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Booths at the Homer Rotary Health Fair on Saturday, Nov. 5 at the Homer High School Commons in Homer. (Photo by Charlie Menke / Homer News)

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Health Fair returns to in-person

People who attended the Homer Rotary Club Health Fair last Saturday might have walked out of Homer High…

Michael Edward Merrick.

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Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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Council expands permitted uses in zoning districts.

Change would allow more dwelling units in some areas without applying for conditional use permit.

Selma, a squirrel, squeaks through the Paul Banks Elementary Halloween Parade on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke / Homer News)

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‘What I like about Halloween is I get candy’

A Homer Halloween features scarecrow contests, Pioneer Avenue trick or treating and school costume parades

Sports

Kevin Bell Arena reopens for skaters

An inactive liability insurance policy forced its closure earlier this month

A voting booth for the Kenai Peninsula Borough and City of Homer elections at Cowles Council Chambers on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)

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Homer voters come out for low-key election day

Voters weigh in on important borough and city issues.

The Kevin Bell Arena ice rink in the process of becoming frozen on Sept. 27, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)

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Volunteers freeze Kevin Bell Arena

Some volunteers were at Kevin Bell Arena as late (or early) as 2 a.m. working on bringing ice…

Community soccer players after a special match celebrating the life of Drew Brown at Homer High School Field on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. (Photo by Uliana Reutov)

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OOTO: Our Soccer Community

Imagine a park ranger, a lawyer, a teacher, an artist, a fisherman, a student, an engineer and more…

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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Council discusses sidewalk ordinance

The Cowles Council Chambers were almost full on Monday as the Sept. 26 Homer City Council regular meeting…

Kids bounce in an inflatable castle at the Kachemak City Park Grand Opening on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. (Photo by Charlie Menke / Homer News)

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“Play like crazy!”

The new Kachemak City Park kicked off its arrival with fun family festivities.

Junior Goldie Hill blocks the Nikiski try on Saturday, Sept. 10, at Homer High School Gym. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)

Sports

Resilient Mariners Volleyball leash Bulldogs

The Homer Mariner Girls Varsity Volleyball team won against the Nikiski Bulldogs in 5 sets.

Work on a new sidewalk and widening of the street is almost done on Main Street north of Pioneer Avenue on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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City Council discusses transportation, consitutional convention

The Homer City Council expresses deep concern at the proposal to hold a constitutional convention

Senior Charles Van Meter walks out for Senior Night on Saturday, Sep. 3, at the Homer High School Field in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)

Sports

Mariners win 38-20 over Kards

On an occasion to celebrate the commitment of senior student athletes, the Homer Mariner Varsity Boys Football team…