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Homer Police Report

Sept. 11 A caller at 1:02 p.m. reported an unwanted person in a West Hill Road home. Police…

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Homer Fire Report

Sept. 14-20 Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to 19 medical calls.

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Anchor Point Fire and Emergency Services Report

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

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Bennett Thomas Switzer

Bennett Thomas Switzer was born at 9:37 a.m. Sept. 15, 2015, at South Peninsula Hospital to Brittani and…

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Announcements

Trust Training Cooperative in cooperation with Hands of Peace/AVP Alaska presents a Conflict Resolution / Alternatives to Violence…

While birch trees have turned yellow, a moose finds some greenery left to graze on along the side of West Hill Road on Tuesday morning. -photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

In the past week, the weather has ranged from toasty warm to rain with a chance of seagulls…

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Ochoa hustles across finish line

Nearly 60 people participated in Sunday’s Halibut Hustle, a 5-K race that started at Land’s End. Sponsored by…

Sports In Brief

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Sports In Brief

Homer defeats Redington, 66-0 The host Homer football team rolled to a 66-0 victory over Redington Sr. junior…

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School Events

Big Fireweed Academy Sept. 24: Open House and Harvest Festival, 4 – 5:30 p.m. Oct. 7: Picture Day,…

Falcom Greear, performing in the October 2014 production of “Les Miserables.”

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Homer High singer selected to be part of national ensemble

Falcom Greear’s musical talent has been a known fact in Homer for years: when he was just 10…

Students at Little Fireweed enjoy Partner Reading Time under a new mural in the library. The mural was completed this summer by local artists.

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Fireweed mural inspires young readers

The beginning readers at Little Fireweed now have something to look up at between exploring books during Partner…

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Farmers Market

This is it. As predictable as fireweed fluff, it comes to this every year.  The last official day…

photo by Annie Rosenthal

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Rolling Into Fall

Yellow birches and crimson fireweed bring a dash of color to Kachemak Bay scenery, as seen from the…