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Pet of the week: Pumpkin

This sweet darling is 12 years old and needs a new home. Pumpkin is in good health and…

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School district risk level update and upcoming events

Carter Tennison scores a touchdown for the Homer Mariners against Kodiak High School on Saturday, Aug.28. The Mariners won 34-0. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)

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After Saturday, Sept. 4, the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center will no longer operate an outside…

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Obituaries

Robert George Haakenson

Robert George Haakenson, 73, passed away in Casa Grande, Arizona, on Aug. 20, 2021, with his wife and…

Byron Morris

Obituaries

Byron Morris

Byron Morris, lifetime Homer resident, died unexpectedly on Aug. 24, 2021, due to a pulmonary embolism. A full…

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Homer happenings from years past

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Point of View: Give thanks to health care workers this Labor Day

We are at month 18 of this worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, and South Peninsula Hospital is just now seeing…

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Homer Farmers Market: Food Hub is like an online Farmers Market

I had the joyous opportunity to go berry picking this weekend with some new friends who just moved…

FILE - In this March 26, 2019, file photo, protestors unfurl a "Recall Dunleavy" banner as Gov. Mike Dunleavy, upper left, speaks during a roadshow with Americans for Prosperity in 49th State Brewing Company in Anchorage, Alaska. Dunleavy said he hopes to move past the rancor of his first year in office, amid an unsettled dispute with lawmakers over state spending and threat of a recall effort looming large. The Republican will mark a full year in office Tuesday, Dec. 3. (Bill Roth/Anchorage Daily News via AP, File)

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Effort to recall Dunleavy dropped after 2-year push

The recall effort took off in 2019.

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Foundation has a history of literature, arts and music donations

Foundation’s largest donation was to the Homer Public Library.