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Ed Bailey, left, and Nina Faust, right, in an undated photo taken on Inspiration Ridge near Homer, Alaska. Reprinted from February 2020 Homer News.

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South Peninsula Haven House to host annual Women of Distinction awards on Saturday

Wendy Bales stands in front of a service truck at the East End Road emergency services station last week. Photo by Emilie Springer

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‘Lights and Sirens’ trivia night and auction to raise money for KESA membership association

The event will take place at Alice’s on Friday with an auction starting 5 p.m.

A counterfeit bill was received by the First National Bank on Thursday, March 28, 2024 in Homer, Alaska. (Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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Homer’s First National Bank receives attempted deposit of counterfeit $100 bill

Last Thursday, Homer’s First National Bank received an attempted deposit of a counterfeit $100 bill. The bill was…

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Land trust wraps up Cooper Landing project with 46 more acres preserved

Kachemak Heritage Land Trust has protected 209.033 acres within the Kenai River watershed since 2020

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Homer High School Mariner Way Award winners for the 2023-2024 school year on the library balcony of the school during their award ceremony. The list of winners in the story are standing left to right in the image.

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Homer High School announces recipients of the annual Mariner Way Award

Each Homer High School teacher selects one outstanding student per year based on exhibition of one or more…

Homer Flex High School principal Christopher Brown. Photo courtesy of Homer Flex High School

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Homer Flex School principal Chris Brown named Region III Principal of the Year

The Alaska Council of School Administrators named Homer Flex High School principal Chris Brown as Alaska Association of…

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WHE Shakespeare Club toured to the Homer Senior Citizen’s Center with their coach Sarah Brewer on March 27 to perform a variety of scenes and monologues from Shakespeare.

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West Homer Elementary Shakespeare Club goes on tour

Thirteen West Homer Elementary fifth and sixth grade students in the Shakespeare Club went on tour last Wednesday,…

The cast from “Guys and Dolls” performs the piece “Luck be a Lady” at their final performance at Homer Mariner Theater last Saturday. (Photo by Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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Homer High School wraps up successful performances of ‘Guys and Dolls’

Homer High School presented three performances of the musical “Guys and Dolls” to full audiences last weekend.

The Kevin Bell Arena ice rink is photographed on Sept. 29, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/Homer News)

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Fundraiser aims to help Kevin Bell Arena keep cool

Homer’s Kevin Bell Arena is holding the last two public skate sessions on March 30 at 2:45 p.m.…

The Sweaty Bettys are the 2023 Homer Steps Up winning team. Photo provided by South Peninsula Hospital

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South Peninsula Hospital spring walking challenge registration opens

Registration opens April 1 for Homer Steps Up, a four-week community walking challenge that takes place through the…

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Anchor Kings wrestle at Nikiski weekend tournament

The Anchor Kings Wrestling Club is a nonprofit organization committed to teaching the youth of Homer, Chapman, McNeil…

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Workshop seeks to spur civic engagement

The City of Homer, the League of Women Voters and Kenai Peninsula Votes are hosting the event

The south end of Homer Harbor is photographed on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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Harbor makes changes to moorage fees for seine skiffs

As of late February, seine skiffs now need separate transient moorage fees