20 years ago The final state capital budget approved the week prior to this issue by the Alaska Legislatures cut money from proposed school maintenance… Continue reading
With new directives and advice coming out about wearing facemasks, something seen only on surgeons has now become a hip fashion statement. In a press… Continue reading
Pet of the week The Homer Animal Shelter is closed to the public, including volunteers, until further notice. People interested in adopting a pet can… Continue reading
Information about fire, police and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases. Anchor Point Fire and Emergency Services April 27… Continue reading
Leroy George Krumm Sept. 28, 1938 - April 17, 2020 Leroy George Krumm born September 28, 1938 in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, aged 81, passed away at… Continue reading
The South Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area Board is an elected board that oversees local tax dollars for a healthier community. The SAB will hold… Continue reading
Willow Rose Eagan was born at 10:30 p.m. on May 3, 2020 at South Peninsula Hospital to Benay and Robert Eagan of Anchor Point. She… Continue reading
Tillie Hope Payton was born at 8:52 a.m. on April 25, 2020 at South Peninsula Hospital to Harmony and Stephen Payton of Seldovia. She weighed… Continue reading
Leanna Joy Simpson was born on April 24, 2020 at South Peninsula Hospital to Leah and Jonathan Simpson of Homer. She weighed 8 pounds, 7… Continue reading
After eight months without an executive director, and in the midst of a pandemic that has thrown the arts world into uncharted territory, the Homer… Continue reading
Hi! Another week has passed in our different world and it sure was wonderful to enjoy the warm weather and sunshine. Being able to get… Continue reading
Four years ago the Betster took a little jaunt to Paris. Remember those days? Remember when you could use air miles to get a cheap… Continue reading
20 years ago A petition to have a Greater Kachemak Fire & Emergency Service Area was signed by 216 voters and was certified. The effort… Continue reading
Normally May would herald the reopening of galleries closed for the winter — but in the year of the COVID-19 pandemic, nothing is normal. For… Continue reading
There certainly isn’t anything subtle about this year’s spring. Granted, here in the Far North spring is a remarkably short season but this one is… Continue reading
Information about fire, police and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases. Anchor Point Fire and Emergency Services April 20-26… Continue reading
Frederick Marion Cook, Jr. Fred M. Cook, Jr., 75, died after a short illness in South Peninsula Hospital on April 24, 2020. Mr. Cook was… Continue reading
Pet of the week The Homer Animal Shelter is closed to the public, including volunteers, until further notice. People interested in adopting a pet can… Continue reading
The South Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area Board is an elected board that oversees local tax dollars for a healthier community. The SAB will hold… Continue reading
It’s hard to keep a cool town down. What with the amazing spring weather we’ve been having lately and the relaxation of some of the… Continue reading
