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Katy Olson

Katy Olson died peacefully in the South Peninsula Hospital on February 23, 2023

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Cops and Courts

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

Homer Foundation Executive Director Mike Miller in a photo taken Aug. 28, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Mike Miller)

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Pay It Forward: Generational change is coming

We are at an exceptional time in history because the face of philanthropy is changing.

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Point of View: State, labor, and utilities are aligned on modernizing the Railbelt grid

Today, Alaska has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to capture federal infrastructure dollars and stabilize Alaska’s aging Railbelt electrical grid,…

Homer High School Concert Choir presented Disney’s “Newsies: The Musical” on March 24 at the Mariner Theater. (Photo by Christina Whiting/Homer News)

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Best Bets

“Don’t like the weather in Alaska? Wait five minutes!” That’s the old joke that pretty accurately describes the…

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Sharlene Cline poses with her students during the final day of her recent art camp at Homer Council on the Arts, on Thursday, March 16. Top row, from left to right: Isabel Piek, Autumn Smith, Eliana Cope, Lila Shavelson.

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Local artist teaches, exhibits Chinese brush painting

Sharlene Cline shares her creativity with community members of all ages through classes, workshops, and exhibits

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Point of View: Environmental emperors with no clothes

Just before President Biden approved the Willow Project, a couple of environmentalists and an oil industry representative debated…

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Jessica Poling is the 2023 Haven House Women of Distinction “Shining Star” award recipient.

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Meet Your Neighbor: Haven House Women of Distinction awardees

Haven House recognizes women who are passionate about serving the community and inspiring those around them

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Homer man convicted of domestic violence assault

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Mary Jean Kaguna Yenney (Strutz) (Iñupiaq) (Courtesy Photo)

Obituaries

Mary Jean Kaguna Yenney (Strutz) (Iñupiaq)

Mary Jean Kaguna Yenney (Strutz) (Iñupiaq) passed away on February 26, 2023.

Marilyn Green (Courtesy Photo)

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Marilyn Green

Marilyn Green passed on the 25th of February 2023.