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School Board candidates share their point of view
On Tuesday, Oct. 5, elections will be held for Homer City Council, Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly District 9 and the Kenai Peninsula Borough Board of Education District 8. To help inform voters, the Homer News will introduce the candidates, show their answers to a group of questions and give them an opportunity to make their pitch on why you should elect them. This week, we share point of views from the candidates. Read more
LOCAL PICK
Byron David Morris
Byron David Morris, 38, was born in Homer, Alaska on May 10, 1983 to Audrey and Roy Morris. Byron led an astoundingly big life beyond the diagnosis of Down syndrome. He attended Homer schools, graduating from Homer High in 2002. He was an avid Mariner basketball fan, attending home games for the past 25 years. Although basketball was his passion in sports, he also participated in Special Olympics bowling and bocce, attending tournaments around the state with his team mates. Read more
LATEST NEWS
Homer’s Best Bets
Now is the time when Homer hovers in that ambiguous time of summer/not summer. OK, technically fall started last week on Sept. 22, so summer has officially ended. But you know Alaska: We have two seasons, “summer” and “not summer.” How and when we transition from one to the other can really mess with us. Read more
TRENDING NOW
City council moves forward with HERC Campus feasibility study
This article has been updated to include the full name of the Homer Education and Recreation Complex. The Homer City Council voted Monday to approve the $75,000 Homer Education and Recreation Complex, or HERC, Campus fund appropriation to hire a consultant to conduct a feasibility study for the new multi-use community center. Read more