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Mick Colgrove

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Mick Colgrove

Mick Colgrove passed away peacefully in his home in Osage on Monday, Aug. 30 at the age of…

Sylvester "Sandy" Mazen

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Sylvester David Kiyonuk “Sandy” Mazen

Sylvester David Kiyonuk “Sandy” Mazen

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Borough School Board election

On Tuesday, Oct. 5, elections will be held for Homer City Council, Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly District 9…

Darrell Walker

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Darrell Melvin Walker

When Darrell Melvin Walker entered the world at Alzada, MT, he was the first of four sons born…

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Town Crier

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District requests input from staff, parents and community members at the districtwide KPBSD…

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Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

Dr. Kristen Solana Walkinshaw, Chief of Staff, Providence Alaska Medical Center, Anchorage. (Photo provided)

Opinion

Point of View: With hospitals in crisis, mask up and get vaccinated

Providence Alaska forced to implement crisis standards of care.

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Homer Farmers Market: Don’t write off the market just yet

Late summer crops are coming in at the Homer Farmers Market.

Michael O'Meara's cartoon for Sept. 16, 2021.

Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Face masks cripple kids psychologically

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Point of View: Talking to COVID-19

In the movie, “Out of Africa,” a phrase stays with me. Meryl Streep, the main actress, bends down…

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Donors get to say who their money helps

Foundation helps pioneer teachers give back to schools.

Recover, the 18th annual Burning Basket, starts to burn on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, at Mariner Park on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Best Bets

The Burning Basket has been transformed into heat and light. In fields around town, sandhill cranes gather for…

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A worker with the Pebble Mine project digs in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska near the village of Iliamma, Alaska. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday, Sept. 9, it would seek to restart a process that could restrict mining in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region, which is renowned for its salmon runs. The announcement is the latest in a long-running dispute over a proposed copper-and-gold mine in the southwest Alaska region.

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EPA seeks to restart process that could restrict proposed Pebble Mine

The announcement is the latest in a long-running dispute.