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Hospital welcomes new pulmonologist

South Peninsula Hospital welcomes pulmonologist Dr. Marek Martynowicz to the specialty clinic provider staff. His special medical expertise…

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Brief power outage planned for part of East End Road

Homer Electric Association is notifying members living in the East End Road, Homer, area from Kachemak Drive to…

Imogen Richardson, age 7, and her brothers Erik, 1, and Lewis, 9, visit with Santa during Nomar's annual holiday open house on Sunday. Their parents are Steven and Jenna Richardson. The family is from County Mayo in Ireland and is living in Homer while Steven Richardson studies at Alaska Bible Institute.-Photo by Lori Evans, Homer News

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Holiday events make season merry and bright

Upcoming Holiday Events 5-7 p.m. Friday, Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center. Santa and Mrs. Claus visit.…

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Arts in brief

Nutcracker Faire runs this weekend The Homer Council on the Arts annual Nutcracker Faire runs 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m.…

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Years Ago

20 years ago in the Homer News: Most of the playground equipment at Karen Hornaday Park is unsafe…

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4.4 quake rattles Homer

4.4 quake hits near Homer Wednesday A magnitude 4.4 earthquake rattled the lower Kenai Peninsula about 10 a.m.…

West Homer Elementary school fourth graders look sadly at a large pile of single use plastic and plastic foam lunch tray waste, collected Nov. 7-11. The students collected counted 524 lunch trays and 4,229 single use plastics over the course of the week as part of a waste audit to determine how the school might cut down on its plastic waste to help the marine environment.-Photo provided

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Students study trash, look for ways to reduce it

Two Homer elementary schools are cleaning up their act by looking at the amount of amount of single-use…

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School Events

School Events     Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Fireweed Academy (both schools) Dec. 12: APC meeting in…

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Letters to the Editor

Assembly should start meetings with some silent contemplation Dear Members of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, As you…

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On food pantry’s wish list: 12 things needed, but reluctantly requested

The food pantry has a drop-off tub on the east side at the bottom of the ramp at…

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Town Crier

The Parkinson’s Support Group meets at 1 p.m. Friday at the Homer Senior Center. This week’s topic is…

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Lily Michelle Brooks

Lily Michelle Brooks was born at 7:02 a.m. Nov. 21, 2016, at South Peninsula Hospital to Marina Brooks…

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Cops and Courts

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