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Earthquake rocks southern peninsula

A 4.5 earthquake got the attention of late-nighters on the southern Kenai Peninsula on Wednesday. As reported by…

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Marriage seminar set for March 15

Dr. Gary Chapman will lead a conference titled “The Marriage You’ve Always Wanted” from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. March…

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Troopers rescue man canoeing across bay

Alaska Wildlife Troopers on Monday night rescued a man canoeing across Kachemak Bay in a 14-foot Coleman “Scanoe”…

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Homer man critically hurt in car crash

A car crash in Anchor Point on Monday afternoon caused life threatening injuries to a Homer man. Mark…

Those attending KHLT’s 2013 annual meeting took a trolley ride up to the new Effler trail site on West Skyline Drive.-Photo provided

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KHLT celebrates 25 years

On Saturday night, join Kachemak Heritage Land Trust (KHLT) and raise a toast to some of the Kenai…

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Former city manager, assembly member Drathman, 71, dies

Former Homer City Manager and Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly member Ronald Drathman, 71, died Feb. 27 of natural…

Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Northern nights

The aurora borealis glow on the northern horizon last Thursday as seen from Diamond Ridge. For forecasts of…

Photo by Linda Smogor

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Asaiah statue rejected

At a meeting and public hearing Thursday night, the Homer Public Arts Committee didn’t just reject the idea…

Catie Bursch of the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve demonstrates the tidal column exhibit at Islands and Ocean Visitor Center. -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Finance panel cuts funds for research reserve

Facing bigger state funding deficits than expected, last week the House Subcommittee on Fish & Game cut general…

Former Homer City Manager Ron Drathman in a 1999 file photo.-Homer News file photo

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Former city manager, assembly member Drathman dies

Former Homer City Manager and Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly member Ronald Drathman, 71, died last Thursday of natural…

Fresh snow covers the rock at WKFL Park on Valentine's Day. John Nazarian proposed donating a bronze statue of Brother Asaiah Bates to go on this rock. A plaque on the rock explains the meaning of WKFL — "Wisdom, Knowledge, Faith and Love."-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Public arts committee recommends not accepting Brother Asaiah statue

At a meeting and public hearing Thursday night, the Homer Public Arts Committee didn’t just reject the idea…

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre speaks to attendees at the Soldotna and Kenai Chambers of Commerce joint luncheon on Tuesday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. -Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Morris News Service - Alaska

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Navarre announces plans to run for re-election

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre announced Tuesday that he plans to run for re-election. “I care very…

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Quiet Creek plat moves to borough

In a rare use of an obscure part of city code, the Homer City Council on Monday considered…