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Burn permits suspended across southern Alaska

Homer, Alaska · Homer

Burn permits suspended across southern Alaska

67% Center coverage: 3 sources

The suspension applies to the Kenai-Kodiak, Mat-Su and Copper River fire prevention areas. Read Story See the Story

Proposed funding cuts threaten research reserve

White House · Homer

Proposed funding cuts threaten research reserve

67% Center coverage: 3 sources

A “pre-decisionary” memo on budgetary cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows no federal funding for National Estuarine Research Reserves. Read Story See the Story

Firefighting Crews Respond to Wildfire Outside Soldotna

Wildfires · Homer

Firefighting Crews Respond to Wildfire Outside Soldotna

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

The 8-acre fire and two “spot fires” of less than one acre each are located near Mile 102 and 103 of the Sterling Highway. Read Story See the Story

Burn Suspension Lifted for Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

The public is asked to remain vigilant while burning due to minimal available resources. Read StoryHomer, Alaska · Homer See the Story

USCG ASPEN changes command

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

Commanding Officer Corey Engel will be in charge of the cutter’s operations and crew. Read StoryHomer, Alaska · Homer See the Story

Kenai Peninsula Borough school board to finalize budget

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The new budget designed by the committee will be considered at a public hearing during the full board meeting on Monday evening.Homer, Alaska · Homer Read Article

Crepes of a different color

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

This rainbow cake celebrates Pride with layers of colored crepes.Baking · Homer Read Article

Alaskans were misled on marijuana taxes and education funding

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

When Alaskans voted in 2014 to legalize recreational marijuana, they did so under the belief — repeated often by proponents and echoed in media — that cannabis taxes would support education. Voters were assured our state would follow Colorado’s example, where marijuana revenue helps fund public schools and student success. Instead, a decade later, Alaska’s marijuana tax policy tells a very different story — one of political sleight of hand, brok…Marijuana · Homer Read Article

Steve Melchior: Treasured peninsula pioneer with a sketchy past

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Although I could not have written this series without the assistance of numerous individuals, I want to call particular attention to four of them: Gary Titus, who has for decades been gathering material on the denizens of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge; Jonathan Streicher, from Germany, who in 2019 emailed the Resurrection Bay Historical Society to ask for any information it might have about his great-great-uncle; Hermann Melc…Homer, Alaska · Homer Read Article

Congress must back the Ambler Road to secure Alaska’s economic future

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Alaska stands at a pivotal moment and the stars have aligned for our state. The Ambler Road — a long-planned 211-mile industrial use corridor connecting the Ambler Mining District to the Dalton Highway — offers a generational opportunity to unlock vital economic potential for rural communities, while bolstering national security and supporting American manufacturing by ensuring a stable, domestic supply of critical minerals.Homer, Alaska · Homer Read Article

Reeling ‘Em In: Kudos to anglers who adhere to fishing regulations

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Line launchers mimicking the scofflaw’s method is one of the reasons fish get spooked and quit biting.Homer, Alaska · Homer Read Article

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