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Bios of finalists for city manager

Jeffery Trinkera Employment: Executive director of support services, city of Rosenberg, Texas, 2013-present; assistant economic development director, Rosenberg,…

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Council rejects executive session

In an almost unheard of action on Monday night, the Homer City Council voted not to go into…

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Assembly puts food tax on table—again

The seasonal exemption from sales taxes on non-prepared food items is on the table again. Blaine Gilman of…

Ukulele musicians take to the stage at Cabin Fever Variety Show 2015 on Saturday in support of the Anchor Point Public Library.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Cabin Fever show paves way for new AP library location

For years, at the annual Cabin Fever Variety Show songs have been sung, guitars and ukuleles strummed, pianos…

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Council interviews manager finalists

Following a meeting on Jan. 28 in which the City Manager Selection Committee chose four finalists for the…

-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Drive at your own risk

Two men in a Chevrolet pickup truck spin brodies on Beluga Lake on Monday afternoon. With the ice…

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Soldotna voters reject home rule

Soldotna voters ended the possibility of the city becoming home rule in the near future. During Tuesday’s special…

Rep. Paul Seaton

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Seaton pushes marijuana regs

JUNEAU — Legal marijuana advocates took to their phones Tuesday to testify against a bill that aims to…

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Navarre: State facing ‘fiscal dilemma, not crisis’

As Alaska faces declining revenues from dropping oil prices, the loss in state funding also will affect municipalities…

Kim McNett rides a rough-terrain unicycle on the Bishop’s Beach obstacle course at the 2012 Big Fat Bike Festival.-Photos by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Big Fat Bike Festival: a low-pressure kind of weekend

Fat bikes. Fat-tire bikes. Snow bikes. Omni-terrain vehicles. Ask Chase Warren and they’re all the same. They also…

Homer Police released this video still of a man leaving the Safeway grocery store carrying a basket of items.-Photo provided, Homer Police

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Police seek suspect in Safeway theft

Homer Police have asked the public’s help in identifying the suspect in a theft about 1:05 p.m. Jan.…

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Four finalists chosen for Homer City Manager

In an executive session, the City Manager Selection Committee on Wednesday chose four finalists for Homer City Manager.…

Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Playing by the bay

A small flock of crows fly around and roost on a driftwood log at the Mariner Park beach…