News
Minimum wage now $8.75 an hour
JUNEAU — Alaska’s minimum wage increased to $8.75 an hour Tuesday, giving a pay increase to thousands of…
News
Maw withdraws name as nominee for Board of Fish
Gov. Bill Walker’s shakeup of the Alaska Board of Fisheries is off to a rough start. Montana Fish,…
News
Public to testify on borough ordinance prohibiting marijuana grow operations
Southern Kenai Peninsula residents will be able to testify by teleconference on Kenai Peninsula Borough Ordinance 2015-02, prohibiting…
Community
Pet of the Week
Four-month-old Terra is a busy little girl. Run here, run there, check out this, sniff at that. This…
News
Event connects women of faith
There will be a Christian women’s conference next weekend at Faith Lutheran Church in Homer. The two-day event…
Crime & Justice
Kenai man gets 12 years in 2010 car crash fatality
A Kenai man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for causing the death of a Washington,…
News
Pot: What’s legal, what’s not
Editor’s note: In this two-part series, the Homer News looks at what Ballot Measure 2 means. This week…
News
Carnival gets to heart of Homer winter
D espite gray skies, there were brilliant smiles last weekend as residents turned out to celebrate the Homer…
Community
Artists present interactive video workshop
Anchorage artists Christopher Jette and Becky Kendall present a workshop from 1-4 p.m. Feb. 28 at Bunnell Street…
Community
Bunnell holds masquerade ball
Bunnell Street Arts Center holds “Marie Antoinette’s Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball” from 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Saturday at Second…
Community
Novelists discuss dystopian worlds
As part of the Big Read for Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451,” the Friends of the Homer Public Library…
Community
Show features hockey as art
For February’s First Friday the Bunnell Street Arts Center unveiled its latest exhibit, a fierce show of ice…
News
Anchor Point Snow Rondi: a Time to “Let Loose”
Lack of snow isn’t enough to stop Anchor Point residents when it comes to their annual Snow Rondi.…