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Public safety building needed

As most people know our city government has certain responsibilities to ensure a prosperous, livable and safe community.…

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Remember to vote Oct. 4

While much of the airways and newspapers focus on the national debate and election, let’s remember our local…

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Assembly ties on planning commission change

In its annual visit to Homer, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly stalled on a revision of the borough’s…

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Courts

Information regarding courthouse activity is taken from logbooks and court-issued forms and may not contain all details of…

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Troopers

Troopers Sept. 10 Alaska State Troopers went to a report of a burglary at Cavalry Baptist Church in…

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Homer Police

Sept. 10 Police at 12:34 a.m. contacted an 18-year-old man driving on Main Street and arrested him for…

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Kachemak Emergency Services

Sept. 12-18 Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to two fire calls.

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Playing for a good cause

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Runa Eleanor Larson

Runa Eleanor Larson was born at 10:58 p.m. Sept. 16, 2016, at South Peninsula Hospital to Emily and…

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Choi Ahra

Choi Ahra was born at 11 p.m. Sept. 14, 2016, at South Peninsula Hospital to Kim Ji Hun.…

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Feeding natural curiosity improves reading

Each month, this column will feature tips on how to include everyday literacy in your family’s daily routine…

Nadine Pence smiles at her 100th birthday party at the Homer Senior Center on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016. Pence's great-granddaughter - still unnamed - was born in Anchorage on her birthday.  Pence was born in Ottawa, Kansas, on Sept. 20, 1916. She came to Homer in 1933. Her late husband, Edward, was a territorial police officer. She offered some advice for living a long life. "Just keep going," she said. "Don't let 'em get you down."

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Homer’s Best Bets

Almost as regular as the closure of businesses on the Spit and the last cruise ship of the…

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HEA member has lots of questions about deregulation of Homer Electric

Providing electric service to HEA members is not a simple job. That is one reason that HEA is…