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More than 140 runners participated in the 10K to the Bay run on Saturday, June 26. The race began at Homer High School and finished at Land's End on the Spit. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)

Sports

Spit Run 10K and Half Marathon is next weekend

The Annual Homer Spit Run – 10k Run to the Bay and the Cosmic Hamlet Half Marathon will…

The Western Flyers. (Photo provided)

Community

Seldovia Solstice Fest features four days of music, art

A little gem of a festival returns for its 21st year this weekend in Seldovia. The Seldovia Solstice…

People visit at the Loved & Lost Memorial Bench on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at the Homer Public Library in Homer, Alaska, for a memorial for Anesha "Duffy" Murnane and the dedication of the bench. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Memorial honors Murnane, other missing and murdered people

Under a sky smudged by smoke from fires in Southwest Alaska, about 250 people gathered Sunday at the…

A sign points the way to the South Peninsula Hospital COIVD-19 testing and vaccine clinic at 4201 Bartlett Street on Flag Day, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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CDC alert level remains at yellow for peninsula

No new Alaska deaths reported for third week in a row.

An arch of balloons decorates the entrance to Wagon Wheel Garden & Pet on its 50th anniversary celebration on Friday, June 10, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Business

Wagon Wheel celebrates golden anniversary

Wagon Wheel Garden &Pet, the iconic store known for its playful “Pick Up Chicks Here” sign on the…

Petrea Arno

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Petrea Arno

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Cops arrest man in sexual assault case

Case prompts police to offer self-defense class for women.

Homer Volunteer Fire Department firefighters attack the East Bunnell Avenue fire at about 3 a.m. Saturday, June 4, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. The Compass Rose building at right had minor damage from heat exposure but otherwise did not burn. (Photo courtesy of Homer Voluntee Fire Department)

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Occupants, pets escape without injury fire on Bunnell Avenue.

Homer Volunteer Fire Department firefighters fought for almost 10 hours a fire on East Bunnell Avenue early Saturday…

Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News
A sign at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Bartlett Street points the way to the South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic on Bartlett Street on Feb. 17, 2021, in Homer, Alaska.
A sign at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Bartlett Street points the way to the South Peninsula Hospital COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic on Bartlett Street on Feb. 17, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

News

CDC alert level remains at yellow for peninsula

No new Alaska deaths reported for second week in a row.

Tarryn Zerbinos shows one of her paintings to be displayed in June at Grace Ridge Breweing. (Photo provided)

Community

Art, Alaska lure Zerbinos back to her roots

Zerbinos markets work through social media with novel products like stickers.

Hope McKenney. (Photo courtesy of KBBI radio)

News

KBBI hires new News Director

KBBI Public Radio has hired a News Director, Hope McKenney. She replaces former News Director Jay Barrett who…

Jeannette Aragones, left, and her daughter, Jessica Hahn, right, pose in their new food truck, Que Rico. (Photo provided)

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New food truck, Que Rico, opens

A new food truck, Que Rico, has opened in Homer. Run by mother-daughter team Jeannette Aragones and Jessica…

U.S. flags decorate graves of military veterans at Memorial Day Ceremonies on Monday, May 30, 2022, at Hickerson Memorial Cemetery near Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Honoring the war dead

About 50 show up in Homer to honor the ‘valor of servicemen and women who made that supreme…