Alita Mahan, Homer branch manager of Alaska USA Federal Credit Union, presents a check for $800 to Diana Jeska of the Homer Community Food Pantry. Alaska USA Federal Credit Union members raised more than $66,000 for the annual Cash for Cans food drive across Alaska, California and Washington.

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Alaska USA members raise $66,000 in food drive

Alaska USA Federal Credit Union members contributed more than $66,000 to support their community food banks during the…

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Mark Myers named DNR commissioner; Randall Hoffbeck to head Department of Revenue

JUNEAU — Just over a week before he is sworn in, Gov.-elect Bill Walker announced his first Cabinet…

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Mark Myers named DNR commissioner; Randall Hoffbeck to head Department of Revenue

JUNEAU — Just over a week before he is sworn in, Gov.-elect Bill Walker announced his first Cabinet…

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Judge invalidates part of school funding mechanism

By Mark Thiessen The Associated Press ANCHORAGE — A superior court judge has invalidated the state of Alaska’s…

Selling Homer at Seattle’s Pacific Marine Expo 2014

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Selling Homer at Seattle’s Pacific Marine Expo 2014

Among those representing Homer at the Pacific Marine Expo 2014 in Seattle Nov. 19-21, were, from left, Peter…

Bristol Bay’s big run may hurt prices in Cook Inlet

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Bristol Bay’s big run may hurt prices in Cook Inlet

Bristol Bay is expecting a sockeye salmon harvest topping 40 million fish next year, including the southern Alaska…

First-place BIZ-Idea winner David Harris, second from right, is pictured with his family Nov. 20 during the announcement of the winners. From left are his mother Carrie Harris, brother Sam Harris, Harris and girlfriend Bethanni Quinn.-Photo by Lindsay Olsen

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Winning business idea caught while angling at Fishing Hole

By LINDSAY OLSEN FOR THE HOMER NEWS A chatty group gathered in the quiet section of the Homer…

Snow frosted ridges on the Kenai Mountains catch the afternoon sun on a clear day last week. Recent rains have refreshed the snow pack at high elevations in the mountains across Kachemak Bay.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

The holiday season seems to mess up time. People used to celebrating holidays in chronological order — first…

Kachemak Emergency Services volunteers, from left, Kerbey Lyon, Emergency Medical Technician I,  Phillip Boyle, EMT III,  and Joe Sallee, EMT III, pose with their awards by a KES ambulance.

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KESA EMTs win statewide awards

BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG STAFF WRITER Three Kachemak Emergency Service Area emergency medical technicians took third place in the…

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Outage cuts power to 16,000 meters

An outage at about 1:30 p.m. Nov. 19 cut power to 16,000 Homer Electric Association meters and affected…

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Pet of the Week

Need both a lap cat and a water tester?  Taffy the Water Cat is just the ticket. This…

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Courts Report

Courts Court records show the following actions taken in Homer District Court through Nov. 21: Judgments Guy Watkins,…

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State Trooper Reports

Troopers Nov. 19 Alaska State Troopers at 10:06 a.m. went to a single-car rollover at Mile 130.5 Sterling…