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Crews work on the botanical garden on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at the Pratt Museum in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Opinion

Point of View: An invitation to the Homer community

The Patrons of the Pratt Society will be celebrating 25 years of supporting the Pratt on Tuesday, Feb.…

Homer youth artist Leah Dunn works on a painting from the famous 1984 Afghan Girl, originally portrayed on the cover of National Geographic. (Photo provided by Leah Dunn)

Community

A growing perspective

Local youth debuts her nature-themed acrylic and watercolor paintings

A tiny snowman looks out over Beluga Slough from the Calvin and Coyle trail, Jan. 21, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Christina Whiting)

Community

Best Bets

Well, here we are, already nearly a month into the New Year. If you are like this Betster,…

The Homer Police Station as seen Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News file)

Community

Cops and Courts

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

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Zachary Hamilton

Opinion

Point of View: ‘The best is yet to come’

Zachary Hamilton is running for Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor in the special election

Zach Marley, where he can often be found, in the library at Homer High School on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. (Photo provided by Homer High School yearbook staff)

News

Senior Portrait: Zach Marley

Homer News is spotlighting local high school students

Mike O’Meara

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

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Opinion

Point of View: Final call for participation — Every voice matters!

It is Community Health Needs Assessment time again

Years Ago

Community

Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

Ane Mane

Obituaries

Ane Mane

Ane Mane, 61, died Dec. 21, 2022, in a car crash near Clam Gulch, Alaska.

Brandon C. Ihde

Obituaries

Brandon C. Ihde

Lifelong Alaskan Brandon C. Ihde, 40, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022 in a traffic accident near Clam…

“Pearl,” an acrylic and coffee painting in a refurbished frame by Julianne Tomich, is one of the “Pandemic Chickens” on exhibit at Grace Ridge Brewing through January. (Photo by Christina Whiting/Homer News)

Community

Chaos, hope and ‘Pandemic Chickens’

With acrylic paint and coffee as her medium, Homer artist Julianne Tomich exhibits a series of paintings inspired…

Cloudplay over the Homer Spit Road (Photo by Christina Whiting/Homer News)

Community

Best Bets

New snowfall reminds us that it is still January, and still very much winter.