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Winter Carnival is a grand old Homer tradition

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Winter Carnival is a grand old Homer tradition

Like any northern town trapped in the grip of deep snows and bitter cold, Homer has a long…

Biologist discusses peninsula moose populations

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Biologist discusses peninsula moose populations

Whether the Alaska Department of Fish and Game starts predator control on the lower Kenai Peninsula as an…

Big Read production features Wilder’s ‘Our Town’

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Big Read production features Wilder’s ‘Our Town’

Thornton Wilder’s classic 1930s play about small-town America, “Our Town,” has been described as vintage Americana in the…

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City, state exploring electronic monitoring for first-time DUIs

As faithful readers of the Cops and Courts log know, the usual sentence for first-time offenders of driving…

No joke: Climate change humanized

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No joke: Climate change humanized

An economist and a couple of environmentalists walk into a bar, and the bartender says, “What is this?…

Ariel Schmidtke performs on the corede lissee, or rope. The guest aerial artist from Anchorage performs in New Dances Now at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, at the Mariner Theatre.

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New Dances Now fills void left by Jazzline

Following the move in June 2015 of Jazzline dance director Jocelyn Shiro from Alaska to Hawaii, Homer’s adult…

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Town Crier

The Homer Legislative Information Office at 270 W. Pioneer Ave. is now open. Normal office hours are from…

HCOA annual meeting presents arts awards

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HCOA annual meeting presents arts awards

At the Homer Council on the Arts annual meeting, art lovers get a special treat: a reprise showing…

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Cops and courts

Information about fire, police and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases. Anchor…

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Town Crier

The Homer Legislative Information Office at 270 W. Pioneer Ave. is now open. Normal office hours are from…

Chamber unveils Baycrest visitor kiosk

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Chamber unveils Baycrest visitor kiosk

Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center board member Adrienne Sweeney cuts the ribbon at the formal opening…

Patricia S. Harlowe

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Patricia S. Harlowe

Patricia S. Harlowe July 22, 1931-Dec. 22, 2016 Patricia Sue Harlowe, age 85, died Dec. 22, 2016, at…

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Council takes step to help homeless

Planning and zoning issues dominated discussion Monday night at the Homer City Council’s regular meeting. With temperatures falling…