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11th annual Homer Documentary Film Festival Sept. 25-Oct. 2

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11th annual Homer Documentary Film Festival Sept. 25-Oct. 2

The festival runs for a full week and the individual movies are scheduled so that attendees can see…

Mike Navarre

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Navarre: Health care tops his concerns

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre is no stranger to campaigns. All told, this is his tenth, including…

Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly member Bill Smith, District 8-Homer, speaks at a June meeting of the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center. -Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Smooth sailing for assembly’s Homer visit

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly moved smoothly and quickly through the agenda of its regular meeting held in…

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Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies CoastWalk

Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies CoastWalkSeptember-OctoberSign up at CACS, Smokey Bay WayOr call 235-667Started: November 1984Beaches first walked:…

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Canadian firm eyes new mine in Alaska

The Associated Press KETCHIKAN — A Canadian company is moving forward with plans for a new rare-earth metals…

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Judge rules NMFS made mistake in implementing observer program

A federal judge has ordered the National Marine Fisheries Service to prepare a supplemental environmental assessment for the…

Don Felton and Joan Splinter, with helpers Henry and Schnitzel, have spent little more than a year creating their garden on West Hill.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Gardeners’ Weekend: A perennial event

One has only to look as far as the Homer Garden Club for a definition of “perennial.” The…

Anna Stewart, left, and Sarah Bodary, right, sell peonies and other flowers at the Homer Farmers Market last August.            -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Early blooms don’t hurt peony growers

Around the lower Kenai Peninsula as the calendar page turns to August, evidence of an early season can…

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Farmers’ Market Rita Jo Shoultz champions agriculture

Who would have thought that those flamboyant peonies down at the Homer Farmers Market could get you a…

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Recreational saltwater fishing policy in the works

The National Marine Fisheries Service is working on a draft policy that could incorporate more consideration of marine…

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City settles with two in sewage backup

The city of Homer has settled with two of three property owners who filed claims in a sewer…

Dan Sullivan, left, speaks with Bob and Jan Goehringer at a campaign appearance by Sullivan last Thursday at the Kachemak Community Center. Sullivan is running for the Republican Party nomination for U.S. senator.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Sullivan: Campaign based on optimisim

Less than a week after one of his primary opponents, Joe Miller, spoke in Homer for Father’s Day,…

In this photo taken June 7 and released by BP Alaska, Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) technology using an AeroVironment Puma drone is given a pre-flight checkout in preparation for flights by BP at its Prudhoe Bay operations. -Photo provided

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FAA OKs commercial drone flights over land

WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it has granted the first permission for commercial drone flights…