(JUNEAU, Alaska)—The M/V Tustumena docked at Homer Tuesday, July 26, to rest the crew for several days. A critical crew shortage required the vessel to stay in port for safety reasons. Sailings between Homer and Kodiak have been canceled until Saturday, July 30, 2022. The ship has been operating with a small but dedicated group […]
Homer artist Kim McNett helped Petersburg residents get up close and personal with life on the coast in mid-May, teaching them how to create a nature journal. After spending a week in the Petersburg elementary school as part of the Artist in the Schools residency program through the Alaska State Council on the Arts, McNett stayed […]
(Homer) – There are two upcoming youth-only king salmon fisheries on the lower Kenai Peninsula for anglers 15 years and younger. The first opportunity will be on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon on the Homer Spit. The second will be Wednesday, June 8 on the Ninilchik River. During both fisheries, Alaska […]
The Alaska State Troopers report that they have apprehended, with the help of numerous tips, the suspect they say is responsible for vehicle theft in Sterling on the Kenai Peninsula on April 25th. The caller in that incident reported to authorities that the suspect, later identified as 43-year-old Homer resident Marco Ramirez, drove up to […]