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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
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    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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    July 30, 2014 5:54 pm

    Please report sandhill crane colt (chick) sightings to Kachemak Crane Watch. Include location, date, time and number of colts when…

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    Gov. Sean Parnell shakes hands with Rep. Paul Seaton, R-Homer, after signing House Bill 75 on Tuesday at the Snowshoe Gun Club in Kenai. The bill amends the Pick. Click. Give program to no longer require organizations with a budget of more than $250,000 to be audited. It also allows Alaskans to donate a portion of their permanent fund dividend to sustain the program. -Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Morris News Service - Alaska
    Parnell signs hunting, philanthropy, refinery bills during peninsula...
    By KAYLEE OSOWSKI • July 30, 2014 1:47 pm

    Changes to big game hunting regulations, Permanent Fund Dividend donations and Alaska’s refineries tax breaks were finalized Tuesday as Gov….

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    Anna Stewart, left, and Sarah Bodary, right, sell peonies and other flowers at the Homer Farmers Market last August.            -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
    Early blooms don’t hurt peony growers
    By Michael Armstrong • July 30, 2014 1:33 pm

    Around the lower Kenai Peninsula as the calendar page turns to August, evidence of an early season can be seen…

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    July 24, 2014 11:15 am

    Please report sandhill crane colt (chick) sightings to Kachemak Crane Watch. Include location, date, time and number of colts when…

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    Assembly OKs bed tax for ballot, but could reconsider vote Aug. 5
    Assembly OKs bed tax for ballot, but could...
    By KAYLEE OSOWSKI • July 24, 2014 10:56 am

    With a 5-4 vote, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly passed an ordinance at its Tuesday meeting to ask voters on…

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    Who’s running for Homer mayor?
    Who’s running for Homer mayor?
    By McKibben Jackinsky • July 23, 2014 5:07 pm

    Editor’s note: This story has been changed to reflect that Chris Story is not running for Homer City Council, but…

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