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Ira. (Photo provided/Alaska Mindful Paws

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Pet of the Week: Ira

Make an appointment to see this sweet, rare chocolate-brown cat.

Michael O'Meara's cartoon for March 3, 2022.

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Stop House Bill 52

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Point of View: Nominate volunteers for First Lady’s award

Volunteerism is a pillar of Alaska culture.

Larry Smith

Opinion

Point of View: New book looks at tribal sovereignty in Alaska

Tribal Sovereignty In Alaska: How It Happened, What It Means,” a new book by eminent Native affairs historian…

Homer High School. (Homer News file photo)

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School announcements

School district risk level update and upcoming events

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.

Obituaries

Billy Butler

Billy Butler

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Howard Grevenberg

Howard Grevenberg

Diane Wick

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Diane Frost Wick

Diane Frost Wick

Cherry Lyon Jones

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Cherry Lyon Jones

Cherry Lyon Jones

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A moose feeds on shrubs on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, at Homer Medical Center in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Homer’s Best Bets

Here in Alaska, March will roar in like a grizzly bear and also roar out like a grizzly…

The participants of the Firefighter-1, Hazardous Materials Awareness, and Hazardous Materials Operations class pose with emergency services instructors, test proctors and the state certifying officer after completing the state-administered exam on Feb. 19. (Photo provided by Eric Schultz)

News

13 new firefighters join emergency services rosters

Thirteen newly trained firefighters have been added to the Kachemak Emergency Services Area, Western Emergency Services Area and…

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Caroline Henderson

Caroline Henderson was born at 3:35 a.m. on Dec. 28, 2021, at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage…