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Popeye wrestling practices begin

The Popeye Wrestling Club is beginning practices for wrestlers as young as five years old. There is a…

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Warriors home from Nenana

Stepping off the peninsula for some b-ball action, the Nikolaevsk Warriors traveled north last week for the Nenana…

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Homer finds snow at Boroughs

The Homer High School Mariner ski team found some snow Friday and Saturday, as well as blasts of…

Mary Jo Cambridge of the Alaska Training Room Yankees winds up her pitch.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Homer hit with wiffle ball madness

Five teams turned out for the Homer Winter Carnival Wiffle Ball Tournament, a fundraiser organized by Mike Illg…

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Wolfpack dominates Ninilchik’s tourney

It was a sweep for the Unalakleet Wolfpack on the girls’ and boys’ side of the ball at…

Mariner Maggie Koplin, No. 11, controls the ball during the game with Delta Junction while teammates Madison Akers, No. 14, and Tayla Cabana, No. 32, watch her back.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Mariner girls earn first in carnival tournament

With the Homer Winter Carnival in full swing, and weather bouncing from blizzard to blue skies, Homer High…

Mariner forward Owen Delehanty, left, battles for the puck during the Regions Feb. 6 game against Kenai.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Mariners take early fall in hockey Regions

The bad news is that in a disappointing, but hard-fought, end of the 2013-2014 hockey season, the Homer…

Bob Letson

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Hospital CEO recognized for leadership

Bob Letson, CEO of South Peninsula Hospital, has been named in the inaugural list of  “50 Rural Hospital…

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Anchorage senator’s comments spark oil tax debate

JUNEAU — The floor of the Alaska Senate broke into an impromptu debate over oil taxes Monday. Sen.…

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Plans move forward for Walgreens at Soldotna ‘Y’

A California-based development company is making progress with its plans to transform the Soldotna “Y” with new buildings…

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Personal-use fisheries go largely unchanged

After nearly a full day of board deliberations on 25 proposed regulatory changes, the Cook Inlet’s personal-use fishery…

Commercial fishing fleet takes hits from BOF

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Commercial fishing fleet takes hits from BOF

The on-going Board of Fisheries meeting dealing with Cook Inlet salmon plans has been rough on the commercial…

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Some fishing for solutions

ANCHORAGE — Change is hard. The evolution of commercial setnetting in the Cook Inlet is no different. As…