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Seldovia, Nikolaevsk put up tough fight at state tournament

Three southern Kenai Peninsula teams — the Seldovia Otters boys team and the Nikolaevsk Warriors girls and boys…

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Community’s hospitality appreciated

Homer Council on the Arts had a visiting artist, Hawkeye Herman, for almost three weeks in February, offering…

Using a piece of plywood and oil that washed up on the beach at Mars Cove for “ink,” Homer artist Mavis Muller created this sign to encourage cleanup volunteers at the cove.-Photos courtesy of Mavis Muller

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Exxon Valdez oil spill response spurs area residents into action

Editor’s note: With 2014 marking the Homer News’ 50th anniversary, it’s the perfect time to look at Homer’s…

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Announcements

The Homer Fish and Game Advisory Council holds an informal drop-in workshop on proposal writing from 5-7 p.m.…

Buccaneer Energy, an Australia-based independent company exploring for oil and gas in Cook Inlet, has suspended its CEO Curtis Burton, shown here in this undated photo. Burton has filed a lawsuit in the District Court of Harris County, Texas, claiming improper termination of his employment contract, Buccaneer announced in a March 6 press release.-Photo by Michael Dinneen, Morris News Service - Alaska

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Buccaneer Energy suspends CEO

Buccaneer Energy, an Australia-based independent company exploring for oil and gas in Cook Inlet, has suspended its CEO…

Buccaneer Energy, an Australia-based independent company exploring for oil and gas in Cook Inlet, has suspended its CEO Curtis Burton, shown in this undated file photo,  and asked that trading of its shares on the Australian stock exchange be suspended while a restructuring of the company’s finances is accomplished.-Photo by Michael Dinneen/Alaska Journal of Commerce

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Buccaneer Energy suspends its CEO in shakeup; Cook Inlet strategy may be under review

Buccaneer Energy, an Australia-based independent company exploring for oil and gas in Cook Inlet, has suspended its CEO…

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Micciche tells Homer he’s fighting for research reserve funding

Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, delivered some promising news regarding funding for the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve to a…

Board of Fisheries fails to protect Kenai kings

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Board of Fisheries fails to protect Kenai kings

Mark Hamilton, president of the Kenai River Sportfishing Association (KRSA) recently opined that the Board of Fish (BOF)…

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College, career, job fair to be April 4 at KBC

“Meet, Explore, Discover” is the theme of the Homer College, Career and Job Fair being hosted at Kachemak…

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Earthquake rocks southern peninsula

A 4.5 earthquake got the attention of late-nighters on the southern Kenai Peninsula on Wednesday. As reported by…

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Peninsula Conference hoops tourney preview: Tons of basketball on the horizon

For those area hoops fans despairing that both the Northern Lights Conference and Southcentral Conference tournaments are happening…

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Obituaries

Ronald W. Drathman

Ronald William Drathman, a longtime Homer resident, died on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, of natural causes at South…

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Board of Fisheries acted fairly

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Alaska Board of Fisheries for its dedication during…