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Droves of dipnetters crowd the beach along the Kenai River this past summer looking to fill their freezers with sockeye salmon in the personal use fishery open only to Alaska residents. The 2013 season featured a single-day record of nearly 250,000 sockeye entering the river on July 16, but many who missed out on that Tuesday bonanza had difficulty reaching their limit of 25 reds for a head of household and 10 for each additional family member.-Peninsula Clarion file photo

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While kings drive news, sockeyes drive area’s economy

Editor’s note: This is the third in the Morris Communications series “The case for conserving the Kenai king…

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Parnell rejects Medicaid expansion

JUNEAU — Gov. Sean Parnell on Friday rejected calls to expand Medicaid in Alaska, citing cost concerns. The…

‘Shop local, buy local’ helps area’s economy

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‘Shop local, buy local’ helps area’s economy

At your Homer Chamber of Commerce we’re always looking for ways to increase trade for all our members.…

Salmon species other than kings thriving in Alaska

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Salmon species other than kings thriving in Alaska

Editor’s note: This is the second part of the Morris Communications series “The case for conserving the Kenai…

Chris Miller, left, Aaron Opp, and Jason Kolhase, right, work to remove sockeye salmon from their net on the fishing vessel Icy Bay in the Egegik district of the Bristol Bay sockeye salmon fishery in this Juneau Empire file photo. While harvest of pinks, chums and silvers boomed in 2013, the Bristol Bay sockeye return was less than its recent 10-year average with about 16 million harvested. The Nushagak River in the Bristol Bay watershed was the lone bright spot for king salmon in 2013 with some 113,000 fish entering the river and allowing liberal fishing for all users.-Morris New Service file photo

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Statewide king salmon decline points to outside forces

The summer of 2012 was tough for king salmon runs. Economic disasters were declared in the wake of…

Susan Drathman, director of the PRIDE Program, is overseeing the move into Parkside Plaza.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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PRIDE begins settling into new space

South Peninsula Behavioral Health Services PRIDE Program has finally moved into its new building. Sort of.  Throughout the…

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New $2.5M grant targets fisheries technology jobs

The University of Alaska Southeast Sitka Campus will receive $2.5 million for the growth and expansion of its…

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HEA holds energy fair in Homer on Saturday

Homer Electric Association holds its fifth annual Energy and Conservation Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday…

King in cycle: Salmon populations follow cycles of boom and bust

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King in cycle: Salmon populations follow cycles of boom and bust

Dena’ina tradition holds that each spring when the Golden Crown Sparrow warbles its distinctive three-note song the first…

William S. Morris III, Chairman and CEO/Morris Communications Co.

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The case for conserving the Kenai king salmon

By William S. Morris III Chairman and CEO/Morris Communications Co. For many years we have watched the ebb…

Fishermen prepare for upcoming BOF talks

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Fishermen prepare for upcoming BOF talks

United Cook Inlet Drift Association is holding a series of meetings to prepare its members and other upper…

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Alaska Ferry Adventures closes

Signs have been taken down, furniture moved out and the doors shut on Alaska Ferry Adventures and Tours.…

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Car, ATV raffle tickets now on sale at chamber

Tickets are currently on sale for the Homer Chamber of Commerce’s 2013 Car and ATV raffle. Only 500…