News
Elks holds holiday party for local Coast Guard
The Homer Elks Lodge #2127 on Dec. 14, 2017, held its second annual U.S. Coast Guard Holiday Appreciation…
News
Chamber unveils new tourism guide cover
A full house of members attended the annual meeting of the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center…
Community
Best Bets
“For a brief moment Sunday, the southernmost tip of Alaska was warmer than the southernmost tip of Florida.”…
Community
Mountainfilm fest returns for 16th year
The Telluride Mountainfilm Festival is returning to Homer once again, for the 16th time, to share tales of…
Community
Pets of the Week: Neveah
Pet of the Week Meet Neveah, a 3-year-old female cat who the shelter staff first met in November.…
Obituaries
Edgar P. Bailey 1937-Jan. 14, 2018
Edgar P. Bailey 1937-Jan. 14, 2018 Edgar P. Bailey, 80, died peacefully in his sleep on Jan. 14,…
Outdoors & Recreation
Kayak building class keeps ancient Inuit art alive
I gently set my new skin-on-frame sea kayak into the Mariner Slough, and then shoehorned myself into the…
Community
Brooke Addison Buzga
Brooke Addison Buzga was born at 8:29 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018 at South Peninsula Hospital in Homer…
Announcements
Town Crier
Kachemak Emergency Service Area Board will be holding their regular monthly board meeting at 7 p.m. today, Jan.…
News
School briefs
Homer High School: Saturday, Jan. 13 — Wrestling awards banquet at 4 p.m. at Best Western. Monday, Jan.…
Sports
Guest commentary: Girls basketball ready for another season
Editor’s note: Homer High School Lady Mariner Rylyn Todd will be writing this season from a student athlete’s…
News
Let’s not be our own worst enemy in developing ANWR
We owe a huge debt of gratitude to our Congressional Delegation Senator Lisa Murkowski, Senator Dan Sullivan, and…
News
Letters
Don’t shoot into the air Nothing says Happy New Year like the sound of a speeding bullet flying…