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Single-use plastic bag ban takes effect
Seven years after Homer’s first single-use plastic-bag ban took effect, the city once again has prohibited the bags…
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Boisterous bay
A winter storm combined with a 20.7-foot high tide hammered the north shore of Kachemak Bay last Thursday.
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FBI, Troopers have been aiding in search for missing woman ‘since day 1’
More than two months after Anesha “Duffy” Murnane went missing, Homer Police with the help of the FBI…
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Out of the Office: From Florida to Alaska — A wild 40 years
Like true superheroes, every Alaskan has an origin story. The really cool origin story might involve being born…
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‘Homestead Kids’ remember early days
The Kachemak Heritage Land Trust has as its mission protecting treasured lands, especially fish and wildlife habitat. At…
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FBI, Troopers have been aiding Murnane search ‘since day 1’
More than two months after Anesha “Duffy” Murnane went missing, Homer Police with the help of the FBI…
Community
Cope’s ‘Burst’ show sparks light in dark of winter
For self-described “mom artist” Carla Cope, her new mural, “Burst,” at K-Bay Caffé could be a metaphor for…
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USCG warns mariners about VHF radio outages
The U.S. Coast Guard has experienced various very high frequency (VHF) outages in Southeast and Southcentral Alaska throughout…
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Longshore workers picket sulfur ship loading
Update: This story has been updated to include a response from Chumley’s Inc. General Manager Cliff Wittmer.
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Community continues search for missing Homer woman
Volunteers last weekend canvassed the Anchor Point and Ninilchik areas for a missing Homer woman, part of a…
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Foundation pays off mortgage of Coast Guard member killed in Homer accident
A Sept. 11 foundation formed to honor a fallen New York firefighter has paid off the mortgage of…
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City Manager Koester resigns for job in Juneau
Katie Koester, the city’s Homer-born-and-raised city manager, resigned on Monday to take a job in Alaska’s capital city.