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Project Jukebox makes historic Homer stories available online

It’s been almost 17 years since lower Kenai Peninsula residents spoke in informal sessions for the Alaska Communities…

Traffic backs up at the Main Street and Sterling Highway intersection at mid-day last Friday. Crossing the highway or taking a left turn sometimes requires patience and nerves of steel.

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R – O – U – N – D – A – B – O – U – T

Over the next few years, downtown Homer will see several intersection and road improvements that will make safer…

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Troopers seize meth lab in car

A common traffic violation– failure to signal a turn — led to an arrest last Saturday for methamphetamine…

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Investigation leads to changes at The Terrace

The Terrace, an assisted living facility run by Homer Senior Citizens, has made numerous changes to its operation…

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Man arrested on kidnapping, assault charges

An Anchor Point woman and her teenage daughter escaped in their stocking feet on a cold and snowy…

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Federal jury trial starts in airport shooting suit against city, police

A federal jury trial started on Feb. 4 in U.S. District Court, Anchorage, in the case of a…

The F/V Independence passes the M/V Kennicott last month during the Industry Outlook Forum as the ships round Land's End Resort on the Homer Spit. According to state surveys, the number of visitors coming to Alaska by the Alaska Highway and state ferries has declined since a peak of 109,000 in 2004 to 69,000 last year.                           -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Tourism on rebound from 2009 low

After a decline in tourist visits in 2009 and 2010, Alaska has seen a general increase in overall…

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Water-sewer task force makes new recommendations, revises its model

After public testimony at its January meeting, the Water-Sewer Task Force last Tuesday made some changes to a…

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Homer charter captain gets 10 years for meth dealing to teens, child porn

A federal judge on Feb. 8 sentenced a Homer sport fishing charter captain to 10 years in prison…

Boneman Lee Post pauses at the opening of "Encounters: Whales in Our Waters," above. The exhibit includes log books, right, from Rainbow Tours whale viewing trips.

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Museum gets up close with whales in new exhibit

The title of the Pratt Museum’s new exhibit tells it all: “Encounters: Whales in Our Waters.”And by “encounter,”…

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HCOA announces Writers’ Contest winners

Now in its 21st year, the Kenai Peninsula Writers’ Contest has been going on long enough that writers…

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City insurance won’t pay for sewage flood damage

The city of Homer’s insurance provider won’t pay for damages to homes hit by a mid-January sewage flood.…

Dance honors director’s father

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Dance honors director’s father

In modern dance, as kinetic and fluid as the choreography can be, sometimes the dancers slow and pause,…