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Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies needs action-packer like plastic totes (heavy duty with locking handles); sturdy shelving; cotton-based,…

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Brothers plead not guilty

KENAI — In an unusual arraignment hearing held Tuesday afternoon at the Kenai Courthouse, two brothers charged with…

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Council spikes pay increase, but will reconsider it Feb. 9

Although the Homer City Council appropriated pay raises for council members and the mayor in the 2015 budget,…

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Renters seek damages in 2013 sewage backup

Six days before the two-year statute of limitations took effect, a Homer lawyer filed a lawsuit in Superior…

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Council OKs change to zoning code permitting

The Homer City Council on Monday approved a change to the city zoning code that would make it…

Seniors get reprieve on denials

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Seniors get reprieve on denials

A Homer assisted living home that appeared likely to close after some residents lost Medicaid waivers now will…

From left to right, Jenni Medley, Tony Burgess and Beau Burgess stand by aquaponic vegetatble beds at the Burgesses’ Shellfish Avenue home.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Aquaponics: A blast of green in midwinter

Update: This article has been updated with a note at the end of the article noting that tilapia…

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Cabin Fever Variety Show benefits Anchor Point library

The public is invited to the Cabin Fever Variety Show, an annual fundraising event for the Anchor Point…

Soldotna trial lawyer Eric Derleth testifies before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Jan. 20 during the introduction of an ordinance that intends to ask local voters if marijuana cultivation should be prohibited within the rural areas of the borough. Derleth is the co-founder of the Kenai Community Coalition on Cannabis, which has hosted two town hall forums to help educate residents on the benefits of marijuana in the community.-Photo by Dan Balmer/Morris News Service - Alaska

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Public speaks against pot farm ban

An anticipated faceoff between a Wolf and a defense lawyer took center stage during two hours of public…

Kachemak Emergency Services holds an open house for its Diamond Ridge Fire Station from 1-3 p.m. Jan. 31 at 65705 Diamond Ridge Road.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Diamond Ridge fire station now open

The Kachemak Emergency Services has opened a second, permanent fire station on the west side of its service…

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City manager selection committee to have finalists by February

The City Manager Selection Committee plans to select a batch of semi-finalists for Homer’s new city manager by…

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Judge finds biologist not guilty of charges

After a one-day, non-jury trial, Homer District Court Judge Margaret Murphy on Jan. 9 found an Alaska Department…

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Moving forward

With the Homer City Council’s blessing to proceed until the project is completed, the Public Safety Building Review…