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City may tax some junk food

In a meeting with an 8-page agenda and 26 items, the Homer City Council on Monday met until…

Hydriomena irata is part of a large group called carpet moths distinguished by intricate camouflage markings. Most specimens reported are from western Canada.

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National Moth Week: check out local microfauna

Most area moths are small, with wingspans of about an inch. But catching them with a digital camera…

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Budget deficit needs attention now

Alaska’s path to financial stability will be neither short nor easy, and local residents will have the chance…

Bay Welding’s Brad Howe caps 3 1/2-inch holes used to fill the circle hook sculpture with concrete to keep it from shuddering in a stiff breeze.-Photo by Miranda Weiss

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City ends hook’s shudders

You can’t venture onto the Homer Spit without noticing something new and interesting — totes of beautiful red…

Morgan Kelly, 18, of Homer, jumps with a Morgan horse named Island Rumba. To her right is Briggs and to her left is Shirley Cox from Happy Valley on her horse Boomer. Behind Cox is Leslie Whip of Homer, riding Rio.-Photo by Aaron Carpenter

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Pony Club

Eighteen riders and horses practice their jumps at Mariner Beach Friday. It was the wrap-up to a five-day…

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DOT plans to revamp downtown Homer

Driving in downtown Homer traffic can be a hassle. Is it better to drive all the way around…

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Alaska congressional delegation talks about Iranian nuclear deal

After news of the Iranian nuclear deal was announced, members of Alaska’s Congressional delegation released announcements with their…

What happens to those halibut after being caught?

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What happens to those halibut after being caught?

When you pull over Baycrest Hill and catch a glimpse of the Spit, it almost looks like a…

Homer Thrift clerks Beverly Jones, left, and Tiffani Couch, right, tend the counter at the new store on Ocean Drive. Homer Thrift is celebrating its opening in a new, larger location from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.

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Homer Thrift Thrives, relocates to bigger space

Safe kids, healthy families, peaceful communities – and bargain shopping. Homer Thrift strives to provide all those things,…

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Voznesenka lease agreement stalled

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and the Voznesenka Community Council Inc. have not yet reached a lease…

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District begins work on budget

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is starting the budget process four months early for the 2016-2017 school…

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Buccaneer bankruptcy demand hits Homer businesses, agencies

In the Buccaneer Oil bankruptcy case, some local businesses have been hit with a double whammy. Not only…

Kids wave from the back of a pickup truck for the Ocean Shores Motel float.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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4th of July Pioneer Days Parade