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Begich visits Homer for governor campaign visit
Begich visits Homer for governor campaign visit
By Michael Armstrong • August 1, 2018 4:12 pm

In a three-way race for governor this fall, Democratic Party candidate Mark Begich said he sees himself as the only…

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At a change of command ceremony on July 18, 2018 command of the USCGC Hickory is handed from Commander Andrew Passic (left) to Lt. Commander Adam Legget (second to right) at the Homer Boat House in Homer, Alaska. Overseeing the change of command is Capt. Patrick Hilbert (second to left) and Chaplain Lt. Gary Pepper (right). The ceremony took place in the new Homer Boat House at the Homer Harbor. (Photo by PO2 Andrew Keenan, Marine Safety Detachment Homer, United States Coast Guard)
New hands take US Coast Guard Cutter Hickory’s...
By Michael Armstrong • August 1, 2018 2:06 am

With the Alaska sun shining, the blue waters of Kachemak Bay sparkling, and boats going in and out of Homer’s…

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The Anchor River bridge connects downtown Anchor Point with the Old Sterling Highway and the Anchor River State Recreation Area, as seen in this May 2013 file photo. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
Anchor Point bridge repairs delayed until late August
By Michael Armstrong • July 27, 2018 7:18 pm

After citizens complained about a pending closure of the Anchor Point bridge over the Anchor River, the Alaska Department of…

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Neighborhood meeting set to help reduce crime in Anchor Point
Neighborhood meeting set to help reduce crime in...
By Michael Armstrong • July 25, 2018 11:37 pm

Anchor Point residents looking to reduce crime can learn about some easy and inexpensive techniques at a meeting on how…

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A bulldozer and a pile of gravel block the entrance to a bridge leading to the Glanville homestead on July 23, 2018, near Mile 164 Sterling Highway. Dwight and Diana Glanville filed eviction proceedings against Keith Evans, and in a hearing on July 23, Evans agreed to pack up his possessions no later than Aug. 6, at which time the Glanvilles will open the road so he can leave. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
Squatters ordered to leave Anchor Point homestead
By Michael Armstrong • July 25, 2018 7:35 pm

A situation that involved a blocked bridge, an unburied body and alleged criminal activity at an Anchor Point homestead came…

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Locals hope to expand chess program statewide
Locals hope to expand chess program statewide
By Megan Pacer • July 25, 2018 9:16 am

Picture this: two people playing chess. Did your mind automatically conjure an image of two elderly men, possibly in tweed…

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Council approves police station design funding, traffic monitor
Council approves police station design funding, traffic monitor
By Megan Pacer • July 25, 2018 9:11 am

In a meeting that ran uncommonly short, the Homer City Council passed a number of ordinances at its Monday meeting…

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Cones on Dorothy Drive mark the area where neighbors at the end of the rural road plan to vacate the last 2,000 feet and turn it into a private, gated road. After this photo was taken on July 9, 2018, builders put in a circular turn around on the road downhill from East Skyline Drive in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
Hillside residents seek to make Kenai Peninsula Borough...
By Michael Armstrong • July 18, 2018 6:40 pm

“Rough roads and looky-loos” might sound like a sad country-western song, but up in the Homer hills, that’s the tune…

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Jessica Entsminger’s dog, Leah, stands guard in front of the tent where they live on East Hill Road. (Photo courtesy Jessica Entsminger)
Short-term rental boom exacerbating the summer labor shortage
By Mira Klein • July 18, 2018 4:18 pm

Jessica Entsminger is back to living in a tent.

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An aerial photo taken in 2014 shows the current South Peninsula Hospital campus. (Homer News file photo)
Propostitions to move hospital service area boundaries head...
By Megan Pacer • July 18, 2018 4:05 pm

Two proposals that would alter the boundaries of the South Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area have made it onto the…

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Yarrow Hinnant, the Pratt Museum’s new gardener, works in the botanical garden outside the building Thursday, July 12, 2018 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
The Pratt’s new gardener wants you to rediscover...
By Megan Pacer • July 18, 2018 2:07 pm

Yarrow Hinnant has long known the many health and subsistence benefits native plants can provide. As the Pratt Museum’s new…

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A boardwalk runs along Ismailof Island in Halibut Cove, Alaska, in this 2012 file photo. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
Downed poles knock power out on south bay...
By Michael Armstrong • July 18, 2018 1:57 pm

Two separate power outages on the south side of Kachemak Bay caused some Homer Electric Association customers to lose electricity…

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Several people walking down Pioneer Avenue in a giant salmon costume for Cook Inletkeeper’s portion of the Independence Day parade Wednesday, July 4, 2018 in Homer, Alaska. Other participants carried signs promoting the Stand for Salmon initiative. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
Independence Day, Homer style
By Megan Pacer • July 11, 2018 4:20 pm

Another Independence Day parade is on the books for Homer.

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