Sports

More fish than anglers

If the Homer Elks annual winter king salmon derby is a good way to tell the changing of…

Mariners Molly Mitchell, 452, Megan Pitzman, 451, and Alex Mosley, 453, run in the girls varsity 123A state cross-country championship in Anchorage on Saturday. The Homer girls team earned a state championship title and the boys scored a third-place finish.-Photo by Jim Wolfe

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Mariner XC girls crowned state champs

Hats off to the Homer Mariner varsity girls cross country team who just earned the 2014 123A state…

Mariners Jane Rohr, 10, and Maryhana Bowe, 4, send the ball back to the Cordova side of the net.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer New

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Volleyball wins, losses mark weekend action

It was a mix of highs and lows for the Mariners varsity volleyball team last week. After winning…

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School Events

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Oct. 16: The Great Alaska ShakeOut “Drop, Cover and Hold On” earthquake drill,…

Originally opened in 1989, Homer Flex High School has been located at the corner of Ben Walter Lane and East End Road since 1997. -Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Homer Flex High School: Changing lives

With almost 39 years in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, Karen Wessel is in her 18th year…

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Pet of the Week

A passel of puppies: What’s not to love? These 9-week-old red heeler/cocker spaniel mix pups are playful, fun…

Community

Court Reports

Court records show the following actions taken in Homer District Court through Oct. 6: Judgments John S. Anderson…

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State Trooper Reports

Sept. 30 Alaska State Troopers at 12:28 p.m. went to Nikolaevsk for a report of vandalism. Troopers said…

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Homer Police Reports

Sept. 29 A caller at 8:13 a.m. reporter furniture and other items stolen from a Homer Spit building.…

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Fire Company Reports

Anchor Point Fire and Emergency Services Sept. 29- Oct. 5 Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to four…

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Announcements

Kachemak Emergency Service Area Board holds its regular monthly board meeting at 7 p.m. today at the Kenai…

Status quo on trawl bycatch unacceptable

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Status quo on trawl bycatch unacceptable

The summer of 2014 represented a different kind of summer for Alaska fishermen. While commercial halibut fishermen have…

Trip to big city always makes home look good

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Trip to big city always makes home look good

I hold a trip to Anchorage in the same esteem as a “pick up poop patrol” in a…