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The Kenai River Brown Bears, Junior A Hockey Team, holds an exhibition game at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24…

Kenai kings face long odds, but it’s not too late

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Kenai kings face long odds, but it’s not too late

The Kenai king controversy has connected some dots for me. I was born in Alaska in 1950 and…

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The Kachemak Emergency Service Area Board holds its regular monthly board meeting at 7 p.m. today at the…

Conserving the Kenai king is a mandate for board, ADFG

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Conserving the Kenai king is a mandate for board, ADFG

Editor’s note: This is the 10th and final part of the Morris Communications series “The case for conserving…

Setnetters in the Kasilof Section of the East Side Setnet Fishery push a boat into shore June 27, 2013. On Monday, Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell rejected a proposed initiative that would have banned the use of setnets in Cook Inlet.

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State rejects setnet initiative

An initiative proposing a ban on setnets in certain parts of the state was rejected Monday as a…

Homer News marks 50 years in 2014

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Homer News marks 50 years in 2014

During 2014, Homer will note several milestones. Some are sad, like the 50th anniversary of the March 27,…

A spawned out sockeye salmon floats in Quartz Creek, an upper tributary to the Kenai River. Making sure the right amount of salmon reach the spawning grounds — known as an escapement goal — is the primary objective for Alaska Department of Fish and Game managers in the summer. That objective is a difficult one to achieve when sockeye are abundant and king salmon are not, as has been the case in the last several years. The way ADFG sets, and achieves, escapement goals is a matter of much debate because of the impacts on sport and commercial users as well as the impact missed goals can have on future returns.

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Fishermen focus on how ADFG sets, achieves escapement goals

Editor’s note: This is the eighth in the Morris Communications series, “The case for conserving the Kenai king…

First Lady Sandy Parnell, left, and Gov. Sean Parnell, right, serve food to Thomas and Joanne Munger at the Governor's Picnic in July.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Top stories 2013: Homer turns on gas, repeals bag ban, launches numerous building projects

 The New Year — 2013 — began with Homer preparing to take a step many longtime residents thought…

First Lady Sandy Parnell, left, and Gov. Sean Parnell, right, serve food to Thomas and Joanne Munger at the Governor's Picnic in July.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Top stories 2013: Homer turns on gas, repeals bag ban, launches numerous building projects

 The New Year — 2013 — began with Homer preparing to take a step many longtime residents thought…

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Keep senior exemption in place

I have sent the following letter to Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre and all assembly members. I…

Sherman C. ‘Red’ Smith

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Sherman C. ‘Red’ Smith

Alaska pioneer Sherman Clayton “Red” Smith Jr., 89, died of natural causes at his winter home in Rio…

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Council: Homer harbor open for business

The Homer City Council earlier this month unanimously passed a resolution expressing and formalizing the city’s position and…

Louise Lyon, right, and her son Galen, left, speak against House Bill 77 at a Dec. 10 hearing at the Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center.           -Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Opposition could lead to changes in HB 77

A proposed bill that Gov. Sean Parnell intended to streamline permitting on state lands and waters ran into…