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    Police respond to 3 unrelated deaths
    Police respond to 3 unrelated deaths
    By McKibben Jackinsky • October 26, 2012 3:18 pm

    The Homer Police Department responded to three unrelated deaths this week. On Sunday, a Homer man checking on his friend,…

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    New council member sworn in
    New council member sworn in
    October 26, 2012 3:16 pm

    Homer City Clerk Jo Johnson, left, swears in new Homer City Council member James Dolma during a special meeting of…

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    Rockfish: One of longest living fish
    Rockfish: One of longest living fish
    By Heather Dalke • October 26, 2012 2:48 pm

    Eating out tonight? The special on the dinner menu may have been born before Alaska became a state. Rockfish are…

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    A sea otter pup was rescued after residents saw it stranded on Kachemak Drive Oct. 17.
    Otter pup rescued after being stranded on road
    By Marcia Lynn • October 26, 2012 2:42 pm

     With the help of many concerned citizens in Homer, a young sea  otter was rescued Wednesday afternoon.  Around 2:30 p.m….

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    Candidates meet in chamber-sponsored debate
    Candidates meet in chamber-sponsored debate
    By McKibben Jackinsky • October 26, 2012 2:39 pm

    With the general election quickly approaching, the two candidates for House District 30 met Tuesday in a debate sponsored by…

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    Parnell joins community discussion
    Parnell joins community discussion
    By McKibben Jackinsky • October 26, 2012 2:37 pm

    Gov. Sean Parnell offered his support and community members young and old came up with an action plan at the…

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    City takes heat on gas line info
    City takes heat on gas line info
    By McKibben Jackinsky • October 26, 2012 2:34 pm

    What kind of information do city residents need before voting on formation of Homer’s Natural Gas Distribution System Special Assessment…

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    Local realtors, brokers featured in television series
    Local realtors, brokers featured in television series
    October 23, 2012 5:17 pm

    Southern Kenai Peninsula television viewers will see some familiar faces on the multi-segment “Buying Alaskan,” scheduled to show on the…

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    Public comment being sought on highway erosion mitigation plan
    Public comment being sought on highway erosion mitigation...
    October 23, 2012 5:16 pm

    The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is seeking comments and information on a proposal to repair bluff erosion…

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    Former Mayor James Hornaday waltzes with council member Francie Roberts at the Homer City Council meeting on Monday night as the Homer Ukulele Group plays. Hornaday laid down his gavel as mayor after swearing-in ceremonies for Mayor Beth Wythe and council members Roberts and Beau Burgess. Roberts was selected mayor pro tempore.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
    Council begins new era
    By BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG • October 23, 2012 5:15 pm

    In a poignant ceremony with three generations of his family watching, Homer Mayor Emeritus James Hornaday pounded the gavel one…

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    Third person charged with sexual assault in Sept. 8 incident
    Third person charged with sexual assault in Sept....
    October 23, 2012 5:12 pm

    BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG STAFF WRITER A third person has been charged in the Sept. 8 incident in which a 17-year-old…

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    City works to answer questions on gas line
    City works to answer questions on gas line
    By BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG • October 23, 2012 5:10 pm

    As property owners ponder whether to support the Homer Natural Gas Special Assessment District, the city held its first two…

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    Gaye Wolfe
    ‘ARTrageous diva’ Gaye Wolfe dies
    By BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG • October 23, 2012 5:07 pm

    In Homer artist Gaye Wolfe’s last show, “ARTrageous Homer: A Human Tapestry,” she painted 14 portraits of artists, musicians and…

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