Community
R.E.C. Room holds youth slam poetry workshops this weekend
The R.E.C. Room, Homer’s youth Resource and Enrichment Co-op, sponsors a visit by Brave New Alaskan Voices, a…
Sports
Homer’s Brinster takes first in state diving competition
Wrapping up his high school diving career, Homer High School senior Kaec Brinster swept the state dive competition…
News
Borough on standby for approaching storm
With a storm headed from Russia toward Southcentral Alaska, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Incident Management Team is on…
Sports
Voznesenka wrestler takes fifth place
In spite of having injured a shoulder while wrestling in the Seward Invitational on Oct. 25-26, Voznesenka’s sole…
Obituaries
Rachel Evelyn Gannaway
Rachel Evelyn Gannaway, 75, formerly of Homer, died Nov. 3, 2013, in Anchorage with her family at her…
Sports
Adults take to the ice in coed hockey jamboree
The Homer Coed Adult Hockey Jamboree was held Oct. 25-27, at the Kevin Bell Arena on the Spit.…
News
Nikolaevsk students test waters of DDF
At its regular Oct. 14 meeting, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District gave its blessing for a drama,…
News
Mat-Su Borough rejects $2M offer for unused ferry
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough has received a $2 million offer for an unused ferry that’s racking up monthly maintenance…
News
Alaska tourism ads return to network TV
ANCHORAGE (AP) — Commercials encouraging tourists to visit Alaska are appearing on broadcast television for the first time…
Sports
Mariners show strength as team during Grace volleyball tournament
The Lady Mariners arrived at Anchorage’s Grace Christian School Tournament, one of the biggest volleyball competitions of the…
News
Nikiski top choice for LNG plant, terminal
The Alaska LNG project companies have selected Nikiski as the lead site for the proposed project’s plant and…
Sports
Mariners XC team on starting line for state competition
It was another big weekend for the Homer Mariner cross country team, competing in Regions held in Seward…
News
Balash named acting DNR commissioner
ANCHORAGE — Joe Balash has been named as the acting commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources.…