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Dock work could begin in fall

There was only one ordinance scheduled for public hearing at the Homer City Council’s regular meeting Tuesday. Ordinance…

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Contractor to operate transfer site

Anticipating a quarter-of-a-million savings, Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre is following through with plans to have a…

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Let the chips fall

Frank Mullen and Liz Diament face off in the Homer Public Library’s 2013 Scrabble Tournament on Saturday. Mullen…

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N.Y. teen nominates Homer as ‘Ultimate Fishing Town’

A high school junior who lives on the outskirts of Rochester, N.Y., has nominated Homer as the Ultimate…

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Two Homer seniors celebrate turning 100

With her official 100th birthday March 27, Margit Andersson of Homer was honored by family and friends with…

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Floodplain management program review completed

The Kenai Peninsula Borough has completed its annual review of its floodplain management program. A copy of the…

Monte Davis

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Davis leaving Homer chamber position

Monte Davis, executive director of the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center, announced Thursday plans to leave…

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Missing snowmachiner rescues self

A snowmachiner missing since yesterday has been found in what Alaska State Troopers called a “self rescue.” Charles…

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Snomads call for searchers

The Snomads snowmachine club seeks volunteers to join a search for a snowmachine rider lost in the Caribou…

Leszek Kuligowski of Anchorage claims his first-place prize in the Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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35.10-pound king salmon wins tournament

For a day that started with clouds, Saturday ended up with bright sunshine. It was even brighter for…

A bald eagle sits on top of a tsunami warning tower on the Homer Spit. -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Officials to test Alaska Tsunami Warning System

As part of Tsunami Preparedness Week, local, state and federal agencies will conduct a test of the Alaska…

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What next? Enstar, city officials urge residents to do their homework

Editor’s note: With natural gas to Homer getting closer every day, questions abound. In a three-part series starting…

Construction of a new waste transfer building is continuing on schedule, according to Kevin Lyon, Kenai Peninsula Borough capital projects director.-Photo provided

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Borough looks at contractor to run Homer transfer site

With a new facility to be completed by August that will turn the four-employee, borough-operated Homer Baling-Landfill Facility…