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Giving time, money helps build community

About five years ago, I moved back to my hometown. I wasn’t exactly sure why, or how it…

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Judge orders city to explain why it’s not following condo decision

A Homer condominium owner last week got a judge’s order to serve city officials and ask them to…

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School Events

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Feb. 24: Public school district budget meeting, Homer High School library, 5:30 p.m.…

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Port Graham’s team of one shines in book battle

Do it all?   No problem for Luke DeVault of Port Graham. Battle of the Books teams are…

Jodi Lynn Riley

Obituaries

Jodi Lynn Riley

Longtime Homer resident Mrs. Jodi Lynn Riley, 59, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, overlooking Kachemak Bay in Homer…

Not all shorebirds visit Kachemak Bay in the spring. One species, rock sandpipers, spends the winter here. They can be seen in large flocks on the Homer Spit or sometimes alone, as this sandpiper feeding on the beach at Mariner Park.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

With all the weird weather back east, Homerites have been tempted to gloat. It’s 19 degrees in Washington,…

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Southern peninsula keeps hoops hot

Seldovia-Nikolaevsk For a small school off the road system, participating in events with teams from other schools can…

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Announcements

Application forms are available for the Homer Foundation’s 2015 City of Homer Grants Program. The grants program is…

For Valentine’s Day: A love letter to Homer

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For Valentine’s Day: A love letter to Homer

Originally I was going to call this piece “why I’ve fallen in love with Homer,” but it’s more…

Outhouse racers compete last year at the Homer Winter Carnival. -Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Homer Winter Carnival: A Tradition for 61 Years

Feeling February’s chill now that the temperature has dropped?  Warm up with the 61st annual Homer Winter Carnival…

Creative nonfiction writer Atcheson reads on Feb. 20

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Creative nonfiction writer Atcheson reads on Feb. 20

Creative nonfiction writer Dave Atcheson reads from his work and gives a talk at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 20…

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Announcements

The Kachemak Emergency Service Area Board holds a budget workshop meeting at 4 p.m. today followed by the…

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School Events

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Feb. 24: Public school district budget meeting, Homer High library, 5:30 p.m. Contact…