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Kachemak Drive gas easements prove problematic

As contractors with Enstar Natural Gas ramp up construction this month on the second phase of the Homer…

Homer’s port and harbor have been removed from the Kachemak Bay Critical Habitat Area. “In a nutshell (Senate Bill) 148 is about recognizing the balance between jobs and environmental protection,” said the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Governor signs bill removing Homer’s port, harbor from critical habitat area

With the capital budget and what it means for the southern Kenai Peninsula still to be determined, other…

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Big Read writer to visit

National Endowment for the Arts Big Read visiting writer and Pulitzer Prize finalist Luis Alberto Urrea visits Saturday…

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Announcements

Sandhill crane monitoring season may be early this year. Kachemak Crane Watch has already had a report of…

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School Events

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District: Chapman School Through today: Student testing.   Homer High School One hundred eighty-three…

Celebrating their third-place standing are HMS Math Meets Coach Rand Seaton; team members Douglas Dean, Denver Waclawski, Tim Blakely and Ben Kettle; and Coach Sara Reinert.-Photo provided

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HMS Math Meets team takes second in state

It isn’t that Homer Middle School students Denver Waclawski, Douglas Dean, Ben Kettle and Tim Blakely don’t already…

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Event allows students opportunity to explore college, career options

By McKibben Jackinsky Staff writer From exploring a career to actually finding a job, the Homer College, Career…

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Research Reserve funding restored in Senate committee Budget hearing is today

The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fish and Game on Wednesday restored $175,000 in operating funds for the Kachemak…

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Announcements

The Kachemak Bay Birders meet at 4:30 p.m. Monday at the Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center auditorium.…

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Running Club annual membership meeting

The public is invited to Kachemak Bay Running Club’s annual membership meeting and election of officers at Beluga…

The honorees at the 2014 Women of Distinction awards pose for a photo before the banquet last Friday at Homer Elks Lodge. From left to right are Mary Lou Kelsey, woman of wisdom; Martie Krohn, woman of distinction; Zoe Story, young woman of distinction; and Doug Koester, hero of the heart.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Haven House honors four people

At an awards banquet last Friday at the Homer Elks Lodge, South Peninsula Haven House honored four people.…

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Research reserve funding restored by Senate panel

The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fish and Game last week restored $175,000 in operating funds for the Kachemak…

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Foundation’s grant: perfect timing

As the season turns and winter appears on the wane, many of us outdoor types have begun to…