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In this September 2017 photo, pink salmon swim up a drainage ditch at Beluga Slough in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Data shows Prince William Sound pink salmon in Homer streams

Scientists have identified the source of a glut of pink salmon that showed up in streams across Lower…

Lighted tree and present structures decorate the lawn Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017 at the Bear Creek Winery Gardens near Homer, Alaska which host a lighted walk each year complete with performances of the Homer High School Swing Choir. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Bear Creek Winery lights up the night

By Megan Pacer Homer News

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Progressive, moderate groups meet, strategize

With Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor and Homer City Council elections behind them, and elections for the Alaska House…

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Council passes $21.7 million budget

Homer has a budget for fiscal year 2018, now that it’s been passed by the City Council after…

Boomerang bags, as seen here, are handmade totes and shopping bags by groups of people in communities around the world through grassroots efforts to reduce the use of plastic bags. The Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies is spearheading the start of boomerang bag making in Homer with sewing bees hosted at the center. (Photo courtesy Beth Trowbridge)

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Boomerang Bags aim to reduce plastic bags

People in Homer are coming for plastic bags — again. Members of the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies…

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Troopers recover chainsaw from Hutler Road burglary

Alaska State Troopers have charged a Homer man for possession of a chainsaw taken in an October burglary…

This graphic taken from a Homer City Council meeting packet shows the preliminary design of a single story, $6 million police station. (Photo courtesy City of Homer)

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Council weighs in on police station design

From the location of bathrooms to the future of crime and population in Homer, City Council members grilled…

Pinky Sarber holds an ornament she made for a Christmas tree decorated by Paul Banks Elementary School students for a fundraiser Friday, Dec. 1, 2017 in Homer, Alaska benefitting South Peninsula Haven House. Young artists made the snowmen by tracing their fingers. Local nonprofits decorated trees that were auctioned off in a silent auction at a space Haven House uses for special events on Bunnell Avenue in Homer. (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)

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Signs of the season

Hearing officer spikes ethics complaint

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Hearing officer spikes ethics complaint

Saying an ethics complaint filed by a Homer recall supporter “borders on the frivolous,” an Anchorage administrative law…

A crowd of Homer residents and several of their canine companions take off at the start of the 3rd Annual “Sweating Gravy” Turkey Trot 5K Fun Run/Walk on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017 at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. Hosted by the Kachemak Bay Running Club and the Community Recreation Program, the run is non- competitive and non-timed. To enter, participants donated two non-perishable food items, which were given to the Homer Food Pantry. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Trot ‘till you drop

By Megan Pacer Homer News

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Council makes amendments to city budget

Homer’s next budget is another step closer to being finalized after Monday’s City Council meeting, where several amendments…

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Crime Stoppers launch app, seek more community involvement

Though it has celebrated its 25th birthday, the Peninsula Crime Stoppers group is still trying to gain more…

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Spotlight on the Library

“I have found the most valuable thing in my wallet is my library card. ”- Laura Bush To…