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Fireworks explode above the Homer Spit on Dec. 31, 2020 as part of the third annual crowdfunded fireworks in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Out with a bang: 3rd annual crowdfunded fireworks bid farewell to 2020

Whoever said the world ends with a whimper and not a bang never met Aaron Weisser.

Victoria and Robert Walker hold their daughter, Eleanor, Homer's New Year baby. (Photo courtesy Derotha Ferraro/South Peninsula Hospital)

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Homer welcomes first baby of 2021

In a year stifled and disrupted by a global pandemic, a lot of things change or get canceled.…

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

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State reports 353 new COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths

Cases on Kenai Peninsula continue downward trend

Western Emergency Services logo. (Courtesy image)

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Deadline extended for transfer of assets for Western Emergency Services

Borough’s legal department says more time is needed for proper transfer

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

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State reports 374 new COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths

Positivity rate statewide continues to drop

The statue of Brother Asaiah Bates that stands at Cosmic Kitchen is seen wearing a mask on Monday, April 6, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. The state of Alaska is currently advising people to wear protective cloth coverings when they have to go out in public for essentials. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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The year in review

To paraphrase Charles Dickens, it was the worst of times, it was the worst of times. Those who…

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Pasty filling of beef, potatoes, onions, carrots and rutabaga wait to be baked on Christmas Day in Crystal Falls, Michigan.

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Kalifornsky Kitchen: Pasties two ways

Peninsula Clarion columnist Victoria Petersen and Homer News reporter Megan Pacer team up to make the traditional hand…

The author looks across Eklutna Lake on Monday, Dec. 28, 2020 near Eagle River, Alaska. (Photo by Tim Rockey)

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Out of the Office: Good riddance

When I first saw my turn in the rotating schedule for writing this column would fall on New…

From top to bottom: Bill Hague, Dave Brann and Robert Archibald hold up their Land at Heart awards during a ceremony held via Zoom by Kachemak Heritage Land Trust. (Photo courtesy Blake Gebhardt)

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Kachemak Heritage Land Trust honors 3 with Land at Heart award

Award ceremony for Robert Archibald, Bill Hague and Dave Brann held virtually

Anglers fish for steelhead in the Anchor River by the Anchor River Bridge on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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State seeks proposals for local campground management

State Parks extends deadline for bids to provide boat launch service at Deep Creek, Anchor River

Ben Blue, a graduate of Homer High School and a doctoral student at University of Washington, shows Homer High biology students the results of a research project they helped him with during their second quarter. (Image courtesy Vicki Lowe)

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Homer High students help alum with research remotely

With Kenai Peninsula Borough School District students learning remotely until January, teachers have had to get creative. Biology…

Family practice physician Christina Tuomi, D.O., (right) gets Homer's first dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine from Emergency Department nurse Steve Hughes (left) on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 at South Peninsula Hospital in Homer, Alaska. Tuomi has been the hospital's medical lead throughout the pandemic. (Photo courtesy Derotha Ferraro/South Peninsula Hospital)

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First health care worker, long-term care resident get vaccinated in Homer

South Peninsula Hospital started offering vaccines to residents and front-line staff on Thursday

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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City leases Homer Spit lot to Salmon Sisters

Homer’s disaster declaration extended through March 9