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

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Cops and Courts

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

Piggy. (Photo by Alaska Mindful Paws)

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Pet of the Week: Piggy

This gentle giant is patiently waiting for his furever home. Piggy is 13 years young and such a…

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The Kachemak Bay Conservation Society holds its anual Earth Day celebration starting at 6 p.m. Friday, April 22,…

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Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

Michael O’Meara.

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Point of View: Never forget the Exxon Valdez oil spill

I recently had a brush with PTSD.

Michael O’Meara’s cartoon for April 14, 2022.

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Letters to the Editor

Learn about marine mammals

Peter Zuyus

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Point of View: Ranked Choice Voting is not difficult

Let’s take this opportunity to set the record straight about Ranked Choice Voting (RCV).

The new Anchor River Bridge spans the river next to the road to the old bridge, as see on Thursday, April 9, 2022, in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Best Bets

The Betster isn’t too sure about if spring really has come, but you know what you can be…

David Rosenthal describes work from his travels around the Arctic Ocean and through the Northwest Passage from his show, "Painting at the Edge of the Ice Age," at the Pratt Museum & Park in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Sean McDermott)

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A Chronicle of Vanishing Ice

A Chronicle of Vanishing Ice: A new exhibition at the Pratt Museum by painter David Rosenthal

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

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Cops and Courts

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

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Olivia Louise Rainwater

Olivia Louise Rainwater was born at 9:19 a.m. April 5, 2022, at South Peninsula Hospital to Jaclyn Marie…

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The South Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area Board will hold its regular monthly meeting virtually via ZOOM at…

Pesto.

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Pet of the Week: Pesto

Pesto is a stunning 5-year-old male cat with a great personality. He’s lived with cats and dogs before…