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Student News Homer High School senior John Walsworth has been nominated to the U.S. Air Force Academy in…

Paul Banks Elementary School student Alana Prescott uses the school playground to deliver her “read alot” message.-Photo provided

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Students read for clues in missing-book mystery

There’s nothing quite like a Paul Banks Elementary School readathon. Each year faculty and staff put their heads…

Kimberly Abbott-Photo provided

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Fourth-graders dominate Chapman spelling bee

Move over fifth-, sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders. At Chapman School, it’s the fourth-graders that know how to use…

Get ready for a weekend of fun

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Get ready for a weekend of fun

OK, People. It’s time. Homer Winter Carnival is here, and everything it’s always been is back, plus four…

No room in our town for inn — a mistake of biblical proportion

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No room in our town for inn — a mistake of biblical proportion

When you visit paradise, the last few hours of your last day you begin to feel a sense…

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Brown Bears show big hearts

Hockey bags are big. They hold a lot of gear. You could fit a whole person in one…

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Grant recipient says thanks

I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to The Homer Farmers…

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Sculpture of Asaiah fitting

Something is as upside down as the weather. We have somebody funding one of the state’s best sculptors…

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Hoping Alice’s will reopen soon

Dear English Bay Tribal Council,  I am writing you on behalf of your decision to relinquish your ties…

Crime & Justice

Teen to talk about human trafficking

Recently I traveled up the road to receive an intensive GEMS (Girls Educational Mentoring Services) training on the…

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Trial delayed in Restarits case

A trial scheduled this week in the case of Anthony Resetarits and Joseph Resetarits has been delayed until…

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Fire danger warning issued

The National Weather Service Alaska on Wednesday issued a red flag warning for the western Kenai Peninsula from…

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Palmer teen arrested after 63-mile chase

ANCHORAGE (AP) — Alaska State Troopers say a 17-year-old Palmer boy has been arrested after leading officers on…