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As of earlier this week, Michael Simonsen remained the leader in Homer’s Jackpot Halibut Derby with the 137.2-pound halibut he hauled in May 23. Simonsen was fishing aboard the Obsession with Capt. Richard Baltzer of North Country Charters. The winner of the June 15 released fish drawing is Trevyn Day, who won $500 for releasing a halibut longer than 48 inches.-Photo provided

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Cooper Landing fires expand

Two confirmed fires in the Cooper Landing area are expanding and causing problems for residents and responders. The…

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Card Street Fire advances

Firefighters continued to battle the human-caused Card Street fire in Sterling, estimated to be at 2,000 acres, Tuesday…

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AGDC releases ‘offtake’ plans for large gas line

The state-owned Alaska Gasline Development Corp. has developed preliminary designs for “offtake” facilities that would allow communities to…

Kachemak Heritage Land Trust reported extensive ATV damage to a wetland on one of its properties located off West Skyline Drive. This particular property includes important wetland habitat, known as a headwater fen, that filters pollutants from water within the Bridge Creek watershed as it passes through on its way to the Bridge Creek Reservoir, Homer’s primary source of drinking water.  -Photo Provided

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ATV vandals damage wetland on KHLT property

Publicly accessible land in and around Homer is arguably one of the town’s most precious commodities. Both citizens…

Poet Afaa Michael Weaver reads from his work Sunday at Alice’s Champagne Palce.-Photo by Shana Loshbaugh

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Writing faculty inspires aspiring authors during annual conference

An exuberant mood ruled the 14th Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference, held June 12-16 in Homer. The public readings…

Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, and Rep. Paul Seaton, R-Homer, speak at a Homer City Council meeting in May after the end of the regular session.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Legislators predict tougher session next year

It took until last Thursday, but after endless days where most legislators waited for majority and minority leaders…

Tom Schroeder, veteran and protector of the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon, says it takes an average of 10-15 hours of fishing to catch a king at the Fishing Hole. -Photo by Miranda Weiss

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Fishing Hole: Fun for all ages

Tom Schroeder’s got time on his hands. So much time he’s booked about 150 hours so far this…

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Kenai Peninsula Borough to seek disaster declaration

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker met with Kenai Mayor Pat Porter and Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre on…

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Card Street grows; new fires spring up

As of noon Wednesday, Division of Forestry Public Information Officer Terry Anderson was unable to confirm the exact…

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Card Street grows; new fires spring up

As of noon Wednesday, Division of Forestry Public Information Officer Terry Anderson was unable to confirm the exact…

Haze from the Sockeye Fire near Willow obscures the sun as it sets over Cook Inlet on Monday night as seen from Diamond Ridge. By Wednesday morning, the Sockeye Fire had burned 7,500 acres. On the central Kenai Peninsula, firefighters are working to contain the 2,000-acre Card Street fire.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Red flag warning lifted for peninsula

Updated 10:40 a.m. June 18 to add that campfires are now prohibited. Lessening winds and higher humidity caused…

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Red flag fire danger warning is issued

Because of high temperatures and low humidity, the National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning until…