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    This screen capture of video footage taken at the Short Stop Tesoro gas station hows a man in a hoody at the counter.-Photo provided, Homer Police Department
    Baycrest Hill gas station robbed
    By Michael Armstrong • January 7, 2016 4:32 pm

    Editor’s note: The story has been updated on Jan. 11 to add new information about video images police released on…

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    District closer to hiking fees for school-pool use
    District closer to hiking fees for school-pool use
    By Kelly Sullivan • January 7, 2016 9:51 am

    The price to use Kenai Peninsula Borough School District-owned pools may rise soon. Administrators are developing a proposed list of…

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    Sprout seeks parents of young children for focus group
    Sprout seeks parents of young children for focus...
    January 7, 2016 9:36 am

    Sprout Family Services is hosting a focus group to understand community perceptions of Sprout and learn where parents with children…

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    Boat House open house scheduled for Jan. 13
    Boat House open house scheduled for Jan. 13
    January 7, 2016 9:36 am

    The Boat House Committee and architect Jason Swift from ECI/Hyer Anchorage hold an open house from 5-7 p.m. Jan. 13…

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    Regulatory agency gets new head
    Regulatory agency gets new head
    January 7, 2016 9:35 am

    ANCHORAGE (AP) — Gov. Bill Walker has decided to replace the head of the agency that sets rates for public…

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    The windsock on Rachelle Dowdy’s loon sculpture is almost straight out in high winds at Bishop’s Beach on Monday afternoon.-photo by Michael Armstrong
    Cleanup follows stormy weather
    By Michael Armstrong and Anna Frost • January 7, 2016 9:29 am

    Minor flooding continued on the Anchor Point Road from an ice jam on the Anchor River after a storm with…

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    About 10 campers, cars, trucks, trailers and motorhomes were still parked by the Seafarers Memorial on Monday, Jan. 4, after a city deadline ordering campers to move.-photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
    City shuts down Spit camping area
    By Michael Armstrong • January 7, 2016 9:27 am

    The city on Jan. 1 shut down a winter camping site next to the Seafarers Memorial on the Homer Spit,…

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    Two dead murres lie in grass along the Mud Bay Trail last Thursday.
    Dead murres pile up on beach
    By Michael Armstrong • January 7, 2016 9:25 am

    Anyone who has walked Homer’s beaches the past few weeks has seen a horrid event. Every few yards along the…

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    Standard & Poor’s lowers Alaska’s debt rating
    Standard & Poor’s lowers Alaska’s debt rating
    By DJ Summers • January 5, 2016 3:23 pm

    Oil prices continue to lurk at less than $40 per barrel, and despite hope for a legislative salve, Standard &…

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    The wind sock flies almost horizontal Monday afternoon on Rachelle Dowdy's loon sculpture at Bishop's Beach.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
    Lower Peninsula cleans up after storm
    By ANNA FROST AND MICHAEL ARMSTRONG • January 4, 2016 6:07 pm

    A storm with hurricane-force winds that swept through the lower Kenai Peninsula last week knocked out power from Nanwalek to…

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    Alaska Supreme Court rules setnet ban initiative unconstitutional
    Alaska Supreme Court rules setnet ban initiative unconstitutional
    By DJ Summers and Rashah McChesney • December 31, 2015 1:22 pm

    The Alaska Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling on Thursday, declaring a ballot initiative to ban setnets in certain…

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    Water floods the Old Sterling Highway near the Anchor Point Road on Wednesday morning. An ice jam caused water to back up near the bridge.-Photo by Trooper John Probst, Alaska State Troopers
    Storm knocks out power, floods Anchor, delays Tusty
    By Michael Armstrong • December 31, 2015 9:48 am

    A storm with winds up to 100 mph roared through the Kenai Peninsula, knocking out power for Homer Electric Association…

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    Nonprofit Needs
    Nonprofit Needs
    December 31, 2015 9:46 am

    Editor’s Note: Every month to accompany the Pay It Forward column, which is coordinated by The Homer Foundation, the Homer…

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