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Homer Police Report

Feb. 9 A woman at 12:03 p.m. reported she had rolled her car down a ravine on Race…

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Fire Company Report

Anchor Point Fire and Emergency Services Feb. 9-15 Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to six medical calls…

Not all shorebirds visit Kachemak Bay in the spring. One species, rock sandpipers, spends the winter here. They can be seen in large flocks on the Homer Spit or sometimes alone, as this sandpiper feeding on the beach at Mariner Park.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

With all the weird weather back east, Homerites have been tempted to gloat. It’s 19 degrees in Washington,…

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Alice Lou Haley

Alice Lou Haley was born at 4:21 a.m. Feb. 15, 2015, at South Peninsula Hospital to Katie and…

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Corban Oliver Swisher

Corban Oliver Swisher was born at 10:22 a.m. Feb. 12, 2015, at South Peninsula Hospital to Sarah Swisher…

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Announcements

Application forms are available for the Homer Foundation’s 2015 City of Homer Grants Program. The grants program is…

Kiki

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Pet of the Week

A classic seal point Siamese cat, Kiki is quiet, demure and oh-so loving. This 4-year-old, spayed girl likes…

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Court Report

Court records show the following actions taken in Homer District Court through Feb. 6: Judgments Shane W. Randall,…

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State Trooper Report

Feb. 4 Alaska State Troopers at 7:10 p.m. went to Ninilchik School for a public appearance. Troopers said…

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Homer Police Report

Feb. 2 Police at 2:20 a.m. contacted a 36-year-old man driving on Main Street and arrested him for…

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Fire Company Report

Anchor Point Fire and Emergency Services Feb. 2-8 Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to four medical calls…

Creative nonfiction writer Atcheson reads on Feb. 20

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Creative nonfiction writer Atcheson reads on Feb. 20

Creative nonfiction writer Dave Atcheson reads from his work and gives a talk at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 20…

Big Read talk looks at technology and nature

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Big Read talk looks at technology and nature

As part of its Big Read for Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451,” the Friends of the Homer Public Library…