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Soldotna man wins truck in Stay & Play Raffle

A Soldotna man is the top prize winner in the Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council’s Ram 1500 Stay…

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At least two firms to bid on Buccaneer

There is a new suitor for Buccaneer Energy’s Alaska assets and a tangled web of legal challenges continue…

A variety of food and drink to please young and old palates is served and sampled Saturday during the second annual Taste of Homer. The event was again held at Wasabi’s.-Photo by Jim Lavrakas, Far North Photography

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Taste of Homer savors success

There was something for every palate — from homemade marshmallows to salmon shark sliders — at Saturday’s second…

The Fat Olives Coffee Shop opened last month and features K-Bay coffee. Hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

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After years of being put on hold, Fat Olives Coffee Shop opens its doors

It’s a damp September morning in Homer. The front door swings open.  “Pretty little shop here,” a lady…

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Reluctance of health-care providers to join networks hikes state’s costs

State expenditures on employee and retiree health care are bending downward a bit this year due to cost…

Farmers Market

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Farmers Market

Marking the last official Market of the season, this weekend is the traditional Harvest Meal down at the…

Ron Whilhoit shares his love of Alaska’s backcountry as seen from horseback through his business, Alaska Draft Horse, located at the end of Tall Tree Avenue, north of Anchor Point.  -Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Peninsula horseman invites guests to experience peace of backcountry

If horseman Ron Wilhoit has a business plan, it is clearly built around mythologist Joseph Campbell’s advice to…

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Initiative raises questions about legislative approval of Bristol Bay mine

JUNEAU (AP) — Questions have been raised about when the Legislature would get involved in approving a large-scale…

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Furie’s new monopod platform now in Cook Inlet

Furie Operating Alaska’s platform has arrived in Alaska from Texas.The platform was built in Ingleside, Texas, this summer.…

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Buccaneer bankruptcy leaves businesses unpaid

Buccaneer Energy Ltd. and its family of subsidiaries filed for bankruptcy in May, leaving millions worth of unpaid…

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BP Alaska plans layoffs in 2015

JUNEAU — BP Alaska, a major player in the state’s oil industry, on Monday announced plans to lay…

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Balash heads to Japan, Korea with BP to market LNG

Marketing efforts for the Alaska LNG Project have formally started, passing another major milestone.State Natural Resources Commissioner Joe…

Photos by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Moving along

Moving alongA project to replace floats in the Homer harbor is right on schedule, according to Homer Harbormaster…