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City council considers ban on all commercial cannabis
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with new information clarifying how a commercial cannabis ban in Homer…
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Homer Winter Carnival Events
Friday, February 12: Mr. Homer Pageant: 8 p.m. at Alice’s Champagne Palace Entries are still open. Contact Dax…
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No matter what the weather, carnival calls for a sunny-side up day
Throw in a chili cook-off, a home brew contest and a beauty pageant where a coat rack could…
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Smith introduces ordinance to ban commercial cannabis in Homer
A new ordinance to completely ban commercial cannabis in the city of Homer has been introduced by council…
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In Brief
AVTEC gets $5M donation Alaska’s primary vocational school is upgrading its Maritime Training Center, for free. AVTEC’s Seward…
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Ruffner reappointed to fish board
Groundhog Day came Monday evening for Robert Ruffner. The Soldotna conservationist got a call from Gov. Bill Walker…
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Slow flow, not low flow, is pipeline’s issue
JUNEAU — The trans-Alaska Pipeline System is still 100 percent full. The speed of oil flow, not the…
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Viking Funerals: Alternative Way to Honor Loved Ones
Alaskans who have had the bodies of loved ones cremated often look to the wilderness to scatter ashes.…
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Homer’s first baby of 2016 comes home
Sarah and Ben Hartmann pose with their son, Samuel Joseph Hartmann, on Jan. 24. Samuel was born at…
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Police charge Vanbuskirk with two January robberies
Late last month when Homer Police put out a BOLO — be on the lookout — for Dellan…
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Board names ‘Zen’ Kelly to empty seat
The Board of Education has found a representative for southern Kenai Peninsula residents. John “Zen” Kelly will be…
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Lessons shake down from quake
When the 7.1 magnitude Iniskin earthquake hit at about 1:30 a.m. Jan. 24, it didn’t wake one Homer-grown…
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Police charge Vanbuskirk with Short Stop robbery
Homer Police on Thursday charged Dellan Vanbuskirk, 30, with the Jan. 6 armed robbery of the Short Stop…