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Homer Police Reports

March 10 A person at 1:15 p.m. reported unknown people living in a Jennifer Place rental. Police responded…

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Fire Company Report

Anchor Point Fire and Emergency Services March 10-16 Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to three medical calls.…

Obituaries

Connie Burrer

Longtime Alaska resident Mrs. Connie Burrer, 53, died Sunday, March 2, 2014, at her home in Homer with…

Mitchell ‘Mike’ Stelling

Obituaries

Mitchell M. ‘Mike’ Stelling

Mitchell Murvin (Mike) Stelling, 53, died March 7, 2014, in Anchorage. He was born Feb. 9, 1961 in…

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Sadie Barth

Sadie Barth was born at 3:28 a.m. March 17, 2014, to Amanda and Mike Barth. She weighed 9…

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Alexander Jay Hoxie

Alexander Jay Hoxie was born at 6:55 a.m. March 15, 2014, at South Peninsula Hospital to Ashley Morey…

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Announcements

The Homer Fish and Game Advisory Council holds an informal drop-in workshop on proposal writing from 5-7 p.m.…

Pet of the Week

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Pet of the Week

Robbie’s done his time — two stints in the wrong home with too many other cats. He’d prefer…

A truck drives past waves crashing on the Homer Spit Road last Friday afternoon as the high tide comes in. Winds were 35 to 40 mph with seas up to 7 feet on a 17.6-foot high tide. This weekend’s forecast calls for better weather, with sunshine and temperatures in the low 30s and high 20s.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

Let us suppose you lived in a far northern climate. Let’s say that you expect cold temperatures and…

News

Fish disaster funds on hold until agreement reached

Alaska is set to receive $20.8 million for the 2012 salmon fisheries disasters, but how the money will…

News

Public comments wanted on Arctic policy report

The Alaska Arctic Policy Commission, in releasing its preliminary report, seeks public comment into the work that’s been…

News

Hospital to help enroll in health-care insurance

South Peninsula Hospital is offering walk-in services for enrollment in the health-care insurance marketplace. It will be held…

News

Alaska Senate passes gas pipeline proposal

JUNEAU — The Alaska Senate has voted to advance a proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline project. If approved…