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State purchase of Fairbanks gas company expected to shave rates

Nearly six months after the idea was announced, the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority board of directors…

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Homer Police

June 15 A woman at 4:45 p.m. reported a sign that had been vandalized. A man at 6:06…

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Homer Police

June 15 A woman at 4:45 p.m. reported a sign that had been vandalized. A man at 6:06…

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Kachemak Emergency Services

June 15-21 Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to three medical calls and five fire calls.

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Homer Fire

June 15-21 Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to 15 medical calls and three fire calls.

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Anchor Point Fire and Emergency Services

June 15-21 Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to 10 medical calls and seven fire calls.

Debra Eayrs

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Debra Eayrs

Debra “Debbie” Eayrs, 64, died June 21, 2015. “Beloved wife, mother and friend, Debbie was called home on…

Dorothy Brown

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Dorothy Brown

Dorothy Brown, 94, former Homer Homemaker of the Year, died peacefully June 20, 2015, in Fargo, N.D., from…

Extreme conditions make it imperative  to obey no burning, no fireworks rules

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Extreme conditions make it imperative to obey no burning, no fireworks rules

With the second year of little snowfall, the Homer area is seeing unprecedented conditions for wildfire. The recent…

Kathy Buys, left, on fiddle, and Lief Sorbye, right, on mandolin, perform with Tempest last Friday at Karen Hornaday Park for the opening of CeltFest and the Highland Games. They played several songs based on Robert Burns poems. For photos and results of the games, see page 12.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

Lately it seems like Homer has had some really important people come to visit. Earlier this month King…

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NONPROFIT NEEDS

Friends of the Homer Public Library needs volunteers to help clean up/landscape the western lot and the use…

Homer Foundation fund will help honor teachers

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Homer Foundation fund will help honor teachers

Y ears ago I remember being at the chalkboard in mathematics class, my back to a class of…

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Alaska should follow Norway’s lead

I read in the news that Mayor Sullivan is reminding us how wonderful it is for Alaska and…