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Off season presents different kinds of fishing opportunities on bay Local charters hook into winter
Keith Kalke of Ocean Hunter Charters is one of several Homer captains to offer king salmon charters during the winter.
Governor to ask for construction money Gov. Parnell is advocating a new spending program to create construction jobs across the state by addressing the backlog of deferred maintenance projects for state-owned facilities.
Concord residents Roy and Margie Garcia traveled north to Alaska in August to visit former Concord residents Ed and Terri Mooradian.
Alaska mystery writer's Kate Shugak may be headed for television
Alaska-born Dana Stabenow, best-selling author of the Kate Shugak Alaska P.I., series, is seen in Anchorage, Alaska, Tuesday, Oct.
Homer fisherman wins diehard derby
Anglers try their luck while silver salmon fishing at Ship Creek near downtown Anchorage on Sunday, August 2, 2009.
Have you ever flown across the country and looked down on all the little cities and towns passing below your feet? Traffic flows by on highways, smoke drifts up from chimneys and lights shine from homes as hundreds of million Americans going about their daily lives.
School board sets legislative priorities
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education got some lower-peninsula hospitality on Monday, with a dinner prepared for them by Nikolaevsk School and presentations by Homer Flex and Fireweed Academy at its work session and West Homer Elementary and Chapman School at its regular meeting, both held at Homer High School.
By Naomi Klouda Homer Tribune The 500 clients enrolled in Homer's Women and Infant Children program will see a difference this month when they shop for local foods with WIC certificates.
KPC begins video streaming process technology courses via the Web
In Kenai Peninsula College's continuing quest to deliver course materials to students who are already in the workplace, the school has begun video streaming its process technology courses over the Internet so students working rotation schedules can view the lectures while they are on the North Slope, an oil platform in Cook Inlet, or anywhere else.
Alaska ferry Tustumena back in service
The state ferry Tustumena is back in service after repairs were completed. The ship had a vehicle lift malfunction on Sept.
Mechanical problem takes ferry Tustumena out of service
A mechanical problem has sidelined the state ferry Tustumena in Homer. Alaska Marine Highway System officials say the 45-year-old ship experienced some type of vehicle lift malfunction Sunday night when it was offloading in Seldovia.
All American Completes 83-ft Alaska Ferry
All American Marine, Inc. delivered another 83-ft hydrofoil-assisted aluminum catamaran for operation in Alaska.
Photos courtesy Tania Spurkland - An infant sperm whale beached on Jackalof Bay July 3 likely died from a series of complications caused by a deformed spine.
Volunteers haul 31 bags of trash out of area harbors
More than 40 volunteers collected 31 bags of trash from harbors in Homer, Seldovia, Nanwalek and Port Graham earlier this summer for Cook Inletkeeper's Kachemak Bay Clean Harbors Day, held Aug.
BP will postpone restarting Badami oil field
Don't look for BP to restart production from its troublesome Badami oil field anytime soon.
Coal Village has faded, but interest in history of area still burns
A field near Port Graham hides the marks of a sizable coal town that was established in the 1850s.
Seldovia man found dead in sauna
The Alaska State Medical Examiner last week ordered an autopsy for George Seville, 53, of Seldovia, after he was found dead in a neighbor's sauna.
Coal Village faded, but coal interest still burns
A field near Port Graham hides the marks of a sizable coal town that was established in the 1850s.
Nurses' role increasing in schools
This isn't your daddy's school system. Or your mama's. Just ask Naomi Walsworth, supervisor of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District's Health Services.
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