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    Joseph Leong
    Leong takes reins as Homer News publisher
    By — Staff report • February 15, 2018 10:32 am

    The Homer News has a new publisher. Joseph Leong has been named Senior Group Publisher for GateHouse Media Alaska Holdings,…

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    The marine vessel trainer simulator used by Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska for hands-on training for Marine Technology non-credit courses. (Photo courtesy of Carol Swartz)
    KBC promotes local maritime industry through course program
    By Delcenia Cosman • February 15, 2018 10:31 am

    As Alaska’s largest private employer, the maritime sector is arguably one of the most important and productive industries in the…

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    Network seeks to bring together data on harmful...
    By Elizabeth Earl • February 8, 2018 10:04 am

    A group of scientists is coming together to share information related to harmful algal blooms in Alaska. Under the umbrella…

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    Starting a legal cannabis grow begins with ‘immaculate conception’ of plants
    Starting a legal cannabis grow begins with ‘immaculate...
    By Michael Armstrong • February 8, 2018 9:57 am

    The recent denial of Alaska Loven It’s license to cultivate cannabis raises a question not often discussed in Alaska’s growing…

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    Ostrom named new chief of staff; hospital board elects new officers
    Ostrom named new chief of staff; hospital board...
    By Staff report • February 1, 2018 10:59 am

    Dr. Katie Ostrom was recently elected by the South Peninsula Hospital Medical Staff as the 2018 Chief of Staff. Dr….

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    SPH could lay off medical transcriptionists
    SPH could lay off medical transcriptionists
    By Michael Armstrong • February 1, 2018 10:58 am

    Five employees working as medical transcriptionists at South Peninsula Hospital could lose their jobs if the hospital follows through with…

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    AMCO denies standard cultivation license for Homer
    AMCO denies standard cultivation license for Homer
    By Megan Pacer • February 1, 2018 10:58 am

    The license for what would have been Homer’s first standard marijuana cultivation facility within city limits has now been denied…

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    Juneau Empire screenshot Juneau and Homer residents received this alert in the wake of a 7.9-magnitude earthquake early Tuesday morning. Many GCI customers did not, as a result of the company still working to implement emergency alerts through a lengthy process.
    Many GCI wireless customers didn’t get tsunami alert
    By Alex McCarthy • January 25, 2018 11:25 am

    When a magnitude 7.9 earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska forced weather authorities to declare a tsunami warning for many…

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    Council objects to local cannabis cultivation application
    Council objects to local cannabis cultivation application
    By Megan Pacer • January 25, 2018 11:17 am

    The future of Homer’s first potential standard marijuana cultivation facility within city limits is up in the air after Homer…

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    HEA seeks candidates for three board seats
    HEA seeks candidates for three board seats
    By Staff report • January 25, 2018 11:17 am

    Homer Electric Association (HEA) is accepting nominations from members interested in running for a seat on the cooperative’s Board of…

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    USCG Naushon and Hickory commanding officers present ship’s rescue rings for display in the Homer Elks Lodge dining room at a holiday party held for local Coast Guard on Dec. 14, 2017. Pictured left to right are Naushon Commander Lt. Lauren L. Milici, Hickory Commander Lt. Brent Mellen and Don Cotogno, Homer Elks Board Chairman. (Photo provided)
    Elks holds holiday party for local Coast Guard
    By Staff report • January 18, 2018 11:55 am

    The Homer Elks Lodge #2127 on Dec. 14, 2017, held its second annual U.S. Coast Guard Holiday Appreciation Dinner for…

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    In this December 2016 photo, cannabis plants grow in a standard cultivation space inside Croy’s Enterprises near Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)
    Local pot business expecting slight chill from federal...
    By Ben Boettger • January 11, 2018 11:28 am

    The practicalities of running a state-legal business based on a federally-illegal product have became more complicated in some respects but…

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    Pink salmon mill in the shallows of Resurrection Creek near its confluence with Cook Inlet on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017 in Hope, Alaska. Pink salmon can return to the river in large numbers in the late summer and early fall. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)
    A look at the salmon habitat ballot initiative
    By Elizabeth Earl • January 11, 2018 11:25 am

    The deadline for a ballot initiative to revise Alaska’s salmon habitat permitting laws is approaching, with deep divides remaining even…

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