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Do the math, Homer can’t afford new public safety building

With the recent revelations that the State of Alaska instead of making money on our oil this year,…

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Brothers plead not guilty

KENAI — In an unusual arraignment hearing held Tuesday afternoon at the Kenai Courthouse, two brothers charged with…

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Cabin Fever Variety Show benefits Anchor Point library

The public is invited to the Cabin Fever Variety Show, an annual fundraising event for the Anchor Point…

Engine trouble brings TOTE ship into bay

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Engine trouble brings TOTE ship into bay

It was probably the shortest job in the business. Marine pilot Captain Donal Ryan took the M/V Midnight…

A bald eagle strikes a distinguished pose while sitting on a light pole near the Homer Spit Trail on Tuesday afternoon. Although feeding eagles is banned in Homer, bird watchers and photographers can still see eagles on the Spit.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

The Betster always finds the Lower 48 response to a big East Coast blizzard amusing. If a winter…

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Rasmuson offers grants to writers, other artists

Artists working in the media of choreography, crafts, folk and traditional arts, literary arts/scriptworks, and performance art can…

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Chugach Arts Council seeks pet, animal art

Chugach Arts Council in Seward invites artists and arts groups to join in “Art With a Heart” art…

Sports

‘Miracle’ helps fund ice arena

The Homer Hockey Association invites the public to a showing of “Miracle,” the 2004 docudrama about the U.S.…

Children and adults roast marshmallows and stand around a bonfire at the kickoff for the Big Read last Friday at the Homer Public Library parking lot. Ray Bradbury’s dystopian science fiction novel about firemen who burn books, “Fahrenheit 451,” is the featured novel. -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Big Read, big ideas

“Fahrenheit 451 – The temperature at which book paper catches fire and burns…”  On Friday night a crowd…

Mariner senior Aspen Daigle, 14, skis to a ninth-place overall finish on the Government Peak ski trails at the Colony Invite.-Photo by Jana Davis

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Skiers find snow, fast times in valley

The Mariner ski team took to the snow at the Colony Invite at Government Peak ski trails in…

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Wrestlers go to mat in ‘Rubber Chicken Classic’

More than 100 middle school wrestlers, including athletes from Chapman, Homer and Voznesenka, participated in the Rubber Chicken…

Kiril Sanarov, 21, scores for the Mariners Jan. 22 game against the Kenai Kardinals in Soldotna. Sanarov scored a total of four goals during the game.-Photo by Tracey Tillion

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Mariners claim 7-1 victory on ice over Kards

Following on the heels of a disappointing 3-2 loss to the SoHi Stars played before hometown fans Jan.…

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Court Report

Court records show the following actions taken in Homer District Court through Jan. 23: Judgments Alexander W. McFarland,…