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School board considers fund balance minimum

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Board of Education is looking to establish a minimum general fund balance for the…

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Walker reduces tax credit program with veto

Gov. Bill Walker vetoed $200 million in funding for oil exploration and development tax credits in a budget…

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Farmers, state agencies keep eye on local flocks

Alaska flocks have not yet been stricken by the largest avian influenza outbreak to hit the poultry industry…

Farmers Market: Fritz Creek Fungi one of the new vendors this year

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Farmers Market: Fritz Creek Fungi one of the new vendors this year

I had a dream last night that I was hunting mushrooms across Kachemak Bay. It was a great…

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Hilcorp acquires more inlet oil assets

Hilcorp Alaska will purchase XTO Energy assets in the Middle Ground Shoal of Cook Inlet and is also…

From left, Logan Jensen of Homer, Homer Olson of Homer, Caitlin Tebo of Anchorage and Gale Kakaruk of Kenai enjoy socializing and a game of chess on Saturday at the Green Rush Events Clubhouse in Kenai. The clubhouse, which operates on a members-only policy, allows residents to share and use cannabis in the absence of state or local regulations.-Photo by Megan Pacer, Morris News Service - Alaska

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Planting the seed

Two Kenai marijuana clubhouse owners are forging ahead with a business plan that allows residents to share and…

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ASMI forced to rethink its marketing strategy

The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute will have to refocus some of its marketing strategies in the wake of…

Farmers Market Veggies now available on Wednesdays

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Farmers Market Veggies now available on Wednesdays

It’s true, Wednesday Farmers Markets have started.  Now you can get down there between 3 and 6 p.m.…

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Tough budget decisions still ahead

JUNEAU — It took two special sessions for Alaska legislators to agree to a budget after a crash…

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Cuts hurt tourism marketing

Alaska’s tourism industry leaders are among the folks trying to manage significant state budget cuts. The Alaska Tourism…

Sidney Flora of Homer waits at Williamsport for the F/V Eagle Claw to get hauled out on the way to Bristol Bay. Sidney is getting ready for her first fishing season with her father Louie and uncle Jonathan Flora.

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By road, lake, river: Boats make their way to Bristol Bay fishing

PILE BAY — It’s noon. Iliamna Lake is calm and half a dozen fishermen are sitting around in…

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Export program spared from budget cuts

For growers in the Kenai Peninsula’s developing agriculture industries, exporting internationally is still an option. A Division of…

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Farmers Market

I wish I had a tape measure at last Saturday’s Homer Farmers Market.  That broccoli and cauliflower must…