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Homer Head Start early education program at risk for being shut down

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Homer Head Start early education program at risk for being shut down

Parents, staff and young students gathered last Thursday in front of the Homer Head Start to advocate for…

Three file to run for Homer City Council seat

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Three file to run for Homer City Council seat

Current Homer City Council members Shelly Erickson and Tom Stroozas have filed to run for two seats that…

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Back to school information

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Sailboat secures past to present with Homer to Bristol Bay trip

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Sailboat secures past to present with Homer to Bristol Bay trip

Standing tall among the thousands of visitors at last weekend’s Salmonfest was a 29-foot long wooden vessel with…

Salmonfest returns with renewed vigor over things to fight for, and against

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Salmonfest returns with renewed vigor over things to fight for, and against

Some people know the story of how Salmonfest came to be; a lot don’t.

Attendees of Salmonfest dance to the music of Ava Earl during Salmonfest 2019 in Ninilchik, Alaska on August 2, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Fish, love and… compost? Ethical consumption at Salmonfest

Cook Inletkeeper volunteers work to eliminate waste at Salmonfest

Recall Dunleavy supporters hold signs at a Recall Dunleavy rally held on Aug. 1, 2019, at WKFL Park in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong)

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Recall Dunleavy effort starts with statewide rallies on Thursday

A movement to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy started on Thursday with rallies around the state, including one held…

Dorothy Drive landowners petition borough to close section-line easement

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Dorothy Drive landowners petition borough to close section-line easement

A group of Dorothy Drive property owners who had sought to have the state vacate a section-line easement…

As portions of the Swan Lake Fire continue to smolder in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, new forest growth has already started sprouting near Watson Lake as seen here on Wednesday, July 24. (Courtesy Eastern Area Incident Management Team)

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No further growth expected for Swan Lake Fire

No increase in fire activity is expected for the Swan Lake Fire for the remainder of the season,…

Emergency medical technicians help victims of a boat capsizing up the Homer Harbor load and launch ramp on Tuesday afternoon, July 30, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. Crews in three Good Samaritan boats, from front to back, the Torega, the Grotta Nove, and the Seabird, rescued five people from an overturned skiff near China Poot Bay. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Five survive boat capsize near Gull Island

Five people survived an ocean dunking after their boat capsized near China Poot Bay and Gull Island on…

Filing period opens Aug. 1 for borough elections

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Filing period opens Aug. 1 for borough elections

The filing period for Kenai Peninsula Borough offices opens at 8 a.m. Aug. 1 and runs through 4:30…

About 2.5 ounces of dried marijuana in Juneau. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Puff, puff passed: Juneau Assembly OKs onsite pot smoking

If you want to smoke, take it outside.

Council calls on governor, legislature to reverse vetoes

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Council calls on governor, legislature to reverse vetoes

As the Alaska Legislature continued meeting this week in Juneau at Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s direction to consider funding…