Community

State Trooper Reports

March 26 Alaska State Troopers cited a 32-year-old Anchor Point man for driving with a license canceled, suspended,…

Community

Homer Police Reports

March 28 A caller at 1:02 p.m. reported a vehicle in a ditch. A caller at 1:36 p.m.…

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Fire Company Reports

Anchor Point Fire and Emergency Services March 31-April 6 Firefighters and emergency medical technicians responded to three medical…

Kristina “Kris” L. Bettes

Obituaries

Kristina ‘Kris’ L. Bettes

Kristina “Kris” L. Bettes, 49, of Winnie, Texas, passed away on Friday, April 4, 2014, after an intense,…

Robert “Bob” P. Moore

Obituaries

Robert ‘Bob’ P. Moore

Robert “Bob” P. Moore, 88, of Homer, Alaska passed away from Alzheimer’s disease on Saturday, April 5, 2014…

Community

Announcements

Kachemak Bay Conservation Society is seeking volunteers to assist at the upcoming Earth Day celebration from noon-6 p.m.…

News

Homeric Traders opens with regular hours starting on Friday

Beginning Friday, Homeric Traders is open for business from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The new business,…

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House panel hears from fish board nominees

The House Fisheries Committee held a short hearing on Gov. Sean Parnell’s appointees to the Board of Fisheries…

Project GRAD students from Kachemak Selo — from left, Ksenia Reutov, Mariania Reutov and Katherine Konev — ask Joel Markis of the University of Alaska Southeast questions about the university’s fisheries technology program during last week’s College, Career and Job Fair at the Kachemak Bay Campus. The fair was a chance for students and the public at large to meet with employers, explore options for a variety of jobs and careers, and learn  more about what the University of Alaska offers in Homer as well as other UA campuses.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Community turns out for college, career fair

The Homer College, Career and Job Fair attracted between 150-200 people last Friday, according to Kim Frost, student…

Kendra Bush-St Louis, right, has started work as the environmental educator for the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.-Photo provided

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Maritime refuge hires environmental educator

Kendra Bush-St. Louis has started work as the new environmental educator for the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge,…

Ron Hyde, CEO of PRL Logistics Inc., stands with wife, Suzy Hyde, in front of a map that was found during the company’s renovation of a Kenai Landing cannery. Hyde expects to begin operating out of the new Kenai branch in about a month.

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Logistics firm renovates old Kenai cannery

Months of renovations and $2 million later, PRL Logistics Inc. CEO Ron Hyde said he expects to be…

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Senate Finance unveils $1.9 billion capital budget

JUNEAU — The Senate Finance Committee unveiled a $1.9 billion capital budget Monday, which co-chair Kevin Meyer said…

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Rio Tinto to give away Pebble Mine project shares

JUNEAU — A major shareholder of a company behind a contentious Alaska mine project on Monday announced it…