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New method leads to lower oil production predictions

By ELWOOD BREHMER Morris News Service – Alaska There is good news and bad news when it comes…

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Sanding the beach?

A city worker spreads sand at the Mariner Park parking lot on the Homer Spit last Friday. Cold…

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Homer artist holds residency in January

Homer artist Mandy Bernard is the January artist in residence at Bunnell Street Arts Center. Bernard’s textile work…

Mars, upper left, and Venus, lower right, flank the moon at sunset about 5:40 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2. On New Year's Day, Venus had been opposite the horns of the crescent moon and within 1.5 degrees.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

So far, 2017 has started serenely — almost too serenely. The Betster did visit a bar over the…

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Community recreation schedule

Jan. 5: Weight room at Homer High School weight room, 6-7:30 a.m. Jan. 5: Weight room at HHS…

Homer's U12 Pee Wee hockey team poses with trophies from the Turkey Shootout. (Top row left to right) Assistant Coach Matt Stineff, Student Coach Hunter Warren, Hunter Green, Izzac Stineff, Micah Williamson, and Head Coach Steve Nevak. (Bottom row left to right) Matfey Reutov, Owen Pitzman, Toby Nevak, Kazden Stineff, Jordan Barrowcliff. (Front) Goalie Josiah Brown.

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Homer Pee Wee hockey team starts ’17 undefeated

Homer’s U12 Pee Wee hockey team’s hard work has been paying off, as the team is currently 8-0-1…

Larsen Klingel reclines in his racing wheelchair and poses for a photo with friends (left to right) Scott and Andy Beardsley. Andy pushed Klingel in the racing wheelchair in the Richmond Marathon in Virginia, qualifying for the 50-and-older category in the Boston Marathon.

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Homer man qualifies for Boston Marathon

Homer resident and Kachemak Land Trust board member Larsen Klingel qualified for the 2018 Boston Marathon without running…

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School Events

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Dec. 23-Jan. 8: No school. Winter vacation. Jan. 9: First day back to…

Homer Sour Girls Natalia Sherwood, Jasmine Kupetz, Evelyn Sherwood, Katie Miller and Jocelyn Stillwell pose for a photo. The girls are currently selling hot chocolate to raise funds for SPARC.

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Kids’ business profits go to help others

The Homer Sour Girls is comprised of five sweet and business-minded girls — 8-year-olds Jocelyn Stillwell, Evelyn Sherwood,…

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Cops and courts

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

Matthew S. Bell

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Matthew S. Bell

June 28, 1973-Dec. 3, 2016 Matthew Soren Bell, 43, died Dec. 6, 2016. Matthew Soren Bell was born…

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Caleb Valor Young

Caleb Valor Young was born at 12:05 p.m. Dec. 27, 2016, at South Peninsula Hospital to Lauralee and…

Jennadean Bateman helps fills "Blessing Bags" with items to donate to homeless teens at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Homer in September.-photo provided

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Community has not forgotten problem of teen homelessness

Community members are working to find solutions for the issue of teen homeless in the Homer area ranging…