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Farmers in awe at success of crops

I have heard that visitors from out of state marvel at the veggies we are able to grow…

A golden crowned sparrow hops along through the gravel and grass just off Lake Street on Monday, June 23, 2018 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Best Bets

According to a press release from WalletHub that popped up in the Betster’s email, the top-10 beach towns…

Letters to the editor

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the editor

Litmus tests

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Arts Briefs

‘Spamalot’ opens Friday

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Nonprofit needs for June

Nonprofit needs

Jerrod Niemann. (Photo provided)

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Backyard Country BBQ comes to the Kenai

Backyard Country BBQ

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Ship with reported norovirus outbreak stops in Alaska

JUNEAU (AP) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report an outbreak of norovirus on a…

Homer Electric Association crews assess a downed line and pole on Heath Street about 3:15 p.m. Thursday, June 21. The truck in the background snagged a low-hanging telephone line, breaking a pole and bringing down a power line. The outage affected about 430 customers in downtown Homer. No one was injured in the incident. (Photo by Michael Armstrong / Homer News)

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Downed power line causes outage in downtown Homer

A downed pole and power line on Heath Street caused a power outage at about 2:50 p.m. today,…

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Arts Briefs

Seldovia Summer Solstice Music Festival runs this weekend Now into its 19th year, the Seldovia Summer Solstice Music…

The Homer Pride group marches in the 2017 Fourth of July parade. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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First Homer Pride March is Saturday

Two weeks after a controversial Mayoral Recognition that caused three Homer City Council members to skip the June…

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Vote ‘yes’ on Prop 1 for new cop shop

A few weeks ago the security alarm at the Homer News went off on a Saturday. We’ve always…

Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference keynote speaker Anthony Doerr delivers the opening address at the start of the annual conference last Friday, June 5, at Land’s End Resort.

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Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Doerr passes on lessons as Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference keynote

The role of the keynote speaker at the annual Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference can range from Rotary Club…

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Woman dies, man charged in boating crash on Mat-Su lake

A woman died and two people were seriously injured in a weekend boating crash in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.…