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In this photo provided by Alaska State Troopers of a fatal truck crash, which occurred Wednesday morning, drilling mud tanks can be seen in a field on the south side of the road near Mile 9.5 East End Road. A Soldotna truck driver, Trevor Cunningham, 29, was ejected from the truck and pronounced dead at South Peninsula Hospital.-Photo provided by Alaska State Troopers

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Truck driver hauling drilling mud dies Wednesday in East End crash

A Soldotna truck driver hauling drilling mud was killed Wednesday in a crash near Mile 9.5 East End…

This maquette, or small sculpture study, by artist Leo Vait shows what the proposed bronze statue would look like of Brother Asaiah.-Photo by Linda Smogor

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Brother Asaiah statue raises issue of how best to honor him

What would Brother Asaiah do? That question is at the heart of a dilemma many small cities would…

In this photo provided by Alaska State Troopers of a fatal truck crash today, drilling mud tanks can be seen in a field on the south side of the road near Mile 9.5 East End Road.-Photo provided, Alaska State Troopers

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Truck driver killed in East End Road crash

A Soldotna truck driver hauling drilling mud was killed today in a crash near Mile 9.5 East End…

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Senior Citizens hit by check fraud

Criminals who forged fraudulent checks appearing to be from Homer Senior Citizens Inc. pushed through $10,000 in checks…

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HEA lineman recovering from electrical accident

A Homer Electric Association lineman was medevaced to Seattle Jan. 8 following an electrical accident. Jacob Adams, 33,…

Homer Police last month released this photo taken by security cameras at the Grog Shop during a Dec. 26 robbery. It shows the robber entering the store carrying what police later identified as a sawed-off .22-caliber pump-action rifle. Police initially believed the weapon to be a single-shot Snakecharmer .410-caliber shotgun.-Image courtesy Homer Police

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Police arrest Grog Shop robbery suspect

Using some old-fashioned detective work combined with modern cell-phone records tracing, Homer Police about 8 p.m. on Friday…

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Flu bug hits Homer hard

Empty desks at school and work, people hacking and coughing at medical clinics, and a run on cough…

Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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A bird to brighten up the winter

A gray-capped rosy finch feeds at a bird feeder on Diamond Ridge last Saturday. The blue behind it…

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Council still chewing on food tax

BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG STAFF WRITER The Homer City Council on Monday introduced an ordinance that would ask voters…

Lots of cash, prizes to be awarded to Homer Winter Carnival ‘Button Buyers’

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Lots of cash, prizes to be awarded to Homer Winter Carnival ‘Button Buyers’

Isn’t it fun living in a small town? You may have heard by now the rumors around town…

Homer Police last month released this photo taken by security cameras at the Grog Shop during the robber on Dec. 26. It shows the robber entering the store carrying what police later identified as a sawed-off .22-caliber pump-action rifle. Police initially believed the weapon to be a single-shot Snakecharmer .410-caliber shotgun.-Photo provided, Homer Police Department

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Police arrest Homer man in Grog Shop robbery

Using some old-fashioned detective work combined with modern cell-phone records tracing, Homer Police at about 8 p.m. Friday…

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City seeks proposals for Public Safety building

The city of Homer has put out a request-for-proposals for a design and construction services team to perform…

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Assembly keeps all senior exemptions in place

After more than an hour of public comment and discussion by Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly members, the assembly…