Elections
Lowney withdraws from council race
Homer City Council candidate Deb Lowney announced Wednesday that she no longer intends to run for one of…
News
Homer to host harbormaster conference Sept. 11-14
The city of Homer will be the host of the 44th Semi-Annual Pacific Coast Congress of Harbormasters and…
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Rise for Climate, Jobs and Justice rally and march is Saturday
A march and rally, Rise for Climate, Jobs and Justice, will be held starting at noon Saturday, at…
Crime & Justice
Police bust two in car thefts
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify the circumstances regarding witnesses who had knowledge of a…
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Cycle Logical holds grand opening on Friday
Cycle Logical bicycle shop holds its grand opening celebration Friday at its new location on Pioneer Avenue. A…
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Kachemak Bay Wooden Boat Festival is this weekend
The Kachemak Bay Wooden Boat Society holds its 26th annual festival from Thursday to Sunday in Homer.
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Planning commission holds hearing on new medical clinic
The Homer Advisory Planning Commission holds a public hearing on a conditional use permit application for a new…
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Controversial Anchor Point gravel pit gets permit for smaller operation
A controversial Anchor Point gravel pit earlier denied a conditional land-use permit by the Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning…
Community
HCOA scraps yurt idea for Epperson PAC
Over the past few years, the Homer Council on the Arts has been exploring and raising money for…
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Hands of Peace trains offenders in alternatives to violence
Since 1975, a Homer mother and daughter, Karen and Lisa Cauble, have been working in prisons with a…
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Erosion increases on the Homer Spit
A series of storms and high tides last week sucked tons of sand and gravel out into Kachemak…
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Troopers charge squatter with trespassing
Alaska State Troopers last week charged a Homer man with second-degree criminal trespassing after finding him at an…