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Family-friendly health fair Saturday

Annual Safe and Healthy Kids fair offers events, activities and fun for kids of all ages

Fireweed Kindergarten, first and second grade students in the Makerspace afterschool club sponsored by Homer Council on the Arts make flowers to decorate for the May Day celebration.  Emilie Springer/ Homer News

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Fireweed Academy to celebrate return of May Day festival

Fireweed Academy will host a community celebration on Saturday, May 6 from 1-4 p.m. in the yard at…

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Homer man indicted by feds on wildlife charges

If convicted, he faces a maximum of five years in prison and $20,000 fine on each count

GULF OF ALASKA (May 25, 2019) The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) transits the Gulf of Alaska. Theodore Roosevelt is conducting routine operations in the Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erick A. Parsons/Released)

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Navy’s Gulf of Alaska exercises begin this month

US Navy to start training in the Gulf of Alaska with Exercise Northern Edge

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Rosemary.

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Pet of the Week: Rosemary

Rosemary- 3.5 year old Female

Homer skiiers at Ohlson Mountain Rope Tow on Sunday, April 23, in Homer, Alaska. Photo by Emilie Springer/ Homer News.

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Slush cup washes out, but party goes on

Ohlson Mountain Rope Tow event was canceled for the second time

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Homer high interviews vice principals candidates

The Kenai Peninsula District School District is looking to make a decision on a new assistant principal for…

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Rosemary.

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Pet of the Week: Rosemary

Rosemary- 3.5 year old Female

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Eric Simondsen conducts rehearsal for Inlet Wind community band at Homer High School on April 17.

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Inlet Wind to perform community concert

On Saturday, the Inlet Wind community band will perform a concert at the Homer Mariner Theater at 7…

Senior Elijah Gordon competing in the senior division performs the Kneel Jump during the Salamatof Tribe Traditional Native Games Invitational at Kenai Middle School in Kenai, Alaska, on Friday, April 14, 2023. Photo provided by Megan Gordon.

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Homer NYO athletes head to state competition in Anchorage

The Homer Halibuts, local Native Youth Olympic team, will send eight athletes to the statewide meet in Anchorage…

Spencer Co and Clark Milstead prepare for Homer High School prom at Land’s End Resort on Friday. (Photo by Emilie Springer/ Homer News)

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Homer students prep for prom

Homer High School prom took place on Saturday, April 15 at Land’s End on the Homer Spit.

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Homer Animal Shelter
Tucker.

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Pet of the Week: Tucker

Tucker - 3 month old male

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Nova Cope and Carla Klinker-Cope work on the Queen of Hearts throne at the Mariner Theater on Saturday<ins>, April 8, 2023, in Homer, Alaska</ins>.

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Homer performers to dance through ‘Wonderland’

Characters and stage themes are based on Lewis Carroll’s classic work