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Two file for Homer mayor, three for city council seats

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Two file for Homer mayor, three for city council seats

Editor’s note: Mayoral candidate Ken Castner said that in 1977 he did not challenge Homer’s 1-year residency requirement…

Henry “Hank” Kroll, candidate for the Republican Party nomination, District 31 Representative. (Photo provided)

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Kroll: Lifelong Alaskan brings sourdough perspective to race

If the mold got broken making a classic Republican Alaska politician like Jay Hammond or Yule Kilcher, picking…

Paul Seaton, nonpartisan candidate for the Democratic Party nomination, District 31 Representative. (Homer News file photo)

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Seaton looks to hold onto his Alaska House seat

Paul Seaton isn’t ready to let go of his position working on Alaska’s law through the House of…

Homer City Council candidate Sarah Vance speaks at a Homer City Council candidates forum, Sept. 21, 2017, at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by MIchael Armstrong, Homer News)

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Sarah Vance makes run at House of Representatives seat

Homer resident Sarah Vance hopes to make the House of Representatives District 31 seat her first official political…

Cox takes second run for District 31 rep

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Cox takes second run for District 31 rep

In a second run at the Republican Party nomination for the Alaska House of Representative District 31 seat,…

From left to right: Candidates for Alaska governor William Toien, Mead Treadwell and current Governor Bill Walker participate in a forum Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018 held at Alice’s Champagne Palace in Homer, Alaska. They are joined in the race by Democrat Mark Begich and Republican Mike Dunleavy. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Governor candidates vie for Homer votes

Homer area voters got an earful on Tuesday about how the five candidates for governor of Alaska feel…

Alaska Rep. Paul Seaton (right) grills salmon with the help of his son, Rand, (left) and daughter-in-law, Lauren during a barbecue at Karen Hornaday Park for Alaska Wild Salmon Day on Friday, Aug. 10, 2018 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Photos: Alaska Wild Salmon Day

By Megan Pacer

Man indicted for third time in 2014 Christmas Day car crash

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Man indicted for third time in 2014 Christmas Day car crash

Kenai prosecutors are trying for a third time to convict a man involved in a 2014 Christmas Day…

Aderhold re-files for council seat

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Aderhold re-files for council seat

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to add that Deb Lowney has filed to run for city…

Air ambulances save lives

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Air ambulances save lives

Like many Alaskans, Milli Martin thrives on physical activity. She hikes, skis, horseback rides, picks berries and gardens.…

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Alaska Wild Salmon Day is Friday

Alaska Wild Salmon Day in Homer is 4:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10, at Karen Hornaday Park.

Firefighters responded on July 13, 2018, to a fire at a Danview Avenue home in Homer, Alaska. The fire badly damaged the porch and front of this home, but Homer Volunteer Fire Department and Kachemak Emergency Services firefighters kept the fire from destroying the home. (Photo provided)

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Firefighters save two Homer homes

The Homer Volunteer Fire Department recently made two saves in which the fires could have fully destroyed homes…

This screenshot taken from Google Maps shows Koyuktolik Bay, known as Dog Fish Bay, south of Homer on the Kenai Peninsula. Four commercial fishermen from the Homer area are charged with illegally commercial fishing in Dog Fish Bay. (Courtesy Alphabet Inc)

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4 charged in illegal commercial fishing near Homer

Editor’s note: This article has been clarified that not all four fishermen are charged with the same charges.