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    Elections
    Nancy Lord, left, and Donna Aderhold, right, wave signs on Pioneer Avenue on election day in Homer. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Homer gets a new mayor, same assembly member...
    By Megan Pacer • October 3, 2018 12:00 am

    In unofficial election results for the lower Kenai Peninsula elections, Ken Castner is the apparent winner for Homer Mayor, defeating…

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    Kenai Borough Assembly member Willy Dunne, left, and Troy Jones, right, listen to a question at a forum on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, for the District 9 assembly race at the Best Western Inn, Homer, Alaska. Jones is challenging Dunne for the seat. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Dunne, Jones speak at election-eve assembly candidate forum
    By Michael Armstrong • October 1, 2018 9:43 pm

    Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly candidates Willy Dunne and Troy Jones met at noon Monday at the Best Western Bidarka Inn…

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    One of the two buildings used to teach elementary school children in Kachemak Selo sits on the outer edge of the village Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 in the village at the head of Kachemak Bay near Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Prop 1 asks for a new school for...
    By Megan Pacer • September 26, 2018 8:26 pm

    Voters will decide on Tuesday whether about 50 students in a remote Kenai Peninsula village will get what public officials…

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    Aderhold, Smith look forward to next terms on city council
    Aderhold, Smith look forward to next terms on...
    By Megan Pacer • September 26, 2018 8:20 pm

    Donna Aderhold and Heath Smith are gearing up to continue their work on the Homer City Council after the Oct….

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    <span class="neFMT neFMT_PhotoCredit">Homer News file photo</span>                                An aerial photo taken in 2014 shows the current South Peninsula Hospital campus.
    Props 2, 3 change boundaries of Kenai hospital...
    By Michael Armstrong • September 26, 2018 1:41 am

    Two propositions on the Oct. 2 Kenai Peninsula Borough ballot will be considered separately by voters in the Central Peninsula…

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    David Lewis, a former member of the Homer City Council, makes his final remarks during his last meeting as a council member Monday, Oct. 9, 2017 in Cowles Council Chambers in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Lewis takes second try at Homer mayor
    By Michael Armstrong • September 19, 2018 10:30 pm

    Veteran Homer City Council member David Lewis will take another run for Homer City Mayor this election. In 2016, Lewis,…

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    Troy Jones hopes to gain seat on borough assembly
    Troy Jones hopes to gain seat on borough...
    By Megan Pacer • September 19, 2018 9:14 pm

    A longtime business owner from a homesteading family is looking to snag a spot on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly.

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    <span class="neFMT neFMT_PhotoCredit">Photo provided by Willy Dunne</span>                                Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly member Willy Dunne, pictured here, is running for re-election in October for a second term.
    Willy Dunne seeks second Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly...
    By Megan Pacer • September 19, 2018 9:02 pm

    Editor’s note: This article has been updated to clarify that Willy Dunne’s opinion piece he sought to run in local…

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    Borough elections 2018: What you need to know
    Borough elections 2018: What you need to know
    By Victoria Petersen • September 19, 2018 8:44 pm

    In between the August primary election and the November general election, Homer and borough residents have the opportunity to elect…

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    Ken Castner III answers a question at a city council and mayoral candidate forum Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018 at Alice’s Champagne Palace in Homer, Alaska. Castner is running for Homer mayor. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Castner running for mayor to promote unity
    By Michael Armstrong • September 19, 2018 1:00 am

    Although Ken Castner has served on numerous city commissions, committees and task forces, his run for Homer Mayor marks the…

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    Chamber cancels candidate forums after GOP objects to venue; Seaton to hold own forum instead
    Chamber cancels candidate forums after GOP objects to...
    By Michael Armstrong • September 12, 2018 10:22 pm

    A District 31 State Representative candidate event will happen Sept. 25 at Alice’s Champagne Palace — but it will only…

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    Council write-in campaign falters after eligibility issue
    Council write-in campaign falters after eligibility issue
    By Michael Armstrong • September 12, 2018 7:14 pm

    A brief Homer City Council write-in campaign that started last week ended Monday after the candidate, Connor Schmidt, discovered he…

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    Ken Castner III answers a question at a city council and mayoral candidate forum Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018 at Alice’s Champagne Palace in Homer, Alaska. Castner is running for Homer mayor. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    David Lewis, Ken Caster III debate at mayoral...
    By Megan Pacer • September 12, 2018 6:02 pm

    The two candidates vying to become Homer’s new mayor fielded questions about their platforms and views Tuesday during a forum…

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