Many people are familiar with the Tour de France, which is competitive cycling’s most famous race. The men’s tour is a month-long race that winds through the French countryside every July. However, most people might not be as familiar with the women’s tour. One Homer-grown cyclist finished this year's course, despite overcoming challenges before and during the race; and 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% jump. One local group, based in Kenai, is working on an initiative to get more overdose-reversal kits out into the public in the face of the continuing epidemic.

A years-long plan to update the highway through Moose Pass continues to draw pushback from residents of the small community, who worry the project will be disruptive to their properties and community; One Kenai-based group is working on an initiative to get more overdose-reversal kits out into the public in the face of the continuing epidemic; and there’s a special “youth-only” fishing opener on the Homer Spit this Saturday.

There’s a special “youth-only” fishing opener on the Homer Spit this Saturday; a new book by a Sterling-based author is the only guide of its kind to a unique and vast network of canoe trails on the central Kenai Peninsula; and people are leaving Alaska at a rate generally faster than they have over the past thirty years, but it’s not because there’s a lack of work.

The 40th annual Bristol Bay Fishtival celebration in Naknek brought together fisherfolk, residents, and visitors for a weekend of food, music, arts and many other traditions; and after no commercial crabbing since 2019, this summer’s Norton Sound Red King Crab fishery had a record year of $3.7 million dollars in ex-vessel value.

There was palpable excitement at the 40th annual Bristol Bay Fishtival celebration in Naknek for the arrival of a historic wooden sailboat, which took a 300-mile journey from Homer; and starting this month, University of Alaska Fairbanks and University of Alaska Southeast will be offering a new graduate degree in Marine Policy.

Homer’s mayor has thrown his hat in the ring for a third term at the head of city government; and after more than a year of delays, a new Three Bears location in Sterling is slated to open this week.

Homer’s mayor has thrown his hat in the ring for a third term at the head of city government; The M/V Tustumena is slated to resume service Tuesday after pausing its schedule last month due to critical staffing issues; and with high numbers of sockeye salmon returning to the Russian River, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is increasing the bag limit there from three fish to six for the remainder of the late run.

Homer’s Independent Living Center has received a grant, totaling $98,962, to train staff working with individuals with traumatic brain injuries; and early voting kicked off statewide Monday for several Aug. 16 elections.

Homer’s Independent Living Center has received a $98,962 grant to train staff working with individuals with traumatic brain injuries; this year, after dealing with exceptionally high gas prices, the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank burned through its entire fuel budget for the year by the summer; and Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a bill Thursday that lets Tribes apply to create state-tribal compact schools.

Governor Mike Dunleavy signed a bill Thursday that lets tribes apply to create state-tribal compact schools; the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank delivers food to more than 40 communities on the peninsula, which takes a lot of fuel, this year, after dealing with exceptionally high gas prices, the food bank burned through its entire fuel budget for the year by the summer; and Kenai Animal Rescue flies in rural dogs for spaying and adoption.