A winter storm combined with a 20.7-foot high tide hammered the north shore of Kachemak Bay last Thursday. Rollers 10-feet and more pounded the Homer… Continue reading
Seven years after Homer’s first single-use plastic-bag ban took effect, the city once again has prohibited the bags for retail use. The new law went… Continue reading
Rep. Sarah Vance (R-Homer) will host a number of public meetings next week on the southern Kenai Peninsula to give the public a chance to… Continue reading
Homer High School Tuesday, Jan. 7 — Students’ first day back. Homer Flex School Dec. 23–Jan. 3, 2020 — Winter Break Jan. 6 — No… Continue reading
Homer High School Tuesday, Jan. 7 — Students’ first day back. Homer Flex School Dec. 23–Jan. 3, 2020 — Winter Break Jan. 6 — No… Continue reading
Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to clarify the matter of a Regulatory Commission of Alaska ruling on the natural gas distribution line and… Continue reading
More than two months after Anesha “Duffy” Murnane went missing, Homer Police with the help of the FBI and Alaska State Troopers keep searching for… Continue reading
Parties in the case against the city of Homer filed by a former council member over the Oct. 1 election have moved to dismiss it… Continue reading
Snow may be scarce on the ground, but holiday cheer still abounds at the annual Garden of Lights at Bear Creek Winery in Kachemak City.… Continue reading
As local entities weigh in on a proposal to repeal the current ban on personal watercraft in critical habitat areas in Kachemak Bay, the Department… Continue reading
A Sept. 11 foundation formed to honor a fallen New York firefighter has paid off the mortgage of Chief Warrant Officer Michael Kozloski, the U.S.… Continue reading
Volunteers last weekend canvassed the Anchor Point and Ninilchik areas for a missing Homer woman, part of a continual effort to find Anesha “Duffy” Murnane,… Continue reading
Birders were all over Homer on Dec. 14 for the annual Christmas Bird Count. Due to the mellow weather and all the open water, more… Continue reading
Homer High School Today — Candlelight, Carols and Desserts at 7 p.m. in the Mariner Theater. Friday to Monday, Dec. 23 — Share the Spirit… Continue reading
Katie Koester, the city’s Homer-born-and-raised city manager, resigned on Monday to take a job in Alaska’s capital city. Koester announced her resignation in a letter… Continue reading
Homer High School Today — Cross-country skiing Parent Meeting at 5 p.m. Friday — Swimming Awards Banquet at 6:30 p.m. in the Best Western Bidarka… Continue reading
At its last regular meeting of 2019, the Homer City Council passed one of its most important actions for the next year — and for… Continue reading
An Anchor Point man suffered serious injuries when a van struck him near Mile 163 Sterling Highway last Friday night. Logan Lucas, 25, was medevaced… Continue reading
Homer’s second all-way traffic signal, and first-ever four-way stoplight, became operational on Tuesday. Contractors powered up the signal at the intersection of Main Street and… Continue reading
Update: This story has been updated to note that a canvass also will be done on Saturday in the Anchor Point area. The search continues… Continue reading
