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The 50-foot King Island nearly scraped the ceiling while being constructed at Bay Weld Boats in April. The King Island has now been completed and launched. Built as a collaboration with the Homer Marine Trades Association, an open house for Bay Weld’s biggest boat ever is 4 p.m. today at the HH Floats near the new Homer Harbor Office.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Bay Weld holds open house for its biggest boat ever

Tim Saffle, left, regional representative of the International Organization of Masters and Alaskan Mariners, and Alan Cote, right, national president of the Inlandboatmen’s Union, speak at a press conference on June 7 in Anchorage. The unions have launched a media campaign urging Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. to retain Crowley Maritime Services for tanker escort and spill response services for oil tankers leaving Valdez.-AP Photo/Dan Joling

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Unions protest change in Alaska oil tanker escort contract

ANCHORAGE — Two maritime unions with 250 Alaska jobs at stake have begun a campaign to stop the…

hotographer Vicki Swenson stands at her booth at the Swan Market on Tuesday. Set up for cruise ship days this summer, the market is open 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Homer Elks Lodge when the Maasdam is in port. For renting booths or more information, contact Adulai Salam, owner and manager, at 299-4576 or email theswanmarket@gmail.com.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Swan Market glides into area of need

Started by local couple Wendy Swan-Salam and Abdulai Salam, The Swan Market provides opportunities for community vendors to…

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LEGISLATURE IN BRIEF

JUNEAU (AP) — The Alaska Senate has passed legislation aimed at helping stabilize an individual health insurance market…

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Local growers keep it fresh and affordable

I used to work in a small South American country for Peace Corps. I worked with a group…

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The Arts in Brief

Seldovia Solstice music fest is June 16-19 The 15th annual Seldovia Summer Solstice Music Festival will be held…

Spellar mural group painter Bailey Gamble paints part of a pattern on the Star Car Wash mural, the first mural of Bunnell Street Art Center’s Peonies on Pioneer public art campaign.-Photo by Anna Frost, Homer News

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Mural project facilitated by visiting artist kicks off

More than a splash of color appeared on the Star Car Wash building over the June 3 weekend…

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Calling all bands

American Legion Post 18 in Ninilchik is looking for bands to compete in their Battle of the Bands…

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Seaton offers community chats during session break

Due to the temporary housing crunch in Juneau caused by the popular biennial Celebration, the legislature is taking…

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District faces $1 million deficit

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is now facing a nearly $1 million deficit for the next school…

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State budget deficit affects Capital Improvement Plan

For the second year in a row, due to the state budget deficit, the city of Homer will…

(left to right) Wurtilla H. Hepp, Fay Graham, Catkin Kilcher Burton, Stellavera Kilcher, Mossy Kilcher, Cindy Middleton, and Sunrise Sjueberg pose for a photo on their float in the 2015 Fourth of July float. -Photo by Karen Howorth.

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KILCHER SISTERS REFLECT ON HOMESTEAD LIFE

The six sisters from Homer’s widely-known homesteading family, the Kilchers, will talk about their experience making a life…

The current Kachemak Selo School is privately owned and leased to the school district.-Homer News file photo

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Waiver sought for K-Selo match

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre hopes to set a precedent for construction in rural areas starting with…