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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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    Alaska’s minimum wage to rise Jan. 1
    Alaska’s minimum wage to rise Jan. 1
    By James Brooks • November 7, 2018 5:51 pm

    Inflation increased, so the wage will rise.

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    An unused sexual assault evidence kit, colloquially known as a “rape kit,” is seen Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. (James Brooks | Juneau Empire file)                                An unused sexual assault evidence kit, colloquially known as a “rape kit,” is seen Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. (James Brooks | Juneau Empire file)
    Department of Public Safety proposes permanent fix for...
    By James Brooks • November 7, 2018 5:27 pm

    Testing all of the kits is expected to take years.

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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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    Green Elephant Gardens gardener Scott Jones cares for a marijuana plant on Green Elephant’s first day of operation in June 2017. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire file)
    Two years on, Alaska’s marijuana industry keeps growing
    By James Brooks • November 7, 2018 4:07 pm

    October collections might set a new record.

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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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    Harbor safety committee seeks representatives
    Harbor safety committee seeks representatives
    By Cristy Fry • November 7, 2018 2:38 pm

    The Cook Inlet Harbor Safety Committee is looking for stakeholder representatives to serve on the body, which seeks to provide…

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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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    Democrats seize House control, but Trump’s GOP holds Senate
    Democrats seize House control, but Trump’s GOP holds...
    November 7, 2018 11:57 am

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats seized the House majority from President Donald Trump’s Republican Party on Tuesday in a suburban revolt…

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    The Holland America Line ship Amsterdam sits at port in Juneau on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The Amsterdam is one of nine ships that have received Notice of Violations for air opacity issued by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
    Alaska negotiating settlements with cruise companies over air,...
    By Kevin Gullufsen • November 7, 2018 10:00 am

    Closed-door meetings decide how much cruises will pay for summer violations.

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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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    <span class="neFMT neFMT_PhotoCredit">Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News</span>                                Single-use plastic bags litter the side of Lake Street on Sept. 25, in Homer.
    Soldotna bag ban to take effect Thursday
    By KAT SORENSEN Peninsula Clarion • October 31, 2018 10:00 pm

    The city of Soldotna is working to make sure shoppers aren’t left empty-handed come Thursday, when a ban on single-use…

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