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    Articles by Michael Armstrong
    One of the paintings from Theresa Gonzalez' July show at Art Shop Gallery. (Photo provided)
    First Friday: ‘Landscapes’ are the theme for July...
    By Michael Armstrong • June 29, 2022 5:30 am

    As Alaska moves into midsummer, all that makes this the best place to experience the season unfolds. Thick rows of…

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    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)
    COVID-19 cases continue to rise
    By Michael Armstrong • June 29, 2022 2:30 am

    CDC alert level remains at yellow for peninsula

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    Silas Firth, left, Emily Knight, center, and Craig Albers, right, run past lupines in the 2022 Homer Spit Run 10k and Half Marathon on Saturday, June 25, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
Silas Firth, left, Emily Knight, center, and Craig Albers, right, run past lupines in the 2022 Homer Spit Run 10k and Half Marathon on Saturday, June 25, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Markelz wins Spit Run 10k
    By Michael Armstrong • June 29, 2022 2:30 am

    2022 Spit Run honors former Homer mayor, avid runner

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    After driving through the Kenai Mountains from Turnagain Pass past Cooper Landing, the Sterling Highway opens up here in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge going through the Swan Lake fire burn, as seen on Sunday, May 22, 2022. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Out of the Office: Road trippin’
    By Michael Armstrong • June 23, 2022 2:30 am

    You know how you’ve done something so long and so often it becomes routine, and yet it still can amaze…

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    Marchers wearing Pride rainbow colors and carrying Juneteenth flags march in the Pride-X-Juneteenth parade on Saturday, June 18, 2022, on Pioneer Avenue in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Parade held for Pride, Juneteenth
    By Michael Armstrong • June 22, 2022 2:30 am

    About 150 people marched along Pioneer Avenue last Saturday in a combination parade and rally celebrating Juneteenth and Pride month….

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    Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)
    Council gets down to the nitty gritty
    By Michael Armstrong • June 22, 2022 2:30 am

    In most civic budgets, seasoned city officials and council members like to keep an eye on maintenance reserves — that…

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    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)
    CDC alert level remains at yellow for peninsula
    By Michael Armstrong • June 22, 2022 2:30 am

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

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    Democratic Party candidate for lieutenant governor Jessica Cook, left, listens while candidate for governor Les Gara, right, speaks at a meet-and-greet event on Thursday, June 2, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Gara, Cook pitch platform
    By Michael Armstrong • June 22, 2022 2:30 am

    Lt. governor candidate brings education experience to campaign

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    The poster for KBBI’s Concert on Your Lawn, to be held virtually on June 19-20 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo courtesy of KBBI. Art by Ava Halstead)
    Concert on the Lawn returns
    By Michael Armstrong • June 22, 2022 2:30 am

    COTL line up includes The English Bay Band, a group that played in 1980

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    Graduates of a multi-agency EMT class pose at the training site on the Homer Spit. (Photo provided)
    16 students finish EMT class
    By Michael Armstrong • June 16, 2022 2:30 am

    Sixteen personnel from Kachemak Emergency Services Area, Western Emergency Services Area, Cooper Landing Emergency Services and Seldovia Volunteer Fire/Rescue recently…

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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)
    Spit Run 10K and Half Marathon is next...
    By Michael Armstrong • June 16, 2022 2:30 am

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

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    The Western Flyers. (Photo provided)
    Seldovia Solstice Fest features four days of music,...
    By Michael Armstrong • June 15, 2022 2:30 am

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

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    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)
    Memorial honors Murnane, other missing and murdered people
    By Michael Armstrong • June 15, 2022 2:30 am

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

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