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News from Homer and around the Southern Kenai Peninsula and Northern Gulf of Alaska.
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The free event offers an alternative to the "bar scene" and features costume contests, cash prizes, and a 'Fear Factor' bug-eating contest.
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Local Chambers of Commerce in Homer and Seward are hosting community trick-or-treat events this afternoon on Pioneer Avenue and in the downtown/harbor areas.
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A Homer resident is organizing donations for evacuees from Western Alaska’s coastal villages after Typhoon Halong forced them to relocate to Anchorage and other communities.
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The first wave of mailings began earlier this week.
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The float running parallel to the beach at Jakolof Bay Dock is no longer usable, according to a Tuesday, Oct. 21 public notice from the City of Seldovia, although boaters will still be able to access the beach from the approach.
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The new chief will replace former Fire Chief Mark Kirko, who retired in July.
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A 22.7-foot high tide earlier this month has caused concern about additional high tides forecasted for November, one year after State disaster declaration and road damage.
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222 additional absentee in-person, mail-in, and fax email ballots were discovered on Monday, after the Canvas Board counted 196 absentee and special needs ballots on Friday.
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The City of Seldovia released a public notice on Oct. 8, noting that the city's drinking water did not meet water treatment standards for August.
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The newest collaboration between Pier One Theatre and the Mud Bay Bards will take over the Mariner Theater stage for the next two weekends, starting this Friday.