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Dave Hancock throws in the weight-for-distance event at the Kachemak Bay Highland Games on Saturday, July 2, 2022, at Karen Hornaday Park in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong)

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Fraley wins Highland games

Participants from Alaska and even Hawaii competed in the 2022 Kachemak Bay Highland Games last Saturday and Sunday.…

The Bouyman entertains parade goers during the Homer Fourth of July parade on Monday, July 4, 2022, on Pioneer Avenue in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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May the Fourth be with you

Traveling boys group wins best in show

"The Bouyman" participated in the 2021 Fourth of July "Whatever Floats Your Boat" Parade down Pioneer Avenue. (Photo by Sarah Knapp)

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July 4 events held around the bay

Weekend in Anchor Point, Homer and Seldovia features parades, games and barbecues

One of the paintings from Theresa Gonzalez' July show at Art Shop Gallery. (Photo provided)

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First Friday: ‘Landscapes’ are the theme for July shows

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

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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COVID-19 cases continue to rise

CDC alert level remains at yellow for peninsula

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)

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Markelz wins Spit Run 10k

2022 Spit Run honors former Homer mayor, avid runner

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)

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Out of the Office: Road trippin’

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

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)

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Parade held for Pride, Juneteenth

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

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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Council gets down to the nitty gritty

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

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.

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)

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Gara, Cook pitch platform

Lt. governor candidate brings education experience to campaign

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)

Community

Concert on the Lawn returns

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

Graduates of a multi-agency EMT class pose at the training site on the Homer Spit. (Photo provided)

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16 students finish EMT class

Sixteen personnel from Kachemak Emergency Services Area, Western Emergency Services Area, Cooper Landing Emergency Services and Seldovia Volunteer…