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Judge grants partial attorney’s fees to recall election intervenor Heartbeat of Homer gets $1,218,53

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Judge grants partial attorney’s fees to recall election intervenor Heartbeat of Homer gets $1,218,53

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include new information from Homer City Manager Katie Koester on…

Judge grants partial attorney’s fees to recall election intervenor Heartbeat of Homer gets $1,150.60

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Judge grants partial attorney’s fees to recall election intervenor Heartbeat of Homer gets $1,150.60

In an order and decision released on Dec. 22, Judge Erin Marston ruled that Heartbeat of Homer may…

Members of the Homer cycling community partake of snacks during a open house Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017 for Cycle Logical at its new location on Pioneer Avenue in Homer, Alaska. The shop will move from its East End Road location. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Cycle Logical buys Pioneer building

A former pawn shop on Pioneer Avenue that has been vacant for several years got a new owner…

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Feeding Hunger Statistics show a steady increase in the number of people seeking food assistance. A 2016 study…

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Two retail cannabis shops could open in 2018 in Homer

As the year closes on the first year that commercial cannabis operations on the lower Kenai Peninsula received…

Lynn Naden’s giant Root Ball in her Root shows. (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)

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‘Root’ shows expand meaning of community, connection

The Pratt Museum’s Root shows invite lots of interpretations. Tree roots abound in both paper artist Lynn Marie…

Amy Kruse poses for a photo at a First Friday reception on Dec. 1 2017 at Fireweed Gallery in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)

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New artist finds patterns for fashion

Web commerce and new media technology has created challenges for brick-and-mortar stores and traditional publications, but it also…

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Recall organizers should just give it up

“A good man always know his limitations,” Clint Eastwood said in his role as Dirty Harry in the…

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Troopers recover chainsaw from Hutler Road burglary

Alaska State Troopers have charged a Homer man for possession of a chainsaw taken in an October burglary…

A photo provided by Cook Inletkeeper shows a Freightliner truck operated by AK Trucking that overturned on the Nikolaevsk Road near the North Fork of the Anchor River, Alaska. The crash spilled an estimated 15 gallons of fuel, according to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. (Photo provided, Cook Inletkeeper)

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DEC responds to truck crash on Anchor River

The driver of a truck that rolled over on the Nikolaevsk Road last Monday failed to report the…

Store owners participating in the third annual Shop, Share and Win pose for a photo at the drawing for $50 gift certificates last Saturday at Classic Cook. From left to right standing in the back are Jenny Stroyeck, the Homer Bookstore; Becca Tufares, Oodalolly; Barb Scalzi, North Wind; Janie Bunzcak, The Classic Cook; Steve Veldstra, The Wagon Wheel, and Sue Post, the Homer Bookstore. Sitting in front are Claire Waxman, Homer Saw & Cycle, and Karen Shealy, Sea Glo. Other participating stores were Art Shop Gallery, Homer’s Jeans, and Homer Animal Friends. The promotion raised $300 in donations and 300 pounds of food for Share the Spirit and the Homer Community Food Pantry. (Photo provided)

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Shop, Share and Win raises food, funds for Share the Spirt, Food Pantry

Local merchants raised about $300 and 300 pounds of food for Share the Spirit and the Homer Community…

Sharlene Cline greets visitors at her First Friday opening on Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, at her show of collages using Chinese brush painting and other media at Ptarmingan Arts in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)

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Cline sees creative flowering in art

In the Homer art scene, artists sometimes have shows in the same year at different galleries. If they’re…

Hearing officer spikes ethics complaint

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Hearing officer spikes ethics complaint

Saying an ethics complaint filed by a Homer recall supporter “borders on the frivolous,” an Anchorage administrative law…