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New financial relief grant programs created for Homer organizations, families

Organizations and individual families left out of Homer’s first grant relief program for small businesses will soon have…

Caring for the Kenai logo. (Image courtesy Merrill Sikorski)

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Homer students place in Caring for the Kenai contest

Last year’s local winner of the Caring for the Kenai competition took home third place this year for…

Homer High School. (Homer News file photo)

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Principals discuss what reopening will look like at local schools

Parents in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District have three choices before them for how to educate their…

Youth softball program ends season, continues to develop

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Youth softball program ends season, continues to develop

In an abnormal time, a burgeoning youth softball program in Homer grew into some normalcy in its second…

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1 new COVID-19 case reported in Homer

The state of Alaska reported 59 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday — 56 resident cases and three…

Sarah Vance poses for a photo on June 12, 2020, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Hannah Vance)

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Sarah Vance runs for 2nd House of Representatives term

Rep. Sarah Vance (R-Homer) is making a run at a second term in office representing District 31 in…

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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City council to vote on additional grant programs

The Homer City Council tweaked its program for relief grants for small businesses in town, setting up the…

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School district staff continue to plan for fall sports

While schedules and the reality of what fall sports will look like in the wake of the ongoing…

Soldotna High School English teacher Nicole Hewitt teaches her students remotely from her empty classroom at Soldotna High School on Monday, April 6, 2020 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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State reports 66 new COVID-19 cases; Education commissioner talks school start

Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Commissioner Michael Johnson said the state department is here to help…

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Additional hospital staff test positive for COVID-19 as state count continues to rise

Alaska recorded 91 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, with 67 new resident cases and 24 new cases…

The Compass men’s residential addiction treatment facility, located about 15 miles east of Homer, Alaska, had an open house on Saturday, July 25, 2020. The facility is slated to accept its first clients in about a week. (Photo courtesy Lindsey Cashman)

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Residential addiction treatment facility for men opens outside Homer

Men from the Homer area and beyond seeking recovery from addiction can soon step through the doors of…

Homer residents briefly evacuate after quake, tsunami warning

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Homer residents briefly evacuate after quake, tsunami warning

Homerites and other coastal Alaskans were roused out of bed last night for an evacuation following a 7.8…

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COVID-19 cases continue to rise; state records 19th Alaskan death associated with the disease

Alaska continues its steady climb in new COVID-19 cases each day, with an additional 94 cases recorded by…