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All summer I have been highlighting different producers from the Homer Farmers Market. I have talked about acres…

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Kenai Peninsula to Board of Fisheries:

Municipalities across the Kenai Peninsula are slated to consider asking the Alaska Board of Fisheries hold the 2017…

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Increase in Labor Day travel forecast

A trade group for the nation’s big airlines predicts that air travel over the Labor Day weekend will…

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Seafood industry wants ban on Russian imports

The United States seafood industry is pushing for Russia to end its import ban on food from several…

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Canadian firm eyes new mine in Alaska

The Associated Press KETCHIKAN — A Canadian company is moving forward with plans for a new rare-earth metals…

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Board of Fish 2014-15 agenda to include clams, felt-sole boots

Cook Inlet razor clams are among the items on the Board of Fisheries menu this year. Fishermen and…

Back to school good time to refocus on planning for college

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Back to school good time to refocus on planning for college

Many of today’s college-bound students are grappling with rising tuition costs, books, materials and living expenses. Some students,…

Four-month-old Sanoah Violet Jefferds and her grandmother, Christina Jefferds, were two of 43 victims of  a mudslide in Washington earlier this year.-Photo provided

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Vessel’s name full of meaning

There’s something powerful about the names of boats. Their cleverness can make you laugh. Their poetry can make…

the 42-foot M/V Sanoah was decked out in balloons Sunday for a celebration of its christening. It also was owner Steve Attleson’s 50th birthday. -Photos by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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New vessel offers ferry, freight services

Decorated with red, black and white balloons, the M/V Sanoah was easy to spot in the Homer Harbor…

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This Saturday down at the Homer Farmers Market folks are celebrating prolific vegetables. Yes, indeed, it is time…

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CIRI can pursue gas royalty payments

A federal South Texas Bankruptcy Court has ruled that Cook Inlet Region Inc. can continue its quest through…

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Chamber after-hours event today from 5-7 at the Pratt

The Homer Chamber of Commerce’s August Business After Hours event is from 5-7 today and is hosted by…

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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…