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Virgil L. Kinney

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Virgil L. Kinney

Longtime Alaskan Virgil L. Kinney, 74, died Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, at The Ark of Homer Assisted Living.Graveside…

Community

Announcements

AnnouncementsThe Christian Science Society, located at 3774 Bartlett St., will hold a Thanksgiving Day service at 10 a.m.…

KBC Director Carol Swartz poses with Gov. Sean Parnell after being recognized as one of the recipients of the2012 Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Humanities. The awards were presented at an Oct. 18 dinner at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage. -Photo provided

Arts & Entertainment

‘Distinguished Service to the Humanities’

For nearly a dozen years, writers have been gathering annually on the shores of Kachemak Bay, sharing their…

Sports

Homer takes dual meet at Soldotna on Tuesday

The Homer wrestling team had the upper hand in a dual meet against Soldotna on Tuesday evening, beating…

News

No excuse to mark Thanksgiving alone in Homer

The Thanksgiving countdown has begun. Seven days from now families and friends will sit down to meals of…

News

Statistics: Homer High students good kids

Editor’s Note: How rigorously do Homer High School officials enforce rules against drinking by students and student athletes?…

Community

Announcements

Announcements Kachemak Emergency Services Area Board holds its regular board meeting today at 7 p.m. at the McNeil…

News

Help needed now for basket program

  We are again appealing to our community for help with the Thanksgiving Basket program.  Donations are not…

Obituaries

Ryan Jeffry Brown

Homer resident, Mr. Ryan Jeffrey Brown, 40, died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, in Homer. Memorial services will be…

Mariner James Nagle swims in the preliminary rounds at last week’s Regions III Swim and Dive Championships. Nagle qualified to compete in the State championships in the 200M IM and 100 butterfly.-Photo by Shawn E. Biessel, Homer News

Sports

Three HHS divers, one swimmer head to State

School buses lined Homer High School’s parking lot last week, trucking 274 athletes in and out for the…

Obituaries

LaTroye Lamont Williams

    LaTroye Lamont Williams, age 34, was lost at sea Oct. 11, 2012. LaTroye was born in…

Bruce Robert Sherbondy

Obituaries

Bruce Robert Sherbondy

    Bruce Robert Sherbondy, a loving father, 57, of Homer, Alaska, passed away Oct. 13, 2012, from…

Sports

Big splash starts today

The pool at the Kate Kuhns Aquatic Center will be making a lot of splashes this weekend for…