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Alaska lawmakers call for alliance with other states on Canadian mining issues
A group of Alaska lawmakers wants to team up with Montana and other U.S.-Canada border states in a…
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Gravel pit group chips away at bond issues
One of the key controversies with gravel pits in the borough is who is responsible for cleaning them…
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Market opens with all the brass
I arrived early and only intended to be there for an hour or so. It rained. It hailed.…
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Local woman wins $20,000 in Safeway Monopoly Game
When local resident Laura Norton opened up a Safeway Monopoly ticket for $20,000, she wasn’t sure it was…
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Local produce on sale? Not just a rumor
Just a Rumor? It was almost a month ago that I heard through the grapevine that Oceanside Farm…
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Employment support program helps behaviorial health clients find success
If sometime in the last year you’ve had Land’s End Resort’s crab and artichoke dip — a memorable…
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Commercial marijuana business gets green light
The applicant of a marijuana cultivation facility inside Homer city limits has been given the go-ahead to proceed…
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Alaska Legislature bans smoking in bars, restaurants and other public places
After six years of work, the Alaska Legislature on Saturday afternoon approved a statewide ban on smoking in…
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Alaska Legislature adjourns after passing $10.4 billion operating budget
The Alaska Legislature adjourned its 2018 session just before 2 a.m. Sunday morning after passing a $10.4 billion…
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First cruise ship visits Tuesday
The 778-foot Holland America cruise ship Amsterdam calls on Homer at 8 a.m. Tuesday, the first cruise ship…
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Alaska Legislature passes landmark bill spending Permanent Fund
In a pair of landmark votes Tuesday, the Alaska Legislature agreed to harness the Alaska Permanent Fund to…
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HEA takes a look at electric vehicles
Of the attendees who drove from the central Kenai Peninsula to Homer for Homer Electric Association’s annual member…
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Homer News wins six Alaska Press Club awards
At the Alaska Press Club awards banquet held Saturday, April 21 in Anchorage, the Homer News took home…