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New organization forms to advocate for business

Frustrated by what they see as an anti-business attitude on the Homer City Council, a group of about…

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Teen killed in ATV accident A 15-year-old died in a Clam Gulch all-terrain vehicle accident Saturday. According to…

Homer Volunteer Fire Department emergency medical technicians work on an injured laborer at the gas line extension project on the Sterling Highway near Greatland Street at about 2:15 p.m. July 19.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Man injured in gas pipeline construction accident

A worker with a subcontractor on the Enstar Natural Gas pipeline project suffered a serious injury last Friday…

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Another hearing set on water-sewer rate changes

A proposed new water-sewer rate schedule is back on the table for the Homer City Council. At its…

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Kenai police release details on Tuesday shooting at Home Depot

The Kenai Police Department has released details of Tuesday night’s shooting at Home Depot. According to a press…

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NOAA extends Catch Sharing Plan comment period by only 14 days

In response to requests by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, the Homer Chamber of Commerce…

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Assembly delays action on ordinance that would overturn term limits

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on July 2 delayed action on two items in order to rethink its…

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Senior, disability service center cuts back travel

A Kenai Peninsula based senior and disability resource center will cut its travels in half, following a hit…

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‘Living Alaska’ picked up for series

Following the success of a pilot episode for “Living Alaska” produced by Orion Entertainment of Colorado, HGTV has…

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Fight leads to capture of fugitive

BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG STAFF WRITER Never bring a knife to a gun fight, the saying goes — or…

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Homer man arraigned on mobile meth lab charges

A 27-year-old man was arraigned Tuesday in Superior Court at Kenai Courthouse on two additional drug charges from…

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Community effort aimed at helping teenagers in need

At a recent meeting of concerned community members, actions were discussed to help meet the needs of local…

Reverend Lisa Talbott, center, the newly assigned pastor of Homer United Methodist Church, helps prepare lunches for Homer area teens. Pictured are, from left, Tirzah Hardy, Caroline Venuti, Claire Swanson, Talbott, Roberta Harris and Sherry Stead.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Methodist church gets new pastor

With the sun shining outside, a six-woman crew inside the Homer United Methodist Church’s kitchen were busy last…