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Homer musician Sally Wills releases her new CD, “Close to Homer, at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Mermaid Cafe. Enjoy live music and refreshments.-Photo provided

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Subsistence program art sought The Federal Subsistence Management Program sponsors its annual art contest for all students in…

Homer junior Megan Pitzman (544) leads Anchorage Christian’s Elizabeth Balsan (408) and Seward’s Ruby Lindquist (703) in Saturday’s Class 123A girls state championship race at Bartlett High School in Anchorage. The Homer girls won their second straight cross-country team championship and the fifth in school history.-Photo by Joey Klecka, Morris News Service - Alaska

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Mariner girls run to state XC crown

Homer gave the Kenai Peninsula a sweep of the girls cross-country team titles by repeating last season’s Class…

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Sisters ready to grow business 10 years after winning AFN competition

If three Sparck sisters from Bethel fulfill their ambition to grow their small ArXotica Inc. into a large…

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Report lays out buyout costs

Gov. Bill Walker’s proposal to increase the state’s share in the Alaska LNG Project could put Alaska on…

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Clinic answers legal questions for elderly

Area residents armed themselves with the legal information they’ll need as they age during an elder law clinic…

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Walker touts tax to push AK LNG

“I’m not trying to buy love. I’m trying to sell gas.” So declared Gov. Bill Walker in a…

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Fresh Produce performs again Fresh Produce 2.0 will have another all-improvised benefit performance at 7:30 p.m. at the…

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Alaska sees increase in people in poverty

New census data shows that poverty has increased in Alaska, but it may not be as simple as…

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Governor seeking to expand pipe size of gas line from 42 inches in diameter to 48

Gov. Bill Walker has persuaded the state’s industry partners in the Alaska LNG Project to consider a larger…

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Governor: ‘Significant’ issues must be resolved before gasline session

Negotiations on Alaska LNG Project agreements with the state of Alaska are at a critical juncture, Gov. Bill…

Alaska Perfect Peony owner Rita Jo Shoultz of Homer prepared a bouquet for President Obama’s hotel suite in Anchorage. Shoultz credited Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, for making it possible for her peonies to play a part in the presidential visit.-Photo provided

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Local peonies grace Obama hotel suite

Though President Barack Obama’s three-day visit to Alaska this week didn’t bring him to the lower Kenai Peninsula,…

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Low oil prices cut Alaska deep

On Monday, as the price of West Texas crude oil dipped below $39 per barrel for the first…

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‘Last Frontier’ reality show members charged with 2014 hunting violation

Two members of the Discovery Channel reality TV show, “Alaska: The Last Frontier,” have been charged with using…