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Homer Fire

March 14-20 Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to 12 medical calls, one smoke investigation and one fire…

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Anchor Point Fire and Emergency Services

March 14-20 Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to three medical calls.

Obituaries

Donna Mae Chapman

Donna Mae Chapman Feb. 21, 1936-March 12, 2016 Donna Mae (Brown) Chapman, 80, died Saturday, March 12, 2016,…

Kathy Roberts

Obituaries

Mary Kathleen Roberts

Mary Kathleen Roberts Dec. 11, 1950-March 18, 2016 Long-time Alaska resident Kathy Roberts (Mary Kathleen McGlinchy-Roberts), 65, died…

Charles M. Rockett

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Charles M. Rockett

Charles M. Rockett April 11, 1952-March 2, 2016 Anchor Point resident Mr. Charles Michael Rockett, 63, died Wednesday,…

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Hayden Marie Toner

Hayden Marie Toner was born at 12:13 a.m. March 19, 2016, at South Peninsula Hospital to Carissa and…

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Annoumcements

Girl Scout troops will be selling cookies in Homer from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Redden Marine-Kachemak Gear…

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Cultivation licenses lead pot applications

ANCHORAGE — The first batch of marijuana business license applications is available to the public, and so far…

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Bills propose adding legislators to gas line board

JUNEAU — Two Republican lawmakers want to add legislative oversight to the board of an organization that plays…

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Special legislative session on budget may be called

JUNEAU — Alaska Gov. Bill Walker said he is willing to call the Legislature into a special session…

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More bad news for state’s finances

Not surprisingly, Alaska’s fiscal picture got worse with the March 21 release of the 2016 Spring Revenue Forecast.…

Halibut season opens; SE fleet already lands 260,000 lbs.

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Halibut season opens; SE fleet already lands 260,000 lbs.

A little more than three days into the 2016 halibut season, Area 2C, Southeast Alaska, has had the…

The Easter Bunny arrives by Maritime Helicopters at a previous Easter Egg Hunt at the Homer Elks Lodge. The aerial arrival of the Easter Bunny has been a longtime tradition for the Elks Easter event.-Homer News file photo

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Homer’s Best Bets

To seasoned Alaskans it should come as no surprise that spring started with a pleasant little flurry of…