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Homer man indicted on murder, robbery charges in 2013 case

A Kenai grand jury on Oct. 20 indicted Lee John Henry, 55, on murder and robbery charges in…

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Halloween Haunts in Homer

For Kids Oct. 31: Trick or Treat at the Historic Cabin at the Pratt Museum, 4-6 p.m. Oct.…

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ACLU to borough: Drop invocation policy

The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska has asked the Kenai Peninsula Borough to back down from its…

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Assembly passes invocation policy

Those wishing to give an invocation before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly now have to be either a…

Kaye Fariday helps a student from Fireweed Academy bag food at the Homer Food Pantry on Sept. 26 at Homer United Methodist Church.

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Use of Homer’s food pantry on the rise

The Homer Community Food Pantry experienced a 115 percent increase in people seeking food assistance between 2013 and…

Homer Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Karen Zak presents Senator Lisa Murkowski with a Homer sweatshirt at Land's End Resort on Friday, adding that she hoped Murkowski might wear it in her next television commercial.-Photo by Anna Frost, Homer News

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Senator Murkowski discusses state’s challenges in Homer

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, spoke to a crowded dining room at Land’s End Resort on Friday about her…

Homer Police Community Jail Officer Rick Pitta brings Lee John Henry into the Homer Courtroom for his arraignment on Monday. Henry was charged with first-degree murder in the July 2013 death of Mark Matthew in Homer.

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Grand Jury indicts Homer man for murder, robbery in 3-year-old Homer case

Grand Jury indicts Homer man for murder, robbery in 3-year-old Homer case Key DNA evidence, a Homer witness…

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Public weighs in before fish board

SOLDOTNA — Fishermen and the fisheries-inclined turned out by the dozens Tuesday for an open hearing before the…

Lee John Henry attends his arraignment on first-degree murder in the Homer Courtroom. Homer Police on Sunday arrested Henry in the death of Mark Matthews, then 61, killed off the Poopdeck Trail on July 28, 2013.

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Homer police charge Homer man in 3-year-old murder case

Homer Police on Sunday arrested a Homer man in the death of Mark Matthews, then 61, killed July…

Homer Police Department Community Jail Officer Rick Pitta brings John Suter into the Homer District Courthouse for s his arraignment on Friday morning, Oct. 7.

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Bail set at $25,000 for man who led cops on high-speed chase

A high-speed chase on Thursday afternoon in Homer and Anchor Point began with a drunk-driver report and ended…

Pegge Paver looks toward her neighbor as a group prepares to contra dance in a yurt at Ageya Wilderness Center as part of the Homer Folk School grand opening event on Saturday, Oct. 8.

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Homer Folk School shares skills with community

Homer Folk School is here to stay and provide intergenerational learning of folk arts — from homesteading to…

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New cop shop still a priority for mayor

Newly elected Homer Mayor Bryan Zak and city council members Shelly Erickson and Tom Stroozas officially joined the…

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Alcohol law rewrite could affect area restaurants

The Homer City Council on Monday discussed updates to Alaska’s alcohol laws, spearheaded by Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna,…