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Trail Conditions Report

Trail Conditions Report Kachemak Bay State Park   Updated: Sept. 19th 2013   Overall Conditions:  Snow levels are…

Libby Fabich and her horse practice jumping.-Photo by Jeannie Fabbich

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Horse Camp teaches campers life lessons

More than 30 years ago, at the urging of Carrol Martin, Shirley (Schollenberg) Cox began Horse Camp. Shirley…

Greg Mendenhall of Port Orange, Fla., right, shows off the 153.2-pound halibut he caught June 15 while fishing with Capt. Rob Hyslip, left, of Big Bear Halibut Charters.-Photo provided

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Florida angler leads big-fish competition in halibut derby

Some new fish — one pushing the scales to 153.2 pounds and two wearing tags — have heated…

Forecast: Weather hotter than the fishing

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Forecast: Weather hotter than the fishing

It’s been a long time since the weather has been hotter than the fishing around here. With all…

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Homer soccer teams travel to Kenai

By LISA ZATZ The Homer Boys’ U14 soccer team played the Kenai U15 Girls at Kenai on June…

Games played in Soldotna gave Homer Little League opportunities to compete against that area’s top teams.-Photo by Lara McGinnis

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Homer Little League Giants win three out of four in Soldotna

The Homer Little League Giants (10- to 12-year-old Majors) made the journey north to Soldotna over the last…

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Area athletes take basketball silver, set personal records in swimming

Sixteen local athletes competed in the 2013 Special Olympics Alaska Summer Games in Anchorage the weekend of June…

Matt Garrison, center, gives Kayla Stafford, right, a Nikolaevsk School basketball player, some pointers at the Bruins Basketball Shooting Clinic last Friday at Homer High School as Bea Klaich, left, and Chris Etzwiler, second from left, watch.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Young basketball players get some help from a pro

If the shots for the local basketball teams fall with a little more frequency this year, fans, coaches…

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Dog survives 4 days in overturned river boat

FAIRBANKS — A 30-pound dog reportedly survived a harrowing flip of a boat in an Alaska river and…

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$500 reward offered in cow moose poaching; orphaned calf now at zoo

A hunters organization has put up a $500 reward leading to the arrest and prosecution of the person…

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Fishing has been better; pay attention to emergency orders being released

The king run at The Fishing Hole has been fluctuating from being on the verge of comatose to…

Ketchikan’s Felicia Ruaro, right, slides safely into second base as Homer’s Miranda Beach attempts to field the ball and make the tag during the small schools state softball tournament Friday, May 31 at Cartee Fields in Anchorage.-Photo by Mike Nesper/Morris News Service - Alaska

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Lady Mariners finish 3rd at state softball tourney

Two weeks ago, Homer High School’s Lady Mariners secured first place in the Northern Lights Conference for the…

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Get ready to tee off for hospice

Hospice of Homer is bringing its annual fundraising golf tournament to Homer on June 15. While the event…