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    August 21, 2014 2:43 pm

    Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Aug. 28: Board candidate orientation, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Soldotna. Sept. 1: School holiday. Sept. 8: School…

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    Borough employee cited for texting while driving KPB truck
    Borough employee cited for texting while driving KPB...
    By Michael Armstrong • August 21, 2014 12:29 pm

    Alaska State Troopers earlier this month cited a Kenai Peninsula Borough temporary employee for texting while driving a borough truck….

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    August 21, 2014 12:26 pm

    Sandhill crane colts are starting to fly. Please report sightings of fledged colts to Kachemak Crane Watch. Include location, date,…

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    Alaska Service Corps members pose for a photo near the Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center last Friday. Working with the Southeast Alaska Guidance Association out of Juneau, they pulled up hemp nettle, an invasive weed. From left to right are Sheba Brown of Claremont, Calif.; Kendall Tuniston of Grand Rapids, Mich.; Myles Morris of St. Paul, Minn.; Heather Hughes; Megan Montgomery of Brookfield, Conn.; Matt Harrison of Mound, Minn.; and Dan Bowen of Juneau.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
    Homer’s Best Bets
    August 21, 2014 12:21 pm

    Now that the August primary has ended, school has started, the silver salmon run has slowed down and the Kenai…

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    Four file for two council seats
    Four file for two council seats
    By McKibben Jackinsky • August 20, 2014 6:39 pm

    Friday marked the end of the candidate filing period for the Oct. 7 municipal election. On the city of Homer’s…

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    The full moon emerges from clouds before sunrise on Monday. August’s full moon was what’s commonly called a super moon, defined as when the moon is closer than 223,694 miles to the earth. The average distance to the moon is 238,000 miles.
    Homer’s Best Bets
    August 13, 2014 5:46 pm

    Starting next week we enter the Twilight Zone of not-quite summer but not yet fall. Here in Alaska, traditional definitions…

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    Announcements
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    August 13, 2014 5:40 pm

    Sandhill crane colts are starting to fly. Please report sightings of fledged colts to Kachemak Crane Watch. Include location, date,…

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    City, borough candidate filing ends Friday
    City, borough candidate filing ends Friday
    By McKibben Jackinsky • August 13, 2014 4:25 pm

    With the municipal election less than two months away, the deadline is quickly approaching to file as a candidate for…

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    Alaska Supreme Court reverses food-tax referendum decision
    Alaska Supreme Court reverses food-tax referendum decision
    By Michael Armstrong • August 13, 2014 4:25 pm

    In a decision that clarifies the rights of Alaska citizens to change law by initiative and referendum, the Alaska Supreme…

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    Pig wrangler Robert McGinnis encourages two of the six Kenai Peninsula Racing Pigs toward the finish line at the 2013 Kenai Peninsula Fair in Ninilchik. The crowd-pleasing pigs’ popularity has also earned them a return to the Alaska State Fair in Palmer.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News
    Kenai Peninsula Fair: 63 years old and counting
    By McKibben Jackinsky • August 13, 2014 3:18 pm

    In 1951, the southern Kenai Peninsula had two fairs, one in Homer and one in Ninilchik. According to a newspaper…

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    From left, Dick Kapp of Ninilchik Emergency Services, Rep. Paul Seaton, Sen. Peter Micciche and Mike Chihuly of NES cut the ribbon officially opening Ninilchik Emergency Services’ new headquarters Saturday afternoon.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News
    Ninilchik opens new emergency services building
    By McKibben Jackinsky • August 13, 2014 2:45 pm

    Dark clouds, strong wind, and a heavy rain weren’t enough to dampen spirits in Ninilchik on Saturday, as the community…

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    August 6, 2014 1:04 pm

    Sandhill crane colts are starting to fly. Please report sightings of fledged colts to Kachemak Crane Watch. Include location, date,…

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    Salmon sculptures spout fire at last year’s Salmonstock in Ninilchik. The music festival celebrating wild salmon runs Friday-Sunday. For ticket information, see salmonstock.org.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News
    Homer’s Best Bets
    July 30, 2014 6:10 pm

    If you’ve been seeing coworkers and friends walking around bleary eyed and in a daze, no, they haven’t been attacked…

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