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Jury acquits Homer man on kidnapping, assault charges
After two-and-a-half days of deliberation last week, a Homer jury last Friday morning found a Homer man not…
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Micciche holds first Homer town hall meeting
In a town hall meeting last Friday that was part Q & A and part roundtable discussion, District…
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Jury rules in favor of police
A federal civil jury last Thursday exonerated three Homer Police officers and the city that employs them. In…
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Endeavour gets shipping certificate; spill plan delayed
The jack-up rig Endeavour-Spirit of Independence received one of its certifications that will allow it to move soon…
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Homer fish, game panel seeks more community involvement
With the Alaska Board of Game meeting coming up March 15 to 19 in Kenai, the Homer Fish…
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Trial in highway shooting postponed
The trial of an Anchor Point woman accused of shooting at an Alaska Wildlife Trooper on the Sterling…
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Trial delayed in kidnapping case
It wasn’t only that the defendant’s lawyer said he wasn’t ready to go to trial next week in…
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Holland America’s Amsterdam to visit Homer in 2014
Although Holland America has no scheduled visits to Homer this summer, the cruise ship company announced last week…
Community
St. Pat’s Day Scavenger Hunt: A fun fundraiser for 29 years
Like a lot of Homer history, the origins of the St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt are shrouded in…
Arts & Entertainment
‘The Things They Carried’ author says writing about Vietnam was way to ‘salvage that waste’
Lies, two-headed boys and hope. Out of the shared experience of Tim O’Brien’s Big Read book, “The Things…
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No foul play suspected in Ninilchik woman’s death
The state medical examiner has ruled out foul play or anything suspicious in the case of a Ninilchik…
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Planning commission chair resigns
The chairperson of the Homer Advisory Planning Commission, Shelly Erickson, resigned last month. In a letter dated Feb.…
Arts & Entertainment
First Friday Events
By coincidence, common themes sometimes happen at new shows opening at Homer galleries. This month, that theme is…