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Kevin Bell Arena opens Sept. 21 Homer’s community ice rink, the Kevin Bell Ice Arena on the Homer…

A diver warms up before Friday’s invitational at Homer High School. The Homer girls came in sixth, with Colony girls in first, while the Homer boys were in fifth place, with Kodiak in first.-photo by Annie Rosenthal, Homer News

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Colony girls, Kodiak boys swim, dive to Homer Invite wins

The Colony girls and Kodiak boys picked up team titles Friday and Saturday at the Homer Invitational at…

Doc Fest family affair for Suttons

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Doc Fest family affair for Suttons

For 12 years, Homer has been treated to a luxury most small towns don’t have: a documentary film…

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School Events

School District   KPBSD now has a free app available in the App Store for iPhone and Android…

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Aspiring volunteers must undergo background check

Anyone interested in being a school volunteer needs to complete an online form and agree to a background…

Students dance behind Pink Martini at the afternoon show for area schools on Monday.-Photo by Annie Rosenthal, Homer News

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Students applaud Pink Martini’s eclectic, upbeat, moving music

Grade schoolers are not Pink Martini’s usual audience demographic, and pianist Thomas Lauderdale had to correct himself when…

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Emergency listing sought for Prince of Wales Island wolves

ANCHORAGE — Six conservation groups have asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to use an emergency endangered…

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Funny River man improving after bear attack on Sunday

A Funny River resident is improving after being attacked by a brown bear near his home on Sunday.…

Chew on these morsels:

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Chew on these morsels:

John and I took a lovely walk on the logging roads accessed off Knob Hill. Used now by…

Time for city residents to face the music

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Time for city residents to face the music

We’ve grown so accustomed to reading about federal and state government deficit spending that people’s eyes start to…

Court fight over water rights raises question:Whose side is DNR on?

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Court fight over water rights raises question:Whose side is DNR on?

As water becomes more of valuable commodity in the United States, competition between public and private uses for…

How do we pay for the reasons we live here?

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How do we pay for the reasons we live here?

The Friends of the Homer Library (FHL) has been around for about 35 years.  And yet, our relationship…

Decorated buoys on display at Alice’s Champagne Palace will be auctioned off during the Homer Halibut Festival.-Photo by Aryn Young

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First HALIBUT FEST: celebrating Homer’s big flatfish

Homer and halibut go hand in hand. After all, anyone can see from the top of Baycrest hill…