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State chamber seeks nominations for top business awards

Nominations for the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce’s Top Business Awards are open through Aug. 1. Know a…

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NMFS seeks more information on recreational fishing impacts

The National Marine Fisheries Service is working to improve its data on the impacts of recreational fishing. The…

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Recreational saltwater fishing policy in the works

The National Marine Fisheries Service is working on a draft policy that could incorporate more consideration of marine…

Traffic into and out of Ninilchik is currently being rerouted across a temporary bridge spanning Ninilchik River while work on a new bridge is underway.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Ninilchik bridge replacement in the works

Built in 1972, the one-lane, steel stringer, wooden-decked Ninilchik River bridge leading into the village near the mouth…

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Farmers Market

The summer is moving along at an incredible pace. The fireweed is already blooming, rather than waiting for…

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Producers erase decline for FY ’14

In a dramatic development, North Slope oil producers have essentially erased a long-term decline trend that has existed…

-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Once in a lullaby

A double rainbow appears over Beluga Lake and the Kenai Mountains on Saturday. Although Homer had clear, sunny…

Yang, Bonnie Betley and her granddaughter Kaia Borba bask in  their “best owner-dog look alike” glory.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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It’s a dog’s world

“Who needs the World Cup when we have Strut Your Mutt?” emcee David Alpin asked the crowd of…

Homer Volunteer Fire Department firefighter Joe Sallee tosses the sheaf at the Kachemak Bay Scottish Highland Games last year. Sallee wears the firefighter tartan.-Homer News file photo

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Highland Games: Sports with a twist happen Saturday

Kilts, bagpipes, a fake halibut toss, vendors and face paint are a few highlights to look forward to…

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July 4th celebrations abound on southern Kenai Peninsula

From the East Coast to the end of the road — Sterling Highway, that is — America’s birthday…

Suzanne and Mark Stevens, left, and Peggy James staff Uncle Sam’s Fireworks Stand on Baycrest Hill. Fireworks were then legal to sell in Homer.-Homer News archive photo

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Fourth of July fun a long-time tradition

From Seldovia to Homer to Happy Valley, Fourth of July events have been a long-time tradition. Seldovia turns…

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One idea of tax reform

Reform serves the purpose getting rid of that which is bad and replacing it with something better. That…

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Project GRAD scholars look ahead

Project GRAD Kenai Peninsula would like to acknowledge and thank the Homer Foundation’s Youth Advisory Committee for its…