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A bull moose feeds by Beluga Lake early on the morning of Aug. 27. Hunting season started Aug. 20. Since hunting is prohibited in Homer city limits, the moose is safe.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

Once again it’s time for the annual Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report that ranks the 200 largest cities…

Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Union Strike Continues

Striking Enstar Natural Gas worker Wally Jacks waves at cars as fellow striker Geoff Decter sits in a…

Peninsula College Direct Gary Turner places an item inside the mock-version of the 50th anniversary time capsule during the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Kenai Peninsula College and Kenai Peninsula Borough School District joint 50th anniversary community barbecue on Aug. 14 at the KPC Kenai River Campus, Soldotna.-Photo by Kelly Sullivan/Morris News Service Alska

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Borough, School District, College celebrate 50 years

At a big party on Aug. 14, three civic entities that form the backbone of the Kenai Peninsula…

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Mat-Su officials pondering how to pay ferry bill

The Federal Transit Administration wants $12.3 million back from the Matanuska-Susitna Borough for the borough’s failed Knik Arm…

Greg Walker, business manager for United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters Union Local 367, rallies Enstar Natural Gas Co. employees during a rally in front of the company headquarters in Anchorage on Aug. 11. The union went on strike at 6 a.m. that morning after its Enstar operations employees rejected a contract offer last week.-Photo by Andrew Jensen; Morris News Service - Alaska

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Enstar employees strike

Enstar Natural Gas Co.’s Alaska operations employees went on strike Monday morning. The striking workers are at Enstar’s…

Pamela K. Ramsdell

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Pamela K. Ramsdell

Homer resident Pamela Kay Ramsdell, 66, died Saturday, July 26, 2014, at her home from natural causes. A…

Nancy R. Wrocklage

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Nancy R. Wrocklage

Anchorage and Homer summer resident Nancy Ruth Wrocklage, 66, died July 23, 2014. “She went home to be…

A mask from Drew Michael's Bunnell Street Arts Center show, “Spaces Within.”-Photo provided

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First Friday events

Art Shop Gallery 202 W. Pioneer Avenue Black and white, photography by Taz Tally and glass work by…

Bailey R. Gillis

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Bailey Ruth Gillis

Anchorage resident Bailey Ruth Gillis, 18, died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, July 14, 2014. A celebration…

Borough voters should decide bed-tax proposal

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Borough voters should decide bed-tax proposal

Over the past weeks the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly has heard testimony about  Ordinance 2014-25, to put before…

Esther “Peg” Hill

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Esther ‘Peg’ Hill

Homer resident Mrs. Esther “Peg” M. Hill, 84, died Tuesday, July 8, 2014, at South Peninsula Hospital Long…

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Alaska lawmakers approve $500,000 furniture budget

ANCHORAGE — An Alaska state House-Senate committee has approved a $500,000 budget for new furniture at the Anchorage…

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Navarre named to gasline advisory board

By KAYLEE OSOWSKI Gov. Sean Parnell named the members of the Municipal Advisory Gas Project Review Board last…