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Cans and bottles of beer litter the floor at the East End Grog Shop after Sunday’s 7.1 magnitude earthquake. -Photo by Anna Frost, Homer News

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Big quake causes very little damage

The lower Kenai Peninsula continued cleaning up this week and reassessing disaster plans after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake…

The East End Grop shop smells of alcohol, partially a result of their beer-soaked walk-in cooler. Bottles fell over, and the cases on the bottom layer of the stacks were crushed, releasing a pool of beer onto the floor.-Photo by Anna Frost, Homer News

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Quake rattles Homer, breaks bottles, plates; no major damage

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 1:30 a.m. Sunday started with a short, sharp shock and kept rolling for…

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Court Report

Court records show the following actions taken in Homer District Court through Jan. 15: Judgments Billy R. Gardner,…

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Trooper Report

Jan. 8 Alaska State Troopers at 8:48 a.m. received a “report every dangerous driver immediately” complaint that then…

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Homer Police Report

Jan. 11 A person at 11:27 a.m. made a 911 call of a car crash with damages on…

Sassy

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Pet of the Week

Sassy is a classic silver lynx-point Siamese cat. Maybe 1-year-old, this girl is affectionate, playful and would do…

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Kachemak Emergency Services

Jan. 11-17 Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to six medical calls.

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Homer Fire

Jan. 11-17 Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to 10 medical calls and one fire call.

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Anchor Point Fire and Emergency Services

Jan. 11-17 Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to four medical calls and two fire calls.

Obituaries

Eva Saulitis

Eva Saulitis May 10, 1963-Jan. 16, 2016 Eva Saultis, 52, died Jan. 16, 2016, at her home in…

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Arvell M. Dinwiddie

Arvell M. Dinwiddie Nov. 11, 1925-Jan. 11, 2016 Former Homer resident Arvell Dinwiddie, 90, died Monday, Jan. 11,…

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Joseph Theodor Smith

Joseph Theodor Smith Dec. 8, 1930-Jan. 9, 2016 Joseph Theodor Smith, 85, of Ninilchik died Jan. 9, 2016,…

Nelda Calhoun

Obituaries

Nelda Calhoun

Nelda Calhoun Nov. 4, 1924-Nov. 27, 2015 Nelda A. Calhoun, 91, a longtime respected member of the Homer…