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    Homer artists join statewide ‘art intervention’ against governor’s vetoes
    Homer artists join statewide ‘art intervention’ against governor’s...
    By Michael Armstrong • July 10, 2019 5:30 am

    As part of statewide protests by an ad-hoc group of artists and arts supporters against a veto by Gov. Mike…

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    A pickup truck involved in a fatal car crash on July 7, 2019, rests on the side of the road near Mile 142 Sterling Highway, Happy Valley, Alaska. The pickup truck driver survived, but the driver of a second car involved in the crash, Michael Franklin, 18, of Palmer, Alaska, died of his injuries. (Photo by Jon Marsh/Anchor Point Fire and EMS)
    Palmer man killed in two-vehicle collision near Happy...
    By Michael Armstrong • July 10, 2019 5:30 am

    Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct where Michael Franklin was from. He was from Palmer.

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    The Swan Lake Fire can be seen from the East Fork Moose River bridge on Thursday, June 27, 2019. (Photo courtesy Robert Kuiper)
    In response to high fire activity, DNR bans...
    By Megan Pacer • July 10, 2019 5:30 am

    Increased wildfire activity and persistent dry conditions have prompted the Alaska Department of Natural Resources to ban all campfires in…

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    A ‘Homer-Grown’ Fourth of July
    A ‘Homer-Grown’ Fourth of July
    By Megan Pacer • July 10, 2019 5:30 am

    Last week’s annual July Fourth parade drew hundreds of spectators to the sidewalks along Pioneer Avenue dozens of creative and…

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    Anchor Point responders douse vehicle fire
    Anchor Point responders douse vehicle fire
    By Staff Report Homer News • July 10, 2019 5:30 am

    In the midst of high fire danger on the Kenai Peninsula, Anchor Point Fire and Emergency Medical Services quickly put…

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    Central Emergency Services respond to the scene of a drowning on the Moose River Monday evening in Sterling . (Photo courtesy Sonya Childs)
    Woman drowns in Moose River Monday night
    By Brian Mazurek • July 10, 2019 1:30 am

    The woman was reported disappearing under the water near the Izaak Walton Campground in Sterling.

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    Flying over western Alaska, home to numerous Yup’ik communities, April 15, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
    Budget cuts leave Village Public Safety Officer Program...
    By Brian Mazurek • July 10, 2019 1:30 am

    On June 28, the same day U.S. Attorney General William Barr declared a law enforcement emergency in rural Alaska, and…

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    Swan Lake Fire prompts open fire ban in state and national parks on the peninsula
    Swan Lake Fire prompts open fire ban in...
    By Brian Mazurek • July 10, 2019 1:30 am

    After a brief period of slowed growth, the Swan Lake Fire flared up again on Monday — reaching 99,086 acres,…

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    Farmers concerned about heat, lack of rain
    Farmers concerned about heat, lack of rain
    By Sydney Leto For to the Homer News • July 3, 2019 5:30 am

    As lower Kenai Peninsula temperatures have soared recently, local farmers and gardeners have concerns about how June’s lack of rain…

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    The New Old Time Chautauqua Fighting Instruments of Karma Marching Chamber Band Orchestra marches on the Homer Spit on July 2, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. The group visited Homer as part of a week-long tour partially funded by the Rasmuson Foundation’s Harper Arts Touring Fund, administed by the Alaska State Council on the Arts — an example of state-foundation cooperation in arts funding. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Elimination of arts council would affect local, state...
    By Michael Armstrong • July 3, 2019 5:30 am

    In the list of 182 line-item vetoes released last Friday by Gov. Mike Dunleavy, one didn’t make his press office’s…

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    The KBBI Public Radio office and studio is on Kachemak Way, as seen in this photo taken July 2m 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Local stations grapple with cuts to public media...
    By Megan Pacer • July 3, 2019 5:30 am

    In the wake of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s line-item budget vetoes, local public radio stations on the Kenai Peninsula stand to…

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    Wyoming man leads Jackpot Halibut Derby
    Wyoming man leads Jackpot Halibut Derby
    By Megan Pacer • July 3, 2019 5:30 am

    Homer’s 2019 Jackpot Halibut Derby is off to a strong start with a new leader, according to the Homer Chamber…

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    A member of the U.S. Coast Guard tosses candy to children and families lining Pioneer Avenue during the annual Independence Day parade Wednesday, July 4, 2018 in Homer, Alaska. Coast Guard participants were representing the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hickory, also called the “Bull of the North.” (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    July Fourth events on deck
    By Staff report Homer News • July 3, 2019 5:30 am

    This year’s July Fourth celebration in Homer will turn an eye to the local growers that contribute to economy and…

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