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Maritime job training opportunities available

Maritime apprenticeship offers job opportunities The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development is revitalizing a job training…

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USFS releases Chugach plan scoping report

The U.S. Forest Service is moving forward with revisions to its management plan for the Chugach National Forest.…

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Market the place to stock up to make those old family recipes

I take inventory of the kinds of veggies being sold at the Homer Farmers Market every week. This…

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Permanent Fund grows 1.35 percent in FY 2016

The Permanent Fund unofficially grew a modest 1.35 percent on a $52.8 billion portfolio in fiscal year 2016,…

Homer Fire Chief Bob Painter talks with Sen. Lisa Murkowski, left, and USDA-Rural Development Under Secretary Lisa Mensah on Monday inside a new ambulance for the city made possible through a combination of funding from USDA, the State of Alaska and the City of Homer.

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Thanks to cooperative efforts, Homer gets new ambulance

Who genuinely wants to be in an ambulance? When one is necessary, however, having the most reliable form…

SVT Health & Wellness providesbroad range of services to receive FQHC designation

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SVT Health & Wellness providesbroad range of services to receive FQHC designation

Issues around health-care delivery, cost and quality are frequent topics of discussion in our community, yet many people…

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It’s time to brag

I’m just going to brag. The Homer Farmers Market is the best. I certainly haven’t been to many…

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Assembly passes property tax code changes

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly has passed an ordinance amending the property tax code and is reviewing another…

Hemp advocate Jack Bennett passes around a BMW automobile part made from a hemp-plastic composite at the Homer City Council meeting on Monday. Bennett did a presentation on industrial hemp before the council.

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Hemp proposed as agricultural crop for Alaska

When an oil spill occurs, one of the first reactions is to use something to mop it up.…

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Cooperative Extensionwill help you getready to can

Does fall always come in August? For some reason the red leaves of the fireweed are a little…

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South Peninsula Hospital welcomes new radiologist and gynecologist

South Peninsula Hospital welcomes a new husband-and-wife medical team to the medical staff. Joining the staff and Homer…

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Veggies abundant at August Market

What is a farmer to do when the end of the Market rolls around and there are veggies…

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Proposals revisit Cook Inlet fish battles

Deadlines have passed for proposals to the 2017 Upper Cook Inlet finfish meeting of the Alaska Board of…