The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s first charter high school program will welcome students this fall; and movie theaters across Alaska have faced a wave of closures over the last few decades, from Anchorage to Ketchikan. But in Homer, one independent startup is defying that 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; and the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly is taking steps to expand addiction services across the region.

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; and the Alaska House of Representatives passed a bill Friday that would tighten residency requirements for Alaskans buying hunting or fishing licenses.

On Friday evening, the Porcupine Theater hosted a presentation of the film “The Nettle Dress”; and about 240 people gathered along Pioneer Avenue and at WKFL Park in Homer on Sunday for the “Minneapolis – ICE Out” rally.

On Friday evening, the Porcupine Theater hosted a presentation of the film “The Nettle Dress”; and about 240 people gathered along Pioneer Avenue and at WKFL Park in Homer on Sunday for the “Minneapolis – ICE Out” rally.

The state House’s ethics committee has launched an investigation into whether Homer Republican Rep. Sarah Vance illegally used state resources when she successfully pushed the local newspaper to remove and revise a story; and this year’s Poetry Out Loud competition wrapped up last month at Homer High School.

The state House’s ethics committee has launched an investigation into whether Homer Republican Rep. Sarah Vance illegally used state resources when she successfully pushed the local newspaper to remove and revise a story; and this year’s Poetry Out Loud competition wrapped up last week at Homer High School.

Kenai Peninsula residents facing housing or financial instability got free medical care, food, and cold-weather gear Tuesday at Homer’s South Peninsula Athletic and Recreation Center; Homer City Manager Melissa Jacobsen told the city council Monday night she selected Officer Michael Scanlon as the city’s next police chief; and for the series Alaska Survival Kit, Alena Naiden with the Alaska Desk set out to find a few tips for getting started with cross-country skiing.

Kenai Peninsula residents facing housing or financial instability got free medical care, food, and cold-weather gear Tuesday at Homer’s South Peninsula Athletic and Recreation Center; Homer City Manager Melissa Jacobsen told the city council Monday night she selected Officer Michael Scanlon as the city’s next police chief; and for the series Alaska Survival Kit, Alena Naiden with the Alaska Desk set out to find a few tips for getting started with cross-country skiing.

Aaron Sechler, owner of Citizen Salmon Alaska, a wild Alaskan seafood processing company based out of Ninilchik and Anchorpoint is partnering with organizations in Minneapolis and St. Paul to provide seafood donations to aid organizations in need of food amid recent political events in those cities; and after years of delays, the build contract to replace the Alaska Marine Highway System’s ferry Tustumena is out to bid.