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The cover of Kate Mitchell’s “The Bag Lady at the End of the Road,” published in 2018 by Wizard Works. (Image provided)

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‘Bag Lady’ tells story of Homer entrepreneur Kate Mitchell

Kate Mitchell’s 2018 memoir, “The Bag Lady at the End of the Road,” shares observations of what it…

Cops and Courts

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Cops and Courts

Information about fire, police and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases.

Pet of the Week: Rambo

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Pet of the Week: Rambo

Rambo is a 3-month-old male.

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Town Crier

Registration is open for the 2019 Alaska Food Festival and Conference, which takes place on Friday and Saturday,…

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Gabriel Elijah Garvey

Gabriel Elijah Garvey was born at 5:30 a.m. on Feb. 21, 2019 at South Peninsula Hospital to Elizabeth…

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Amari Robert Scott

Amari Robert Scott was born at 8:20 a.m. on Feb. 26, 2019 at South Peninsula Hospital to Aubree…

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Homer’s Rylee Doughty tries to block Tessa Binder from Grace Christian School during a Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 game in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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20 years ago in the Homer News

Members of the Kachemak Bay Masonic Club presented Hospice of Homer with a check for $1,668.08 on Feb. 12, 2019, at the Homer Elks Lodge in Homer, Alaska. From left to right are Michael Hawfield, Vern Miller, Jessica Golden, Beth Graber, Barry Haynes, Grady Svoboda, Erik Groves, Joshua Riley and Tom Stroozas. (Photo provided)

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Masons raise funds for hospice

Kachemak Bay Masonic Club, in cooperation with Homer Elks #2127, held its 4th Annual Masonic Awareness Spaghetti Feed…

Arts Briefs

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Arts Briefs

Choir for Peace seeks art

Lynda Reed appears in the Homer Senior Citizens Inc. Annual Senior Fashion Show last Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, at the Homer Senior Center in Homer, Alaska. The theme of the show was “intergalactic.” This show was a part of the center’s Intergenerational program bringing all ages together to celebrate the senior population. (Photo provided)

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Best Bets

If you’re a working schmo on a regular 9-to-5 schedule, you may have noticed an odd phenomena. On…

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Point of View: RCA failed to save consumers from Enstar excesses

When the State of Alaska granted Enstar Natural Gas Company the exclusive rights to deliver gas to Homer,…