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Warrior Dome rings with hoop action

The Nikolaevsk Warriors boys and girls basketball teams have barely left the court in the past week. In…

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Mariners find close competition in Anchorage

The Mariners took on the last three remaining teams in their region in Anchorage last weekend with a…

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Weston wins McNeil geo bee

Sixth-grader Phin Weston has taken first place in McNeil Canyon Elementary School’s Jan. 30 National Geographic geo bee.…

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School Events

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Feb. 24: District budget meeting, Homer High School library, 5:30 p.m. For information,…

West Homer Elementary School librarian Lisa Whip, recipient of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School Board’s Golden Apple Award, is surrounded by co-workers at Monday’s school board meeting in Soldotna. From left: Pat Moreth, Karen Murdock, Lyn Maslow, Lynn Temple, Judy Gonzalves, Whip, Shele Worsfold, Katie Bynagle and Barb Veeck.-Photo by Pegge Erkeneff

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WHES librarian awarded district’s golden apple

Apples displayed on desks, apples given to them by students. West Homer Elementary School librarian also has an…

Chapman student Luciano Fasulo, left, gets a helping hand on the birdfeeder he’s building from Chapman’s shop instructor, Jon Sharp. His classmates Finn Heimbold and Colten Morris work on similar projects. -Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Chapman adds some new tools for learning

After years of planning, the sound of saws and smell of wood fill one of three modular classrooms…

Kim McNett rides a rough-terrain unicycle on the Bishop’s Beach obstacle course at the 2012 Big Fat Bike Festival.-Photos by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Big Fat Bike Festival: a low-pressure kind of weekend

Fat bikes. Fat-tire bikes. Snow bikes. Omni-terrain vehicles. Ask Chase Warren and they’re all the same. They also…

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Juneau triples tax on cigarettes

JUNEAU — The Juneau Assembly has tripled a tax on cigarettes, with the intent that people will think…

Members of the Thurmond family celebrate the grand opening of Thurmond’s Far West Auto on Monday. From left: Brandi Blauvelt, her grandmother and Thurmond’s original owner Vanita Thurmond, and new owners Elaine and Dale Griner.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Thurmond’s begins new chapter in Anchor Point

Thurmond’s celebrated a grand opening in Anchor Point on Monday, the event signaling two big changes. First, the…

IPHC ups halibut quotas

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IPHC ups halibut quotas

The International Pacific Halibut Commission boosted halibut quotas across most of the state at their annual meeting last…

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Ketchikan delays vote on pot ban

KETCHIKAN— The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly has postponed a vote on a proposed ban on commercial marijuana. The…

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Federal pipeline coordinator’s office to close this month

JUNEAU — President Barack Obama has proposed $1 million in funding and a change in scope for the…

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Alaska’s congressional delegation vows fight after federal moves on ANWR, OCS

If tickets could be sold to Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s hearings in March on the Interior Department’s annual appropriation,…