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    Laurie Daniel, left, and Alaska State Parks specialist Eric Clarke, right, discuss the Diamond Creek trails portion of the Kachemak Bay State Park and State Wilderness Park draft management plan at an open house on the plan on Oct. 29, 2018, at the Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Citizens raise concern about Kachemak Bay state parks...
    By Michael Armstrong • November 7, 2018 5:53 pm

    With the public comment period ending in a week for the draft of the Kachemak Bay State Park and Wilderness…

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    Veterans from several area outfits participate in a Veterans Day celebration Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in front of the Islands and Oceans Center in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Veterans Day celebration is Sunday; day marks 100th...
    By Staff report Homer News • November 7, 2018 4:20 pm

    On the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, Veterans Day ceremonies start at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov….

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    <span class="neFMT neFMT_PhotoCredit">Photo courtesy Homer Police</span>                                Travis Catron, left, and Niko Mogar in undated booking photos.
    Indictments filed in crime spree case
    By Michael Armstrong • November 7, 2018 3:25 pm

    A Kenai Grand Jury on Oct. 17 indicted two Homer men who were previously charged with burglary and theft in…

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    <span class="neFMT neFMT_PhotoCredit">Homer News file photo</span>                                Homer City Manager Katie Koester.
    Homer city manager’s contract renewed
    By Staff Report Homer News • November 7, 2018 1:26 pm

    Homer City Manager Katie Koester recently got the stamp of approval to continue her work for another four years.

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    <span class="neFMT neFMT_PhotoCredit">Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News</span>                                Sarah Vance smiles at a GOP victory party Tuesday at Land’s End.
    Election: Vance defeats Seaton, Dunleavy poised to be...
    By Megan Pacer • November 7, 2018 12:00 am

    Alaskans spoke Tuesday night, and they said they wanted Republican Mike Dunleavy for their next governor.

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    Homer residents cast their votes in the 2018 midterm election Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 at Homer City Hall in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Election result updates
    By Megan Pacer • November 6, 2018 1:32 pm

    The following are preliminary results for the 2018 midterm election, as reported by the Alaska Division of Elections.

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    The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly stands in silence while Assembly President Wayne Ogle offers an invocation before the meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, in Soldotna, AK. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
    Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly continues invocations
    By Victoria Petersen • October 31, 2018 10:08 pm

    Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to note that Assembly member Willy Dunne will make the invocation at the…

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    A house at the base of the Homer Spit at Lighthouse Village got the full Halloween treatment on Oct. 29, 2018, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Photos: Spooky Spit
    By Michael Armstrong • October 31, 2018 7:50 pm

    By Michael Armstrong

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    Area residents mingle and talk while waiting for a candidate forum to start Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018 at the Homer Public Library in Homer, Alaska. The two candidates for the Alaska House of Representatives District 31 seat, Rep. Paul Seaton and Sarah Vance, responded to questions from the audience. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Sarah Vance, Paul Seaton face off at candidate...
    By Megan Pacer • October 31, 2018 4:21 pm

    As the November General Election draws nearer next Tuesday, Nov. 6, local candidates are ramping up their public appearances and…

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    The staff and partners in the Homer Bookstore pose for a photo in the store’s cafe in Homer, Alaska, on Oct. 29, 2018. From left to right are Sue Post, partner; Jennifer Norton, staff; Jennifer Stroyeck, partner; Nancy Vait, staff; Sara Reinert, staff; and Lee Post, partner. The sculpture on the table is of bookstore matriarch Joy Post, mother of Sue and Lee Post, and was sculpted by artist Barbara Jo Auburn House. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    40 years and counting for The Homer Bookstore
    By McKibben Jackinsky • October 31, 2018 3:09 pm

    “…(T)his store is showing positive growth, and with these three terrific owners and their experience I think they have a…

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    Movie lovers wait outside of Barb’s Video and DVD before it opens Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018 in Homer, Alaska. Saturday was the first day of a sale of the Barb’s merchandise. The business will officially close on Oct. 31. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Photos: Film frenzy
    By Megan Pacer • October 24, 2018 9:55 pm

    By Megan Pacer

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    Teachers, support staff and community members, many of them wearing red, prepare to listen to the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education’s Monday, Sept. 10, 2018 meeting at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. The board holds one meeting each year in Homer, and another in Seward. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Negotiations continue between school district and unions
    By Victoria Petersen • October 24, 2018 9:11 pm

    The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District met last week with the Kenai Peninsula Education Association and the Kenai Peninsula Educational…

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    The Kenai Peninsula Borough waste transfer site in Anchor Point is on borough land proposed to be leased for subsurface oil-and-gas rights to Hilcorp. The photo was taken on Oct. 19, 2018. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)                                The Kenai Peninsula Borough waste transfer site in Anchor Point is on borough land proposed to be leased for subsurface oil-and-gas rights to Hilcorp. The photo was taken on Oct. 19, 2018. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Borough proposes oil and gas leases in Anchor...
    By Michael Armstrong • October 31, 2018 8:18 pm

    Update: The location for the meeting of the Anchor Point Advisory Planning Commission has been changed to the Anchor Point…

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