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Bayview Park work party set

A Bayview Park work party will be held at the park, located at the top of Main Street,…

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Motorhome parking offered

The city of Homer and the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center have set up summer parking…

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DEC extends public review of West Eagle drilling plan

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation last week extended for 10 days the public review of Buccaneer Alaska’s…

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Man charged with assault in campground incident

Homer Police earlier this month charged a 32-year-old Homer man with assault for allegedly hitting a toddler related…

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Winter tough on Southcentral turf

When their ice-encrusted lawns finally thawed in late May, property owners living at Homer’s lower elevations found broad…

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Effects of hard winter on area’s fish, game still being assessed

As Homer’s winters go, this past season was a lulu that just seemed to go on forever, with…

Alaska Division of Forestry and Homer Volunteer Fire Department firefighters respond to a brush fire off Alan Drive on Sunday afternoon. The fire started in the yard below the shed. -Photo by John Renck

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Quick response stops half-acre wildfire off East End Road

With the Kenai Peninsula under very high to extreme fire danger, a prompt response by Alaska Division of…

Workers with United Technologies Inc. work on a distribution line on Bayview Avenue on Tuesday. -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Enstar gas line build-out — questions answered

Anyone wondering about the progress of the Enstar Natural Gas trunk and distribution lines on the lower Kenai…

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Assembly keeps habitat law on the books

It boiled down to science vs. emotion and personal property rights vs. communist encroachment by the United Nations…

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National Association of Realtors joins anadromous stream fight

Mail found in boxes around the borough last week included the National Association of Realtors’ take on the…

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No changes in derby mean there’s still a lot of ways to win

Let’s hear it for the women anglers leading the 2013 Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby.  On May 27, April…

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Volunteers needed as city prepares to host governor’s picnic July 25

The annual governor’s summer picnics started in 1959 when Alaska became the 49th state. A full page ad…

A photo shows the suspicious device found at Homer High School. The object taped to it appears to be a video camera battery and has the words “HHS Video” written on it.                             -Photo provided, Homer Police Department

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Hearing continued to June 27 in fake bomb case

A preliminary hearing was continued last Thursday for Zachary Fraley, the Homer High School student charged with first-degree…