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20 years ago in the Homer News: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District officials will use the state fairgrounds…

Kachemak Cuisine - Terri Robl

Community

One of gifts of holiday season: sharing delicious food

I love this time of year, not only because it’s my favorite time to cook comforting soups, casseroles,…

News

World is watching; let’s not let the planet down

Dear America, The whole world is watching us — now more than ever. And our children are watching…

Opinion

Tanner crab fishery in Bering Sea still possible

There is hope yet for at least a limited bairdi Tanner crab fishery in the Bering Sea. The…

News

The turkeys are on the loose

It’s that time of year again at the Homer News – the Great Turkey Giveaway is back and…

A line of pickup trucks sport Trump-Pence flags in the Homer High School parking lot on Election Day, Nov. 8.

Elections

Trump win surprises Homer voters for better or for worse

Eight years ago at Alice’s Champagne Palace when President Barack Obama became the first African-American elected president, a…

Veterans march on Pioneer Avenue in a recent Veterans Day parade.-Homer News File Photo

News

Veterans Day ceremonies set for Friday

Veterans Day ceremonies start at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at the Homer Emblem Club Veterans Memorial at…

Elections

New and veteran voters cast ballots on Election Day

Some Homer voters celebrated a milestone this week: voting in their first U.S. Presidential election. At the other…

Community

Years ago in Homer

20 years ago in the Homer News: Rep. Gail Phillips was re-elected to the Alaska House of Representatives,…

Local band Uplift plays at the event to support protestors at Standing Rock on Nov. 5 at K Bay Caffe. Homer native Lucas Wilcox worked in the protest camps in North Dakota providing food for protestors of the heavily contested oil pipeline. Wilcox hopes to raise money to bring back tents for shelter as the protest continues into the winter.-Photo by Anna Frost, Homer News

Community

The Arts in Brief

Inspired by Diaries exhibit opens The Pratt Museum’s Inspired by Diaries exhibit opens with a reception from 5-7…

News

Elementary schools to start earlier than intermediate, high schools

Principals of Homer-area schools recommended Option X to the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District as the best choice…

School nurse offers tips to keep students healthy

News

School nurse offers tips to keep students healthy

With the cold, autumn and winter weather Homer has begun to experience, also comes illnesses such as the…

News

School events

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Fireweed Academy (both schools) Nov. 14: APC meeting in room 104 at Big…