Site Logo

Community

Announcements

Please report sandhill crane colt (chick) sightings to Kachemak Crane Watch. Include location, date, time and number of…

News

Fisherman charged with taking lingcod out of season

Alaska Wildlife Troopers on June 11 cited an Anchorage commercial fisherman for retaining lingcod during a closed season…

Pratt celebrates $900,000 grant

News

Pratt celebrates $900,000 grant

From 5 to 7 p.m. today, the Pratt Museum holds an event celebrating a $900,000 grant it received…

News

Many contribute to success of event

The Kachemak Bay Campus of Kenai Peninsula College would like to extend its sincerest appreciation and gratitude to…

News

Nonprofit Needs

Editor’s Note: In conjunction with the monthly “Pay It Forward” column, the Homer News is printing a list…

Mentoring: important way to pay it forward

News

Mentoring: important way to pay it forward

Who mentored you? It’s a question that I ask new “Big” volunteers when I interview them at Big…

News

Condo owners seek clarification on city’s natural gas assessment

Condominium owners once again are expressing their concerns over the city’s assessment of condos within the Natural Gas…

Sports

Spit Run offers same scenic course, new timing equipment

Runners and walkers in this year’s “10K to the Bay” Homer Spit Run will not only enjoy the…

Anglers line up around the Nick Dudiak Fishing Hole on the Homer Spit on Friday, just in timeto welcome king salmon arriving on the evening’s incoming tide.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

Outdoors & Recreation

Small gift may help someone catch fish

As I wander around during the week shooting the breeze with shore anglers, I’m amazed to find that…

Community

Announcements

Please report sandhill crane colt (chick) sightings to Kachemak Crane Watch. Include location, date, time and number of…

Duit with Capt. Mark Hemstreet, Alandra’s Lee with Capt. Lee Dewees and Arctica with Capt. Craig Forrest sail past the tip of the Homer Spit during the 2013 Homer Yacht Club-Land’s End Regatta.

Community

Homer Yacht Club: Sailing Kachemak Bay a time-honored activity

Sailors have been coming to the shores of Kachemak Bay for, well, who knows how long. Riding the…

News

Do we need more signs in nature?

It is with sadness that I witness the awe and ado directed at the new Kachemak Bay “water…

From A to Z

Community

Homer’s Best Bets

Alaska has two seasons, the old joke goes: winter and road construction. We all know about road construction.…