News

Nature center marks season opening

The Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies marks the Carl E. Wynn Nature Center’s opening for the season with…

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Saturday bake sale to help raise funds for handicap-accessible van

Friends and family of Isavra Basargin, 16, are holding bake sales on Saturday to purchase a $60,000 handicap-accessible…

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Relay for Life this Friday, Saturday

The Relay for Life of Homer, an annual event benefiting the American Cancer Society, begins Friday and continues…

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Gas leak prompts partial evacuation around Harborview Boardwalk

Several businesses in the area at the Harborview Boardwalk on the Homer Spit were evacuated on Saturday afternoon…

Visitors write on the studio wall during Mary Epperson Day last Friday.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Mary Epperson Day

A standing-room-only crowd jammed into the Homer Council on the Arts last Friday to share music and appreciation…

Plants thrive after wildfire

Outdoors & Recreation

Plants thrive after wildfire

The massive wildfire that recently engulfed a good chunk of the Kenai Peninsula landscape may look like a…

Michigan angler Molly Malthby, left, shows off the halibut she reeled in while fishing with Capt. Ben Martin, right, of North Country Charters.-Photo provided

Sports

Michigan angler leading jackpot derby with 196.80-pound halibut

The action is definitely picking up in the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby since it began May 15. Currently…

Anchor River, lower Cook Inlet marine fisheries closed to protect king salmon

Outdoors & Recreation

Anchor River, lower Cook Inlet marine fisheries closed to protect king salmon

Fishing Alert: On Wednesday, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced the Anchor River, Deep Creek, Ninilchik…

Karen Hornaday Park, complete with some recently added features, is the recipient of maintenance and cleanup performed by Church of the Rock Homer volunteers.-Photo by Toni Ross

Outdoors & Recreation

Church gives park plenty of TLC

This spring Karen Hornaday Park got a lot of love. And not just from young people. Between 40…

Ed Berg, geology instructor at Kachemak Bay Campus, educates a group of volunteers on the trailside flora during the Trails Day family hike on Saturday. From left are Ed Berg, Phillip Waclawski, Sabre Wilmeth and Carol Sharat.-Photo by Shannon Reid

Outdoors & Recreation

Volunteers work, learn on Trails Day

Before the Saturday morning bustle had a chance to begin, volunteer teams with the 17th annual Trails Day…

Community

Poet, writer Hughes offers workshop in Halibut Cove

Poet, essayist and writing teacher Holly Hughes offers a workshop and writer’s retreat, “The Pen & The Bell:…

Community

Little Free Library started at Fritz Creek General Store

The Friends of the Homer Public Library has started its first Little Free Library at the Fritz Creek…

Community

Seldovia Summer Solstice Music festival is June 19-22

The 14th annual Seldovia Summer Solstice Music Festival is held June 19-22 in Seldovia. The four-day event starts…