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Prop C would expand SPH service area into ocean

Lower Kenai Peninsula Borough voters will consider a ballot question, Proposition C, that will expand the South Kenai…

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Animal control, voting by mail among issues on Oct. 7 ballot

Two propositions on the Oct. 7 regular election ballot will gauge local opinion on two Kenai Peninsula Borough…

Kelly Cooper

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Cooper: Wants Homer to be heard on assembly

A candidate for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly District 8-Homer, Kelly Cooper isn’t waiting until she’s elected to…

Therese Lewandowski

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Training starts soon

There are many home-bound lonely seniors and there are many frazzled families trying to juggle lives with their…

Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly member Bill Smith, District 8-Homer, speaks at a June meeting of the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center. -Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Smooth sailing for assembly’s Homer visit

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly moved smoothly and quickly through the agenda of its regular meeting held in…

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Robbery suspect used stolen money for rent, police say

An alleged armed robbery at the Wagon Wheel on Ocean Drive last week wasn’t a robbery at all,…

Frank Vondersaar, right, poses with fellow Democratic Party candidate for U.S. Congress Forrest Dunbar in July at Captain’s Coffee. Dunbar won the nomination.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Vondersaar remembered as dependable volunteer

Tall, lanky and almost always smiling, Frank Vondersaar could be seen volunteering for nonprofits from the Salvation Army…

Soggy basket-Michael Armstrong

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Soggy basket

Soggy basketMavis Muller, with torch, prepares to light “Grow,” this year’s Burning Basket, Sunday night at Mariner Park…

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City candidates outline qualifications, priorities chamber forum

Getting to Tuesday’s Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center candidate forum at Wasabi’s on East End Road…

Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Grow for it

Messages decorate the side of “Grow,” this year’s Burning Basket at Mariner Park on the Homer Spit. The…

Tommy Neal listens to Judge Margaret Murphy at his arraignment Thursday, Sept. 11, at the Homer Courthouse. Neal, 19, was charged with third-degree theft and making a false report. Homer Police said Neal, a former Wagon Wheel employee, lied about an armed robber holding him up at the Ocean Drive store, and allege that Neal took money from the till.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Police arrest suspect in Wagon Wheel theft

An alleged armed robbery at the Wagon Wheel on Ocean Drive last week wasn’t a robbery at all,…

The Kodiak High School tennis team made a visit to Homer recently. After testing their skills against members of the Homer Tennis Association and receiving some coaching from retired tennis Coach Jim Gorman of Anchor Point, the team relaxed at Karen Hornaday Park during a picnic in their honor. (See related story, page 17.)

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Climbing high

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Salvation Army to give coats away on Saturday

With the fireweed blossoms long gone and leaves turning yellow, it’s time to think about what’s around the…