wednesday-morning-05-14-2025

A young sea otter rescued from a Homer beach is now under care at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward; and Homer’s artist and writer Brianna Allen is putting together the next version of the Momologue Collective, a book of stories she collected from over 200 moms about their experiences in motherhood that was published in 2022.

The Homer City Council voted down a proposal to enact special event fees and more at its meeting last night, and winning a race is no walk in the park, especially if you’re running. But one Sterling woman recently did just that, placing first in a duathlon in Hawaii.

The annual Safe and Healthy Kids Fair will take place at Homer High School on Saturday, May 17, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m; the Seward City Council will issue two proclamations at tonight’s meeting; and winning a race is no walk in the park, especially if you’re running, but one Sterling woman recently did just that, placing first in a duathlon in Hawaii.

Ninilchik and Clam Gulch beaches will stay closed to razor clam harvests through the year, and Homer’s Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival got underway on Wednesday last week with birding tours and other events scheduled around Homer, Anchor Point, Kachemak Bay and other Cook Inlet locations.

Ninilchik and Clam Gulch beaches will stay closed to razor clam harvests through the year; and Homer’s Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival got underway on Wednesday this week with birding tours and other events scheduled around Homer, Anchor Point, Kachemak Bay and other Cook Inlet locations.

On May 27th, Homer’s Japanese Club will depart from the Anchorage airport for a two week trip to Japan; and Monday was Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, an annual commemoration that honors the lives of Native people around the country impacted by violence.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approved school funding and advanced several budget-related items during its meeting last night; and the K-12 school in Nikolaevsk will permanently shut its doors at the end of this school year.

Teachers, students and employees rallied in support of Sterling Elementary School on Saturday in Soldotna. Alaskans of several religious backgrounds sang, and prayed, in Soldotna Thursday in celebration of National Day of Prayer.

A woman from the Bristol Bay community of Levelock was arrested after a fire broke out aboard a commercial vessel in Seward early Friday morning. Homer Electric Association’s three incumbent Board of Directors candidates will keep their seats for another three years. Every year, the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District, or KPEDD brings together industry leaders and stakeholders from around Alaska.