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Homer schools gain students at start of year
Homer area schools are seeing an unexpected increase in enrollment from previous years at the start of the…
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School Briefs
School Events Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Fireweed Academy Sept. 8: Fireweed Harvest Festival, 5 p.m., and Meet…
Outdoors & Recreation
Reeling ‘Em In wraps up another season
Well, it’s that time again. The sunset of summer is beginning to slide further into the expanding dusk…
Community
Don’t be afraid to move your plants around
I went to a friends garden this week because she is frustrated with what she has going on.…
Community
Years Ago
20 years ago in the Homer News A Minnesota angler won the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby with a…
Sports
Swim and dive triathlon raise money to help cover team travel expenses
Swim and dive starts up this week with the Homer Invite on Friday, Sept. 9 and Saturday, Sept.…
Sports
Upcoming youth sports events
Upcoming events • Swim and dive hold the Homer Invite on Friday, Sept. 9 and Saturday, Sept. 10.…
Community
Cops and Courts
Information about fire, police and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases. Anchor…
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Anchor Point gets new dentist
Anchor Point has a new dentist. Dr. Brandon Astin began working with Dr. Ryan Abbott, at the dental…
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Maritime job training opportunities available
Maritime apprenticeship offers job opportunities The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development is revitalizing a job training…
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Market the place to stock up to make those old family recipes
I take inventory of the kinds of veggies being sold at the Homer Farmers Market every week. This…
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Permanent Fund grows 1.35 percent in FY 2016
The Permanent Fund unofficially grew a modest 1.35 percent on a $52.8 billion portfolio in fiscal year 2016,…
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Thanks to cooperative efforts, Homer gets new ambulance
Who genuinely wants to be in an ambulance? When one is necessary, however, having the most reliable form…