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Scholarship clock counting down

With high school graduation little more than a month away, there are still scholarship dollars available to help…

Lorraine Haas, Lorene Tepa Hansen Rogers and Joan Gordon Edens compare stories.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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‘Meet the People’ spotlights Homer’s pioneering women

Stories about Homer’s bygone days fill the pages of books. On April 3, the public had an opportunity…

Robert “Bob” P. Moore

Obituaries

Robert ‘Bob’ P. Moore

Robert “Bob” P. Moore, 88, of Homer, Alaska passed away from Alzheimer’s disease on Saturday, April 5, 2014…

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Kachemak Bay Conservation Society is seeking volunteers to assist at the upcoming Earth Day celebration from noon-6 p.m.…

Project GRAD students from Kachemak Selo — from left, Ksenia Reutov, Mariania Reutov and Katherine Konev — ask Joel Markis of the University of Alaska Southeast questions about the university’s fisheries technology program during last week’s College, Career and Job Fair at the Kachemak Bay Campus. The fair was a chance for students and the public at large to meet with employers, explore options for a variety of jobs and careers, and learn  more about what the University of Alaska offers in Homer as well as other UA campuses.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Community turns out for college, career fair

The Homer College, Career and Job Fair attracted between 150-200 people last Friday, according to Kim Frost, student…

Randy Wiest, third from left, sets Kachemak Bay Running Club’s new timing clock at the start of a fun walk-run March 28.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Running club times start-up of season

The Kachemak Bay Running Club unveiled its new timing clock Friday at the club’s annual membership meeting held…

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Kachemak Drive gas easements prove problematic

As contractors with Enstar Natural Gas ramp up construction this month on the second phase of the Homer…

Homer’s port and harbor have been removed from the Kachemak Bay Critical Habitat Area. “In a nutshell (Senate Bill) 148 is about recognizing the balance between jobs and environmental protection,” said the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Governor signs bill removing Homer’s port, harbor from critical habitat area

With the capital budget and what it means for the southern Kenai Peninsula still to be determined, other…

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Sandhill crane monitoring season may be early this year. Kachemak Crane Watch has already had a report of…

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School Events

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District: Chapman School Through today: Student testing.   Homer High School One hundred eighty-three…

Bill Langley-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

Community

Looking back: Homer celebrates 50 years of incorporation

It was a packed house at the Homer Elks Lodge on Monday, as residents gathered to wish the…

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The Kachemak Bay Birders meet at 4:30 p.m. Monday at the Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center auditorium.…

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Donor withdraws offer of Brother Asaiah bust

A gift of a bronze bust of Brother Asaiah Bates was withdrawn by donor John Nazarian on March…