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    Articles by Sarah Knapp
    Valerie Buss, owner of Kachemak KW Alaska Group, and Joshua Nelson, CEO of Keller Williams Realty Alaska Group, are pictured at the new office location for Kachemak KW Alaska Group at 925 Sea Plane Court. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)
    Kachemak Group becomes Kachemak KW Alaska Group
    By Sarah Knapp • November 18, 2021 1:30 am

    Kachemak Group Real Estate is now partners with Keller Williams Reality, the largest real estate firm in the nation.

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    The color guard lowers the flags in honor of the veterans who have passed as Christie Hill plays “Taps” during the Veterans Day ceremony at the Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)
    Veterans honored during Veterans Day parade, ceremony
    By Sarah Knapp • November 18, 2021 1:30 am

    In honor of Veterans Day, dozens of veterans and supportive organizations gathered to march down Pioneer Avenue to the Alaska…

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    Alaska Olympic Development Program 2008 boys team featuring Gunnar Pinsky, Beau Miller and Kai Waltenbaugh (Photo provided by Breanna Hill)
    Homer soccer players compete on Alaska Olympic Development...
    By Sarah Knapp • November 18, 2021 1:30 am

    Seven Homer soccer players are making their national and international debut after earning positions on the Alaska Olympic Development Program…

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    Michael proposes to Sarah at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. (Photo by Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Out of the Office: Falling in love one...
    By Sarah Knapp • November 17, 2021 1:30 am

    Homer News reporter smells snow – and gets the surprise of a lifetime.

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    Leroy Keene (left) is welcomed home from Desert Storm by his wife and daughter in 1990. Gary Squires (right) kneels next to a young Vietnamese girl he helped rescue and the doctor who bandaged her wounds.
    Veterans to receive Quilts of Valor on Veterans...
    By Sarah Knapp • November 11, 2021 1:30 am

    War affects veterans who make it home differently.

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    Derotha Ferraro, South Peninsula Hospital public information officer, presents the latest COVID-19 statistics for South Peninsula Hospital. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)
    Aderhold appointed mayor pro tem
    By Sarah Knapp • November 11, 2021 1:30 am

    After the appointment was postponed during the Oct. 25 Homer City Council meeting due to a split vote between council…

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    Derotha Ferraro, Dr. Christy Tuomi, Ryan Smith and Ken Castner pose for a photo with South Peninsula Hospital’s mayoral recognition plaque. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)
    City honors hospital, former council member for community...
    By Sarah Knapp • November 11, 2021 1:30 am

    South Peninsula Hospital and former council member Heath Smith were recognized for their dedication to the community during Monday night’s meeting.

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    The new Western Emergency Services water fill station in Happy Valley will provide an additional 20,000 gallons of water for fire suppression. The station is located at Resch Avenue and Sterling Highway. (Photo from Western Emergency Services Facebook)
    Happy Valley water station to be ready by...
    By Sarah Knapp • November 4, 2021 1:30 am

    The new station will provide 20,000 gallons of water for fire suppression

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    Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Creatures of all kinds head down Bayview Avenue in search of candy and treats on Halloween. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)
    Eerie-sistible Halloween fun
    By Sarah Knapp • November 4, 2021 1:30 am

    Homer had a happy Halloween full of events for all to enjoy! From trick-or-treating in the Bayview and Mountain View…

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    Homer Senior Citizen Center residents participated in a worldwide Televeda bingo event to set a Guinness world record on Friday, Oct. 22. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)
    Homer senior citizens help break world record
    By Sarah Knapp • October 28, 2021 1:30 am

    The bingo game was held to fight against social isolation in senior communities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    Gary Porter, owner of Bald Mountain Air Service, stands in front of his Twin Otter airplane Friday, Oct. 22. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)
    City Council passes aircraft flat tax rate
    By Sarah Knapp • October 27, 2021 1:30 am

    The Homer City Council held a public hearing for Ordinance 21-62 concerning a flat tax on aircrafts.

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    Rachel and Vernon Scott Miller celebrate the birth of their son Tripp Woodruff Miller, who was born on Sept. 19, 2021. Tripp Miller is the first baby born from IVF treatments in Homer. (Photo provided by Miller family)
    ‘Just keep going’
    By Sarah Knapp • October 21, 2021 1:30 am

    Miller family celebrates birth of son by IVF

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    Bar-tailed godwits feed on Saturday, May 1, 2021, at Mud Bay near the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. The birds were one of several species of shorebirds seen in Mud Bay over the weekend that included western sandpipers, dunlins, long-billed dowitchers and Pacific plovers. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival seeks featured artist
    By Sarah Knapp • October 14, 2021 1:30 am

    The Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival is seeking applicants for its 30th annual festival featured artist, according to a press release…

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