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Pratt to put on ‘Ritz’ at museum fundraiser

This year’s theme is Kodachrome

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Off-roaders cause damage to wildlife preserve

The Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies has received some leads on trespassers captured on camera off-roading in restricted…

Late Anchor Point artist Norman Lowell is seen in this 2003 photo provided by the Norman Lowell Gallery on Sept. 19, 2024. (Courtesy)

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Losing the light

Anchor Point artist Norman Lowell dies at 96

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Senior varsity runner Bea McDonough approaches the finish line to take second place in the Kenai Peninsula Borough cross country championships in Homer<ins>, Alaska</ins> on Thursday, Sept. 19<ins>,</ins> <ins>2024</ins>.

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Homer boys take 1st, girls take 2nd at borough meet

Homer varsity boys took the top spot in the Kenai Peninsula Borough cross-country meet hosted at Homer High…

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Dancers from EMERGE125 perform “Poly String Theory” in this undated photo.

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New York-based dance company to perform in Homer

The company will also provide workshops for Homer students on Sept. 30.

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Current Ptarmigan Arts cooperative members Ted Heuer, Susan Stuart and George Overpeck pose with their work next to longtime member Gary Lyon’s paintings on Friday, Sept. 20<ins>, 2024,</ins> at the gallery on Pioneer Avenue<ins> in Homer, Alaska</ins>.

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Ptarmigan Arts celebrates 40 years as a gallery in Homer

Homer’s Ptarmigan Arts will host a gallery event on Friday, Oct. 4 in celebration of the 40th anniversary…

Homer Mariner cheerleaders perform at half time during the game against Kodiak on Friday, Sept. 13, in Homer, Alaska. Varsity defeated Kodiak 58 to 6. (Emilie Springer/ Homer News)

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Homer High School holds week of spirit events for 2024 homecoming

Homer High School student council discussed final preparation plans for a week of homecoming events at their student…

From left: South Peninsula Hospital CEO Ryan Smith; Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly member Kelly Cooper; and South Peninsula Hospital Board of Directors member Beth Wythe address community questions regarding Proposition 1 authorizing a $38.5 million bond at a meeting last Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (Emilie Springer/ Homer News)

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Town Hall addresses hospital bond questions

Proposition 1 will be voted on in the Oct. 1 election

Dorris James, who will turn 100 on Sept. 28, 2024, displays a crocheted tablecloth that she made several decades ago. The photo was taken on Sept. 11, 2024, at her daughter’s home in Homer, Alaska. (Emilie Springer/ Homer News)

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A century of Alaska memories

Homer homesteader Dorris James turns 100

Chicago artist Kathleen Dose-Koehl and assistant RJ Nelson sit in front of the newly sketched mural on the side of a building on Homer Spit Road, ready to begin painting on Monday. (Emilie Springer/ Homer News)

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Chicago artist to create Spit mural

Artist Kathleen Dose-Koehl returns to Homer for Alaska World Arts Festival

Paris Chansons perform on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, at Homer Council on the Arts as part of the Alaska World Arts Festival. (Emilie Springer/ Homer News)

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Jazz ensemble highlights first weekend of World Arts Fest

The first week of Homer’s sixth annual Alaska World Arts Festival kicked off last weekend with storytelling events…

South Peninsula Behavioral Health Services, Inc. logo. Photo courtesy of South Peninsula Behavioral Health Services, Inc.

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Behavioral Health Service celebrates 45 years

The community is invited to an anniversary event, Sept. 12-13

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

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Summer months see spike in COVID cases

A summer spike in statewide COVID cases peaked at the end of July, with cases showing a decline…