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Farmers Market: It’s time of abundance for Market

This is the time of abundance. I was just talking to my neighbor about an experiment she did…

A sign at the Homer/Baycrest KOA Holiday office on Aug, 18, 2018, announces that the park looking out over Kachemak Bay near Baycrest Hill in Homer, Alaska is now a Kampgrounds of America facility. KOA added the business to its network this summer, KOA announced this month in a press release. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Baycrest RV Park is now a KOA facility

Baycrest RV Park is now a Kampgrounds of America facility, KOA announced in press release earlier this month.…

Surgeon general tours Dena’ina Wellness Center as part of statewide tour

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Surgeon general tours Dena’ina Wellness Center as part of statewide tour

The federal official tasked with providing health advice to the nation last week lauded the Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s…

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State agency seizes political campaign signs in Anchorage

ANCHORAGE (AP) — The Alaska Department of Transportation seized several political campaign signs last week in Anchorage, sparking…

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Farmers Market: Homer continues to win accolades

More accolades. In a recent article in Policygenius Magazine that labeled the best farmers market to visit in…

A lot on Lakeshore Drive west of Landings Street has been cleared in preparation for construction of a floatplane base and cabins. In this photo taken July 31, 2018, in Homer, Alaska, construction was still waiting on permits from the Homer Advisory Planning Commission and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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CUP approved for new floatplane lodges

The Homer Advisory Planning Commission at its regular meeting last Wednesday, Aug. 1, approved a conditional use permit,…

<span class="neFMT neFMT_PhotoCredit">Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News</span>                                Crews with Clark Management of Anchor Point work on the Greatland Street extension near Sav-U-More on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, in Homer, Alaska. The almost $600,000 project will connect Pioneer Avenue and the Homer Bypass through Greatland Street.

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Greatland Street work continues

Crews with Clark Management of Anchor Point work on the Greatland Street extension near Sav-U-More last Wednesday, Aug.…

The new Homer News website platform, as seen in this screenshot, offers a cleaner, simpler look.

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Homer News gets a new look with website update

As part of the transition of the Homer News to new owner Sound Publishing, the Homer News moved…

A crow flies over freshly painted ramp at the Homer Skate Park by the Homer Educational and Recreational Complex in Homer, Alaska. Members of the Homer Elks Lodge painted the ramps on Saturday, July 28, 2018. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Bright and shiny: Elks repair Homer Skate Park

Members of the Homer Elks Lodge on Saturday morning, July 28, took some time away from fishing to…

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Farmers Market: When early farmer turns 90, it’s time to party

They waited until they saw him. They knew he would be coming to the Market, of course. They…

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Sales tax initiative won’t go to ballot this year

Kenai Peninsula voters won’t have to decide on a half-percent increase in the sales tax this October, though…

<span class="neFMT neFMT_PhotoCredit">Peninsula Clarion file photo</span>                                This May 15, 2017 photo shows a drift gillnet reel on the back of a commercial fishing vessel docked in the Homer small boat harbor in Homer.

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Federal council names 5 commercial fishermen to committee

A committee of five fishermen, four of whom live on the Kenai Peninsula, will help provide advice to…

Farmers Market: Everything’s coming in at the Market

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Farmers Market: Everything’s coming in at the Market

It’s all coming in. We now have cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli at the Homer Farmers Market regularly. Carrots,…