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    Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, introduces Senate Bill 22 to the Senate Resources Committee at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. The bill would allow organizations to obtain permits and enhance the habitat of shellfish in hopes of improving the seafood industry. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
    Sen. Stevens visits Friday
    By Michael Armstrong • March 13, 2019 5:30 am

    Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, visits the lower Kenai Peninsula for two Town Hall meetings at these times and locations:

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    An updated tsunami zone map shows the areas of inundation in the downtown Homer area. The maxiumum inundation zone extends up to 50 feet above sea level. (Map by the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys)
    Tsunami awareness week is March 24-30
    By Michael Armstrong • March 13, 2019 5:30 am

    With new maps showing changed tsunami inundation zones and two evacuations held last year after earthquakes struck Southcentral Alaska, the…

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    District 31 Rep. Sarah Vance, R-Homer, waits for results to come in at an election night party at Land’s End Resort on Nov. 6, 2018, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Vance apologizes for video bashing high school students
    By Michael Armstrong • March 13, 2019 5:30 am

    Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct a direct quote from a Facebook video posted by Rep. Sarah…

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    Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion                                Teachers and support staff from across the Kenai Peninsula fill the Betty J. Glick Borough Assembly Chambers during the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Education Board meeting in Soldotna on Monday, Feb. 11.
    Schools face drastic cuts
    By Victoria Petersen • March 13, 2019 1:30 am

    District would see increased class sizes, school closures if Dunleavy budget passes

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    Firefighters douse a blaze that engulfed the old Bay View Inn on the Sterling Highway near the Baycrest Overlook on Thursday, March 7, 2019 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Firefighters knock down fire at old Bay View...
    By Megan Pacer • March 7, 2019 3:00 pm

    Update: The story has been updated with new information from a Homer Volunteer Fire Department press release sent Friday morning.

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    Three things to watch for at the next Homer City Council meeting
    Three things to watch for at the next...
    By Megan Pacer • March 6, 2019 5:30 am

    Editor’s note: This article has been updated to delete incorrect information about a resolution of the city council to approve…

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    Man with assault history arrested in Nikolaevsk fire incident
    Man with assault history arrested in Nikolaevsk fire...
    By Michael Armstrong • March 6, 2019 5:30 am

    A man with criminal convictions for assault and reckless endangerment has been charged with second-degree arson in a fire at…

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    Rep. Sarah Vance (R-Homer) addresses hundreds of people at a town hall meeting Saturday, March 2, 2019 at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Rep. Sarah Vance fields heated questions on budget...
    By Megan Pacer • March 6, 2019 5:30 am

    Homer area residents were restless to say the least on Saturday while they attended a town hall put on by…

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    Daylight saving time begins Sunday
    Daylight saving time begins Sunday
    March 6, 2019 5:30 am

    Daylight saving time starts at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 10. Before going to bed late Saturday night or early Sunday…

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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks with his cabinet members at the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
    Borough introduces resolution asking for state to modify...
    By Victoria Petersen • March 6, 2019 1:30 am

    Revenues from oil and gas properties provide the borough with an estimated $15 million per year

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    Firefighters from multiple agencies prepare to enter a structure with a fire burning inside it as part of a live fire exercise Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 at the Homer Volunteer Fire Department’s fire training facility on Freight Dock Road in Homer, Alaska. Student volunteers rom Anchor Point Emergency Services, Homer Volunteer Fire Department, Ninilchik Emergency Services, and Central Emergency Services attended the drill as part of a joint Firefighter I class they are attending hosted by Anchor Point Fire and HVFD. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Photos: Firefighter students get live fire practice
    By Megan Pacer • February 27, 2019 5:30 am

    By Megan Pacer

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    Legality of city giving money to faith-based addiction treatment program questioned
    Legality of city giving money to faith-based addiction...
    By Megan Pacer • February 27, 2019 5:30 am

    After lengthy debate, the Homer City Council seems to have settled on an agreement for how to help fund construction…

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    The Fritz Creek General Store, shown here on Feb. 26, 2019 is located on East End Road near Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Fritz Creek General Store told resident cat violates...
    By Megan Pacer • February 27, 2019 5:30 am

    Alaska Department of Environmental Control food safety program received complaint

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