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Man dies in motorcycle crash
A motorcycle crash on Sunday afternoon killed a Homer man. Travis Coffey, 34, died of his injuries at…
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Tustumema’s return delayed again
The return to service of the Alaska State Ferry M/V Tustumena has been delayed again. The Alaska Marine…
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Auction Block claim rejected
An administrative law judge has rejected a claim for Kevin Hogan and the Auction Block against the city…
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Sterling Highway work begins
Traffic is backed up on the Sterling Highway last Friday near Pioneer Avenue as workers replace curb cutouts…
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Bag ban repeal initiative certified for Oct. 1 ballot
Homer City Clerk Jo Johnson certified that a citizen initiative to repeal a plastic bag ban had at…
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Council OKs funds for gas conversions for city buildings
Like a lot of other building owners, the city of Homer has been looking at the natural gas…
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Council postpones action on water-sewer rates
Although it held a second reading and a public hearing on proposed changes to the city water and…
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Relay for Life
Marilyn Parrett, one of the co-chairs of Relay for Life, Homer, takes a lap with others thanking sponsors of the event…
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It’s not just our imagination: Homer is different, say economists
Most of us living here in the Cosmic Hamlet by the Sea have always suspected that we are,…
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Lower peninsula streams closed until July 15
Because of low king salmon runs, an emergency order issued Wednesday by the Alaska Department of Fish and…
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Seldovia: Residents look to future with optimisim
Seldovia’s long history has been marked with highs and lows. Alaska Native groups came to the area to…
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Assembly raises 911 tax to offset cost of service
The Kenai Borough Assembly on Tuesday raised the 911 tax charged on area phone bills by 30 cents…
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Term limits back on table
With many among them up for a third or fourth re-election in 2014 and 2015, members of the…