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    Mike Navarre
    Navarre: Health care tops his concerns
    By McKibben Jackinsky • September 17, 2014 6:20 pm

    Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre is no stranger to campaigns. All told, this is his tenth, including his years…

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    Using a piece of plywood and oil that washed up on the beach at Mars Cove for “ink,” Homer artist Mavis Muller created this sign to encourage cleanup volunteers at the cove.-Photos courtesy of Mavis Muller
    Exxon Valdez oil spill response spurs area residents...
    By McKibben Jackinsky • March 19, 2014 5:13 pm

    Editor’s note: With 2014 marking the Homer News’ 50th anniversary, it’s the perfect time to look at Homer’s past. This…

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    High waves splash against rocks at the entrance to the Homer Harbor.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News
    Wind storm knocks out power in Homer, peninsula
    By BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG • February 7, 2014 12:44 pm

    A wind storm that blew in Thursday night has knocked out power throughout the Kenai Peninsula. As of 2:20 p.m.,…

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    Spring-like weather sidelines skiers
    Spring-like weather sidelines skiers
    January 29, 2014 3:53 pm

    The Homer High School Mariner cross country ski team was dealt a change of plans last weekend, when warm weather…

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    ASMI fights rumors of tainted Alaska fish
    ASMI fights rumors of tainted Alaska fish
    By Cristy Fry • January 29, 2014 1:09 pm

    The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is waging an informational campaign against persistent rumors online and in social media that Alaska…

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    Matthew Myer reads a poem he wrote inspired by Douglas Dean’s photo, “The Forgotten Piece,” shown projected next to him, at the First Friday opening of the PhotoVoice exhibit.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
    Young photographers explore issue of teen alcohol use
    By Michael Armstrong • January 9, 2014 12:02 pm

    Whether it’s looking at the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, the impact of climate change or living with the tides, Homer…

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    Doug Yang, left, and his grandfather, Joseph Randolph, right, prepare to snowshoe at Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies’ Wynn Nature Center bonfire on Sunday, with the help of Loretta Brown of CACS.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News
    Winter Sundays warmer with Wynn’s bonfires
    By McKibben Jackinsky • January 8, 2014 3:43 pm

    Oh, what a difference a few hundred feet in elevation can make. At sea level Sunday, it was spring-like. Green…

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    Joe Edwards of Houston, Texas, watches as his king salmon weights in at 16.2 pounds at the Douglas Harbor for the Golden North Salmon Derby in August of 2011. Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Juneau said the 28-inch size limit for chinook salmon, while intended as a conservation measure, may be removing fast-growing fish from the population over time.
    A king without a crown: Chinook vulnerable to...
    By Abby Lowell • December 31, 2013 5:25 pm

    Editor’s note: This is the ninth in the Morris Communications series “The case for conserving the Kenai king salmon.” Alaska’s…

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    Borough on standby for approaching storm
    Borough on standby for approaching storm
    By McKibben Jackinsky • November 8, 2013 1:19 pm

    With a storm headed from Russia toward Southcentral Alaska, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Incident Management Team is on standby. “Our…

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    In Brief
    In Brief
    July 24, 2013 5:04 pm

    Teen killed in ATV accident A 15-year-old died in a Clam Gulch all-terrain vehicle accident Saturday. According to a Monday…

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    Announcements
    Announcements
    May 29, 2013 5:07 pm

    The Office of Children’s Services is conducting a resource family orientation on Thursday, May 30, from 6-8 p.m. at the…

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    Announcements
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    May 22, 2013 4:47 pm

    The Seldovia Chamber of Commerce holds its fifth annual Human Powered Fishing Derby on Memorial Day weekend. The derby runs…

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