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Yukon musician returns to Homer with eclectic set

If you plugged in “Gordon Tentrees” to an online music radio program, it might start out with something…

Alaska Loven It plans to operate a marijuana standard cultivation facility in this 5,000-square-foot building, shown in this Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018 photo, on Kachemak Drive near the east end of the Homer Airport runway. Alaska Training Room currently uses the front of the building, but owner Mary Jo Campbell said she plans to move this month to a new location on Ocean Drive. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News).

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Council will consider first commercial cannabis farm in city

In another milestone for the commercial cannabis industry, the Homer City Council at its meeting Monday, Jan. 22,…

Dellan Vanbuskirk in a 2016 mug shot. (Photo courtesy Homer Police)

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Troopers catch theft suspect after 4-hour standoff in AP

A four-hour standoff in Anchor Point on Tuesday night that involved Alaska State Troopers and a Special Emergency…

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Alaska Training Room to move to Ocean Drive

An exercise facility that caters to athletes of all ages and backgrounds will move to a new location…

A bald eagle sits on top of a tsunami warning tower on the Homer Spit near Mariner Park on Tuesday morning, Sept. 2, 2014, after an error in the alert system caused a false tsunami warning. Towers like this situated in coastal Alaska towns are designed primarily to warn of tsunamis, but also can warn of other events, including possible nuclear missile attacks. (Homer News file photo by Michael Armstrong)

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Could false nuke alert happen on the Kenai Peninsula?

In September 2014, the National Weather System sent out a false tsunami alarm, triggering tsunami warning sirens in…

Artist Julianne Tomich stands next to one of her bear paintings at the First Friday opening of her show at Grace Ridge Brewery. (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)

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‘Bears in Flowers’ looks at the terror of our furry friends

In the Homer art scene, artist Julianne Tomich defies categorization. Comfortable in both 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional art, she’s…

This scan of Christopher Kent’s Nuclear Free Zone Homer illustration is mandated by by city ordinance to be posted at Homer City Hall and the Homer Harbor Office. (Illustration by Christopher Kent)

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Nuclear Free Homer ordinance does not prohibit nuclear medicine in town

Fact or fiction? Periodically rumors run around town that some people believe to be true. But are they?…

The cover of “pH,” Homer writer Nancy Lord’s first novel. Published in September 2017, it is No. 2 on the 2017 Homer Bookstore best-seller list, and the top seller for a new book last year. (Image submitted).

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Kilchers top Homer Bookstore best seller list for second year

For the second year in a row, Eve and Eivin Kilcher’s “Homestead Kitchen” topped the Homer Bookstore’s annual…

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Police arrest man after he swims in slough

A man who twice evaded Homer Police after they responded to reports of criminal mischief and assault on…

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APOC reduces late filing fines for Heartbeat of Homer

In several incidents last summer where Heartbeat of Homer – Assembly Recall failed to file independent expenditure reports…

The Moxie Strings: Diana Ladio, Fritz McGirr and Alison Lynn. (Photo provided)

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Arts Briefs

‘Bears’ show opens at Grace Ridge Brewery Homer artist Julianne Tomich’s new show, “Bears in Flowers,” opens with…

Year in review

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Year in review

From Washington, D.C., to Homer, 2017 stood out as a year of transformation. Some saw radical change with…

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New Year’s Eve weekend events

For New Year’s Eve in Homer, bars celebrate in two time zones: New York style at 8 p.m.,…