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    Kenai Peninsula
    Grads earn $1.6 million in scholarships
    Grads earn $1.6 million in scholarships
    May 28, 2014 3:38 pm

    The following scholarships were awarded to Homer High School graduating seniors. The amount totaled more than $1.6 million. Individual amounts…

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    This map from the Alaska Interagency Incident Management Type 2 Team shows the current status of the Funny River Horse Trail Fire.-Map provided
    Funny River Trail fire grows to 67,000 acres
    By BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG AND MCKIBBEN JACKINSKY • May 23, 2014 1:43 pm

    High, dry winds from the southwest could increase activity on the Funny River Horse Trail fire Friday afternoon. In a…

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    Funny River Trail fire grows to 67,000 acres
    Funny River Trail fire grows to 67,000 acres
    By BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG AND MCKIBBEN JACKINSKY • May 23, 2014 1:21 pm

    Smoke affects all of southcentral Alaska; Funny River Trail fire grows to 67,000 acres   High, dry winds from the…

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    Larry E. Wilshusen
    Larry E. Wilshusen

    Larry Eldon Wilshusen, 79, died Thursday, Sept. 18, 2013, in Marysville, Calif., of natural causes. In his last few days…

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    Announcements
    Announcements
    May 22, 2014 11:54 am

    The American Legion Post 16 Auxiliary is providing poppies from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Safeway. People are asked to…

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    Homer Middle School returns from Kenai Peninsula Boroughs track and field meet.-Photo by Shannon Reid
    Huskies keep focus on fun, personal bests
    By Shannon Reid • May 22, 2014 11:42 am

    Homer Middle School Huskies track and field athletes focused on having fun and reaching their personal bests at the Kenai…

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    Homer recycles e-waste
    Homer recycles e-waste
    May 22, 2014 10:28 am

    With our early spring/summer weather, and abundance of fun activities going on, it was gratifying to again see our community’s…

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    Memorial Day more than long holiday weekend
    Memorial Day more than long holiday weekend
    By McKibben Jackinsky • May 21, 2014 6:09 pm

    Whether you plan on camping over the weekend, celebrating with the U.S. Coast Guard on Sunday or attending memorial services…

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    Smoke from the Funny River Horse Trail fire shoots more than 8,000 feet in the air Tuesday as the fire spread to consume nearly 7,000 acres of Kenai National Wildlife Refuge land in less than 24 hours. Dry, windy conditions have exacerbated the fire conditions spreading it into a line stretching more than 10 miles long and about 1 mile wide.-Photo by Rashah McChesney, Morris News Service - Alaska
    Funny River fire grows, blankets Homer in smoke
    By Michael Armstrong • May 21, 2014 6:04 pm

    As the Funny River Horse Trail fire raged about 50 miles north of Homer, a long plume of smoke extending…

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    From left, graduates Alannah Christa-Lynn Campbell, Benson Woodard Eldon, Ivy Lynn Gary, and Sonarae Breanna John listen to comments at Monday’s commencement. -Photos by Shannon Reid
    Szarzi encourages students to remember a time of...
    By Shannon Reid • May 21, 2014 5:10 pm

    Laughter, sentimental tears, and applause filled the upstairs of Land’s End Resort at the Homer Flex High School graduation ceremony…

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    Early Tuesday morning, smoke from a fire on Funny River Road, east of Soldotna, was making its way south to the Homer area.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky
    Fire grows near Funny River Road
    May 20, 2014 9:18 am

    A fire that began near Funny River Road in Soldotna has grown to nearly seven miles long and almost a…

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    Cleanup effort has Homer shining
    Cleanup effort has Homer shining
    May 14, 2014 4:58 pm

    We are so proud to be part of a community that showed its spirit on Cleanup Day Saturday, May 3….

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    Peter E. Larson

    Peter Ellsworth Larson, 73, of Homer, died surrounded by his family on Jan. 20, 2014.  A celebration of life will…

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