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Tips on tomatoes and slugs

Friend and neighbor Sharon Baur has a delightful greenhouse. It is the perfect size for a small family.…

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Can Homer be more accessible?

On my way to the late Homer Farmers Market today, I met a couple of first-time visitors to…

Lauren Kuhns at the Humpy’s Marathon Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017 in Anchorage, Alaska. She won the race — and her first marathon — with a time of 3 hours, 17 minutes and 37 seconds. (Photo provided)

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Kuhns wins Humpy’s Marathon

Running in her first marathon ever — and her first run more than 18 miles — 2017 Homer…

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Years Ago

20 years ago in the Homer News The Department of Environmental Conservation closed down all commercial shellfish harvesting…

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Local Swimming wraps up for summer, gears up for big Fall

Kachemak Swim Club grew by almost 40 percent last school year and is expecting another banner year in…

Community

Town Crier

Kachemak Bay Birders’ next meeting will be at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28, at the Islands and Ocean…

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Cops and Courts

Information about fire, police and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases. Anchor…

Pet of the Week: Lucy

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Pet of the Week: Lucy

Pet of the Week Meet Lucy! She is a 5-year-old female. How is this dog still here? She’s…

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Olivia Marie Day

Olivia Marie Day was born at 8:09 a.m. Aug. 18, 2017, at South Peninsula Hospital to James and…

Guro Kurt P. Leffler II, left, head coach of K-Bay Martial Athletics, takes some practice swings from Elliott Greet at the Aug. 16 Youth After School Activities and Programs event sponsored by K-Bay Community Youth and Activities Coalition. (Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, for the Homer News)

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What to do after school? Homer comes up with answers

In October 2016, parents took notice when the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District announced cutbacks due to declining…

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Best Bets

Brace yourselves: the school year is coming. Gone are the mornings when a Homerite can drive through town…

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Cops and Courts

Information about fire, police and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases. Anchor…

Outdoors & Recreation

Freeze fish whole for cleaning later

Throughout the currently slumbering spring and presently aging summer, this column has touched on subjects such as fish…