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GOP sanctions Seaton
The Alaska Republican Party Central Committee last Saturday sanctioned three Republican Party representatives — including District 31 Rep.…
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Troopers arrest man reported missing
Alaska State Troopers on Friday arrested a Port Graham man reported missing at sea on Wednesday afternoon near…
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Crocheting together help, hope
In the fiber art of crocheting, yarn gets connected together by making loops with a hook — “crochet”…
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Homer Nutcracker ballet continues the magic
Homer might be as cold as Moscow this winter, but when it comes to the annual production of…
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HEA members file complaint
Two Homer Electric Association members last week filed a complaint with the Regulatory Commission of Alaska regarding a…
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Seaton joins bipartisan caucus
The day after he was elected to an eighth term representing District 31 in the Alaska House, Rep.…
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Homer fisherman dies in kayak accident
A longtime Homer fisherman reported overdue from a kayaking trip on Sunday was found dead by a fellow…
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Homer man indicted on murder, robbery charges in 2013 case
A Kenai grand jury on Oct. 20 indicted Lee John Henry, 55, on murder and robbery charges in…
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Police arrest Homer man in 3-year-old murder case
Homer Police on Sunday arrested a Homer man in the death of Mark Matthews, then 61, killed July…
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Cops catch man after high-speed chase
A high-speed chase on Thursday afternoon in Homer and Anchor Point began with a drunk-driver report and ended…
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Trial continues for Anchor Point sportfish guide
A change-of-plea hearing will be continued for an Anchor Point sportfish captain charged with 43 guide violations. Mel…
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Assembly votes down, will reconsider Planning Commission changes
In its annual visit to Homer, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly stalled on a revision of the borough’s…
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Homer Docfest celebrates lucky 13
After 13 years of picking interesting films for the Homer Documentary Film Festival at the Homer Theatre, owners…
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Paul Seaton to try for 2nd round in Alaska House
Paul Seaton, the Homer commercial fisherman who has represented Homer since first being elected in 2000, aims to…
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Beth Wythe makes run for District 31 seat
In running for House District 31 Representative, Homer Mayor Beth Wythe follows a time-tested approach: earn experience and…
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Homer couple marries life, art
The partnership of Homer artists Skywalker and Brian Payne sounds like a romance novel tease. Can a storyteller-poet-dancer…
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Homer police make $1.5 million pot bust
A lucky break and a nose to the wind led Homer Police to make a record $1.5 million…
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Lessons shake down from quake
When the 7.1 magnitude Iniskin earthquake hit at about 1:30 a.m. Jan. 24, it didn’t wake one Homer-grown…
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Huge seabird die off seen on Cook Inlet beaches
Anyone who has walked Homer’s beaches the past few weeks has seen a horrid event. Every few yards…
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Green gets 40 years for 2012 shooting
Finding a need for community condemnation and to isolate him from society, Kenai Superior Court Judge Anna Moran…