Public office filing begins on Tuesday
By Layton Ehmke
Homer Tribune
Councilmen Dennis Novak and Val McLay are thinking about whether they’re respectively running for their seats in the October election — however, much depends on if current Mayor Jim Hornaday files for his seat again. City Councilman and auto shop owner Val McLay said since Hornaday is doing such a [...]
Cyber-fibers head offshore
• Fiber optics to link Kodiak to mainlandBy Sean Pearson
Homer Tribune
Summer revelers heading out to Bishop’s Beach over the past week were greeted by more than the usual fare of fellow beachgoers and an occasional ATV. Poised at the shore’s edge was a small barge equipped with apparatus capable of laying out several miles of [...]
Nanwalek man on 2nd trial for rape
By Naomi Klouda
Homer Tribune
A Nanwalek man accused of first-degree sexual assault entered his second trial this week in Homer Superior Court, after a jury last year in the same case couldn’t reach a verdict.Raymond Jimmy, 36, is on trial for allegations stemming from an incident July 21, 2003 in Nanwalek. He was arrested on July [...]
Land erosion workshop explains solutions
By Marta Casey
Homer Tribune
Kachemak Bay Research Reserve is providing two workshops to learn engineering and land management erosion responses for coastal properties this Tuesday. “We’ve got some unique situations (in Homer),” said Rick Foster, coastal training program coordinator for the reserve. Generally, erosion is caused by waves hitting the shoreline, but in Homer, saturated soil [...]
Snack shack attacked, cars stolen
Police say five cars stolen in recent weeksBy Layton Ehmke
Homer Tribune
Where Steve Shank comes from, car-stealing-joy-riders are shot dead. And Shank can’t wait to find out who stole his car.“I come from a place where people don’t put up with it,” Shank said. “Harrisonburg, Virginia.” He had recently loaned a Ford Escort wagon [...]
City struggles with Gateway zone
Joint work session scheduled for Monday nightBy Layton Ehmke
Homer Tribune
Discussion on how to zone the land at the entrance to town, known as the Gateway district, continued this week. Some Homer landowners questioned the logic of increasing the town’s commercial district. Last Wednesday night, the Homer Advisory Planning Commission heard public testimony on the proposal [...]
Concert on the Lawn
Home-grown performer returns poised, polishedBy Layton Ehmke
Homer Tribune
Evy Llyan is set to play her third KBBI Concert on the Lawn — and it’s sure to be her [...]
City council to put Community Schools on ballot
By Layton Ehmke
Homer Tribune
The Homer City Council heard its second reading Monday night of the city ordinance that approves placing the question of Homer Community Schools on the ballot to the people come October. The ordinance states that the ballot proposition will ask Homer voters whether the city should carry the program permanently by creating [...]
World-renowned marine artist plans Homer visit
By Jill Homer
Homer Tribune
From the turquoise tranquility of Hawaiian reefs to the black depths of Bristol Bay, artists have long been intrigued by the mysterious world beneath the sea. But Robert Nelson, an avid surfer and diver with a talent for detail, was always most interested in the vivid moment when human and marine worlds [...]
Shotgun driver runs over friend
Driver charged with DUI, assaultStaff report
Jason Kilpin, 27, ran over his 21-year-old friend in a parking lot near a Pioneer Avenue Bar early Saturday morning when he leaned over from the passenger seat of a vehicle and pressed the accelerator, according to Homer Police.The 21-year-old victim sustained serious injuries as the [...]
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