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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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    Announcements
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    May 14, 2014 3:16 pm

    Sandhill crane monitoring season has started. Please report nesting sandhill cranes to Kachemak Crane Watch at 235-6262 or reports@cranewatch.org. Include…

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    Lenore Swanson smiles after receiving her master of arts in teaching at Kachemak Bay Campus commencement May 7 at the Mariner Theatre.-Michael Armstrong, Homer News
    KBC graduates ‘charge ahead’ at May 7 commencement
    By BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG • May 14, 2014 2:31 pm

    Take risks. Say thank you. Smile. Be kind to yourself. Start something new.That was among the advice given May 7…

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    Kachemak Bay Campus: Furthering education for 48 years
    By BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG • May 14, 2014 2:24 pm

    When the Kachemak Bay Campus, Kenai Peninsula College, University of Alaska Anchorage awarded degrees or certificates to 151 people last…

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    No-till farming workshop  set for May 20 near Kasilof
    No-till farming workshop set for May 20 near...
    May 14, 2014 1:54 pm

    The Kenai Soil & Water Conservation District invites Kenai Peninsula farmers to a workshop covering all aspects of using the…

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    Large earthquake hits Homer
    Large earthquake hits Homer
    By BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG • May 10, 2014 7:54 am

    A 5.54 earthquake hit the Homer and the lower Kenai Peninsula at 6:16 a.m today. The quake was 33 miles…

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    MAPP holds open house,  community meeting
    MAPP holds open house, community meeting
    May 7, 2014 5:29 pm

    Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships-Southern Kenai Peninsula, or MAPP-SKP, holds two meetings next week. A community driven partnership…

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