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4 ballot props go to voters in October

With the closing of the filing period for city of Homer and Kenai Peninsula Borough candidates in the…

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All creatures great and small

Sherry Bess’ canine companion, Mayberry, receives a blessing from Reverend Lisa Talbott of Homer United Methodist Church at…

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Four city council, 1 school board candidates on October ballot

With the closing of the filing period for city of Homer and Kenai Peninsula Borough candidates in the…

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Natural gas trunk line to be energized on Friday

Homer residents may catch a whiff of an unusual smell on Friday: the pungent scent of rotten eggs.…

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SOA Watch founder speaks

The founder of  SOA Watch will speak in Homer Saturday during an event planned for 1-3 p.m. at…

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Murkowski staff to visit

Staff from the office of Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, will visit Homer and Ninilchik on Friday to expand…

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Third candidate files for council

Homer City Council member Bryan Zak has filed as a city council candidate in the upcoming Oct. 1…

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Crime & Justice

Seeing green

There’s been a lot of talk about green dots lately — and red dots. The phrase “green dot”…

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Charter captains question halibut proposal

With no budget for travel to hold an information workshop or take public comments at a hearing, National…

Claudia Rose swims across Kachemak Bay last Friday

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San Diego woman swims across bay

Last Friday on her 40th birthday, a San Diego cold-water, open-ocean swimmer did what only six other people,…

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Early morning fire destroys storage building

An early morning fire on Sunday destroyed one of 16 storage buildings at East End Mini Storage, a…

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Two candidates file for city council, filing period still open

Halfway through the candidacy filing period for the Oct. 1 election, two Homer residents have filed as candidates…

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Power outage shuts down Spit, other Homer areas

An electrical equipment failure shut down power from the Safeway grocery store on the Sterling Highway to the…