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Kevin Bell Arena opens Sept. 21 Homer’s community ice rink, the Kevin Bell Ice Arena on the Homer…

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Thanks for run-ride support

We had a beautiful morning on Aug. 30 for the Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic’s “Resiliency Run and…

A woman sits on a bench outside The Better Sweater on Labor Day. Although some places will remain open until next week and the last visit on Tuesday of the cruise ship Statendam, many Spit stores and restaurants closed on Monday.

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It’s a wrap

Update: The caption has been corrected on the fishhook sculpture photo properly identifying it as a circle hook.…

Kite surfers, stand-up paddleboarders and body surfers play in the waves off the Spit last month.-photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

Community

Homer’s Best Bets

Now that Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell has ordered Mt. McKinley be renamed Denali, will other prominent…

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Will high-tech fish freezing come to Spit?

A thawed salmon filet that tastes the same as a fresh one? Is this too good to be…

Community

Announcements

The Homer Native Plant Society field trip on mushroom identification scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled. “Return of…

Community

Announcements

The Homer Native Plant Society field trip on mushroom identification scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled. “Return of…

Mariner Varsity runner Aurora Waclawski runs in the Tsalteshi Invitational Cross Country race on Aug. 22 in Soldota. The Homer girls placed six out of 16 teams. The Homer boys placed seventh out of 19 teams.-Photo by Ben Boettger, Morris News Service - Alaska

Sports

Mariners host Homer Invite Friday

Following a great performance at the Tsalteshi Invitational, the Mariners will host the Homer Invitational starting at 3…

Robert Campbell

Obituaries

Robert “Bob/Bobby” Campbell

Robert “Bob/Bobby” Campbell June 24, 1941 – Aug. 11, 2015 Pioneer Homer resident Robert “Bob/Bobby” Campbell, 74, died…

Community

Announcements

The Alaskan Warrior Class Community holds a #Stop22on22 Ruck March starting at 9 a.m. Aug. 22 at the…

Life-saving tips: Learn to swim, wear a PFD

Outdoors & Recreation

Life-saving tips: Learn to swim, wear a PFD

Last Monday I opened a voicemail from my compadre Turk. He was so riled up that residual smoke…

Dan Young stands on Spit property he and his wife Pam own. Located on the west side of the Spit across from the Fishing Hole, the property once was an RV campground. Today there’s little left of the campground; erosion has swept it away.-Photo by Miranda Weiss

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Time, tides change Spit

I t was an idyllic childhood on the Homer Spit that Mo Hillstrand enjoyed during the summertime, when…

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Less restrictive beach policy proposal to be introduced at Sept. 14 meeting

Citizens riled up about a proposed city of Homer ordinance that would ban year-round driving on Bishop’s Beach…