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No-till farming workshop set for May 20 near Kasilof

The Kenai Soil & Water Conservation District invites Kenai Peninsula farmers to a workshop covering all aspects of…

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Homer DMV remains on reduced schedule

The Homer office of the Division of Motor Vehicles remains on abbreviated hours. The office is open today…

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Too early to answer: Nikiski residents have questions about proposed LNG plant

As the room filled to capacity, attendees willingly stood to hear updates about the proposed pipeline project to…

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Cook Inlet lease sale nets $5.2 million for 35 tracts

Bidding was modest at the state’s annual Cook Inlet and Alaska Peninsula “areawide” lease sales May 7, with…

Jamie Dunklin: New Stay Tan owner

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New owner wants to expand Stay Tan services

You can find almost anything on Craigslist. Used Cars. Artwork. Careers. So when Jamie Dunklin started to look…

James Rushing: New manager at Redden Marine’s Kachemak Gear Shed-Photo by Toni Ross

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New manager at Gear Shed doesn’t shy away from doing what needs to be done

By TONI ROSS FOR THE HOMER NEWS Redden Marine’s Kachemak Gear Shed has a new general manager. James…

Dock prices up for halibut, salmon

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Dock prices up for halibut, salmon

Dock prices for Alaska’s most popular species of finfish are at the top of their historical range, partly…

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ISER backs Revenue on tax impact

Scott Goldsmith, the University of Alaska’s venerated senior economist, has stepped into the political snake pit of the…

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Large earthquake hits Homer

A 5.54 earthquake hit the Homer and the lower Kenai Peninsula at 6:16 a.m today. The quake was…

Part of the Homer News crew in the mid-1980s takes a break and poses for this photo. From left are Publishers Howard and Tod Simons, Managing Editor Joel Gay, Business Manager Jill Morse, Editor Tom Gibboney and Reporter Hal Spence. The Homer News was located on Pioneer Avenue in those days, in the building now occupied by Cafe Cups.

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Job at Homer News pays dividends in life lessons

Editor’s Note: As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, the Homer News has asked former “Newsies” to reminisce…

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Mona Tucker will be missed

We became friends with Mona Tucker when we drove taxis. In those days, Mona worked at the Washboard…

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Funds support school’s project

On behalf of the West Homer students and staff, I thank the Homer Foundation, and specifically the Daisy…

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Schroers sell golf course

Shoreline Golf Course has been sold to Scott and Esa Woodland from Anchorage. As of April 15 the…