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All the cash in a safe stolen from Anchor River Inn months ago has been returned by Allen Clinton of Clam Gulch-Photo provided

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Stolen safe found, contents returned

Like other business owners in the area, Anchor River Inn general manager Jesse Clutts had to make some…

Volunteer garbage man Rick Abboud stacks up bags of trash collected on Saturday.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Snow dampens, doesn’t quench area’s annual cleanup day

In spite of the best laid plans for the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center’s annual cleanup…

St. Augustine’s Lay Leaders for worship services are, from left, Nell Gustafson, Greg Guy, Deborah Lee Townsend, Jim Henkelman, Gillian Munn and Judy Mullikin. Caren Graupe is not pictured.-Photo provided

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St. Augustine’s trains lay leaders to offer regular worship services

Christmas 2011 was a turning point at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church in Homer.  On this particular holiday with…

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Family loses $1,200 in scam

A Homer man is warning people not to be taken in a phone scam in which he lost…

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21st Shorebird Fest Starting Out Strong

The 21st annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival has started with a junior birders discovery lab held Wednesday morning.…

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Public hearing on Spit rezoning set for Monday

The Homer City Council at its 6 p.m. Monday meeting holds a public hearing and could act on…

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New Homer Middle School principal also announced

Kari Dendurent has been hired as the principal for Homer Middle School, according to an announcement from the…

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Assistant principal promoted at Homer High

With current Homer High School principal Dr. Allan Gee leaving the school at the end of this school…

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Residents talk fish to Seaton, Micciche

Homer area residents and voters from other areas of the Kenai Peninsula got a two-for-one special Friday with…

Marissa Paul shows her rib after she cleaned it using Lee Post’s instructions.-Photo provided

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The rib bone’s connected to …

In a photo on her Facebook page, Marissa Paul, a 2011 Homer High School graduate, holds a shiny…

Joanne Thordarson, left, and Betty Siegel, right, look for birds last Friday at Mud Bay on the Homer Spit.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Birding: It’s for anyone, anywhere

“The birds are always out there waiting for us to notice them,” said Jeffrey Gordon, this year’s keynote…

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Neither wind or rain

Joanne Thordarson, left, and Betty Siegel look for shorebirds on Friday at Mud Bay on the Homer Spit…

Bret Herrick at his arraignment in Kenai Superior Court in December 2012 shortly after Alaska State Troopers arrested him in Anchor Point.

Crime & Justice

Felony charges dismissed in kidnapping, robbery case

The day before his trial was set to begin in Homer, a 53-year-old man accused of kidnapping, armed…