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    Articles by Michael Armstrong
    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 15, 2022 2:30 am

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

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    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)
    Wagon Wheel celebrates golden anniversary
    By Michael Armstrong • June 15, 2022 2:30 am

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

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    Petrea Arno
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    Cops arrest man in sexual assault case
    By Michael Armstrong • June 8, 2022 2:30 am

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

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    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)
    Occupants, pets escape without injury fire on Bunnell...
    By Michael Armstrong • June 8, 2022 2:30 am

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

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    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)
    CDC alert level remains at yellow for peninsula
    By Michael Armstrong • June 8, 2022 2:30 am

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

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    Tarryn Zerbinos shows one of her paintings to be displayed in June at Grace Ridge Breweing. (Photo provided)
    Art, Alaska lure Zerbinos back to her roots
    By Michael Armstrong • June 8, 2022 2:30 am

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

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    Hope McKenney. (Photo courtesy of KBBI radio)
    KBBI hires new News Director
    By Michael Armstrong • June 8, 2022 2:30 am

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

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    Jeannette Aragones, left, and her daughter, Jessica Hahn, right, pose in their new food truck, Que Rico. (Photo provided)
    New food truck, Que Rico, opens
    By Michael Armstrong • June 8, 2022 2:30 am

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

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    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)
    Honoring the war dead
    By Michael Armstrong • June 2, 2022 2:30 am

    About 50 show up in Homer to honor the ‘valor of servicemen and women who made that supreme sacrifice,’ chaplain says.

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    The south side of 397 E. Pioneer Avenue as seen on Friday, May 27, 2022. The barn door to the right was cut into the wall of the former Refuge Chapel, a modifcation other tenants of the building claimed had been done in violation of the business condominium association rules. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Old Refuge Chapel declared ‘unsafe to occupy’
    By Michael Armstrong • June 2, 2022 2:30 am

    Fire marshal said ‘commercial’ activity in old chapel did not have valid plan review.

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    Benjamin Stevens shows his work at the Art Shop Gallery for June. (Photo provided)
    First Friday art exhibit openings: Vibrant art abounds...
    By Michael Armstrong • June 1, 2022 5:30 am

    On the weekend that celebrates Mary Epperson, the creative heart of Homer, colorful and vibrant art shows at galleries around…

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    Margot Francis Pollak
    Margot Francis Pollak
    By Michael Armstrong • June 1, 2022 2:30 am

    Margot Francis Pollak, also known as Strawberry, was born at 7:44 a.m. May 3, 2022, at South Peninsula Hospital to…

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