Wayne E. Jones

Obituaries

Wayne E. Jones

Alaskan Pioneer and longtime Homer resident Wayne E. Jones, 89, died Thursday, May 8, 2014 in Homer.  Wayne…

Larry E. Wilshusen

Obituaries

Larry E. Wilshusen

Larry Eldon Wilshusen, 79, died Thursday, Sept. 18, 2013, in Marysville, Calif., of natural causes. In his last…

Richard Herz

Obituaries

Richard Herz

Richard Herz, 82, of Baker City. Calif., died peacefully at home on June 7, 2013. There will be…

Community

Alice Rene Grobarek

Alice Rene Grobarek was born at 4:09 a.m. May 17, 2014, at South Peninsula Hospital to Gene and…

Community

Isabella Marisol Munoz

Isabella Marisol Munoz was born at 11:22 a.m. May 14, 2014, at home to Tashina and Martin Munoz.…

Community

Announcements

The American Legion Post 16 Auxiliary is providing poppies from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Safeway. People are…

Ivan Meganack, Nick Kvasnikoff and Brent Guarin Escolta cross the finish line of the Homer Torch Run on Saturday. “When I saw them coming across the finish holding the torch together, I saw everything the special olympics stands for,” said photographer Russell Campbell.

Sports

Torch Run draws crowd of runners, walkers in Homer, around state

Seventh-five people crossed the starting line of the 5k Homer Special Olympic Torch Run on Saturday, one part…

Mariner Aspen Daigle, left, fights for possession of the ball against Seward player on Friday.-Photo by Shannon Reid

Sports

Girls soccer turns tables, notches victories

Last weekend’s sunny weather ignited great Mariner play with two shutouts against Seward and Soldotna, giving Homer practice…

Kaveh Anderson, left, looks to head the ball to teammate Max Mangue during Saturday’s game.-Photo by Shannon Reid

Sports

Mariner boys hold 10-1 win-loss ratio as team heads into Regions

Homer Mariners conquered Seward and Skyview this weekend with ease, allowing junior varsity players an opportunity for varsity…

Sports

Homer track and field ‘awesome’ at regions

Homer High School Mariners boys track and field team claimed an overall fourth place and the girls third…

Sports

Baseball warms up over weekend

The Mariners varsity and  junior varsity baseball team made a three-stop tour north last week, with stops in…

Sports

Mariners score a softball victory

The Homer Mariners softball team was host to a two-day tournament May 16-17, with varsity and junior varsity…

Homer Middle School returns from Kenai Peninsula Boroughs track and field meet.-Photo by Shannon Reid

Sports

Huskies keep focus on fun, personal bests

Homer Middle School Huskies track and field athletes focused on having fun and reaching their personal bests at…