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Unsolved murder remains police priority
Why hasn’t the killer of Mark Matthews been brought to justice? Two years after someone killed a Homer…
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Veteran events reach out to all veterans
Traditional veterans organizations like the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars have long advocated for U.S.…
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Man arrested for terroristic threatening at Safeway
A man upset that he’d been sold a defective phone card allegedly knocked over displays and threatened to…
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Fishermen find body in Seldovia
Two fishermen in Seldovia at about 8:30 a.m. last Saturday reported finding a body on Backer’s Island, a…
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Ice Plant hums with old-school technology
In this climate-changed world, there are reasons to get sentimental about ice. It is old, for one. Our…
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Reality TV stars plead not guilty to hunting violations
A Discovery Channel reality TV star facing a charge of using a helicopter in a bear hunt suffered…
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Council dilemma: Public divided on beach policy
In his 1968 essay, “The Tragedy of the Commons,” philosopher Garrett Hardin posed a dilemma. When someone uses…
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Youth learn to give back to community
What do you get when you mix 15 teenage girls, a church camping trip and a hot, muggy…
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Growing with Alaska in Mind
Shawn and Ember Jackinsky’s garden looks almost like every other northern garden. There are currants, chickens, gooseberries, carrots…
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To drive or not on Homer’s beaches?
Next Monday at its 6 p.m. regular meeting, the Homer City Council will go from placid tidepools to…
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Hikers rescued near China Poot Lake
An Alaska Air Guard Guardian Angel team early on July 28 rescued two hikers lost near China Poot…
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Filing opens for local elections
Candidate filing periods opened this week for Homer City Council seats and Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, Board of…
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Beyond halibut:
Fish cutters at Coal Point Seafoods notice there’s less halibut coming into the 23-year-old fish processing business on…