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Court Report

Court records show the following actions taken in Homer District Court through April 15: Criminal Court Dellan S.…

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Troopers

April 10 Alaska State Troopers at 4:45 p.m. made a traffic stop on a 53-year-old Seward man near…

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Homer Police

April 11 A caller at 6:04 p.m. reported a hit-and-run crash on the Sterling Highway. April 12 A…

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Kachemak Emergency Services

April 11-17 Firefighters and emergency medical technicians did not go to any calls.

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Homer Fire

April 11-17 Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to three medical calls and one fire call.

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Anchor Point Fire and Emergency Services

April 11-17 Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to one medical call. 

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Jayden Arthur Simpson

Jayden Arthur Simpson was born at 11:20 p.m. April 15, 2016, at South Peninsula Hospital to Kristine Sutherland…

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Joash Bryan Marchbanks

Joash Bryan Marchbanks was born at 4:25 a.m. April 14, 2016, at South Peninsula Hospital to Joy and…

Amanda Dorough, right, shows Homer High School senior Griffin Scero how to listen to breathing in Sim Man, a robotic teaching mannequin, at the Homer College, Career and Job Fair last Friday at Kachemak Bay Campus. Dorough is a student in the paramedic program at the Kenai Peninsula College, Kenai River Campus. The $125,000 teaching tool can simulate thousands of medical situations, including heart attacks.                               -A full recovery is expected

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Homer’s Best Bets

As the Betster writes this, 93 days have passed and the Alaska Legislature still hasn’t passed a budget…

The Arts in Brief

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The Arts in Brief

Jubilee Youth Performing Arts Show is Friday   The Homer Council on the Arts annual Jubilee Youth Performing…

Mary Kate Green competed on the second season of the History Channel’s survival show, “Alone.” Green was dropped off in a secluded area on Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada, where she had no contact with other contestants nor any crew members.-Photo by Brendan Meadow, History Channel

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Homer woman goes ‘Alone’ into the wilderness

With the airing of the second season of the History Channel’s survival show “Alone” on April 21, Mary…

Who would have thought we’d be mowing lawns in April?

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Who would have thought we’d be mowing lawns in April?

Please, don’t let Al Gore know how much I’m loving this March and April. I feel like I…

Penelope

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Pet of the Week

Cute as a bug — that’s Penelope. This 8-month-old, short-haired lynx point Siamese is super sweet, playful and…