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Bill Choate

Bill Choate, the best grandpa in the world, passed away on October 17th with his daughter at his…

Obituaries

Rosemary Helen “Rosie” Crowder

Rosemary Helen “Rosie” Crowder passed away from natural causes on January 13, 2023.

Homer High School. (Homer News file photo)

News

School announcements

School district risk level update and upcoming events

Jennifer Gibbons and her dog Tiptoe enjoy the Homer Winter Carnival parade on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. (Photo by Christina Whiting/Homer News)

Community

Best Bets

While Lower 48’ers are making plans for spring break, we Alaskans are making plans for spring breakup, as…

Community

Cops and Courts

Information about fire, police, and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases.

Photo provided by Counsel Langley/Homer News
“The Student,” a painting by Counsel Langley, is on display at the Homer Public Library through March, acrylic, graphite on canvas, 40” x 30”. Painted in 2023.

Community

On the edge, questioning boundaries

Homer artist Counsel Langley exhibits at library

Willow Q. Jones winds twine on a foot brake to then use to tie a broom, in her home studio in Homer, February 2023. (Photo by Anore Jones/courtesy)

News

Meet Your Neighbor: Willow Q. Jones

Meet Your Neighbor is a new feature that introduces, or perhaps re-introduces, you to fellow Homer community members.

Community

Deadline for Anchorage Symphony music scholarship March 15

Alaska high school music students have until March 15 to apply for a scholarship supporting young Alaska musicians,…

Years Ago

Community

Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

Matt Clarke

Opinion

Pay It Forward – Supporting Local Youth Athletics

Why donate or volunteer to a local youth athletic program? Consider the life enriching experiences that can benefit…

Adele Hile's stained glass window contribution in the Homer Public Library on Feb. 13, 2023. Photo courtesy of Mercedes O'Leary Harness.

Opinion

Love your library history: Adele Hile’s stained glass window

One day last month, I retrieved my 8-year-old from a chess game at the library. She was sitting…

Mike O'Meara

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

A huge thank you

Years Ago

Community

Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past