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Happy birthday to this weird, exciting, frenetic and sometimes challenging nation. Happy birthday to the people over the…

Farmers concerned about heat, lack of rain

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Farmers concerned about heat, lack of rain

As lower Kenai Peninsula temperatures have soared recently, local farmers and gardeners have concerns about how June’s lack…

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Gaird Magnus Carnegie

Gaird Magnus Carnegie was born at 6:10 p.m. on June 29, 2019 at South Peninsula Hospital to Christian…

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Caeden John Brown

Caeden John Brown was born at 1:46 p.m. on July 1, 2019 at South Peninsula Hospital to Jocelyn…

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Anchor Point Fire and Emergency Medical Service Area Board will be holding a work session for a meet…

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Donna Maxine Moran

Donna Maxine Moran was born on June 28, 2019 at South Peninsula Hospital to Minh Chi and Michael…

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Furlough notices sent to University of Aalaska staff members

Furlough notices were being sent Monday to about 2,500 University of Alaska staff, part of the fallout of…

Homer Farmers Market: ‘Food nerd’ enjoys two worlds of farming

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Homer Farmers Market: ‘Food nerd’ enjoys two worlds of farming

I missed the farmers market this weekend. It just so happens that a large conference on food systems…

A member of the U.S. Coast Guard tosses candy to children and families lining Pioneer Avenue during the annual Independence Day parade Wednesday, July 4, 2018 in Homer, Alaska. Coast Guard participants were representing the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hickory, also called the “Bull of the North.” (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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July Fourth events on deck

This year’s July Fourth celebration in Homer will turn an eye to the local growers that contribute to…

Lawmakers reject Wasilla as site for special session

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Lawmakers reject Wasilla as site for special session

Lawmakers considers it their right to determine the location.

Actors rehearse a scene from William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” on June 24, 2019, at the Pier One Theatre in Homer, Alaska. From left to right are 4. Peter Sheppard as Dogberry, Lydia Thomas as Borachio, and Alison Rambo as Conrad. (Photo by Sue Briggs)

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Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ opens at Pier One

Will Cupid’s arrows hit their marks? Or, as sometimes happens in a William Shakespeare play, will some manipulation…

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Here at Homer News central on the south shore of Beluga Lake, about two or three times a…

Homer Farmers Market: The Market is all about the food

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Homer Farmers Market: The Market is all about the food

The excitement is about the food. The bustle of the Farmers Market seems like some kind of carnival,…