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Mayor Lord shares updates on Homer Spit Road, expresses support for Western Alaska communities

Local news Chloe Pleznac -
A 22.7-foot high tide earlier this month has created worries about additional high tides forecasted in Homer for November.
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City of Homer hires new fire chief

News Chloe Pleznac -
The new chief will replace former Fire Chief Mark Kirko, who retired in July.
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Seldovia reports drinking water did not meet treatment requirements for August, due to high turbidity levels

Local news Chloe Pleznac -
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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Homer City Council certifies election results, all three incumbents re-elected

Elections Chloe Pleznac -
There were 222 additional absentee in-person, mail-in, and fax email ballots discovered on Monday, after the Canvas Board counted 196 absentee and special needs ballots on Friday.
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Journalists resign after Carpenter Media censors coverage to appease GOP lawmaker

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Homer Republican Rep. Sarah Vance got what she wanted, and now the Kenai Peninsula has four fewer working journalists.
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Alaska GOP Rep. Vance threatens boycott of Homer News over Charlie Kirk coverage

Local news Matt Acuña Buxton -
This story has been updated to more accurately reflect Kirk's quote on how Black women like U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson "do not have brain processing power to be taken seriously.” Extreme-right Republican Rep. Sarah Vance this...
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Creative Currents: ‘Get excited to get cold’ with Tidewater Fleece

Arts and Culture Sam Davenport -
Mandy Smith, owner of Tidewater Fleece, initially began as a way to embrace the cold while staying stylish.
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Misinformed by election officials, American Samoans in Alaska now face prosecution

Courts Victoria Petersen -
Felony charges have swept through Whittier’s American Samoan community after an anonymous complaint prompted a state investigation. The residents are U.S. nationals, and community leaders say they were provided incorrect guidance by election officials.
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Creative Currents: Pushing through the nerves with Lizzie Guillot

Arts and Culture Sam Davenport -
When Wasilla singer-songwriter Lizzie Guillot began consistently going to open mics in Anchorage, she challenged herself to play new material.
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Creative Currents: No shortage of inspiration with Resurrection Bae 

Arts and Culture Sam Davenport -
Clay artist and jewelry maker Sadie Allen says she has never had an issue coming up with ideas.
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