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Homer breathes sigh of relief

By a 3-to-1 margin, Proposition 1 easily passed in a special election on Tuesday. The measure diverts into…

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Prop 1 easily passes

By a 3-to-1 margin, Proposition 1, the vote to divert into the general fund sales taxes collected through…

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Prop 1 campaign legal

A low-budget campaign by the city of Homer to influence the outcome of Proposition 1 appears to follow…

Dr. Rob Downey, assistant medical director for South Peninsula Hospital’s Long Term Care home, speaks at a discussion of “Being Mortal” on Sept. 18 at the Homer Public Library.-Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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‘Being mortal’ stimulates community discussion on dying

Homer’s book clubs often lead to intense discussion among small groups, but it’s not often that a book…

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Prop 1 fuels questions on HART funds

With the vote on Proposition 1 looming next Tuesday, the Homer City Council had many of the issues…

University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen speaks Nov. 11 at a luncheon at Land’s End Resort sponsored by the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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UA looks to return to its roots as it faces challenges

No Kachemak Bay Campus programs are on the chopping block. That’s the good news delivered by University of…

Natalie Hunter, right, measures a dead sea otter Oct. 30 on the Homer Spit near Mariner Park as Mike Coffing, left, takes notes. Hunter, of Wilmington, N.C., is a student in the Kachemak Bay Campus Semester By the Bay program and Coffing is a volunteer with the Alaska SeaLife Center. Hunter collected another dead otter that day and also measured and took tooth samples from a decomposed otter.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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More otters washing up; cause remains unknown

The cause of an unusual number of dead and dying otters winding up on Homer beaches remains unexplained,…

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Outcome of Dec. 1 special election will help shape city’s 2016 budget

In less than two weeks, Homer citizens vote in a special election that will decide the fate of…

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Charge dismissed in ‘pirate’ case

A man witnesses said dressed like a pirate and acted strangely in a Sept. 25 incident at the…

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Probing Homer’s finances

How much has the city of Homer spent this year on bullets? Bandages? Beautification? Toilet paper? A new…

Mayor Beth Wythe

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Wythe to challenge Seaton

Homer Mayor Mary E. “Beth” Wythe has filed a letter of intent to run for representative of House…

Mary E. "Beth" Wythe-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Mayor Wythe running for Alaska Legislature

Homer Mayor Mary E. “Beth” Wythe has filed a letter of intent to run for representative of House…

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Homer man arrested for making hash oil

Once the Alaska Marijuana Control Board’s draft regulations are approved and marijuana processing licenses can be issued, what…