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Photo courtesy Ronald Bader.

Obituaries

Ronald James Bader

Ronald James Bader died in Homer with his loving family and friends by his side.

Photos by Christina Whiting/Homer News
Homer writer, photographer Taz Tally presents a talk about his annual adventures in Alaska’s Brooks Range at Grace Ridge Brewing on June 6.

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Best Bets

The sun is shining, lupine are blooming, fish will soon be running, and the visitors are here and…

Singer-songwriters Barbara Sim from South Carolina and Brandon Mills from Nashville, Tennesee, pose alongside Hal, a fiberglass halibut at the Chamber’s Spit visitor center, June 8. (Photo by Christina Whiting/Homer News)

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Singing through the longest day

Summer Solstice Festival celebrates summer and showcases veteran musicians

Photo provided by Josh Krohn, KBBI
English Bay Band performs at the 2022 Concert on the Lawn Event at the Down East Saloon.

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KBBI’s Concert on the Lawn finds its way home

Homer’s former longtime local musical event of the summer returns to its previous location

Tom Kizzia and Richard Chiappone present an author talk at the Homer Public Library, an event hosted by Friends of the Homer Public Library, September 2022. (Photo provided by Cheryl Illg)

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Meet Your Neighbor: Friends of the Homer Library

Local volunteers support the Homer Public Library’s programs, events, activities and fundraisers

Former Gov. Frank Murkowski speaks on a range of subjects during an interview with the Juneau Empire in May 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Point of View: Permanent fund’s in-state investment program needs more transparency

The trustees are certainly right about the poor financial performance of the in-state investments made so far

Jessica Shepherd (courtesy photo)

Opinion

Pay It Forward: That none may go hungry

That’s the guiding principle of the Homer Community Food Pantry, and it’s a good one. But the role…

Mike O'Meara

Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Booster club support appreciated

News

North America’s 1st known case of a rabid moose confirmed in western Alaska

ANCHORAGE — A moose in western Alaska has tested positive for rabies in the first apparent case of…

Community

Pet of the Week: Opossum trapping ongoing; please keep cats inside

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is still working on live trapping possums in the area of…

Years Ago

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Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

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Grappling with Mother Nature

It has been a strange spring, very cool and wet. So how does this affect our farmers? Asking…

Photo courtesy Dominique Marie Marcell Collet

Obituaries

Dominique Marie Marcel Collet

Dominique Marie Marcel Collet, of Homer, Alaska passed away on May 2nd, 2023, at age 68 in Seward.