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Youth film highlights issue of teen homelessness, shows next week
A 5-minute film, “Homeless in Homer,” shows at 6 p.m. June 11 at the Homer Theatre. The film…
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Bed-tax idea for Homer goes nowhere with city council
A plan to set a 2.5-percent Homer bed tax stopped on the first step of a process that…
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Driver in Christmas crash charged with DUI, assault
One of the drivers involved in a Christmas Day crash that severely injured an Anchor Point girl has…
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Relay for life celebrates cancer survivors
Far from a solemn march, Homer’s Relay for Life event promises to celebrate the successes achieved by cancer…
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Spit-raised kids play to bay sights, sounds
T he town of Homer was born on the Spit so it makes sense that this 4.5-mile-long rocky…
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Coast Guard cutter forced into retirement
After 23 years of service, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Roanoke Island ends its tour of duty. Sometime…
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Road construction has begun:
Springtime in Alaska brings green-up and road construction. Cautionary road-work signs are blooming like flowers along Kenai Peninsula…
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Royalty among us
His Majesty King Harald V of Norway visited Homer and Kachemak Bay on Tuesday as part of his…
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Nonprofit Needs
Homer Community Food Pantry needs canned goods: fruit, vegetables, beans, chili, Spahgetti-O’s, ravioli, soups, tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste,…
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Welcome to our town
Regan Baker, left, hands a Spit Sisters flier to Norma Gardner, right, of Bonbonniere, Ill., at the Deep…
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Assembly scheduled to vote on budget at June 2 meeting
Debate over the value of marketing, small business development and the Kenai Peninsula’s economic development district dominated budget…
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Homer Jackpot Halibut derby: lots of chances to win
This year’s halibut sport fishery has begun with both tradition and change. The tradition is the successful Homer…
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Jury finds Green guilty of murder 2
Second-degree murder: guilty. Tampering with physical evidence: guilty. Self-defense: not proved. After three days of deliberation, a Homer…