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Springtime in Alaska brings green-up and road construction. Cautionary road-work signs are blooming like flowers along Kenai Peninsula…

King Harald V poses for a photograph on the stern of the Rainbow Connection as it travels through Kachemak Bay on Tuesday morning.-Photo by Michael Armstrong; Homer News

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Royalty among us

His Majesty King Harald V of Norway visited Homer and Kachemak Bay on Tuesday as part of his…

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Mumford tapped for fish board

Gov. Bill Walker’s office announced May 20 that Robert Mumford has been appointed to the vacant seat on…

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Help available to veterans; Stand Down set for this week

Did you serve in the military? Do you know any veterans living on the lower Kenai Peninsula? Call…

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Assembly scheduled to vote on budget at June 2 meeting

Debate over the value of marketing, small business development and the Kenai Peninsula’s economic development district dominated budget…

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Connections principal leaves with 2015 graduates

Connections Home School Program Principal Lee Young left the school along with the 2015 graduating class. At the…

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Alaska Supreme Court denies city petition in Castner case

“Denied.” In a terse, five-line ruling on May 21, the Alaska Supreme Court made that judgment on the…

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Homer Stand Down, May 29-30, is a free event at the Homer Elks Lodge for all military veterans…

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3 companies bid on 7 inlet leases

Bidding was modest in the state’s annual Cook Inlet areawide lease sale held May 7, a symptom of…

Homer Electric Association district 3 board candidate Don Stead speaks at the HEA annual meeting last Thursday. Stead won the election, defeating incumbent Jim Levine. Candidate Joe Singleton came in third.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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HEA seeking to stabilize rates

Homer Electric Association customers should see rates stabilize in the near future, general manager Bradley Janorschke said at…

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School Events

Kenai Peninsula Borough school District May 20: Last day of school for most students. June 1: School board…

Lauren Evarts, center, leaps over the hurdles in the 100-meter event. She took first place.-Photo by Aaron Carpenter, Homer News

Sports

Personal bests, hospitality mark meet

The Homer High School track was abuzz last weekend with teams from around the state as the Mariners…

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KBC Commencement planned for May 6

The 2015 Commencment of the Kachemak Bay Campus of Kenai Peninsula College 2015 Commencement will be at 7…