align state and local election days; and the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee is touring Alaska to take a closer look at the land they spend so much time talking about in Congress.

Kenai Peninsula voters will consider whether to align state and local election days; and the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee is touring Alaska to take a closer look at the land they spend so much time talking about in Congress.