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Big show
A great gray owl sits on a downed spruce tree just off West Hill Road early Monday evening.…
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No foul play suspected in Ninilchik woman’s death
The state medical examiner has ruled out foul play or anything suspicious in the case of a Ninilchik…
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Planning commission chair resigns
The chairperson of the Homer Advisory Planning Commission, Shelly Erickson, resigned last month. In a letter dated Feb.…
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So far, there’s been no rush of customers for natural gas
Enstar Natural Gas has chosen a contractor — Chumley Inc. of Sterling — to construct a trunk line…
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‘Silver tsunami’ hits Homer
It might be a dance with live music and a floor crowded with waltzing couples. It might be…
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Peninsula legislators invite public to town hall meetings
Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, has invited his District O constituents to two town hall meetings to be held…
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City OKs bond for gas distribution
The big-ticket item at the Homer City Council’s regular meeting on Monday was Ordinance 13-03(S)(2), authorizing the city…
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Kenai grand jury indicts Gherman on kidnapping, assault charges
A Kenai grand jury last Friday indicted Ilya Gherman, 53, on two counts each of kidnapping and third-degree…
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Busy legislative session reaches halfway point
Begun Jan. 15, this year’s legislative session is halfway toward its April 14 adjournment. Representing areas of the…
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Finance director leaving Homer; search for replacement underway
After seven years, Regina Mauras, the city of Homer’s finance director, is moving on. Mauras has accepted the…
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R – O – U – N – D – A – B – O – U – T
Over the next few years, downtown Homer will see several intersection and road improvements that will make safer…
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Troopers seize meth lab in car
A common traffic violation– failure to signal a turn — led to an arrest last Saturday for methamphetamine…
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State investigates alleged raw milk infection cases
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Section of Epidemiology is investigating four recent illnesses on the…