News
Anchorage-based firm plays role in fiber optic project
ANCHORAGE — Marine surveying will start again this summer near Alaska’s coastal communities in a wide-reaching effort to…
Sports
Mariner softball team rolls over opposition
During their first week of games, the Mariner softball team sent a clear message to conference competition: beware.…
News
Students to sample world of business
This summer, students from all across Alaska will experience what it takes to run a business. From July…
Opinion
Ruffner doesn’t win legislative approval
The support from commercial fishermen and local governments apparently prevented a nominee for the Alaska Board of Fisheries…
News
KPC process technology program earns certification
Kenai Peninsula College’s process technology program has received national industry certification. KPC has been notified by the North…
Obituaries
William “Bill” T. Abbott
Former Homer resident William (Bill) T. Abbott of Georgetown, Texas, died March 30, 2015, with his family by…
News
DOT unveils options for $250M-plus Cooper Landing Bypass
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities wants feedback on plans to move the Sterling Highway around…
News
Kodiak fisherman wins winter king tournament
Fishing by himself at an undisclosed location he described as “out in the water,” Kodiak fisherman Mike Olsen…
Sports
Homer-Kenai team places 2nd at girls hockey tourney
A collection of young female hockey talent from the Kenai Peninsula earned the second place trophy from the…
News
Money designated for bike infrastructure shifted to other projects
ANCHORAGE (AP) — The Alaska Department of Transportation has shifted more than $1 million designated in 2012 for…
Sports
South peninsula teams immersed in state tourney action
With the Homer Mariner girls basketball team poised to head to the 3A State Tournament in Anchorage this…
Obituaries
Bertha Marie Seversen
Anchorage resident Bertha Marie Seversen, 88, died at the Alaska Native Medical Center on Feb. 25, 2015. A…
Community
Homer’s Best Bets
Recently the Betster took a sojurn to Anchorage for a refresher course, “Why We Live in a Small…