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Harper Jay Massey

Births Harper Jay Massey was born at 2:54 p.m. May 28, 2016, at South Peninsula Hospital to Courtney…

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There will be a fundraiser party for the planned boat house from 5:30-7:30 p.m. today at Grace Ridge…

Marcella Kolberg of Palmer poses with a 142.4-pound halibut she reeled in Sunday, May 29. -Photo provided

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First Derby fish reeled in

Palmer resident Marcella Kolberg’s weighed in the first fish of the 2016 Homer Halibut Jackpot derby season on…

(Left to right) Alexis Schneider, Martha Moyer, Zion Iida, Aiyana Cline, Tadhg Sholz, Beatrix Strobel, Thea Person, and Jordan Gibson on the final day of HoWL’s annual Clean-Up Week. From May 2-7, HoWL picked up trash and recycling around Homer.-Photo provided

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Registration open for HoWL summer youth activities

Homer Wilderness Leaders (HoWL) is offering six expeditions across Kachemak Bay, six day-long trips hiking and stand-up paddle…

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Golf tournament benefits Hospice of Homer

The seventh annual Hospice of Homer golf tournament fundraiser gives golfers of all skill levels the chance to…

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Mariners advance to third round at tournament

Mariner baseball won one game and lost two while at the regional tournament on Thursday, May 26 and…

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There will be a fundraiser party for the planned boat house from 5:30-7:30 p.m. today at Grace Ridge…

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Pratt Museum director resigns for family reasons

The Pratt Museum announced on Tuesday that executive director Diane Converse has resigned to focus on family obligations.…

Frank Tupper, the former head of the Kachemak Bay Defense Fund, spoke at the May 25 discussed how the group created a strong alliance with coastal communitites and cultivated a healthy relationship with national media to beat the oil companies who wanted to drill in the Homer area. -Photo by Anna Frost, Homer News

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George Ferris incident shaped Homer’s course

Members of the panel on the 40th anniversary of the Kachemak Bay oil and gas lease buyback reflected…

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Haven House hires new director

The South Peninsula Haven House Board of Directors announced last Monday that it has named Melissa (Missi) White…

Dr. Katie Ostrom

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New doctor specializes in women’s health

South Peninsula Hospital and Homer Medical Center announce the full-time obstetrics and gynecology practice of Katie Ostrom, M.D. …

xecutive director of the Kenai River Sportfishing Association, expresses concerns about federal land management policies on the Kenai Peninsula during a field hearing with Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, at the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska in Kenai, Alaska on May 31. Gease was one of a panel of five state and local leaders joining Murkowski to offer testimony on conflicts they saw in federal land management policies. From left are Chris Maisch, state forester and director of the Alaska Division of Forestry; Mike Navarre, Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor; Cindy Clock, executive director of the Seward Chamber of Commerce; Gease, and Ted Spraker (not seen in photo), who represented the Kenai chapter of Safari Club International.

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Murkowski holds field hearing to discuss conflicts on Kenai Peninsula

KENAI — Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, visited Kenai Tuesday to hold a field hearing for the Senate Resources…

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Walker urges action on plan to address deficit

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker found little to praise in the Legislature’s passage of a state budget, saying…