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Poet Natasha Trethewey delivers the keynote address last Friday at Land's End Resort for the start of the 15th annual Kachemak Bay Writers' Conference.

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Poet inspires writers at conference

Type in “Trethewey” on an iPhone, and autocorrect wants to turn the name into “Truth Way.” That software…

Firefighters peel back the roof of a Toyota sedan as they work to extricate Trevor Fenix, 17,  after he was trapped in the car following a crash about 5 p.m. last Wednesday, June 8, on the Homer Spit at Kachemak Drive.

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Teen, others escape serious injury in Spit crash

Homer Volunteer Fire Department rescuers last Wednesday had to peel the roof off a crunched Toyota sedan that…

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Homer man accused of sexually abusing a minor

A Homer man accused of sexual abuse of a minor led police on a foot chase before being…

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Felony charges dismissed in park shooting incident

In hearings today at the Homer Courthouse, Homer District Court Judge Margaret Murphy granted motions by defense attorneys…

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Calling all bands

American Legion Post 18 in Ninilchik is looking for bands to compete in their Battle of the Bands…

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Seaton offers community chats during session break

Due to the temporary housing crunch in Juneau caused by the popular biennial Celebration, the legislature is taking…

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District faces $1 million deficit

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is now facing a nearly $1 million deficit for the next school…

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State budget deficit affects Capital Improvement Plan

For the second year in a row, due to the state budget deficit, the city of Homer will…

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Landfill discussed as assembly passes budget

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly approved the budget for fiscal year 2017 at its Tuesday meeting. The budget…

(left to right) Wurtilla H. Hepp, Fay Graham, Catkin Kilcher Burton, Stellavera Kilcher, Mossy Kilcher, Cindy Middleton, and Sunrise Sjueberg pose for a photo on their float in the 2015 Fourth of July float. -Photo by Karen Howorth.

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KILCHER SISTERS REFLECT ON HOMESTEAD LIFE

The six sisters from Homer’s widely-known homesteading family, the Kilchers, will talk about their experience making a life…

The current Kachemak Selo School is privately owned and leased to the school district.-Homer News file photo

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Waiver sought for K-Selo match

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre hopes to set a precedent for construction in rural areas starting with…

This artist’s rendering shows the proposed building design for the Boat House project.-Photo provided

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Harbor Boat House project nears goal

Give ’em shelter. That’s the idea of the Boat House project, a proposal to build a pavilion on…

Seagulls feed on fish scraps last Friday at the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon cleaning tables on the Homer Spit. A $60,000 grant from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game will pay for a bird-proof shelter to go over the tables.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Fishing Hole will get shelter from gulls

On a good day when fishermen pull sea-bright king salmon out of the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon faster…