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Local fire departments remind everyone that a permit is required to burn anything more than a small campfire,…

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Years Ago

20 years ago in the Homer News Nanwalek students expanded Sea Week, an annual focus on marine biology,…

Jean Aspen, author of "Trusting the River."

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Two new memoirs raise bar for Alaska writing

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct a mix up between the title of Ralph Galeano’s…

Elections

New judge assigned in recall suit

Despite an expedited court schedule in a lawsuit by three Homer City Council members seeking to stop a…

Pet of the Week: Norm

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Pet of the Week: Norm

Pet of the Week Sol: “I am Siamese if you please, and my best friend is, well, not.…

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The Kenai Peninsula Borough Solid Waste Department Central Peninsula Landfill and Transfer Facilities and Sites summer operating hours…

Shorebirds visit right on time

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Shorebirds visit right on time

As if turning a switch, thousands of shorebirds arrived May 3, pushed north and west by a storm…

Jewel to play at Salmonfest

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Jewel to play at Salmonfest

Continuing a tradition of featuring women musicians to close out the final night, Salmonfest this year brings back…

POPS, the Patrons of the Pratt, unveiled its 2017 fundraiser quilt, “Moosin’ Around,” at a luncheon on Monday. Posing with the quilt they helped make are, from left to right, top, Sherry Broome, Janet Bacher, Ruby Nofziger, Kathy Pankratz, Linda Wagner and Shirley Svoboda; from left to right, front, Eileen Wythe, Glenda Rosenbalm and Karrie Youngblood. Wythe also did this year’s bonus quilt, “Swamp Rose.”

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Best Bets

Who loves you, Betsteroids? That’s right — your mama. Don’t forget the annual celebration of mothers this Sunday,…

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School activities

Homer Middle School May 11: KPBSD Math Meet May 12: Close Up Presentation to 7th graders during music…

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Homer High School Bulletin

Homer High Daily Bulletin Thursday, May 11: AP Comparative Government & Politics Exam JV & Varsity Baseball vs…

Birds return for shorebird month First Friday

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Birds return for shorebird month First Friday

The Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival weekend brings not only shorebirds to Homer, but art about birds. For First…

Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News. A Pacific golden plover was seen at Louie's Lagoon on the Homer Spit last Friday.

Outdoors & Recreation

Shorebird celebrates 25 years

The 25th annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival celebrates its silver anniversary with a look backward to one of…