Community

Fire Company Report

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

Robert P. ‘Bob’ James

Obituaries

Robert P. ‘Bob’ James

Homer pioneer homesteader Robert P. “Bob” James, 89, died Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, at South Peninsula Hospital. Friends…

Community

Announcements

An organizational meeting for a Parkinson’s Support Group is 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Homer Senior Citizens Center…

Fanny

Community

Pet of the Week

This gorgeous, 6-year old calico Manx has little patience with other cats. She would rather have that lap…

Popeye wrestling begins

Sports

Popeye wrestling begins

A banquet and registration kick off the wrestling season for the Popeye Wrestling Club. The potluck dinner, pizza…

The Homer Mariners begin Regions competition today in Wasilla. The 2014-2015 Mariner team includes, front row from left, Anna Middleton, Ben Kettle, Charlie Menke, Tim Blakely, Jack Heimbold, Markian Polushkin, Riley Swanson, Dimitry Kuzmin, Douglas Dean, Maggie LaRue, Robbie Larson, Kaela Jiron, McKenzie Hill; and, back row from left, Coach John Carlin, Spencer Warren, Marley McGuire, JJ Sonnen, Clem Tillion, Ulian Kuzmin, Anton Kuzmin, Dawson Roberts, Owen Delehanty, Kiril Sanarov, Misael Martushev, Troy Anderson, Hunter Tillion, Danny Wiest, Garrett Butcher, Woape Huffman and Coach Chris Brown.-Stephanie Pitzman

Sports

Mariner Co-Op Hockey at Wasilla Regions

After an action-packed season, the Mariner Co-Op Hockey Team — with skaters from Homer Flex, Homer High, Kachemak…

Sports

No snow, new route for 2015 Ski for Women

Zumba music drowned out the sounds of Super Bowl in Alice’s Champagne Palace loft Sunday afternoon, as Liz…

Members of the Kachemak Swim Club gather around the club’s Head Coach, Neil Romney, for a team cheer Saturday morning, the second day of the 2015 End of the Road meet at the Kate Kuhns Aquatic Center.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

Sports

KSC hammers at ‘End of the Road’ meet

The Kachemak Swim Club Kings notched 65 percent individual PRs, personal records, and 62 percent relay PRs during…

Community

First Friday Events

Bunnell Street Arts Center 106 W. Bunnell Ave. On Hockey, sculpture and other works by Michael Conti 5-7…

Community

TorQ percussion group performs

Canadian quartet TorQ performs on concert marimba and vibraphone in a concert at 8 p.m. Feb. 14 at…

Community

Masquerade mask workshops set

In conjunction with “Marie Antoinette’s Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball,” ticket holders can attend free mask-making workshops from noon-4…

Community

Poems in Place seeks poems

Poems in Place, a collaboration between the Alaska Center for the Book, Alaska State Parks and a steering…

Sports

Ski team preps for Boroughs

The Mariner skiers, who have spent this snow-poor season improvising, are scheduled to do it again this weekend…