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Richard Joseph Attenello

Richard Joseph Attenello April 4, 1944-June 21, 2016 Homer resident Richard Joseph Attenello died June 21, 2016, at…

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The Exchange, a pilot syringe exchange program, offers free syringe exchanges every other Tuesday at the South Peninsula…

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Fourth of July Festivities

Anchor Point MONDAY, JULY 4 12:30 p.m., Fourth of July Parade, Anchor Point Road. Parade participants meet at…

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Advertising deadline for July 7th edition

Because of the July 4 holiday, the Homer News is closed on Monday. There is an early ad…

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Years ago in Homer

20 years ago in the Homer News:   A Minnesota man took the lead in the Jackpot Halibut…

Recent blooming flowers from the Kachemak Gardener's garden are lillies (pictured), and rosa pimpinellifolia

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Deadhead, deadhead, deadhead

We all think about how we can make the most of our time. So there I was, considering…

Jacob Davis, 16, finishes the Spit Run in second place on Saturday, June 25.

Sports

Youth rules the day at Spit Run

Homer and Anchor Point’s speedy young adults took over the top 10 in the runners division of the…

Robin, David, April and Doug Stammen pose for a photo outside the Garden Cottage where they stayed at Bear Canyon Cottages in Homer. The Stammens were sent to Homer by A Special Wish Foundation to fulfill 16-year-old David's wish to halibut fish in Alaska.-Photo by Anna Frost, Homer News

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Ohio teen fulfills wish of halibut fishing in Alaska

David Stammen of Sidney, Ohio reeled in his first halibut aboard a Homer Ocean Charter boat on Tuesday,…

(left to right) Craig Matkin and Bill Jirsa gaze at the Cook Inletkeeper sponsored mural that will be placed in front of the dilapidated building between Bay Realty and Captain's Coffee on Pioneer Avenue. The salmon-filled mural leaning on the back wall is sponsored by Ulmer's Drug and Hardware.

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Homer’s Best Bets

Here’s the problem of living in a small town that grows by a few hundred people in the…

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Walker limits PFD payouts to $1,000

ANCHORAGE — Facing a multibillion-dollar deficit, the Alaska governor on Wednesday cut in half the annual checks that…

Jahna Lindemuth, left, is introduced Tuesday, June 28, 2016, in Anchorage, Alaska, as the state's new attorney general. Gov. Bill Walker, right, made the announcement at a news conference. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)-AP

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Anchorage attorney Jahna Lindemuth named new AG

Gov. Bill Walker’s cabinet is finally whole again. Walker introduced Anchorage attorney Jahna Lindemuth as Alaska’s new attorney…

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know your farmer, know your food

I just so happened to be in Glennallen last week and stumbled upon their Wednesday Farmers Market. I…

Paintings by Austin Parkhill are on display at the Homer Council on the Arts

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First Friday

Art Shop Gallery 202 W. Pioneer Ave. New work by Taz Talley 5-7:30 p.m., First Friday Opening Reception…