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Chance, 3-year-old male. Photo courtesy of Homer Animal Shelter

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Pet of the Week: Chance

This long-haired beauty is waiting for you. Chance is gentle, gets along with other animals if they aren’t…

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Homer Thrift manager Liz Dorn poses with the Best of Business award for “Best Consignment/Thrift Shop” on Friday, Dec. 15<ins>, 2023</ins> in the Homer Thrift store<ins> in Homer, Alaska</ins>.

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Best Bets

Whether you’ve already taken down your Christmas tree, or whether you’re the type of person to leave it…

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Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

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The Ptarmigan Arts Gallery is photographed in June 2023.

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Looking forward, looking back

Homer’s art galleries reflect on this year and look to the year to come

Sports

Out of the Office: Finding inspiration over the hill

I’m standing atop a newly discovered snow mound, a sense of triumph installed in me. I feel the…

Mike O'Meara

Opinion

Letters to the Editors

Fritz Creek misses their general store and post office

Photo courtesy Kurt Joseph St. Jean.

Obituaries

Kurt Joseph St. Jean

On Dec 8, 2023, Kurt Joseph St. Jean was the victim of a tragic plane crash in Anchor…

Photo courtesy Bernarda Lamanilao Brown.

Obituaries

Bernarda Lamanilao Brown

Longtime Homer resident Bernarda Lamanilao Brown, 64, passed away peacefully on Nov. 23, 2023.

Photo courtesy Janice (Sewell) Melchert Sparks.

Obituaries

Janice (Sewell) Melchert Sparks

Janice (Sewell) Melchert Sparks, passed away peacefully on December 9, 2023.

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Homer Council on the Arts and Friends of the Homer Library are co-hosting an exhibit on the theme of “Finding Home” with an open call for community member art, inspired by the novel “The Cold Millions” and based on the 2022-2023 NEA Big Read theme, “Where we live.”

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Finding home

The Friends of the Homer Library and Homer Council on the Arts are cohosting an exhibit

Opinion

Michael Daniel launches campaign for Alaska House District 6

Michael Daniel, with over two decades of dedicated service in the Marine Corps and Navy, proudly declares his…

Gov. Mike Dunleavy is seen in a screenshot of a news conference on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, in Anchorage. (Screenshot)

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FY25 budget reflects a policy of priorities over oil prices

As I enter my sixth year as Alaska’s governor, the Fiscal Year 2025 budget introduced this past week…

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Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past