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City worker named wastewater operator of the year
Homer’s lead water distribution and wastewater collection operator has earned a top honor for his work with the…
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Homer residents abandon vehicle in quake chasm
Homer residents got a rough wake up call Friday morning in the form of a 7.0 magnitude earthquake…
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Manufacturing license for new Homer pot shop gets OK from council
A new cannabis operation in Homer is another step closer to having all the licensing it needs in…
Sports
Out of the Office: What are men to rocks and mountains?
I’ve met a lot of addicts since moving to Alaska.
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Superior Court finds borough’s invocation policy unconstitutional
The Alaska Superior Court has ruled against the Kenai Peninsula Borough in a fight over its controversial invocation…
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Motorist drives into Anchor Point Post Office
The Anchor Point Post Office got an unanticipated remodel when a motorist drove through the front of the…
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Light the Night marchers bring addiction and recovery into the light
A few dozen residents and their children worked to shine a little brighter light on substance abuse Saturday…
Education
School board fields questions, accusations about health care plan
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct information about how the school district’s health care committee…
Arts & Entertainment
Get ready for fish, love and music
The organizers of Salmonfest are ready to bring the people of Alaska another three days of “fish, love…
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Few lower peninsula residents comment on hospital service area boundary move
Two proposals that would alter the boundaries of the South Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area are poised to…
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The Pratt’s new gardener wants you to rediscover the many uses of plants
Yarrow Hinnant has long known the many health and subsistence benefits native plants can provide. As the Pratt…
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Homer asks voters to approve sales tax boost to pay for new police station
The city of Homer is again asking residents to approve funding for a new police station — one…
Sports
Homer girls beat Kenai for first time in years; boys suffer loss
Without scoring a goal, the members of Homer High School’s girls soccer team managed to beat Peninsula Conference…
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Council introduces ordinance that would allow marijuana sales on Homer Spit
Retail marijuana stores making their way to the Homer Spit is once again on the table at City…
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Nicolas Petit claims his first T200 victory, third win in a row
Musher Nicolas Petit can finally say he’s won the Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race. By claiming the top…
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T-200 takes off
They come in a variety of colors, sizes and abilities, but sled dogs have at least one thing…
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First Homer baby of 2018 comes late for the New Year, early for her family
Brooke Addison Buzga has the distinction of being the first baby born in South Peninsula Hospital in the…
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Local man starts Flying Spaghetti Monster congregation in response to borough assembly’s invocation policy
Ever since the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly’s controversial policy regarding invocations before meetings was updated and finalized in…
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Homer’s Meals on Wheels program gets new Subaru after winning grant
Those who are signed up to get daily deliveries from the Homer Senior Citizens Center’s Meals on Wheels…