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Teens speak out on teen drinking

It’s one thing to hear what adults have to say about the use of alcohol by Homer teens.…

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Council to chew on two food tax proposals

At the regular meeting of the Homer City Council on Monday, two council members — Bryan Zak and…

The five Jansen siblings, shown with their parents — Don; Olivia, 4; Mitchel, 6 months; Savannah, 10; Beth; Isabella, 7; and Mercedes, 17 — chose to use their earnings from a garage sale to make Thanksgiving brighter for others.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Residents embrace spirit of Thanksgiving holiday

The annual holiday season starts Thursday with turkey and ends with bubbly drinks on New Year’s Day. During…

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Buccaneer makes progress; one tideland permit OK’d

Buccaneer Energy on Tuesday announced that work on its jack-up rig in the Homer Harbor is nearing completion…

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Legislative leadership lines up for the upcoming session

  Re-elected to serve in the 28th Alaska Legislature, representing House District 30, Rep. Paul Seaton, R-Homer, will…

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Cool beans

Linda Tannehill of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, points out the energy costs for different…

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Man found dead at Skyline overlook

A 20-year-old Homer man was found dead on Friday morning in his car parked at a Skyline Drive…

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No excuse to mark Thanksgiving alone in Homer

The Thanksgiving countdown has begun. Seven days from now families and friends will sit down to meals of…

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Comments sought on heli-skiing in state parks

In summer, thousands of visitors hike, raft, fish and camp in Kachemak Bay State Park and Kachemak Bay…

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Statistics: Homer High students good kids

Editor’s Note: How rigorously do Homer High School officials enforce rules against drinking by students and student athletes?…

A steppe bison horn and partial skull found by A. J. Weber adds new information about the area’s history.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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More pieces of peninsula’s puzzling past fall into place

A find here and a find there is one thing. Put all those finds together and a picture…

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Honoring those who served

Led by a U.S. Coast Guard Color Guard, the Veterans’ Day Parade heads down the Sterling Highway on…

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Health fair exhibitors

Alzheimer’s Resource of Alaska Information about healthy aging vs. Alzheimer’s and free memory screenings Baha’i Faith of Homer…