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    Kenai Peninsula
    Conserving the Kenai king is a mandate for board, ADFG
    Conserving the Kenai king is a mandate for...
    By William S. Morris III • January 8, 2014 2:46 pm

    Editor’s note: This is the 10th and final part of the Morris Communications series “The case for conserving the Kenai…

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    Setnetters in the Kasilof Section of the East Side Setnet Fishery push a boat into shore June 27, 2013. On Monday, Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell rejected a proposed initiative that would have banned the use of setnets in Cook Inlet.
    State rejects setnet initiative
    By Molly Dischner • January 8, 2014 2:33 pm

    An initiative proposing a ban on setnets in certain parts of the state was rejected Monday as a “prohibited appropriation”…

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    Homer News marks 50 years in 2014
    Homer News marks 50 years in 2014
    By Michael Armstrong • December 31, 2013 5:28 pm

    During 2014, Homer will note several milestones. Some are sad, like the 50th anniversary of the March 27, 1964, Great…

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    A spawned out sockeye salmon floats in Quartz Creek, an upper tributary to the Kenai River. Making sure the right amount of salmon reach the spawning grounds — known as an escapement goal — is the primary objective for Alaska Department of Fish and Game managers in the summer. That objective is a difficult one to achieve when sockeye are abundant and king salmon are not, as has been the case in the last several years. The way ADFG sets, and achieves, escapement goals is a matter of much debate because of the impacts on sport and commercial users as well as the impact missed goals can have on future returns.
    Fishermen focus on how ADFG sets, achieves escapement...
    By Molly Dischner • December 24, 2013 5:02 pm

    Editor’s note: This is the eighth in the Morris Communications series, “The case for conserving the Kenai king salmon.” Each…

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    First Lady Sandy Parnell, left, and Gov. Sean Parnell, right, serve food to Thomas and Joanne Munger at the Governor's Picnic in July.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
    Top stories 2013: Homer turns on gas, repeals...
    By McKibben Jackinsky and Michael Armstrong • December 24, 2013 3:57 pm

     The New Year — 2013 — began with Homer preparing to take a step many longtime residents thought might never…

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    First Lady Sandy Parnell, left, and Gov. Sean Parnell, right, serve food to Thomas and Joanne Munger at the Governor's Picnic in July.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
    Top stories 2013: Homer turns on gas, repeals...
    By McKibben Jackinsky and Michael Armstrong • December 24, 2013 3:57 pm

     The New Year — 2013 — began with Homer preparing to take a step many longtime residents thought might never…

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    Keep senior exemption in place
    Keep senior exemption in place
    December 20, 2013 11:13 am

    I have sent the following letter to Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre and all assembly members. I have received…

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    Sherman C. ‘Red’ Smith
    Sherman C. ‘Red’ Smith

    Alaska pioneer Sherman Clayton “Red” Smith Jr., 89, died of natural causes at his winter home in Rio Hondo, Texas,…

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    Council: Homer harbor open  for business
    Council: Homer harbor open for business
    By McKibben Jackinsky • December 18, 2013 6:27 pm

    The Homer City Council earlier this month unanimously passed a resolution expressing and formalizing the city’s position and policy that…

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    Louise Lyon, right, and her son Galen, left, speak against House Bill 77 at a Dec. 10 hearing at the Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center.           -Michael Armstrong, Homer News
    Opposition could lead to changes in HB 77
    By Michael Armstrong • December 18, 2013 6:24 pm

    A proposed bill that Gov. Sean Parnell intended to streamline permitting on state lands and waters ran into a buzz…

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    School Events
    School Events
    December 18, 2013 5:42 pm

    Student News Homer resident Alivia Erickson graduated from Azusa Pacific University with a bachelor of science degree in nursing on…

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    College offers art, writing classes in January
    College offers art, writing classes in January
    December 18, 2013 5:24 pm

    The University of Alaska Anchorage Kachemak Bay Campus of Kenai Peninsula College offers a variety of visual and literary arts…

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    With new year, HEA starts generating own power
    With new year, HEA starts generating own power
    December 18, 2013 4:50 pm

    After nearly six years of study, planning, designing and construction, HEA is set to begin generating its own power on…

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