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Alaska Air posts another record quarter

At Alaska Air Group Inc. records are indeed made to be broken. Leaders of the parent to Alaska…

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State to appeal judge’s setnet initiative ruling

The state of Alaska will appeal a state Superior Court   that would permit a ballot initiative that…

Homer Chef Mandy Dixon prepares an Alaska seafood ramen bowl during the Great American Seafood Cook-off held in New Orleans Aug. 2. At right is Chef Assistant Lucas Schneider. -Photo by Neil Lippincott

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Homer chef enjoys New Orleans event

While she didn’t win the title, Homer Chef Mandy Dixon said competing in the Great American Seafood Cook-off…

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Alaska LNG Project buys land, secures access around Nikiski

The Alaska LNG Project LLC has purchased 120.4 acres from private landowners for a large liquefied natural gas…

Farmers’ Market: Castellani family great role model for farming life

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Farmers’ Market: Castellani family great role model for farming life

I have had so much fun this summer writing about the different farmers at the Homer Farmers Market. …

Above, this 58-foot seiner was built in Homer in 2013 for Gus Linville of Seward by Freddy’s Marine, as well as “nearly all of Homer’s marine trades,” according to Eric Engebretsen of Bay Weld Boats. -Photo provided

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Homer boasts marine trades of world-class proportions

With its face toward the sea, it makes sense marine trades would be firmly anchored in Homer. “There’s…

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Alaska visitor numbers reach an all-time high

Visitors to Alaska reached an all-time high of 1,966,700 visitors between May 1, 2013, and April 30, 2014,…

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Judge rules controversial setnet ban ballot initiative allowable

ANCHORAGE — Voters could be asked to decide whether to ban setnets in certain parts of Alaska under…

Chief Petty Officer Travis Clark assists the family of Commander Brian C. Krautler in pinning on Krautler’s new shoulder boards bearing the Commander (O-5) insignia. Krautler, the commanding officer of the Hickory, received the promotion effective July 1. Pictured are Clark, Krautler, Krautler’s wife, Andrea, and their children, Kate, 9,  and James, 5.  The promotion was celebrated in a small ceremony held aboard the Hickory at its berth on Pioneer Pier.

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Hickory’s commanding officer promoted in July 1 ceremony

The commanding officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hickory, Brian C. Krautler, has been promoted to the…

Gov. Sean Parnell shakes hands with Rep. Paul Seaton, R-Homer, after signing House Bill 75 on Tuesday at the Snowshoe Gun Club in Kenai. The bill amends the Pick. Click. Give program to no longer require organizations with a budget of more than $250,000 to be audited. It also allows Alaskans to donate a portion of their permanent fund dividend to sustain the program. -Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Morris News Service - Alaska

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Parnell signs hunting, philanthropy, refinery bills during peninsula visit

Changes to big game hunting regulations, Permanent Fund Dividend donations and Alaska’s refineries tax breaks were finalized Tuesday…

In the Homer Chamber of Commerce’s Double Down Cash Raffle, ticket holders also have a chance to win a Bay Weld Boat or credit at Bay Weld Boats.

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Chamber unveils new cash raffle for its fundraiser

Greetings from the Homer Chamber of Commerce. This month we’re announcing an exciting new cash raffle. We’re calling…

Anna Stewart, left, and Sarah Bodary, right, sell peonies and other flowers at the Homer Farmers Market last August.            -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Early blooms don’t hurt peony growers

Around the lower Kenai Peninsula as the calendar page turns to August, evidence of an early season can…

Farmers’ Market

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Farmers’ Market

This has been a super year of weather for veggies and everyone is benefitting down at the Homer…