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Bundled up against a chilly wind, Morgan and Quinn Kelly have bags in hand to collect candy during last Saturday morning’s Anchor Point Snow Rondi parade. -Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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No-so Snow Rondi

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City to comply with judge’s ruling, says decision doesn’t apply to all

On the day Kenai Superior Court Judge Charles Huguelet imposed a deadline for the city to respond to…

Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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What big teeth you have

Homer charter chaptain Josh Brooks spent Tuesday fishing by himself with one goal in mind: finding a salmon…

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State issues definition of ‘in public’

At 7 a.m. Tuesday with Alaska’s new marijuana law just hours old, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board held…

Borough assembly dumps ordinance prohibiting marijuana cultivation

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Borough assembly dumps ordinance prohibiting marijuana cultivation

After hours of public testimony during Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, the assembly voted…

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Nonprofit Needs

Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies needs action-packer like plastic totes (heavy duty with locking handles); sturdy shelving; cotton-based, twin-sized…

Homer’s Williwaw Marimba group poses for a photo. From left are Jonas Noomah, Axel Gillam, Patrick Latimer, Paul Trowbridge, Janette Latimer, Kirk Olsen, Lisa Olsen, Brandon Beachy, Karin Sonnen, Drew Turner and JJ Sonnen. Saturday will be the group’s final Marimba Madness performance as six members will graduate from high school this spring.

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Marimba Madness: bittersweet performance for Williwaw

Feel like dancing? Or dessert? Or just a really great evening?  Marimba Madness, the annual Homer Council on…

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Public to testify on borough ordinance prohibiting marijuana grow operations

Southern Kenai Peninsula residents will be able to testify by teleconference on Kenai Peninsula Borough Ordinance 2015-02, prohibiting…

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Event connects women of faith

There will be a Christian women’s conference next weekend at Faith Lutheran Church in Homer.  The two-day event…

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Crime & Justice

Kenai man gets 12 years in 2010 car crash fatality

A Kenai man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for causing the death of a Washington,…

Pot: What's legal, what's not

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Pot: What’s legal, what’s not

Editor’s note: In this two-part series, the Homer News looks at what Ballot Measure 2 means. This week…

The Krewe of Gambrinus drill team performs at the judges’ stand during Saturday’s parade.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Carnival gets to heart of Homer winter

D espite gray skies, there were brilliant smiles last weekend as residents turned out to celebrate the Homer…

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Manager list now totals 2

With Chris Johnson of Anacortes, Wash., withdrawing from the pool of applicants for Homer city manager, the list…