Homer Harbor could be getting bigger, and the Army Corps of Engineers is asking for public input; and Kachemak Bay State Park gains 24 acres of new park property from the Conservation Fund, a national organization that protects nature in all 50 states.

The Homer City Council introduced a new police officer and recognized a community member for years of volunteer work in addition to its regular business last night; and Kachemak Bay State Park gains 24 acres of new park property from the Conservation Fund, a national organization that protects nature in all 50 states.

The nearly 800 foot “Luminara” docked in Homer today on its way to Whittier Alaska; False Pass will soon see a surge in marine traffic as boats head north for the summer salmon seasons, but mariners won’t have the normal guidance they’re used to when trafficking through the shallow Eastern Aleutian pass that connects the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea; and the Homer City Council introduced a new police officer and recognized a community member for years of volunteer work in addition to its regular business last night.

The nearly 800 foot “Luminara” docked in Homer today on its way to Whittier Alaska; and earlier this month, the lead developer of a natural gas pipeline megaproject in Alaska took two busloads of current and prospective partners on a site tour of a proposed export terminal in Nikiski.

Earlier this month, community members saw a lone harbor seal pup on South Kenai Beach and reported it to the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward; Alaska’s Copper Ammo Challenge is a program that encourages Alaskan hunters to use copper rather than lead bullets as a health benefit to scavenging animals; and Homer’s annual Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference took place earlier this month.

Earlier this month, community members saw a lone harbor seal pup on South Kenai Beach and reported it to the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward; Alaska’s Copper Ammo Challenge is a program that encourages Alaskan hunters to use copper rather than lead bullets as a health benefit to scavenging animals; and Homer’s annual Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference took place last weekend.

A Kenai man allegedly beaten and arrested by two Alaska State Troopers in a case of mistaken identity is now suing the City of Kenai and one of its police officers; and the Alaska Legislature kicked off a special session Thursday to continue working on tax cuts for the Alaska LNG project.

A Kenai man allegedly beaten and arrested by two Alaska State Troopers in a case of mistaken identity is now suing the City of Kenai and one of its police officers; and three cruise ships that were set to visit Seward in the last week were rerouted nearly 90 land miles north to Whittier because of ongoing construction at the Seward dock.

Homer's Pier One Theatre opens its summer season this week with "The Little Prince," adapted from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's novella; Seldovia’s annual non-motorized fishing derby begins Friday and runs through the weekend; and three cruise ships that were set to visit Seward in the last week were rerouted nearly 90 land miles north to Whittier because of ongoing construction at the Seward dock.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly commended over 20 local athletes and advanced several items at its meeting last night; Homer's Pier One Theatre opens its summer season this week with "The Little Prince," adapted from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's novella; and Seldovia’s annual non-motorized fishing derby begins Friday and runs through the weekend.