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Enstar awards contract for constructing trunk line

There’s progress being made in Enstar Natural Gas’ plans to construct a trunk line to bring natural gas…

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Assembly to consider $13 million loan for gas distribution system

Kenai Peninsula Borough officials are considering loaning Homer and Kachemak City a combined $13 million to help create…

West Homer Elementary School sixth-grader Ellie Syth, second from left, won that school’s Geo Bee and classmate Caleb Rauch, second from right, is the runner-up. Suzanne Haines, left, helped cooridnate the event; Mike Hawfield, right, was the guest announcer. -Photo provided

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Students prove they know their planet

Think you know your geography? See how you stack up against the National Geographic’s daily quiz questions.  On…

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Make a plan to be prepared, give more

One of the best things about a new year is the clean slate it represents. It’s a great…

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Rig’s woes benefit city, borough

BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG STAFF WRITER Although Buccaneer Oil had intended last fall to have moved the jack-up rig…

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Natural gas inching closer

It’s been a long time coming, but the availability of natural gas for Homer area residents is getting…

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Kachemak Bay Campus

Kenai Peninsula College seeks interested community members to apply to serve on its College Council as the southern…

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Southcentral gas supplies tight; producers to the rescue?

The weather has been cold and natural gas supplies in Southcentral Alaska are very tight. Enstar Natural Gas…

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NMFS hikes fees used for enforcement

The National Marine Fisheries Service added insult to injury to the halibut fleet, which is potentially facing another…

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Kachemak Bay Campus

Kenai Peninsula College seeks interested community members to apply to serve on its College Council as the southern…

Fireweed Academy students got the inside scoop on salmon last week with the help of Tim Blackmon of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.-Photo provided

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Salmon lessons not by the book

When it comes to salmon, southern Kenai Peninsula students get an opportunity to set aside textbooks in favor…

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Kasilof man convicted of two 1998 murders dies in prison

Robert V. Freeman, a Kasilof man who was sentenced in 1999 for murdering two Kenai Peninsula women, died…

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Assembly to mull capital projects

By Brian Smith Morris News Service – Alaska Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre last week released a…