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Homer Police

Sept. 10 Police at 12:34 a.m. contacted an 18-year-old man driving on Main Street and arrested him for…

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Kachemak Emergency Services

Sept. 12-18 Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to two fire calls.

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Playing for a good cause

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Runa Eleanor Larson

Runa Eleanor Larson was born at 10:58 p.m. Sept. 16, 2016, at South Peninsula Hospital to Emily and…

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Choi Ahra

Choi Ahra was born at 11 p.m. Sept. 14, 2016, at South Peninsula Hospital to Kim Ji Hun.…

Nadine Pence smiles at her 100th birthday party at the Homer Senior Center on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016. Pence's great-granddaughter - still unnamed - was born in Anchorage on her birthday.  Pence was born in Ottawa, Kansas, on Sept. 20, 1916. She came to Homer in 1933. Her late husband, Edward, was a territorial police officer. She offered some advice for living a long life. "Just keep going," she said. "Don't let 'em get you down."

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Homer’s Best Bets

Almost as regular as the closure of businesses on the Spit and the last cruise ship of the…

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Years Ago

20 years ago in the Homer News: Lasse Holmes, Karen Berger and Steve McCasland opened the doors to…

Cleo Webb and Sue Mauger unwrap the new watercolor painting of the Homer Public Library building, painted by local artist Jan Peyton, at the library building's 10th birthday celebration on Saturday, Sept. 17.

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Library unveils surprises at 10th birthday celebration

The Homer Public Library unveiled two new additions — one small in size and the other quite large…

Meet Lily

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Meet Lily

Pet of the Week My people had to move and left me behind. It’s not my fault —…

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Homer Fire

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

Lafayette Edward Wilson

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Lafayette Edward Wilson

Lafayette Edward Wilson Oct. 17, 1935-July 4, 2016 Longtime Homer resident Lafayette Edward Wilson, 80, died July 4,…

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Aksel Johnson

Aksel Johnson was born at 10:43 p.m. Sept. 14 2016, at South Peninsula Hospital to Katie and Wade…

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Town Crier Announcements

SPARC, the South Peninsula Amateur Radio Club, holds a special ham radio event, “North America’s Most Westerly Highway…